June 16, 2025 5:11 am
KANANASKIS, Alberta (AP) — World leaders at the Group of Seven summit in Canada scrambled Monday to find a way to contain the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran. President Donald Trump repeated his belief that Tehran already had a chance for negotiations and needed to return to the bargaining table before it was “too late.” The U.S. president said that Iranian leaders would “like to talk” but they had “60 days” to reach an agreement to curb their development of nuclear weapons, but they failed to do so before an Israeli aerial assault began four years ago. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz wants a joint statement from Europe that would stress Iran cannot be allowed to acquire nuclear weapons-capable material.
June 16, 2025 5:10 am
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Prosecutors say the man accused of killing a Minnesota lawmaker and wounding another went to the homes of two other lawmakers to carry out more carnage on the night of the shootings. But one of the other lawmakers was not home and the suspect left the other house after police arrived. That’s according to acting U.S. Attorney Joseph Thompson. The suspect, Vance Boelter surrendered to police Sunday. He is accused of posing as a police officer and fatally shooting state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, in their home early Saturday. Federal prosecutors have charged Boelter with murder and stalking. He also says faces state murder charges.
June 16, 2025 5:09 am
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Iran has launched a new wave of missile attacks on Israel, triggering air raid sirens across the country as emergency services reported at least five killed and dozens more wounded in the fourth day of conflict between the regional foes. Iran announced it had launched some 100 missiles and vowed further retaliation for Israel’s surprise attack on its nuclear program and military leadership, which has killed at least 224 in the country since it began last Friday. In announcing the latest salvo after a weekend of escalating tit-for-tat attacks, Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard vowed that further rounds of strikes would be “more forceful, severe, precise and destructive than previous ones.”
June 16, 2025 5:06 am
A Langloth woman is dead and her son injured after a home invasion in Washington County early Monday morning. State police said that several men dressed in all black clothing and wearing masks entered the home around 1:15 a.m. on Eleanor Street in Smith Township. During an argument, state police said one of the suspects shot 37-year-old Renee Gill, and her son. Gill was pronounced dead at the scene. Her son was taken to a nearby hospital. The suspects fled the scene before troopers arrived. State police said the suspects most likely knew the victim, but troopers, along with the Washington County District Attorney’s Office, continue to investigate.
June 16, 2025 4:56 am
SOUTH STRABANE, Pa. — Access to some South Strabane businesses is currently limited because of a massive sinkhole. The South Strabane Fire Department says the large sinkhole formed because of flood waters on Saturday. The sinkhole is blocking access to Oak Spring Plaza. The Eat’n Park in that plaza is also temporarily closed, as gas and water is shut off in the area. An official on scene said it could take a week for the sinkhole to be fixed. Fire Chief Jordan Cramer says the same water pressure that caused the sinkhole caused what’s happening in their parking lot. ponding was created after a pipe underneath the lot was crushed. Now, fire trucks, which are up to 30 to 60 thousand pounds, can no longer travel on top of the pavement safely. “We had a few inches of water that came through,” said Chief Jordan Cramer with South Strabane Township Fire and Emergency Services. “It was the first time that had ever happened in probably 30 years. I didn’t even know that that was possible because of the way that this building sits.” Chief Cramer said his crews were out saving flood victims from cars and houses until 4 o’clock in the morning. “Just a lot of things that were going on at the same time within one municipality, where those are some difficult instances to respond to on a regular day, let alone also simultaneously,” said Chief Cramer. Now their crews are working to make sure they can respond to emergencies, as even more rain is expected to move through the area this week. The station experienced extensive damage. Chief Cramer said his next step is to try and receive additional funding from the state.
(Photo: South Strabane Fire Department)
June 16, 2025 4:52 am
Flash flooding caused by torrential rains has killed six people in northern West Virginia and rescue crews are out searching for two others who remain missing. Authorities on Sunday also were assessing damage to roads, bridges, natural gas lines and other infrastructure. Officials say 2.5 to 4 inches of rain fell in parts of Wheeling and Ohio County within about a half hour on Saturday night. Cars were washed away in swollen creeks and some people took refuge in trees. Ohio County emergency management director Lou Vargo says major damage to roads, highways and bridges delayed some rescue operations. Gov. Patrick Morrisey has declared a state of emergency.
