May 10, 2023 9:28 am
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) — U.S. Rep. George Santos pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges alleging a financial fraud at the heart of a political campaign built on dubious boasts about his personal wealth and business success. Santos, the New York Republican whose biography began to unravel after his election last fall, is accused of duping donors, stealing campaign funds, lying to Congress and cheating to collect unemployment benefits he didn’t deserve. Santos, 34, was expected to be released on a $500,000 bond following his arraignment at a Long Island federal courthouse, about five hours after he surrendered to authorities. Santos told reporters he would not resign.
May 10, 2023 8:23 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans have detailed what they say are concerning new findings about President Joe Biden’s family and their finances. The GOP has been facing growing pressure to show progress in their investigations. Republicans say the smoking gun is recently obtained financial records connected to the president’s son Hunter Biden, brother James Biden and a growing number of associates who allegedly received millions of dollars in payments from foreign entities in China and Romania. Investigators have relied on more than 150 suspicious activity reports as a roadmap to follow what they call the Bidens’ complicated financial money trail. The White House on Wednesday dismissed the whole investigation as “yet another political stunt.”
May 10, 2023 5:57 am
(WPXI ) – A water main break in Washington County flooded a home and forced a local school to close for the day. The break, along McGovern Road in Houston, occurred near Chartiers-Houston High School and Central Christian Academy. The private school had no water and held classes virtually. It was around 3 a.m. when water started bubbling on each side of the road because of an eight-inch water main break. A man who rents a house along McGovern said two feet of water flooded his basement, covering the hot water tank and some of his possessions. Pennsylvania American Water crews say they had a difficult time finding the shut-off valve, but were eventually able to access it, allowing repairs to be made and service to be restored.
May 10, 2023 4:07 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says he and congressional leaders had a “productive” meeting Tuesday on trying to raise the nation’s debt limit. No agreement was reached, but they will meet again Friday to try to avert the risk in weeks of an unprecedented government default. Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said after meeting with Biden and other Democrats that he “didn’t see any new movement” toward ending the months-long impasse over raising the nation’s borrowing limit. McCarthy stopped short of guaranteeing there would be no default, simply saying he was doing everything he could.
May 10, 2023 4:04 am
ALLEN, Texas (AP) — It took four minutes for a neo-Nazi with an arsenal of firearms to kill eight people and wound seven others at a Dallas-area shopping center before a police officer ended the rampage, likely saving untold lives. The massacre Saturday sent hundreds of shoppers at the Allen Premium Outlets scrambling for cover. Those killed included two elementary school-age sisters, a couple and their 3-year-old son, and a security guard who had helped others escape. Allen, a multicultural suburb of 105,000, is left as the latest U.S. community rent by violence in a year that has seen an unprecedented pace of mass killings.
May 10, 2023 3:54 am
North Strabane Township Supervisors met Tuesday for their agenda meeting and were asked to approve a parking lot plan for Little Lake Theatre. The parking lot that exists right now is all gravel and proves difficult for patrons with mobility problems to get in and out of their cars. The plan calls for the parking lot surrounding the building to be paved and lined with an accessibility drop off area included for patrons with mobility concerns. Patty Knapp, Managing Director of Little Lake Theatre Company says the primary goal of the project is to improve the patron experience and improve the look of the space. Funding for the project is from grants received from the Washington Community Foundation, Local Share Account, EQT and the Washington County Tourism and Promotion Agency. Supervisors will also consider approval of advertising and ordinance change that would make Garden Street a no left turn intersection onto State Route 980. A public hearing for that ordinance change would be scheduled for June 20.
May 10, 2023 2:18 am
NEW YORK (AP) — A jury has found Donald Trump liable for sexually abusing advice columnist E. Jean Carroll in 1996. Jurors awarded her $5 million in a judgment that could haunt the former president as he campaigns to regain the White House. The verdict was announced in a federal courtroom in New York City on the first day of deliberations. Jurors rejected Carroll’s claim that she was raped, but found Trump liable for sexual abuse and for defaming Carroll after she made her allegations public. Trump chose not to attend the civil trial and was absent when the verdict was read.
May 10, 2023 2:12 am
(WPXI) – Police are searching for a man who was barefoot and covered in blood, who they say terrorized a Washington County neighborhood on Wednesday. According to police, the man went around to different homes in Eighty Four, begging to be let inside. The incident began at 4 a.m., and the man told people his truck broke down and not to call the police. He allegedly went through backyards, into garages and onto back decks. Around 7 a.m., the man had his face pressed against a side door window when the homeowner woke up. “Hes standing at my side door with his face against my window just staring at me, I said what are you doing?” the homeowner said. “And he motioned for me to come over and I look down and he’s barefoot and bleeding on his legs.” Police did not find any vehicles after an extensive search of the area. The man went to at least six homes. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call North Strabane Police.
May 9, 2023 4:19 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal task force is recommending that women start getting every-other-year mammograms at age 40 instead of waiting until 50. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has long said women can choose to start breast cancer screening as young as 40 but until now has made a stronger recommendation for the X-ray exams every two years between ages 50 and 74. Tuesday’s draft recommendation, if finalized, won’t settle the issue. Other health groups have differing guidelines for when women should start routine screening and whether they need it annually or every other year.
May 9, 2023 4:18 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy says after meeting with President Joe Biden and other Democrats that he “didn’t see any new movement” toward ending a months-long impasse over raising the nation’s borrowing limit. That debt ceiling must be raised soon to avert a potential first-ever U.S. default. Tuesday’s meeting at the White House was the first face-to-face confrontation between the Republicans and Biden and Democratic congressional leaders over the issue. Afterward, McCarthy stopped short of guaranteeing there would be no default, simply saying he was doing everything he could.
