4 Dead And 2 Missing After Texas Floods

June 12, 2025 2:38 pm

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — At least four people are dead in San Antonio after heavy rains flooded highways and stranded motorists. Fire officials said they are still searching Thursday for two people who are missing. Crews made dozens of water rescues after heavy rains flooded roads and stranded motorists. San Antonio police say calls for water rescues began shortly before sunrise.Fire officials say they made 65 water rescues from midnight to 8 a.m. throughout the San Antonio area. A National Weather Service meteorologist says the flooding occurred after a round of slow-moving showers and thunderstorms during the early morning hours Thursday.

Rachel Carson Bridge To Temporarily Close For Inspections

June 12, 2025 2:28 pm

(WPXI) PITTSBURGH — The Rachel Carson Bridge will be closed for inspection over multiple days in the coming weeks. Allegheny County Public Works says the Ninth Street bridge will close from 6 a.m. Monday to 3 p.m. June 20, as well as from 6 a.m. June 23 to 3 p.m. June 27. The closures are necessary to safely conduct routine inspections, officials say. Traffic will be detoured using Fort Duquesne Boulevard, the Andy Warhol (Seventh Street) Bridge and Isabella Street. At 995 feet, the Rachel Carson Bridge carries an average of 10,825 vehicles daily over the Allegheny River between Downtown and the North Shore, officials say. The bridge opened in 1926 and underwent a $24.2 million rehabilitation project from 2019 to 2020. Inspectors gave it a 6 (fair condition) rating on a 0-9 scale during its last inspection Nov. 30, 2023. You can find more information on bridge condition ratings at alleghenycounty.us/bridges.

12 Killed In Latest Hamas Strike, Roles Disputed

June 12, 2025 2:20 pm

CAIRO (AP) — Gaza’s Hamas-run police force said it killed 12 members of an Israeli-backed militia after detaining them early Thursday. Hours earlier, an Israeli- and U.S.-supported aid group said Hamas attacked a bus carrying its Palestinian workers, killing at least five of them. The militia said its fighters had attacked Hamas and killed five militants. It also accused Hamas of detaining and killing humanitarian workers. It was not immediately possible to verify the competing claims or confirm the identity of those killed. The Israeli military circulated the aid group’s statement on social media but did not provide its own account of what happened.

Ukraine Says Russian Casualties Have Eclipsed 1 Million

June 12, 2025 2:12 pm

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine says Russia’s military losses have topped 1 million, noting the huge price Moscow has paid for its 3-year-old invasion. The claim by the General Staff of the Ukrainian armed forces is in line with Western intelligence estimates. The U.K. Defense Ministry said in a statement on X that Russian troops have suffered more than 1 million casualties, including roughly 250,000 killed since the start of the war. Russia last reported its military casualties early in the war when it acknowledged about 6,000 soldiers had been killed. Earlier this year, the Russian General Staff claimed Ukrainian military losses had topped 1 million. The mutual claims of the other side’s losses couldn’t be independently verified.

Police Looking To Identify Westmoreland Burglary Suspect

June 12, 2025 2:03 pm

(WPXI) SAINT CLAIR TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Police are looking to identify the suspect from a string of burglaries in Westmoreland County. Pennsylvania State Police say four burglaries happened between May 26 and Sunday in Saint Clair Township. The affected locations are Stiles Hardware and Stiles Creamery on Van Horn Street and Holy Family Church on Bridge Street. The suspect reportedly stole an undetermined amount of money from the cash register, merchandise and copper wire from Stiles Hardware. An undetermined amount of money was taken from the cash register at Stiles Creamery. Police say the suspect entered Holy Family Church through a window and stole a gold chalice, keys and audio equipment. The suspect reportedly fled on foot from all scenes. PSP Tips shared a photo on social media of the suspect during the burglary at Stiles Hardware June 2. Anyone with information that can help police identify the suspect is asked to call PSP Gettysburg Station at (717) 334-8111 or PSP Tips toll-free at 1-800-472-8477, or submit a tip online. Callers could be eligible for a cash reward if their information leads to an arrest, police say.

