April 18, 2023 1:23 pm
DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines says planes are taking off again after departures were held up because of what the airline calls an intermittent technical problem. The Federal Aviation Administration said Tuesday only that Southwest requested the pause on flights, and referred questions to the Dallas-based airline. The airline says a firewall supplied by a vendor went down early Tuesday, and connection to some operational data was lost. The airline is going on Twitter to apologize to travelers whose flights are being delayed.
April 18, 2023 12:48 pm
A man was flown from the scene of an accident Tuesday morning in the city of Washington. According to scanner reports, a man was struck by a vehicle on Jefferson Avenue by the I-70 East Ramp near McDonalds. A landing zone was set up and he was flown from the scene with a possible head injury. No further details are available.
April 18, 2023 12:47 pm
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Norfolk Southern’s CEO has reiterated apologies for the East Palestine train derailment and toxic chemical release as well as vows to make things right during his first testimony at the Ohio Legislature since the fiery accident. On Tuesday, Alan Shaw says he supports some additional safety proposals, but signaled resistance to others, such as two person crew mandates. The railroad is facing lawsuits, including one from Ohio’s attorney general over environmental cleanup costs. No one was hurt in the Feb. 3 derailment, but half of the nearly 5,000 East Palestine residents were evacuated for days. Many say they are suffering from health problems such as rashes, headaches and trouble breathing. (Photo: AP)
April 18, 2023 6:27 am
State police say a Canonsburg man was driving under the influence when he drove the wrong way and crashed into a tractor-trailer on Interstate 279 in March. Jacob Alauzen, 27, was traveling north in the southbound lanes in Ohio Township near the Camp Horne Road Exit around 2:30 a.m. on March 24, according to a state police report. His vehicle hit a tractor-trailer head-on, then went into the median. No one was injured. In addition to DUI and other traffic violations, Alauzen is charged with reckless driving and careless driving.
April 18, 2023 4:16 am
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — The judge overseeing Dominion Voting Systems’ defamation lawsuit against Fox announced that the parties “have resolved their case” and dismissed the jury just as the trial was to begin. The announcement on Tuesday averted a prolonged trial in a case that exposed how the top-rated network chased viewers by spreading false claims about the 2020 presidential election. The sudden announcement came after jurors had been seated and attorneys were preparing to make opening statements. Terms were not disclosed for the proposed settlement, which still needs approval from the judge overseeing the case.
April 18, 2023 4:14 am
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — An 84-year-old white man in Kansas City, Missouri, has been charged with first-degree assault for shooting a Black teen who mistakenly went to the man’s home to pick up his younger brothers. Prosecuting Attorney Zachary Thompson said at a news conference Monday that there was a “racial component” when Andrew Lester twice shot 16-year-old Ralph Yarl, but nothing in the charging documents says the shooting was racially motivated. Yarl is recovering from the Thursday night shooting at home after being released from the hospital. The shooting outraged many in Kansas City and across the country. The assault charge carries a penalty of up to life in prison.
April 18, 2023 4:13 am
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Fox and Dominion Voting Systems have reached a $787 million settlement in the voting machine company’s defamation lawsuit. The agreement averts a trial in a case that exposed how the top-rated network chased viewers by promoting lies about the 2020 presidential election. Dominion lawyer Justin Nelson said the deal shows that truth matters and lies have consequences. Dominion had asked for $1.6 billion in arguing that Fox had damaged its reputation by helping peddle phony conspiracy theories about its equipment switching votes from former President Donald Trump to Democrat Joe Biden.
April 18, 2023 4:13 am
MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian court is scheduled to hear a defense appeal of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich’s arrest on espionage charges which he and the U.S. government strenuously deny. The 31-year-old Gershkovich is the first U.S. correspondent since the Cold War to be detained in Russia for alleged spying. Russia’s Federal Security Service or FSB arrested Gershkovich in Russia’s fourth-largest city of Yekaterinburg on March 29. Authorities accused him of trying to obtain classified information about a Russian arms factory. Gershkovich, his employer and the U. S. government all deny he was involved in spying and have demanded his release. The Moscow City Court is set to consider a defense appeal of his arrest on Tuesday.
April 18, 2023 4:12 am
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The Kremlin says Russian President Vladimir Putin has visited headquarters of the Russian troops fighting in Ukraine. A video released by the Kremlin early Tuesday showed Putin visiting the command post for Russian forces in the southern Kherson region. It showed Putin receiving reports from the top military brass. He then moved by helicopter to the headquarters of the Russian National Guard in the Luhansk region to hear reports about the situation there. Russia took the Kherson and Luhansk regions into its fold along with Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia in September in a move that was rejected by most of the world as illegal annexation. It was Putin’s second trip to the areas that Russia occupied in Ukraine in as many months.
April 18, 2023 4:02 am
WASHINGTON — (WPXI) – For the first time in more than two months, Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman returned to the Senate. The senator returned to Capitol Hill on Monday. Fetterman was out after checking himself into Walter Reed Medical Center for clinical depression. His office said he’s now “in remission,” and he was released from the hospital last month. Fetterman tweeted once he returned, saying, “It’s good to be back.” Wednesday, Fetterman is scheduled to chair a hearing on nutritional assistance in the farm bill. It will be his first time chairing a subcommittee hearing.
