November 12, 2024 4:55 am
PHOENIX (AP) — Democrat Ruben Gallego has been elected Arizona’s first Latino U.S. senator. Gallego defeated Republican Kari Lake. Both parties targeted the closely watched race in their quest for a congressional majority. Gallego’s victory continues a string of Democratic successes in a state that was reliably Republican until Donald Trump was elected president in 2016. Arizona voters had rejected Trump-endorsed candidates in every election since, but the president-elect won the state over Democrat Kamala Harris this year. Gallego is five-term House member and an Iraq War veteran with a compelling up-by-the-bootstraps life story that he featured prominently in his public appearances and ads. He will replace independent and former Democrat Kyrsten Sinema.
November 12, 2024 4:51 am
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinian medical officials say two Israeli strikes in Gaza killed at least 14 people, including two children and a woman, most in an Israeli-declared humanitarian zone. One strike late Monday hit a cafeteria in the so-called Muwasi humanitarian zone west of the city of Khan Younis, killing at least 11 people including two children, according to officials at Nasser Hospital, where the casualties were taken. Another strike early Tuesday hit a house in the urban Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, killing three people including a woman, according to al-Awda Hospital, which received the casualties. The strike also wounded 11 others, it said.
November 12, 2024 4:54 am
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea says it has ratified a major defense treaty with Russia stipulating mutual military aid. Russia last week completed the ratification process of the treaty that is considered both countries’ biggest defense deal since the end of the Cold War. North Korea said the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership treaty will take effect when both sides exchange documents on the ratification. The treaty requires them to use all available means to provide immediate military assistance if either is attacked. Details have not been disclosed, but some observers speculate the ratification could signal North Korea could formally enter the Russia-Ukraine war. The U.S., South Korea and Ukraine say North Korea has sent thousands of troops to Russia to support its war against Ukraine.
November 11, 2024 8:59 am
NEW YORK (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has named former New York congressman Lee Zeldin to lead the Environmental Protection Agency as he continues to build out his future administration with loyal supporters. Trump says Zeldin, a Republican who mounted a failed bid for governor of New York in 2022, would “ensure fair and swift deregulatory decisions that will be enacted in a way to unleash the power of American businesses, while at the same time maintaining the highest environmental standards.” The announcement comes after Trump selected longtime adviser Stephen Miller to be deputy chief of policy and named New York Rep. Elise Stefanik as his choice for U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.
November 11, 2024 5:08 am
A South Strabane Township firefighter who was injured battling a large brush fire in Amwell Township is now back home with his family and recovering. In a release, South Strabane Township Fire Chief Jordan Cramer says they were dispatched to assist in battling the fire Friday afternoon. Cramer says the firefighter was injured by a falling tree. He was knocked unconscious and suffered injuries to the head, neck and face. He was then flown from the scene. Cramer says after undergoing testing and imaging it was determined that, while severe, the firefighter’s injuries are not life-threatening. Cramer is reminding all residents to burn responsibly. Over the past two weeks, several firefighters have been injured due to fires ignited by negligence, carelessness or potentially malicious actions.
November 11, 2024 8:57 am
PITTSBURGH – (WPXI) – A Rivers Casino table games dealer is facing charges after she allegedly dealt nearly 200 fraudulent hands of blackjack. Pennsylvania State Police said that between Oct. 26 and Nov. 2, Jamie Smith was overpaying patrons on winning/losing bets, never collected monies from losing bets, removed chips from the float and paid multiple different patrons. Video surveillance showed Smith working for 31 hours and dealing 192 fraudulent hands of the card game, totaling a loss of $21,869, police said. Smith was taken into custody when she arrived for her shift on Nov. 8. She was taken to the Allegheny County Jail.
November 11, 2024 4:58 am
ALLEGHENY COUNTY, Pa. — (WPXI) – Chartiers Valley School District is working with local police to investigate a threat made against them. The district said they were made aware of a threat and believe it is “credible.” As a precaution, all students will learn remotely on Monday. Students and staff should log in to Google Classroom from home for more instructions. District attendees can mark their attendance on Infinite Campus and are asked to do so before 11 a.m.
November 11, 2024 5:02 am
PITTSBURGH — (WPXI) – A teenage boy was shot in a Pittsburgh neighborhood. Pittsburgh police say officers responded to the 2300 block of Wilner Drive in the East Hills around 2:45 a.m. Sunday because of a seven-round ShotSpotter alert. While on the way to the area, dispatchers let officers know of a call they received for a man shot. Upon arrival, the officers found a 16-year-old boy shot in the leg. He was taken to a hospital in stable condition. Police say witnesses described a “possible altercation” involving the teen before the shooting. Detectives are investigating, and no arrests have been made at this time.
November 11, 2024 5:12 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump has ambitious Day 1 plans for when he moves back into the White House in January. His list includes starting mass deportations of migrants and rolling back Biden administration policies on education. He’s also promising to reshape the federal government by firing potentially thousands of federal workers he believes are secretly working against him. Trump wants to pardon those arrested for their role in the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021. And he wants to make the federal criminal cases against him go away. When Trump took office in 2017, he had a long Day 1 list, too. But not everything on that list happened right away.
November 11, 2024 5:13 am
NEW YORK (AP) — A Manhattan judge is poised to decide whether to uphold Donald Trump’s hush money verdict or dismiss it on presidential immunity grounds. Judge Juan M. Merchan has said he will rule Tuesday on the president-elect’s request to toss his conviction because of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that gave presidents broad protection from prosecution. Trump’s lawyers have been fighting for months to reverse his conviction. Trump’s efforts to erase the verdict have taken on new urgency. He is scheduled to be sentenced at the end of the month with possible punishments ranging from a fine or probation to up to four years in prison.
