September 22, 2024 6:11 am
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — It’s not a great moment in world affairs right now. The world is fragmented. Conflicts and crises are raging. It’s against this backdrop that world leaders are attending this week’s annual U.N. gathering. Antonio Guterres, the head of the United Nations, is challenging them to work together not just on all the problems but on modernizing international institutions to prepare for the future. Guterres is leading a “Summit of the Future” over the next couple days to tackle that. The U.N. chief told reporters last week that international challenges are many and varied and are moving faster than our ability to solve them.
September 22, 2024 6:07 am
NAHARIYA, Israel (AP) — Hezbollah has launched more than 100 rockets across a wider and deeper area of northern Israel. Some of the rockets landed near the city of Haifa. The sides appeared to be spiraling toward all-out war following months of escalating tensions. The rocket barrage overnight and into Sunday set off air raid sirens. It sent thousands of people scrambling into shelters. The Israeli military said rockets had been fired “toward civilian areas.” The situation pointed to a possible escalation after previous barrages had mainly been aimed at military targets. Israel launched hundreds of strikes on what it said were militant targets. One person was killed and another wounded in southern Lebanon. At least four people were wounded by shrapnel in Israel.
September 22, 2024 1:27 am
Employees, retirees, and community members showed up at a rally on Friday in support of Corelle Glass plant workers who have been notified that their jobs are being moved to Lancaster, Ohio. On hand also to lend his support was Republican Senate candidate Dave McCormick who said he stood in solidarity with the plant workers. During the rally, Union vice president Daniele Byrne called for a Federal Trade Commission investigation into the transaction that saw the plant acquired by Anchor Hocking and investors Centre Lane Partners. Workers at the rally related how the plant is just like a family. They told of how their parents and grandparents worked at the 118 year old plant. Charleroi Borough Councilman Larry Celaschi pointed out the economic toll the closing of the Corelle plant and the Quality Pasta plant will have on residents. Borough Manager Joe Manning states that even though negotiations are still going on to save the plant, he and other officials are actively seeking other companies to invest in those plants and the workforce of Charleroi.
September 22, 2024 3:58 am
On Friday U.S. Senator Bob Casey sent a letter to the Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden requesting a confidential briefing from the Federal Trade Commission on questions concerning Anchor Hocking’s assumption of control over the Corelle manufacturing operation in Charleroi. He wants to know about the failed acquisition of Instant Brand’s Houseware division that included the Charleroi plant by Centre Lane Partners during Instant Brand’s bankruptcy proceedings in 2023. After the failed acquisition, Anchor Hocking, a Centre Lane Partners company assumed control of the plant and now plans its closure. In his letter Casey states that the actions now being taken by Anchor Hocking raise serious questions regarding the transaction by Centre Lane Partners.
September 22, 2024 6:00 am
A Carnegie man has waived a preliminary hearing and will go to trial following a SWAT situation in Monongahela. The arrest stems from an August 15th incident that started as a stolen vehicle. Police tried to arrest 20 year old Emmannuel Houghton at multiple scenes in the area throughout the day for allegedly stealing a car, but according to the complaint, Houghton fired at police officers when they attempted to pull him over. Following a chase in which Houghton got away, they caught up with him again at an apartment building in Monongahela and a SWAT situation ensued. After several hours, police cleared the building, only to have Houghten resurface on the street a short time later; holding 2 guns, covered in dirt and asking a woman if she had a vape. She alerted police and SWAT returned to the apartment building. After several more hours, SWAT entered the building and took Hougton into custody without incident around 7:30p. Police believe when they cleared the scene the first time he was hiding in an attic. Houghton is charged with attempted criminal homicide, attempted aggravated assault, receiving stolen property, theft of firearms, theft of a vehicle, criminal trespassing, fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer and firearms charges. (Photo: WPXI)
September 22, 2024 4:06 am
CALIFORNIA, Pa. —(WPXI)- The California Area School District is warning parents after students were potentially exposed to whooping cough. The district did not say which school or building the potential exposure is impacting. Whooping cough begins with cold symptoms and a cough, which becomes worse over the next couple of weeks. Any parent whose child is coughing is encouraged to contact their pediatrician. Students who come down with whooping cough can return to school after taking medication for five days, the district said. Anyone with questions about whooping cough can call the Pennsylvania Department of Health at 1-877-PA-HEALTH.
September 22, 2024 5:56 am
ROBINSON TOWNSHIP, Pa. —(WPXI)- A police officer was hit by a man suspected of driving drunk in Robinson Township. According to court documents, police officers were responding to an accident at the 4300 block of Campbells Run Road when a Ford Expedition came at them at a high rate of speed. Police say the area was clearly closed with a fully marked patrol vehicle with activated light being used in all directions. The Ford was coming towards Kieners Lane from Baldwin Road when it hit a police officer’s vehicle. The officer who was hit reported initially that he was okay but was later taken to a hospital to be further evaluated. Court documents say the driver was Joseph E. Price, 54, from Carnegie. Officers say they smelled a strong odor of alcohol coming from the car. Police said they took Price to the ground after asking him to get out of his car and he refused. He was placed into handcuffs. Price allegedly told police he had been drinking for most of the day while at a golf outing. He could not tell officers where he lived when they asked. A small vile of white powder was found in Ford. Police said Price told them it was cocaine when they asked him. Price faces an aggravated assault by vehicle charge, a charge of recklessly endangering another person, a charge of driving other the influence and several other driving charges.
September 21, 2024 4:20 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — Generative artificial intelligence is playing a major role in the presidential campaign, even if the greatest fears about how it could threaten the U.S. presidential election haven’t materialized yet. Fake AI-generated images regularly ricochet around the web. Many of them are so cartoonish and absurd that even the most naïve viewer couldn’t take them seriously. Still, even these memes can be problematic. Eye-catching AI-generated photos and videos, some striving to be funny, have become useful tools for spreading false, sometimes racist messages with a clear political bent — and candidates and their supporters are among those sharing them on social media.
September 21, 2024 4:18 am
ATLANTA (AP) — For the first time since she ascended to the top of the Democratic ticket, Vice President Kamala Harris has given a speech focused squarely on abortion rights. She did so Friday in Georgia, where she highlighted the death of a woman who developed sepsis while waiting for a routine procedure. Her speech described Republican candidate Donald Trump as a threat to women’s freedom and their very lives, calling such deaths preventable and predictable. Harris’ campaign is hoping reproductive rights will be a strong motivator for Democrats in the November election. Trump, meanwhile, continues to take credit for appointing Supreme Court justices who voted to overturn Roe v. Wade. Harris held a rally later Friday in the swing state of Wisconsin.
September 21, 2024 4:16 am
PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Supreme Court has ruled that nearly 98,000 people whose citizenship documents hadn’t been confirmed can vote in state and local races. The court’s decision Friday comes after officials uncovered a database error that for two decades mistakenly designated the voters as having access to the full ballot. Democratic Secretary of State Adrian Fontes and Republican Maricopa County recorder Stephen Richer had disagreed on what status the voters should hold. The swing state is unique in that it distinguishes between voters who can participate only in federal elections and those who can vote in federal, state and local elections. Eligibility for the latter classification requires submission of proof of citizenship.
