June 9, 2024 1:52 pm
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — A prosecutor told jurors that “no one is above the law” as he urged them to convict President Joe Biden’s son Hunter on charges that he lied about his drug use when he bought a gun in 2018. Prosecutor Leo Wise began his closing argument soon after the defense rested without calling Hunter Biden to the witness stand. The case has laid bare some of the darkest moments of his drug-fueled past. The prosecutor said the evidence was “ugly” and “overwhelming” but also “absolutely necessary.” (Photo: AP)
June 9, 2024 8:10 am
NEW YORK (AP) — Seriously overdue credit card debt is at the highest level in more than a decade, and people 35 and under are struggling more than other age groups to pay their bills. The share of credit card debt that’s more than 90 days overdue rose to 10.7% during the first quarter of 2024. That’s according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. A year ago, just 8.2% of credit card debt was severely delinquent. If you’re experiencing delinquency, or at risk of it, experts advise speaking with a nonprofit credit counselor and negotiating with your creditors directly. Experts stress that most credit card companies and other lenders have hardship programs available.
June 9, 2024 8:07 am
(AP) – Authorities are warning of shark dangers this weekend along Florida’s Gulf Coast, where three people were hurt in two separate shark attacks. The attacks off beaches in the Florida Panhandle on Friday led authorities to temporarily close beaches to swimmers, but they reopened on Saturday. Officials said they were evaluating conditions and safety measures for the rest of the weekend. Authorities said a woman was left with critical injuries to her hip and lower left arm after being bitten in the first attack. Two teenage girls were hurt — one critically — in the second attack a few miles away. (Photo: AP)
June 9, 2024 8:05 am
(WPXI) – A woman was rescued after falling from a retaining wall and onto a hillside in Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh Public Safety said police officers, firefighters, medics and emergency management were called to the area of Frank Kurto Park and Bigelow Blvd at around 11:30 a.m. on Saturday. Workers from the Audi Dealership on Liberty Avenue in the Strip District said they heard someone screaming from a hillside near their business. Investigators say a woman in her 30s was sitting on a concrete retaining wall and fell off. They believe she fell around 40 feet. Two police officers and three medics used a rope to descend down the hill and get to the woman. She was then hoisted to safety in a Stokes basket. Firefighters used a truck to help raise her up. She was taken to a hospital in stable condition. It is unknown how long the woman was on the hill before help was called.
June 9, 2024 7:47 am
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine says its forces hit an ultra-modern Russian warplane stationed on an air base nearly 370 miles from the front lines, after its Western allies allowed Kyiv to use their weapons for limited strikes inside Russia. Kyiv’s main military intelligence service shared satellite photos Sunday it said showed the aftermath of the attack. If confirmed, it would mark Ukraine’s first known successful strike on a Su-57 fighter plane, a twin-engine stealth fighter lauded as Moscow’s most advanced military aircraft. The strike comes after the United States and Germany recently authorized Ukraine to hit some targets on Russian soil with the long-range weapons they are supplying to Kyiv.
June 9, 2024 7:46 am
BRUSSELS (AP) — Tens of millions across the European Union were voting in EU parliamentary elections on Sunday in a massive exercise of democracy that is expected to shift the bloc to the right and redirect its future. War in Ukraine, the impact of climate policy on farmers and migration are some of the issues weighing on voters’ minds as they cast ballots to elect 720 members of the European Parliament. Sunday’s voting marathon winds up a four-day election cycle that began in the Netherlands on Thursday. Official results of the polls, which are held every five years, cannot be published before the last polling stations in the 27 EU nations close in Italy at 11 p.m.
June 9, 2024 7:38 am
PITTSBURGH – Mayor Ed Gainey signed a Declaration of Disaster Emergency after a fire at Second Avenue Commons homeless shelter this week. The declaration will help expedite repairs for the shelter, a news release says, and city leaders are ready to take action to be sure the shelter is repaired and reopened as quickly as possible. “Expediting the repair and reopening of the Second Avenue Commons is critical for the health and safety for some of our most vulnerable residents,” said Mayor Ed Gainey. “This order will ensure that we are able to move with the speed required to meet this moment in order to return this critical piece of our health and human services infrastructure to operation.” The declaration is in effect until Dec. 8, 2024.
June 9, 2024 7:36 am
Several agenda items for Washington County Commissioners to consider on Thursday were intergovernmental agreements and memorandums of understanding for participation in the Washington County Land Bank. A unanimous vote found agreements between Fallowfield Township, Chartiers Township, the Charleroi School District and the Chartiers-Houston School District being approved for their participation. According to Commissioner Chairman Nick Sherman, the main reason that the entities are participating is to avail themselves to the county’s AA bond rating. Being able to partner with the county through the land bank gives the entities an additional avenue of funding should they be inclined to use it. Participation in the Washington County Land also allows municipalities to fight blight by demolishing unsightly structures and making Washington County a more attractive place to live, according to Sherman. Also approved was a measure to allow not more than $85,000 in blight remediation funds available through the County of Washington Redevelopment Authority to be used by Upper Crust Gourmet Italian Deli, LLC for blight remediation at 15 N. Main Street. The building is not the building that had been recently remodeled, but the one next door that fell down several years ago. Behind the plywood mural on that lot is debris that will be removed. It is unclear what may happen with the lot once it has been cleared.
June 9, 2024 7:35 am
SOUTH PARK TOWNSHIP, Pa. — A woman and a child were found dead in a car in South Park Township on Friday evening. Friday afternoon, a man contacted Mount Lebanon police requesting a welfare check on a 43-year-old woman and a 10-year-old girl. Investigators learned the woman’s vehicle was found at Diana Grove, and officers responded to the area after 7 p.m. The woman and child were found dead inside the car. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the woman as Serena Guan and the girl as Abigail Neal. There were no obvious signs of trauma to either the woman or the girl, Allegheny County police said, and information on their cause and manner of death will come from the medical examiner. Police have not given any information on their relationship. Detectives don’t believe there is a threat to the public. Anyone with information is asked to call 1-833-ALL-TIPS.
June 9, 2024 5:09 am
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Donald Trump is scheduled to address a Christian group that calls for abortion to be “eradicated entirely,” as the Republican frontrunner has repeatedly taken credit for the overturning of national abortion rights but said he wants to leave the issue to the states. The former president on Monday will speak virtually at an event put on by The Danbury Institute, which is meeting in Indianapolis. The organization says on its website that it “will not rest” until abortion “is eradicated entirely.” Trump has said he’s proud of appointing Supreme Court justices who played a role in overturning Roe v. Wade and that it’s “a beautiful thing” to watch the states decide the issue.