June 16, 2025 4:51 am
CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — President Donald Trump would have unique influence over the operations of U.S. Steel under the terms of the investment being made by Nippon Steel. Administration officials over the past few days provided additional insight into the so-called golden share arrangement that the federal government made as a condition for supporting the partnership. Under the government’s terms, it would be impossible without Trump’s consent to relocate U.S. Steel’s headquarters from Pittsburgh, change the name of the company, “transfer production or jobs outside the United States,” shutter factories, or reincorporate the business overseas, among other powers held by the president. Officials also said it would require presidential approval to reduce or delay $14 billion in planned investments. The companies have not made public the full terms of Nippon Steel’s acquisition of U.S. Steel or the national security agreement with the federal government. On Sunday, the United Steelworkers, the labor union representing U.S. Steel employees, posted a letter raising questions about the deal forged by Trump, who during his run for the presidency had pledged to block Nippon Steel’s acquisition of U.S. Steel. The union said it was “disappointed” that Trump “has reversed course” and raised basic questions about the ownership structure of U.S. Steel.
June 15, 2025 10:03 pm
(WPXI0 – Flash flooding caused by torrential rains killed four people in northern West Virginia and rescue crews were searching for another four other people who were missing Sunday as authorities assessed damage to roads, bridges, natural gas lines and other infrastructure. Officials said 2.5 to 4 inches (6 to 10 centimeters) of rain fell in parts of Wheeling and Ohio County within about a half hour on Saturday night. “We almost immediately started getting 911 calls for rescue of people being trapped,” Lou Vargo, Ohio County’s emergency management director, said at a news conference on Sunday. Vargo added: “It happened so quickly and so fast. … I’ve been doing this for 35 years. I’ve seen major floods here in the city and the county. I’ve never seen anything like this.” Authorities said vehicles were swept into in swollen creeks, some people sought safety in trees and a mobile home caught fire. Jim Blazier, the fire chief in Wheeling in the state’s northern panhandle, said crews performed rescue operations into Sunday’s early morning hours. He said first responders regrouped Sunday morning and were focused on an area from the Ohio state line across the Ohio River to Wheeling Creek. “We’re searching the banks, we’re searching submerged vehicles, any debris we find along the trail and so forth,” Blazier said. “We’re using drones, search dogs and swift water personnel, and we have teams organized that are searching sectors that we’re trying to recover anybody that’s missing.” There were about 4,000 power outages in the county. Restoration efforts were hampered by natural gas leaks that have to be fixed first, officials said. Gov. Patrick Morrisey confirmed that four people died and four more were missing during a news conference later Sunday. He has since declared a state of emergency in Ohio County, while local emergency responders are asking people not to come into the flooded areas to view the devastation, particularly in hard hit Tridelphia.
June 15, 2025 7:55 am
BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. (AP) — Authorities are searching for a man suspected of shooting two Minnesota lawmakers. Authorities have identified him as 57-year-old Vance Boelter, of Green Isle. Melissa Hortman, a former Minnesota House Speaker, and her husband were fatally shot early Saturday in their Brooklyn Park home. A second state lawmaker, Sen. John Hoffman, and his wife were shot multiple times in nearby Champlin. They remain hospitalized. Gov. Tim Walz has called it “a politically motivated assassination” and ordered flags flown at half-staff. The FBI has issued a reward of up to $50,000 for information leading to Boelter’s arrest and conviction.
June 15, 2025 7:53 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — The grand military parade that President Donald Trump wanted for eight years has barreled down Constitution Avenue in Washington with tanks, troops and a 21-gun salute. The celebration played out against the counterpoint of protesters around the country who decried the U.S. leader as a dictator and would-be king. The Republican president, on his 79th birthday, sat under a special viewing stand constructed south of the White House to watch the display of American military might. It was a procession he tried to put in his first term after wanting to top one he saw in France in 2017, but the plans never came together until it was added to an event recognizing the Army’s 250th anniversary.
