September 7, 2025 8:04 am
(AP) – The U.N. postal agency says postal traffic into the United States plunged by more than 80% after a Trump administration move to end a tariff exemption for low-cost imports. The Universal Postal Union says it has started rolling out new measures that can help postal operators around the world calculate and collect duties. The U.S. on Aug. 29 eliminated an exemption that had allowed U.S.-bound parcels valued at $800 or less to avoid customs charges. The UPU says 88 national postal operators have suspended some or all postal services to the U.S. as a result.
September 7, 2025 8:05 am
SYDNEY, Australia (AP) — A man in his 50s has died after a shark attack near Sydney, Australia. Emergency crews responded to Long Reef Beach on Saturday morning after reports of critical injuries. The man was brought to shore but died at the scene. Police have closed the beach and are working with wildlife experts to identify the shark species. Nearby beaches are also closed. Witnesses say two surfers brought the victim ashore, and family members rushed to the scene. Surf Life Saving NSW has deployed a drone to monitor shark activity. This is the first shark attack in New South Wales this year.
September 6, 2025 4:38 am
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from ending temporary legal protections that have granted more than 1 million people from Haiti and Venezuela the right to live and work in the United States. The ruling Friday by U.S. District Judge Edward Chen of San Francisco for the plaintiffs means 600,000 Venezuelans whose temporary protections expired in April or whose protections were about to expire Sept. 10 have status to stay and work in the United States. It also keeps protections for about 500,000 Haitians. Chen said Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s actions in terminating and vacating three extensions granted by the previous administration exceeded her statutory authority and were arbitrary and capricious.
September 6, 2025 4:41 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. job market has gone from healthy to lethargic during President Donald Trump’s first seven months back in the White House. Friday’s jobs report showed employers added a mere 22,000 jobs in August, as the unemployment rate ticked up to 4.3%. Factories and construction firms shed workers. The new data exposed the widening gap between the booming economy Trump promised and the more anemic reality of what he’s managed to deliver so far. The White House prides itself on operating at a breakneck speed, but it’s now asking the American people for patience, with Trump saying better job numbers might be a year away.
September 6, 2025 4:40 am
The widening debate over vaccine mandates in the U.S. and recent moves to get rid of them for schoolchildren in Florida are pushing some states to take steps to protect vaccines for children and adults. Massachusetts said this week that insurance carriers will be required to cover vaccinations recommended by the state’s health department. Democratic governors in Washington, Oregon and California announced that they have created an alliance to establish their own recommendations for who should receive vaccines. Also this week Colorado and Pennsylvania took action to protect the availability of COVID-19 vaccines for their residents.
September 6, 2025 4:44 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to rebrand the Department of Defense as the Department of War. He criticized the previous name as “woke” and said the new name is “more appropriate.” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, now referred to as the “secretary of war,” emphasized a shift to “maximum lethality.” The change requires congressional approval, but Trump plans limited rebranding efforts to save money. This move is part of a broader effort to reshape the U.S. military and challenge progressive ideology. Supporters in Congress are proposing legislation to formalize the name change.
September 7, 2025 4:11 am
(WPXI) – A person is in custody after a vehicle crashed into a building in Chartiers Township. The Chartiers Township Fire Department said it was called to a crash on North Main Street on Friday. Firefighters said the vehicle had smashed through the corner of a building. Firefighters said the driver was taken into custody. Crews stabilized the building and deemed it safe. No injuries were reported.
September 7, 2025 4:19 am
WPXI – A second woman has been charged in the death of a 9-year-old girl in Fayette County. Sarah Ann Shipley, 35, of Dunbar Township, is charged with criminal homicide, conspiracy to commit criminal homicide in the death of Renesmay Eutsey. Shipley is the wife of Kourtney Malinda Eutsey, 31, who was charged in the girl’s death on Thursday. District Attorney Mike Aubele said Shipley is in a hospital and will be immediately taken to her arraignment when she is released. Shipley and Eutsey were foster parents to Renesmay Eutsey. Renesmay was reported missing from her home on Third Street in Dunbar Township on Wednesday at around 12:41 p.m. Police said she was found after Kourtney Eutsey led troopers to her body in a river in Westmoreland County.
September 6, 2025 4:00 am
The site of an abandoned mine in Marianna Borough in Washington County will be cleaned up and restored with a state grant of more than $203,000. The Natural Streams Foundation will used the money for engineering and permitting work. More than $700 million to reclaim Pennsylvania’s abandoned mine lands has been awarded since 2022 through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
September 6, 2025 1:18 am
A Jubilee Year in the Catholic Church is underway. It’s a special period of grace and celebration that takes place every twenty-five-years and is designed to offer the faithful a unique opportunity for spiritual renewal and a closer relationship with God. Locally, St. James Parish has a special place in the celebration. One church in each of the six counties of the Diocese of Pittsburgh has been designated as a place for a Pious Visit. Father Ed Yuhas, Pastor of St. James Parish, says they are blessed that Bishop Zubik has selected Saint James Parish/Immaculate Conception church as the place in Washington County for Pious Visits. On Sunday, September 7th, Father Yuhas says the new Bishop, Mark Eckman, will make a special appearance at Immaculate Conception Church to celebrate the Episcopal Jubilee Mass at ten-thirty to impart a papal blessing
