July 20, 2025 7:37 am
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Israeli military has issued new evacuation warnings for central Gaza, an area where ground operations have been rare. This move cuts access between Deir al-Balah and southern cities. The announcement comes amid stalled ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas in Qatar. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says military pressure aims to push Hamas into negotiations. The evacuation zone includes areas where aid organizations operate, though they have not commented. Gaza faces a severe humanitarian crisis, with over 58,000 Palestinians killed since the conflict began. Protests in Israel demand an end to the war and the return of hostages.
July 20, 2025 9:37 am
Russia is open to peace in Ukraine, but insists achieving its goals remains the priority. On Sunday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov reiterated Russia’s demands. The Kremlin has insisted that any peace deal should see Ukraine withdraw from the four regions that Russia illegally annexed in September 2022 but never fully captured. It also wants Ukraine to renounce its bid to join NATO and accept strict limits on its armed forces, demands Kyiv and its Western allies have rejected. Kyiv and its allies have rejected these terms. Meanwhile, Russia continues escalating drone attacks on Ukrainian cities, with analysts predicting further intensification. U.S. President Donald Trump had threatened Russia with severe tariffs unless a peace deal is reached within 50 days. He also announced increased U.S. weapons shipments to Ukraine, including Patriot air defense systems, to bolster its defenses.
July 20, 2025 7:36 am
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Torrential rains that slammed South Korea for five days have left 17 people dead and 11 others missing, the government said Sunday. The ministry said eight people were discovered dead and six others were reported missing in the southern town of Sancheong on Saturday after heavy downpours caused landslides, house collapses and flash floods there. A ministry report said that six people remain missing in Gapyeong and the southern city of Gwangju. Earlier last week, three people were found dead in a submerged car, and a person was also killed when their car was buried by soil and concrete after a retaining wall of an overpass collapsed in Osan, just south of Seoul, during heavy rain. As of 9 a.m. on Sunday, about 3,840 people remain evacuated from their homes, the ministry report said. The rain stopped in most of South Korea on Sunday, and heavy rain alerts have been subsequently lifted throughout the country, ministry officials said. Since Wednesday, southern regions have received up to about 600-800 millimeters (24-31 inches) of rain, according to the ministry report.
July 20, 2025 7:34 am
HONG KONG (AP) — Typhoon Wipha has toppled trees and caused major flight disruptions in Hong Kong and at some nearby airports in China as it moved west off the country’s southern coast. Airports in Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Zhuhai and Macao canceled or delayed all daytime flights. Some high-speed train services were also suspended. The Hong Kong Observatory issued its highest hurricane warning as the storm passed south of the city with winds of 108 kph or 87 mph. More than 250 people sought shelter. The storm made landfall in China’s Guangdong province on Sunday evening. Wipha earlier drenched Taiwan and passed over the Philippines.
July 20, 2025 7:07 am
(WPXI) A man is facing a homicide charge after a body was found in a Fayette County home. According to Fayette County Coroner Bob Baker, Allen Lee Newcomer, 60, was found dead in his home on Waltersburg Road in Mellanen Township on Friday afternoon. On Saturday, Fayette County District Attorney Mike Aubele announced criminal homicide charges against Ryan Tribble, 29, connected to Newcomer’s death. No other information was immediately available.
July 20, 2025 7:17 am
(WPXI) A man facing more than 50 charges of neglect and cruelty for the treatment of seven dogs found in a camper in Oakdale is now in custody. Channel 11 told you about the dogs, six of which were puppies, found living in small cages and in several inches of their own waste earlier this week. The Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office says 36-year-old Joshua Humes, who investigators identify as the owner of the camper and dogs, was supposed to turn himself in to North Fayette Police on Monday. “This case is sickening,” said Allegheny County Sheriff Kevin Kraus. Detectives say he was planning to leave the area over the weekend. That tip led detectives to Bulger, Washington County, and a trailer where Humes had been staying. The humane officer on the team that recovered the dogs said conditions were so bad that they had to wear special suits to get to them. The humane officer who helped remove the dogs from the camper tells Channel 11 that they’re in rehab and doing well physically, but have never been socialized.
July 20, 2025 7:13 am
(WPXI) PITTSBURGH — A pickup truck was pulled from the Monongahela River in Pittsburgh on Saturday. Allegheny County dispatchers said emergency crews were called to South 18th Street in South Side Flats at around 6:30 p.m. The truck got pulled into the water while trying to pull a boat out of the water. The people inside the truck managed to get out before the truck was fully submerged, a Pittsburgh Police public information officer said. No injuries were reported.
July 19, 2025 9:37 am
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A vehicle rammed into a crowd of people waiting to enter a nightclub along a busy boulevard in Los Angeles early Saturday, injuring 30 people. Victims were transported to local hospitals and trauma centers, according to Capt. Adam Van Gerpen, public information officer for the Los Angeles City Fire Department. At least three were in critical condition after being injured along Santa Monica Boulevard in East Hollywood, the Fire Department said in a statement. Van Gerpen told ABC that a line of people — the majority female — were waiting to enter a nightclub when they were struck by a vehicle that also hit a taco truck and valet stand. The Los Angeles Police Department is investigating.
July 19, 2025 4:18 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — Under intense pressure from President Donald Trump’s own supporters, his administration now is asking a federal court to unseal secret documents related to Jeffrey Epstein’s case. It’s an effort to put to rest for good a political crisis largely of the administration’s own making. But even if those records eventually become public, it’s far from certain they will appease critics enraged over the administration’s unfulfilled promises of full transparency about the evidence against the wealthy financier. Meanwhile, the administration remains dogged by questions about its refusal to release other records in its possession.
July 19, 2025 4:19 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has filed a lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal and media mogul Rupert Murdoch, a day after the newspaper published a story reporting on his ties to wealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein. The lawsuit was filed Friday in federal court in Miami. It seeks at least $10 billion in damages. The move came shortly after the Justice Department asked a federal court to unseal grand jury transcripts in Epstein’s sex trafficking case. The Trump administration is trying to contain a firestorm that erupted after it previously announced it would not be releasing additional government files from the case.
