May 11, 2025 6:33 am
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he is pleased to see that Russia is finally engaging with finding an end to the war, but there must be a ceasefire before peace talks can start. Calling it a “positive sign,” he said in a post on X Sunday that “the entire world has been waiting for this for a very long time. And the very first step in truly ending any war is a ceasefire.” Russian President Vladimir Putin in remarks to the media overnight effectively rejected the ceasefire proposal and proposed restarting direct talks with Ukraine in Istanbul on Thursday instead.
May 11, 2025 6:30 am
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinian health officials say Israeli strikes overnight and into Sunday killed 11 people in the Gaza Strip, mostly women and children. Two of the strikes hit tents in the southern city of Khan Younis, each killing two children and their parents. Other strikes killed a child, a 16-year-old and a man riding a bicycle. The Israeli military says it only targets militants and tries to avoid harming civilians. It blames Hamas for civilian deaths because the militants are embedded in populated areas. In a separate development, Israel said it retrieved the remains of a soldier killed in a 1982 battle in southern Lebanon.
May 11, 2025 2:23 am
The City of Washington Police have issued a statement stating that city police were called to an incident at the 7th ward playground on Wednesday May 7th at about 6:30 pm for multiple juveniles fighting. Upon police arrival, most of the individuals, including the victim left the scene. The victim did return to police a short time later to make a report of the incident. Police are asking anyone who witnessed the incident, knows the parties involved or has video of the incident to contact them.
May 11, 2025 2:25 am
CANONSBURG, Pa. — A Canonsburg business was raided Thursday after parents reported their concerns to police. An investigation at Canonsburg Vapors began after multiple parents contacted police with concerns about the items their teens were allegedly bringing home from this local vape shop. On Thursday afternoon, the whole parking lot was filled with police cars, as officers from multiple agencies looked for illegal substances that investigators say were being sold at the store. The raid came after a months-long investigation by the Canonsburg Police, the AG’s Office, Homeland Security and the District attorney’s office. Detectives went undercover to get products that they then tested and discovered to be illegal. “During the course of the investigation, we were able to obtain some of the suspected chemicals or packages… It was sent to a crime lab,” Canonsburg Police Chief Al Coghill said. “Of course it was not marketed as what the label said, it was much more potent than the label indicated.” As of Thursday evening, the store remained open.
May 11, 2025 3:51 am
BELLE VERNON, Pa. — (WPXI)-When you walk up to the doors at the Rite Aid on Rostraver Road in Belle Vernon, you’ll find the doors are locked, and the store permanently closed. Belle Vernon’s Rite Aid is one of three local Rite Aids to close in this round of store closures. The others are a location in Oakland, and the location inside the Pittsburgh International Airport. More closures could be coming. Some communities are trying to get ahead of any possible closures of their Rite Aid locations. Derry Borough Councilman Nathan Bundy said if their Rite Aid closes, the nearest full-service pharmacy would be nearly 20 minutes away by car. There is no word on when, or even if, the Derry location will close. But Bundy said council contacted Rite Aid, local, state, and federal representatives to urge the company to sell this location to another pharmacy. “
May 10, 2025 12:18 pm
ISLAMABAD (AP) — India and Pakistan have confirmed a ceasefire deal after U.S.-led talks to end a conflict between the nuclear-armed rivals. It follows weeks of clashes that were triggered by a gun massacre of tourists last month that India blames on Pakistan. It was their most serious confrontation in decades and left dozens of civilians dead on both sides. The first word of the truce came from U.S. President Donald Trump, who posted on his Truth Social platform that he was pleased to announce that the two countries had agreed to a full and immediate ceasefire. Multiple explosions were heard in two large cities of India-controlled Kashmir hours after the countries agreed to a the ceasefire deal.
May 10, 2025 4:50 am
A California judge has ordered the Trump administration to halt much of its massive downsizing of the federal workforce. Judge Susan Illston in San Francisco said President Donald Trump and his administration failed to get approval from Congress to initiate the cuts. That is required by the Constitution. The order issued Friday comes in response to a lawsuit filed by a a coalition of labor unions, nonprofit groups, cities and counties. Department of Justice lawyers say Trump’s executive order and a DOGE memo calling for large-scale reductions merely provided guidance and general principles.
May 10, 2025 4:44 am
GENEVA (AP) — The U.S. Treasury Secretary and America’s top trade negotiator will meet with high-ranking Chinese officials in Switzerland this weekend to de-escalate a dispute that threatens to cut off trade between the world’s two biggest economies and damage the global economy. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson will meet in Geneva with a Chinese delegation led by Vice Premier He Lifeng. Prospects for a major breakthrough appear dim. But there is hope that the two countries will scale back the massive taxes – tariffs – they’ve slapped on each other’s goods, a move that would relieve world financial markets and companies on both sides of the Pacific Ocean that depend on U.S.-China trade.
May 10, 2025 4:40 am
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The leaders of four European countries have arrived in Kyiv as calls intensify for Russia to agree to a monthlong ceasefire in the war. The leaders of France, Germany, Poland and the United Kingdom arrived together Saturday at the train station in Kyiv, where they are expected to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The visit marked the first time the leaders of the four countries have traveled together to Ukraine. Friedrich Merz is making a first visit to Ukraine as Germany’s new chancellor. Along with U.S. President Donald Trump, the European leaders are pushing for Russia to agree to a 30-day ceasefire to allow for peace talks on ending the conflict.
May 10, 2025 3:58 am
An early morning accident on Interstate 79 North sent one person to a Pittsburgh hospital. Washington County 9-1-1 dispatchers indicate that emergency crews were dispatched shortly after 2:00 am Saturday to mile marker 49.5. A vehicle left the road, ran up an embankment and rolled over. One person was injured and transported to Mercy Hospital in Pittsburgh. Emergency crews from Cecil Township and North Strabane Township had the accident scene cleared inside of one hour.
