September 17, 2024 4:57 am
Despite claims from some pundits and politicians, experts say noncitizens do not appear to be illegally voting in U.S. elections in large numbers. Federal law bans noncitizens from voting in federal elections, including races for president. Those who do can face fines, imprisonment or both. Noncitizens who are caught casting a ballot may also face deportation. Pennsylvania is among states that also prohibit noncitizens from voting in state and local elections. The Pennsylvania Department of State says noncitizens who attempt to vote in these races are also subject to severe penalties, but it’s unaware of this happening in any recent elections.
September 17, 2024 4:55 am
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court has upheld a lower ruling that rejected a bid to get independent presidential candidate Cornel West on the battleground state’s ballot for the November election. The courts sided Monday with the secretary of state’s office in rejecting West’s candidacy paperwork. The decision sets in motion the process for counties to issue mail-in ballots to voters who requested one ahead of the Nov. 5 election. The court case had been among a raft of partisan legal maneuvering around third-party candidates. Now, Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Kamala Harris will appear on Pennsylvania’s ballot with the Green Party’s Jill Stein and the Libertarian Party’s Chase Oliver.
September 17, 2024 4:53 am
NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump is blaming rhetoric from President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris for the apparent assassination attempt on him in Florida despite his own history of going after rivals. This year’s presidential campaign was among the most turbulent in American history even before Sunday’s incident in Florida. Trump was safe after the incident in Florida and praised the Secret Service for protecting him, but didn’t shy away from quickly blaming his opponents. By contrast, Biden steered clear of politics. He said Monday that “thank God” Trump is OK and said the Secret Service “needs more help.”
September 16, 2024 5:16 am
McALLEN, Texas (AP) — Texas hospitals who are enrolled in state health plans, Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program will start asking patients’ immigration status in November. Florida has had a similar law since 2023. Neither state will report immigration status answers to law enforcement. Doctors and advocate groups in Florida say people were scared to get treatment at hospitals and clinics but that the fear is subsiding thanks to education campaigns telling people they don’t have to provide their status. A Florida state report shows between 7-8% of people declined to give their status and fewer than 1% said they were in the U.S. without legal permission.
September 16, 2024 5:14 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — American consumers and home buyers, business people and political leaders have been waiting for months for what the Federal Reserve is poised to announce this week: That it’s cutting its key interest rate from a two-decade peak. It’s likely to be just the first in a series of rate cuts that should make borrowing more affordable now that the Fed has deemed high inflation to be all but defeated. At the same time, plenty of uncertainty still surrounds this week’s Fed meeting. How much will the policymakers reduce their benchmark rate? By a traditional quarter-point or by an unusually large half-point? Will they keep cutting when they meet later this year and into 2025?
September 16, 2024 5:12 am
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The FBI says Donald Trump was the target of “what appears to be an attempted assassination” at his golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida. It’s been just nine weeks since the Republican presidential nominee survived another attempt on his life. The former president says he’s safe and well, and authorities are holding a man in custody. Secret Service agents stationed a few holes up from where Trump was playing noticed the muzzle of an AK-style rifle sticking through the shrubbery that lines the course. A sheriff says an agent fired and the gunman dropped the rifle and fled, leaving it behind along with two backpacks, a scope used for aiming and a GoPro camera.
September 16, 2024 5:09 am
The FBI says former President Donald was the target of what appeared to be “an attempted assassination” at his West Palm Beach golf club in Florida. U.S. Secret Service agents opened fire Sunday after seeing a man with a firearm while the Republican presidential candidate was golfing. Officials say the man was apprehended after fleeing in an SUV. The suspect, Ryan Wesley Routh, was charged Monday with federal gun crimes. Additional and more serious charges are possible as the investigation continues and prosecutors seek an indictment from a grand jury.
September 16, 2024 5:09 am
Tito Jackson, one of the brothers who made up the beloved pop group the Jackson 5, has died at age 70. Tito was the third of nine Jackson children, which include global superstars Michael and sister Janet, part of a music-making family whose songs are still beloved today. His sons TJ, Taj and Taryll announced their father’s death late Sunday in a post on Instagram. The Jackson 5 included brothers Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, Marlon and Michael. The family group, which was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1997, produced several No. 1 hits in the 1970s including “ABC,” “I Want You Back” and “I’ll Be There.”
September 16, 2024 5:03 am
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Before he ran for the Senate in Pennsylvania, David McCormick was a big name on Wall Street as CEO of the world’s largest hedge fund. But McCormick’s Wall Street days have provided grist for attacks by Democratic Sen. Bob Casey. Casey is pressing the case that the hedge fund invested in Chinese companies that are considered part of Beijing’s military and surveillance industrial complex. But McCormick’s fund was hardly alone. American investment in Chinese companies surged while McCormick was CEO. Now, each candidate is trying to show he’s the tougher one on China.
September 16, 2024 5:00 am
ROSTRAVER TOWNSHIP, Pa. — (WPXI) – A brush fire left a trail of destruction behind in Rostraver Township. Firefighters from the Rostraver Central Fire Department say a large brush fire began at the intersection of Salem Church Road and Weddell Drive on Sunday. It consumed 3-4 acres of land. The fire also reached a truck sitting in a field and destroyed it before the fire was put out. No one was injured. (Photo: Rostraver Central Fire Deparment)
