November 13, 2022 8:12 am
NUSA DUA, Indonesia (AP) — A showdown between Presidents Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin isn’t happening, but the fallout from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and growing tensions between China and the West will be at the fore when leaders of the world’s biggest economies gather in tropical Bali this week. The Group of 20 members begin their talks on the Indonesian resort island Tuesday under the hopeful theme of “recover together, recover stronger.” But the summit’s focus on topics such as health, sustainable energy and digital transformation is likely to be overshadowed by fears of a sputtering global economy and geopolitical tensions. While the U.S. and its allies square off against China, emerging economies like India, Brazil and host Indonesia walk a tightrope between bigger powers.
November 13, 2022 8:10 am
WEST MIFFLIN, Pa. (WPXI) – Just days after charges were dismissed against the teen charged in the Kennywood park shooting, detectives have said they are still looking for other witnesses and suspects. One suspect they are investigating is a teen who was found with the second gun fired that night. The same night Allegheny County Police charged 15-year-old Darryl Pirl with the shooting at Kennywood’s Phantom Fall Fest, sources say Penn Hills police made a traffic stop and found a teenager with the second gun that was fired in the shooting. Authorities did not release that information to the public at the county news conference the next day. The investigation of the second teen was not released until Pirl’s preliminary hearing this week when a county detective testified under oath the second gun fired was found during a traffic stop on a teenager in Penn Hills. So, at this time, no one is charged in the shooting at Kennywood which left an innocent man with a gunshot wound, caused chaos at the park and prompted major security charges for anyone who enters. This has put some pressure on the police, who have said they believe the violence at Kennywood stemmed from ongoing feuds between teenagers in the Mon Valley. The county’s assistant superintendent said the concerns about the feuds and violence are constant, but they do not have specific information as it relates to this case.
November 13, 2022 7:58 am
DERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa. (WPXI)— Pennsylvania State Police are looking for three wanted juveniles they say escaped a behavioral facility. Troopers say the juveniles were committed to the Adelphoi facility through a court. Authorities say they are looking for Kenydi Scott, Nevaeh Shaw and Edmary Martinez-Montanez. They are facing aggravated assault and escape charges. The juveniles reportedly escaped on Friday at around 7:45 p.m. The facility is on 105 Marcia St. in Derry Township in Westmoreland County. According to Adelphoi’s website, the facility is designed to provide youth and family services. Anyone with information is asked to call 911.
November 13, 2022 3:34 am
Students at Washington Junior-Senior High School had the opportunity Friday to pay tribute to veterans and their service. An assembly honoring those who served featured patriotic music pieces from the band and chorus and a featured speaker. This year’s speaker was former army captain. Kevin Ola. Ola related his military story from his admission to Gannon University and their ROTC program to his training sites in the United States and his ultimate deployment to Iraq. Ola was a military intelligence officer that embedded with the Iraqi Army as part of a military transition team in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Upon his discharge from the army, Ola located to Avella. He served as an officer in the Pennsylvania Army National Guard serving as the intelligence officer for all national guard during the G-20 summit in Pittsburgh in 2009. Ola is currently employed by the Department of Homeland Security working as a Transportation Security Inspector. Ola wanted to impress upon students that military service is not all combat related. He spoke of his experience in military intelligence as one avenue available to students who wish to serve.
November 12, 2022 3:52 am
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) – President Joe Biden is formally kicking off his participation at a conference of southeast Asian nations on Saturday, looking to emphasize the United States’ commitment in the region. This comes as a looming China is also working to expand its influence there. Biden’s efforts at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit are meant to lay the groundwork ahead of his highly anticipated meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. It will be the first face-to-face encounter of Biden’s presidency with a leader whose nation the U.S. now considers its most potent economic and military rival.
