August 26, 2024 12:20 pm
WASHINGTON (AP) — Walmart has recalled nearly 10,000 cases of apple juice sold in stores across the U.S. The product was found to contain potentially harmful levels of inorganic arsenic. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration gave the recall a more urgent classification Friday after making its original announcement Aug. 15. The new classification says the affected product may cause temporary adverse health consequences but is unlikely to cause serious or irreversible medical issues. The recall applies to 9,535 cases of Great Value brand apple juice sold in 25 states, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia. Florida-based manufacturer Refresco Beverages US Inc. voluntarily recalled the contaminated six-packs of 8-ounce juice bottles. (Photo: AP)
August 26, 2024 9:44 am
TORONTO (AP) — Canada’s government is imposing a 100% tariff on imports of Chinese-made electric vehicles that matches U.S. tariffs. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government began 30-day consultation on the issue earlier this summer to counter what Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland has said is a clear effort by Chinese companies to generate a global oversupply. Canada’s move comes weeks after both the United States and the European Commission announced plans to impose higher import tariffs on Chinese EVs. U.S. national security advisor Jake Sullivan encouraged Canada to do the same during a meeting with Trudeau and cabinet ministers at a cabinet retreat in Halifax, Nova Scotia on Sunday
August 26, 2024 7:26 am
Emergency crews were called to a three-vehicle crash on Interstate 70 eastbound Monday morning. Washington County 9-1-1 says it happened just after 6:30 a.m. just past the Jefferson Avenue interchange and before the north junction to Interstate 79. Dispatchers say two people were injured. Both were transported from the scene by ambulance. There is no word on their conditions. The crash initially closed all lanes eastbound but all lanes reopened by 8 a.m.
August 26, 2024 5:08 am
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Police and officials in Pakistan say gunmen in the country’s restive southwest have killed at least 31 people in two separate attacks. Twenty-three people were fatally shot on Monday morning after being taken from buses, vehicles and trucks in Musakhail, a district in Baluchistan province. Police say the attackers burned at least 10 vehicles before fleeing. In a separate attack, gunmen killed at least nine people, including four police officers and five passersby, in Qalat district also in Baluchistan. Insurgents also blew up a railway track in another district in the province. Baluchistan has been the scene of a long-running insurgency in Pakistan, with an array of separatist groups staging attacks.
August 26, 2024 5:07 am
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia has unleashed a massive drone and missile barrage throughout Ukraine that appeared to target energy infrastructure. At least three people were reported killed. The barrage began around midnight and continued beyond daybreak Monday in what appeared to be Russia’s biggest attack against Ukraine in weeks. According to Ukraine’s air force, there were multiple groups of Russian drones moving toward eastern, northern, southern, and central regions of Ukraine, followed by multiple cruise and ballistic missiles. Explosions were heard in the capital, Kyiv, and power and water supplies were disrupted. Polish and NATO air defenses were activated in eastern Poland, which borders Ukraine.
August 26, 2024 5:06 am
Iran’s foreign minister again has referenced his country’s planned retaliation over the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran. Abbas Araghchi said late Sunday he made the remark in a conversation with Italy’s foreign minister, Antonio Tajani, by telephone. “Iran reaction to Israeli terrorist attack in Tehran is definitive, and will be measured & well calculated,” Araghchi wrote on the social platform X. “We do not fear escalation, yet do not seek it — unlike Israel.” Meanwhile, a round of high-level talks in Cairo meant to bring about a cease-fire and hostage deal to at least temporarily end the 10-month Israel-Hamas war in Gaza ended Sunday without a final agreement.
August 26, 2024 5:01 am
PITTSBURGH — A department within the University of Pittsburgh’s School of Pharmacy is facing cuts as part of restructuring. The university tells Channel 11 that the Program Evaluation and Research Unit is losing about 40% of its staff in “necessary restructuring” to ensure long-term sustainability. “While this was a difficult decision, be assured that it was made with careful consideration to maintain the quality and integrity of PERU ongoing projects and future endeavors. PERU remains fully committed to its mission of facilitating optimal health, well-being, recovery, and choice for patients and community members through their research and evaluation work,” a statement from Pitt reads in part.
August 26, 2024 4:59 am
With COVID-19 cases rising, the U.S. government will soon make free tests available to the public. NBC News reports the Biden administration announced Friday that COVIDtests.gov will reopen in late September. This announcement comes as COVID rates are increasing because of new highly contagious variants and new vaccines that better match the circulating strains of the virus were approved. Through this federal program, U.S. households can order up to four free COVID-19 nasal swab tests that will be delivered through the mail. An exact date for when tests can be ordered has not yet been announced. Since this program began in 2021, more than 900 million tests have been distributed to households nationwide. NBC reports that another 900 million at-home tests were distributed through community-based access points.
August 26, 2024 4:55 am
PITTSBURGH — (WPXI) – UPDATE: Pittsburgh police say Donald Champion was found safe overnight. Pittsburgh police were looking for a missing and endangered man with health issues, including dementia. Detectives were looking for Donald Champion, 62, who was last seen around 10 a.m. Sunday while walking away from the 3200 block of Niagara Street. Police say he frequently goes for walks, but this time left his phone at home. Champion stands 5 feet, 7 inches tall and has brown eyes. Champion was last seen wearing a black fedora hat, black and orange construction glasses, a black jacket and black pants. Police say he walks with a limp.
August 26, 2024 4:54 am
LONDON (AP) — Oasis, the Britpop band known for timeless hits like “Wonderwall” and “Don’t Look Back in Anger,” is reuniting for a tour of the British Isles next summer. The announcement ends a 15-year hiatus and, presumably, the long-held feud between brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher. The guitar band will play 14 dates in Wales, England, Scotland and Ireland next July and August. Tickets go on sale at 9 a.m. Saturday. Oasis split in 2009 after many years of infighting, with Noel Gallagher officially leaving the band just before a performance at a festival near Paris.
