April 10, 2023 6:46 am
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Justice Department is appealing a Texas court ruling that would halt approval of the most commonly used method of abortion in the U.S. In its appeal Monday, the Justice Department called the decision “extraordinary and unprecedented.” The request to the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals was filed just days after conflicting court rulings over the legality of the abortion medication mifepristone put in doubt access to the drug that has been widely available for more than 20 years. U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk issued his decision Friday but ruled it would not take effect for seven days. The Biden administration on Monday asked the New Orleans-based appellate court to extend the pause on the Texas order.
April 10, 2023 6:45 am
MUMBAI, India (AP) — India will soon eclipse China to become the world’s most populous country, and its economy is among the fastest-growing. But the number of Indian women in the workforce, already among the 20 lowest in the world, has been shrinking for years. It’s not only a problem for individual women, but a growing challenge for India’s own economic ambitions if its estimated 670 million women are left behind as its population expands. The hope is that India’s fast-growing working-age population will propel the nation’s economic growth for years to come. Yet experts worry this could just as easily become a demographic liability if India fails to ensure its rising population, especially its women, are employed.
April 10, 2023 6:45 am
BALTIMORE (AP) — The mayor of Baltimore has called for a summer curfew after two teenagers were shot while police were attempting to break up a large crowd of minors. WBAL-TV reports a 14-year-old and a 16-year-old were shot and wounded as police attempted to break up fights among a crowd of more than 200 teenagers gathered at the city’s Inner Harbor area around 9 p.m. Sunday. One of the victims was in critical condition and the other was stable. Following the shooting, Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott announced his intention to implement a 9 p.m. curfew for anyone 14 years and younger and 10 p.m. for those younger than 17 during the forthcoming summer months.
April 10, 2023 6:43 am
LINCOLN BOROUGH, Pa. — Emergency crews are cleaning up the mess after a tractor trailer left the road and went into a ravine in Lincoln Borough. The incident took place on Bellbridge Road in Allegheny County near the Monongahela River. Local police, fire and EMS arrived around 1:15 a.m. The driver of the tractor trailer was extricated from the cab and stated that he had lost his brakes. He had minor injuries and was transported to a local hospital by EMS. The truck was found to be hauling approximately 80 fifty five gallon drums of a two-part epoxy chemical. The saddle tanks of the truck were leaking diesel into a stream located right next to the crashed truck. Some of the drums were also being found to be leaking and compromised. HazMat crews along with the Pennsylvania DEP were dispatched to the scene. The hazards to the stream are localized, contained and continue to be monitored until clean up is completed. At this time, Bellbridge Road remains closed to traffic. Local responders included Lincoln Borough Police, Lincoln Borough VFD, Southeast Regional EMS, Elizabeth Borough and Elizabeth Township fire departments and the Liberty Borough Fire Department. (Photo: Elizabeth Township FD Facebook Page)
April 10, 2023 5:40 am
Democratic Sen. Bob Casey will seek a fourth term in office, bringing the power of incumbency and unmatched name recognition in Pennsylvania politics to his party’s defense of a seat in a critical presidential battleground state. The announcement by Casey, the longest-serving Democratic U.S. senator in Pennsylvania history, gives Democrats a boost ahead of a difficult 2024 Senate map. They must defend incumbents not only in red states – Montana, Ohio and West Virginia – but also in multiple swing states. Casey, who will turn 63 in a few days, is a key ally of labor unions and President Joe Biden. In Congress, Casey, a moderate Democrat, has backed all of Biden’s top priorities and forged a close relationship with the president.
April 10, 2023 3:47 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — A jury will soon decide whether the onetime leader of the Proud Boys extremist group is guilty in one of the most serious cases brought in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Closing arguments could be as early as this week before jurors in Washington, D.C., decide whether to convict Proud Boys national chairman Enrique Tarrio and four lieutenants of seditious conspiracy. Defense attorneys have argued that there is no evidence of a plan for the Proud Boys to attack the Capitol on Jan. 6. The case is expected to go to the jury after almost three months of testimony, dozens of witnesses and countless legal fights.
April 10, 2023 3:46 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon says online leaks of scores of highly classified documents about the Ukraine war present a “very serious” risk to national security and senior leaders are quickly taking steps to mitigate the damage. In the days since Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin became aware of the leaks, he’s reached out to top allies, convened daily meetings to assess the damage and set up a group not only to assess the scope of the information lost but review who has access to those briefings. And as the public airing of the data sends shockwaves across the U.S. government, the White House says there are concerns there could be additional leaks.
April 10, 2023 3:45 am
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — A grand jury in Virginia has indicted the mother of a 6-year-old boy who shot his teacher. Prosecutor Howard Gwynn said in a news release that a grand jury sitting in Newport News on Monday charged the boy’s 25-year-old mother with felony child neglect and a misdemeanor charge of endangering a child by reckless storage of a firearm. The Associated Press isn’t naming the mother to shield the identity of her son. The boy shot his first-grade teacher, Abby Zwerner, on Jan. 6 inside her classroom at Richneck Elementary School. Police say the boy’s mother legally purchased the gun. Her attorney has said the gun was secured on a top shelf in her closet and had a trigger lock.
April 10, 2023 3:44 am
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — One of the two Black Democrats who were expelled last week from the GOP-led Tennessee House has been reinstated. Nashville’s governing council voted Monday to send Justin Jones straight back to the Legislature. The council vote returns Jones to the Capitol after just four days. Republicans banished the two over their role in a gun-control protest on the House floor in the aftermath of a deadly school shooting. The other lawmaker, Justin Pearson, could be reappointed Wednesday.
April 10, 2023 3:39 am
PERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Crews were called to a rollover crash in Fayette County Sunday night. The incident took place just after 10:00 p.m. at the intersection of Ferguson Lane and Rehobeth Church Road. County 911 confirms that at least two patients were taken to area hospitals with injuries. There were three children and three adults involved in the crash. Perry Township Fire Department was assisted by Fayette EMS Tri-Town and Rostraver West Newton EMS. Pennsylvania State Police are investigating.