November 12, 2022 3:50 am
(ABC News) – Former President Trump has sued to block the Jan. 6. committee subpoena for documents and testimony. The committee last Friday extended the deadline for Trump to comply with their documents request by one week. The initial deadline was Nov. 4. The committee also asked Trump to appear for a deposition on Monday, Nov. 14. As ABC News previously reported, this move was expected by Trump’s team to attempt to run out the clock on the subpoena before Republicans potentially retake the House following the 2022 midterm elections. Trump’s lawyers argue in their lawsuit that he retains immunity as a former president and that while other presidents and former presidents have voluntarily agreed to testify before Congress, his legal team claims that no president has been compelled to do so. They describe the committee subpoena as “invalid” because they say it does not further a legislative purpose and claim it was overly broad and infringes on his First Amendment rights.
November 12, 2022 3:44 am
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Saying he wants to clear his name, Alec Baldwin is suing people involved in handling and supplying the loaded gun that he was using when it fired and killed a crew member last year during filming of the movie “Rust.” The shooting was ruled an accident. Baldwin on Friday sued in Los Angeles, alleging negligence by the armorer, gun supplier and others. Baldwin was rehearsing with a gun on the New Mexico set when it fired, killing cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. Baldwin has said he was told the gun was safe and didn’t know it held a live round. Baldwin says he’s been “wrongly viewed as the perpetrator of this tragedy.” Last month, Hutchins’ family announced it had agreed to settle a lawsuit against the actor.
November 12, 2022 3:42 am
MYKOLAIV, Ukraine (AP) – Authorities say Ukrainian police officers and broadcasts are returning to the southern city of Kherson following the withdrawal of Russian troops. The chief of the National Police of Ukraine said in a Facebook post on Saturday that some 200 officers were at work in the city, setting up checkpoints and documenting evidence of possible war crimes. He says police teams also were working to identify and neutralize unexploded ordnance, and one sapper was injured while demining an administrative building. Ukraine’s communications watchdog said national TV and radio broadcasts had resumed, An adviser to Kherson’s mayor described the situation in Kherson after more than eight months of occupation as “a humanitarian catastrophe.” Ukraine’s president says that special military units have entered the city of Kherson. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made the announcement Friday in a video address hours after Russia said it had completed withdrawing troops from the strategically key city. Zelenskyy said that “as of now, our defenders are approaching the city. In quite a bit, we are going to enter. But special units are already in the city.”
November 12, 2022 3:41 am
PHOENIX (AP) – Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly has won his bid for reelection in the crucial swing state of Arizona. Kelly defeated Republican venture capitalist Blake Masters on Friday to put his party one seat away from clinching control of the Senate. With Vice President Kamala Harris’ tiebreaking vote, Democrats can retain control of the chamber by winning either the Nevada race, which remains too early to call, or next month’s runoff in Georgia. Republicans now must win both outstanding races to take the majority. Other Arizona contests, including the closely watched race for governor between Democrat Katie Hobbs and Republican Kari Lake, are still too early to call.
November 12, 2022 3:38 am
ROSS TWP. (WPXI) – Two women were arrested Thursday for allegedly stealing perfume worth more than $22,900 from a mall. Stephanie Hopkins, of Pittsburgh, and De Siree Riley, of McKees Rocks, were taken into custody after allegedly taking 76 bottles of perfume from Nordstrom at Ross Park Mall. Ross Township police were called around 7:30 p.m. Thursday for a report of a retail theft. An officer was given a description of the women, who reportedly had a toddler with them, and of the car Hopkins was allegedly driving. According to the complaint, the officer attempted to conduct a traffic stop but Hopkins fled. The officer spoke with the Nordstrom manager, who said the women put 33 bottles of Tom Ford fragrance in shopping bags and left the store. The manager said the same women were in the store Monday, and stole 30 bottles of Tom Ford fragrance and 13 bottles of Sauvage fragrance at that time. Police later found the vehicle allegedly driven by Hopkins parked in the 300 block of Pleasant Ridge Road in Stowe Township. They then located Hopkins and Riley and took them into custody, and recovered the perfume. Hopkins is charged with two counts of retail theft, endangering the welfare of children, possessing an instrument of crime, fleeing or attempting to elude an officer, driving with a suspended license, failure to stop at a red light and reckless driving. Riley is charged with two counts of retail theft and possessing an instrument of crime. They are awaiting arraignment.
