November 27, 2022 8:01 am
KHERSON, Ukraine (AP) — Officials say shelling by Russian forces has hit several areas in eastern and southern Ukraine overnight as utility crews continue a scramble to restore power, water and heating from widespread strikes in recent weeks. With persistent snowfall blanketing the capital, Kyiv, Sunday, analysts predicted that wintry weather could have an increasing impact on the direction of the conflict that has been raging since Russian forces invaded Ukraine more than nine months ago. State power grid Ukrenergo said electricity producers are now supplying about 80% of demand. That’s an improvement from Saturday’s 75%, the company says.
November 27, 2022 8:00 am
MILAN (AP) — Rescuers are digging through mud for a second day in the search for people believed missing following an enormous landslide on the Italian resort island of Ischia. One body was recovered on Saturday and the prefect said that 11 people remain missing in the port town of Casamicciola. They were feared buried under mud and debris that firefighters said was six meters (20 feet) deep in some places. Firefighter spokesman Luca Cari said the risks of new landslides remained, and that the quantity of mud complicated the search. The massive landslide before dawn on Saturday was triggered by exceptional rainfall.
November 27, 2022 7:59 am
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Protests against China’s strict “zero-COVID” policies resurfaced in Shanghai and Beijing on Sunday afternoon, continuing a round of demonstrations that have spread across the country since a deadly apartment fire in the northwestern city of Urumqi. Crowds stood and filmed as police started shoving at people who had gathered in the street in Shanghai and shouted, “We don’t want PCR tests, we want freedom!” Since Friday people have held protests across China, where street demonstrations are extremely rare. But anger and frustration have flared over the deaths from a fire in an apartment building in Urumqi that the public believes was caused by excessive lockdown measures that delayed rescue. A list on social media showed that there were demonstrations in 50 universities.
November 27, 2022 7:56 am
PITTSBURGH (WPXI) — A man arrived at a hospital after apparently being shot in Pittsburgh’s Sheraden neighborhood. According to Pittsburgh police, a man with gunshot wounds to the leg was dropped off at a hospital at around 2:40 a.m. The victim is in stable condition. He talked with police but wasn’t forthcoming about how he got shot. Police found a scene inside a home in the 2900 block of Sacramento Avenue and talked with residents. The Mobile Crime Unit processed evidence. The investigation is ongoing.
November 27, 2022 7:55 am
JEFFERSON HILLS, Pa.(WPXI) — At least one person is dead after a vehicle and pedestrian accident in Jefferson Hills. Allegheny County dispatchers say emergency crews were sent to the Sunoco on Route 51 at around 6:08 p.m. Saturday. Jefferson Hills Borough Police Department said the crash was fatal but has not released any further details on the incident. The road was closed while crews responded to the scene. Jefferson Hills Borough Police Department said it will release more information once the investigation is completed. (Photo: WPXI)
November 27, 2022 4:48 am
BRACKENRIDGE, Pa. (WPXI) — A man was injured after a train struck a truck in Brackenridge Friday night. Allegheny County 911 says the crash took place at the corner of 6th Avenue and Morgan Street around 10:00 p.m. Friday. Fire crews say the man was the lone occupant in the vehicle and was taken to the hospital for his injuries, but is expected to survive. Norfolk Southern Railroad Police are handling the investigation.
November 27, 2022 4:41 am
DUNLEVY, Pa. — One person was injured after a house fire Friday night in Dunlevy. According to officials, the blaze broke out with entrapment just before 10:00 p.m. along Church Street. Fire crews were able to evacuate the house, and the patient was flown to an area hospital via STAT MedEvac. Crews worked defensively for about six hours to control the fire due to severe hoarding conditions in the home. Charleroi Fire Department was assisted by Roscoe, Stockdale, Fallowfield, Monessen, Bentleyville, Belle Vernon, Rostraver West Newton EMS and Murrysville Medic One Rehab Unit. The RESA and Charleroi Regional Police were also on scene along with the Dunlevy Road Crew. The State Fire Marshal was called to the scene and the incident is under further investigation. There is no word on the victim’s condition at this time. (Photo Courtesy of the Charleroi Fire Department Facebook Page)
November 27, 2022 4:09 am
DRAVOSBURG, Pa. (WPXI) — The man whose body was recovered from the Monongahela River Wednesday has been identified. Allegheny County dispatchers say crews were called to the Mansfield Bridge in Dravosburg at around 2:15 p.m. Wednesday. McKeesport police requested Allegheny County’s homicide unit for the incident, but there is currently no indication if the situation is considered to be suspicious or not. County officials say James Aiello, 66 was the name of the man pulled from the water. There is no further information on the incident at this time.
November 26, 2022 5:01 am
LONDON (AP) — Elon Musk says that Twitter plans to relaunch its premium service that will offer different colored check marks to accounts next week. Friday’s announcement is the latest change to the social media platform that the billionaire Tesla CEO bought last month for $44 billion, coming a day after Musk said he would grant “amnesty” for suspended accounts. Twitter previously suspended the premium service, which which under Musk granted blue-check labels to anyone paying $8 a month, because of a wave of imposter accounts. In the latest version, Musk said companies will get a gold check, governments will get a gray check, and individuals, whether or not they’re celebrities, will get a blue check.
November 26, 2022 5:00 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Joe Biden speaks about the “scourge” of gun violence, his go-to answer is to zero in on so-called assault weapons. America has heard it many times, including this week after shootings in Colorado and Virginia, that Biden wants to sign into law a ban on high-powered guns that have the capacity to kill many people very quickly. Such a move is still far off in a closely divided Congress. But Biden and the Democrats have become increasingly emboldened in pushing for stronger gun controls, and they’re doing so with no clear electoral consequences. The tough talk reflects steady progress that gun control advocates have made.
