October 13, 2022 4:15 am
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Ukraine’s capital region has been struck by Iranian-made kamikaze drones. Rescue workers rushed to the scene as residents awoke to air raid sirens for the fourth consecutive morning following Russia’s major assault across the country earlier this week. Kyiv regional governor Oleksiy Kuleba said the strike early Thursday occurred in the area around the capital. It wasn’t immediately clear if there were any casualties. Attacks on Kyiv had become rare before the capital city was hit at least four times during Monday’s Russian strikes. The attacks killed at least 19 people and wounded more than 100 across Ukraine.
October 13, 2022 4:12 am
NEW YORK (AP) — An NBC News correspondent who interviewed Pennsylvania Senate candidate John Fetterman says an on-air remark she made about him having difficulty following part of their conversation should not be seen as a commentary on his fitness for office after he suffered a stroke. But reporter Dasha Burns’ comment that Fetterman appeared to have trouble understanding small talk prior to their interview has attracted attention — and Republicans have retweeted it as they seek an advantage in the closely followed Senate race between Fetterman and Republican Mehmet Oz. Fetterman, a Democrat, suffered a stroke on May 13, and his health has emerged as a major issue in the campaign. Burns’ Friday interview with Fetterman, which aired Tuesday, was his first on-camera interview since his stroke. He used a closed-captioning device that printed text of Burns’ questions on a computer screen in front of him. Fetterman appeared to have little trouble answering the questions after he read them, although NBC showed him fumbling for the word “empathetic.” Burns said that when the captioning device was off, “it wasn’t clear he was understanding our conversation.” “This is just nonsense,” business reporter and podcaster Kara Swisher, who had a stroke herself in 2011, said on Twitter. “Maybe this reporter is just bad at small talk.”
October 13, 2022 4:08 am
The Mega Millions lottery jackpot has risen to $494 million in advance of Friday night’s drawing, lottery officials announced. The jackpot prize, which is the second-largest Mega Millions jackpot of 2022, reached nearly half a billion dollars after no one matched all six numbers on Tuesday. The cash payout for a $494 million prize would be $248.7 million. The last time someone won the Mega Million jackpot was on July 29, when a $1.3 billion prize was won. The Mega Millions drawings are held on Tuesday and Friday at 11 p.m. ET. The odds of winning the Mega Millions jackpot are 1 in 302,575,350. The winning numbers drawn Tuesday were white balls 3, 7, 11, 13 and 38, plus the gold Mega Ball 1. The Powerball lottery jackpot also turned over after no one matched the winning numbers in the last drawing. It now sits at $420 million. Powerball drawings are held on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays.
October 13, 2022 4:04 am
CASTLE SHANNON, Pa. — (WPXI)- Castle Shannon police are asking for the public’s help to find a missing endangered woman. Emily Stalter was last seen Oct. 10 at 12:30 p.m. in Collier, police said. Stalter, 32, is described as a white woman, 5 feet, 5 inches tall and weighing 120 pounds. She has hazel eyes and brown hair that was recently shaved. Police said Stalter lives on Hoodridge Drive in Castle Shannon and works at the Trader Joe’s in Upper St. Clair. Police also said that on the day Stalter was last seen, she was known to be in Washington County and then in Mercer County. Stalter drives a red Toyota Camry Solara convertible with the Pennsylvania registration LZS. Police said Stalter has health issues and her family is concerned for her well-being. The family owns property in Venango County and the state police in that area have been advised to look out for her, according to police. Anyone with information about Stalter’s whereabouts should call 911 and ask to be directed to Castle Shannon police.
October 13, 2022 2:25 am
WASHINGTON (AP) – Millions of Social Security recipients will get an 8.7% boost in their benefits in 2023. That’s a historic increase and welcome news for American retirees and others – but it’s tempered by the fact that it’s fueled by record high inflation that’s raised the cost of everyday living. that means the average recipient will receive more than $140 a month extra beginning in January. The cost-of living adjustment is meant to help cover the higher cost of food, fuel and other goods and services. How well it does that depends on inflation next year.
October 13, 2022 2:14 am
An Allegheny County woman has been arrested in connection with the discovery of a shooting victim in Finleyville earlier this week. Authorities say Maurissa Spencer’s black Dodge Charger was found with multiple bullet holes in the passenger side at Tuscany Estates in Union Township. Spencer, of Library, is accused of driving away after police said a shooting victim later found dead, fell out of her car in Finleyville. Police say they were called to Bob’s Tavern on Route 88 for shots fired around 1 a.m. Monday and found the body of 29-year-old Jaisen Irwin of Monessen on Washington Avenue a short time later. Investigators found evidence of a firearm being discharged and parts of a car in the bar’s parking lot. According to police, Irwin’s brother called them, saying a fight forced Jim’s Bar in Monongahela to close early, so the crowd moved to Bob’s Tavern. The criminal complaint said when police interviewed Spencer, she admitted that Irwin was in the passenger seat of her car and fell out while she was driving but she didn’t stop. Spencer is facing multiple charges, including recklessly endangering another person and tampering with or fabricating physical evidence.
October 12, 2022 5:27 pm
CLEVELAND (AP) – Authorities say two anglers accused of stuffing fish with lead weights and fillets in an attempt to win thousands of dollars in an Ohio fishing tournament have been indicted on charges of attempted grand theft and other counts. Forty-two-year-old Jacob Runyan, of Broadview Heights, Ohio, and 35-year-old Chase Cominski, of Hermitage, Pennsylvania, were indicted Wednesday in Cleveland on felony charges of cheating, attempted grand theft, possessing criminal tools and misdemeanor charges of unlawfully owning wild animals. They’re due to be arraigned Oct. 26. They are accused of stuffing lead weights and fish fillets into walleye in attempt to win the Lake Erie Walleye Trail tournament, which had a first prize of $28,760.
October 12, 2022 1:22 pm
(AP) – The U.S. is about to offer updated COVID-19 booster shots to kids as young as 5. The tweaked boosters rolled out last month for Americans 12 and older – shots designed to target the currently spreading omicron variants. On Wednesday, the Food and Drug Administration authorized kid-size versions for those aged five to eleven. There’s one more step: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also must sign off. Officials hope to expand protection against an expected winter surge. The updated shots contain half the recipe that targeted the original coronavirus strain and half protection against the dominant BA.4 and BA.5 omicron versions.
October 12, 2022 4:15 am
LOS ANGELES (AP) – The Los Angeles City Council is mired in uncertainty. President Joe Biden is calling for three members to resign after a recording surfaced of them participating in a meeting in which racist language was used to mock their colleagues. Three current or former members have been indicted or pleaded guilty to corruption charges. It’s possible resignations could create new vacancies. It’s not known if the Council can assemble the required 10 members – out of 15 total – to conduct business Wednesday. Raphael Sonenshein – who heads the Pat Brown Institute for Public Affairs at California State University, Los Angeles – calls the situation chaotic.
October 12, 2022 4:14 am
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden says there will be “consequences” for Saudi Arabia as his administration begins reevaluating the U.S. relationship with the kingdom. That’s after the Riyadh-led OPEC+ alliance of oil-producing nations announced it would cut oil production. Biden said in a CNN interview Tuesday that he was weighing action against the Saudis but declined to detail potential next steps. The OPEC+ production cut is expected to help Russia pad its coffers as it continues its nearly eight-month war in Ukraine. Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut and Rep. Ro Khanna of California have introduced legislation that would immediately pause all U.S. arms sales to Saudi Arabia.