Judge Declares Mistrial On One Charge In Weinstein Trial

June 12, 2025 1:11 pm

NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein’s New York sex crimes retrial has come to a disjointed end. The jury foreperson declined to deliberate Thursday, and the judge declared a mistrial on a remaining rape charge. The case has been seen as a bellwether of the #MeToo era. On Wednesday Weinstein was convicted of one of the top charges but acquitted of another. Both concerned accusations of forcing oral sex on women in 2006. Those verdicts still stand. The ex-studio boss faces a third New York trial on the rape count and a new sentencing on his sexual assault conviction. Weinstein denies all the charges.  (Photo:  AP)

At Least One Survivor Found In Air India Flight Crash

June 12, 2025 8:23 am

(AP) – A doctor says Ahmedabad’s Civil Hospital had received 186 bodies from the Air India flight that crashed Thursday. Dr. Dhaval Gameti also said he examined the lone survivor of the crash after he was brought to the hospital. He identified the survivor as Ramesh Viswashkumar. An Air India passenger plane bound for London with more than 240 people on board crashed into a medical college after takeoff Thursday in the northwestern city of Ahmedabad. Black smoke billowed from the site where the plane crashed and burst into flames near the airport.

Hearing Set On Trump’s Use Of National Guard & Marines

June 12, 2025 5:08 am

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal court hearing is scheduled on whether the Trump administration can use the National Guard and Marines to assist with immigration raids in Los Angeles. California Gov. Gavin Newsom filed an emergency motion requesting the court’s intervention after President Donald Trump ordered the deployment of National Guard members and Marines to Los Angeles. The administration took the step in response to protests over stepped up immigration enforcement. The hearing is scheduled for Thursday afternoon in a federal court in San Francisco.

Critical Minerals Give China An Edge In Negotiations

June 12, 2025 5:07 am

GANZHOU, China (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump wants China to lift restrictions on exporting rare earths and other critical minerals that Beijing imposed as part of a years-long trade war. The U.S., and in fact the world, depend on China for the materials. Between 2020 and 2023, China was the source of 70% of U.S. imports of all rare earth compounds, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. China has told exporters of certain key rare earths and other critical minerals to obtain licenses for every shipment abroad. Approvals can take weeks, disrupting supply chains in the U.S. and other countries. China has spent decades building a full industrial chain for mining and processing critical minerals.

Bill Introduced To Deal With Severe Storms

June 12, 2025 5:00 am

ASPINWALL, Pa. — (WPXI) – When debilitating storms moved through Aspinwall on April 29, many felt unprepared, including some state representatives. On Wednesday, three of them introduced legislation that aims to improve communication when natural disasters strike. “I told my out-of-town people, ‘get out,’ my employees ‘get out as fast as you can,’ because it turned out to be a lot worse than we imagined,” Debbie McManus said. McManus has owned and operated an Aspinwall business for 37 years. She and others have seen storms and flooding throughout that time, but nothing quite like this spring. “We had three major issues with high tension wires on the ground for 10 days and nothing was done,” Aspinwall Mayor Joe Noro said. Mayor Noro says getting information during that time was extremely difficult. “If you can’t get information from Allegheny emergency management, that’s a problem,“ he said. State Rep. Abigail Salisbury (D-34) agrees, which is why she’s joined forces with State Reps. Mandy Steele (D-33) and Valerie Gaydos (R-44) to take action. “I just want to create a system where it’s easier for the state reps to help our constituents and to relay that information directly to PEMA,” Salisbury said. On Wednesday, she introduced a bill which would require PEMA to share weather emergency alerts with state legislative offices, creating a direct channel of communication before, during and after natural disasters strike.“That would enable us to better prepare to be able to deploy and help people in the community,” she said. Salisbury says the bill already has bipartisan support. There are several steps before this bill goes to the governor.