February 25, 2024 7:23 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. and Britain have struck 18 Houthi targets in Yemen. The strikes on Saturday answer a recent surge in attacks by the Iran-backed militia group on ships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. According to U.S. officials, American and British fighter jets hit sites in eight locations. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity in order to provide early details of an ongoing military operation. This is the fourth time that the U.S. and British militaries have conducted a combined operation against the Houthis since Jan. 12. But the U.S. has also been carrying out almost daily strikes to take out Houthi targets.
February 25, 2024 7:19 am
“Oppenheimer” continued to steamroll through Hollywood’s awards season on Saturday, winning the top prize, for outstanding cast, along with awards for Cillian Murphy and Robert Downey Jr., at the 30th Screen Actors Guild Awards. Lily Gladstone won for her leading performance in “Killers of the Flower Moon.” Cillian Murphy won outstanding male actor in a leading role for his performance as J. Robert Oppenheimer, landing him his first SAG Award. Robert Downey Jr. and Da’Vine Joy Randolph each won for their supporting performances, solidifying their status as Oscar favorites. The ceremony streamed live on Netflix.
February 25, 2024 7:16 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and Utah Gov. Spencer Cox are calling for less bitterness and more bipartisanship in American politics. Both spoke at the White House on Saturday night as the Democratic president hosted a black-tie dinner for the nation’s governors. Republican Cox is chairman of the National Governors Association. Biden says politics has gotten too personally bitter and is “not like it was” when he was first elected to public office in 1972. Cox says political danger shouldn’t be the price to pay for appearing with someone from the opposing party. Cox says his family prays for the president and his family every night.
February 25, 2024 7:13 am
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Donald Trump has won South Carolina’s Republican primary, beating his last major rival, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, in her home state. Trump has now swept every contest that counted for Republican delegates, adding to previous wins in Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and the U.S. Virgin Islands. A 2020 general election rematch against President Joe Biden is all but inevitable. The former president’s latest victory Tuesday will increase pressure on Haley, who was South Carolina governor from 2011 to 2017, to leave the primary race. But Haley has raised copious amounts of campaign funds and vowed to stay in the race despite increasing questions about where she might win any upcoming contests.
February 25, 2024 7:08 am
PITTSBURGH —(WPXI)-Those who braved the cold temperatures and even colder water at the Polar Plunge events at Acrisure Stadium helped set a fundraising record. Special Olympics Pennsylvania says for the first time in the non-profit’s history, a single fundraiser raised more than $1 million. The original goal was for the Pittsburgh Polar Plunge to raise $750,000. “Because of our incredible community, we achieved this remarkable milestone. Together, we have raised over a million dollars to support athletes all across the Three Rivers Region. This is what it’s all about,” Special Olympics Pennsylvania said. Money raised from polar plunge events across Pennsylvania each year supports Special Olympics Pennsylvania athletes by funding operating costs.
February 25, 2024 7:06 am
PennDot is announcing the extension of single lane restrictions on Interstate 70 eastbound and westbound through the end of the week. Those lane restrictions will be in Rostraver Township between Exit 42 (North Belle Vernon) and Exit 46A (Rt. 51 South/Uniontown) eastbound and between Exit 46A (Rt. 51 South/ Uniontown) and Exit 42A Monessen westbound. Those restrictions will be in place from 6:00 AM through 6:00 PM daily through March 1. Additional lane restrictions prior to 6:00 AM will be in place as needed.
February 25, 2024 7:04 am
PennDot has announced a lane restriction that will take place on southbound Interstate 79 in Robinson Township. The lane restriction will take place on Monday and Tuesday, February 26-27 from 9:00AM to 3:00 PM weather permitting. The single lane restriction will be between the South 60 Crafton exit (Exit 60A) and the West 376 Pittsburgh International Airport/Beaver exit (Exit 59B). The purpose of the restrictions is to allow crews to conduct cleanup in the median.
February 25, 2024 5:19 am
PARIS (AP) — More than 20 European heads of state and government and other Western officials are gathering in a show of unity for Ukraine, signaling to Russia that their support for Kyiv isn’t wavering as the full-scale invasion grinds into a third year. French President Emmanuel Macron is hosting the conference on Monday in Paris. He said he wants to discuss strengthening aid for Kyiv and ways to “give credibility to the fact that Russia cannot win in Ukraine.” A top French official said the conference isn’t aimed at making new commitments in terms of weapon deliveries and financial assistance but rather at better coordinating support and ensuring that aid promises are kept.
February 25, 2024 3:57 am
WASHINGTON COUNTY, Pa. — (WPXI)-Police are looking for a woman who they say abandoned her emaciated dogs. Police arrested Kimbre Hatcher on Sunday after she was caught squatting inside a home in West Middletown Township with her two dogs. Investigators say Hatcher refused to surrender her animals but insisted they had food and water. After her release from jail several days later, she disappeared, abandoning the dogs which police say were starving. A neighbor who recently bought the home in an auction called police to check on the dogs which he didn’t know were living there before Sunday. The PA Humane officer who runs C.R.I.C.A.A.T, a non-profit animal rescue group, rescued both dogs. She entered the home with state police officers who said the two dogs were very emaciated, malnourished and dehydrated, with no food or water available. According to the criminal complaint, the dogs were found consuming plastic bottles in an attempt to eat. Neighbors who witnessed the rescue praised C.R.I.C.A.A.T, thanking the officer for her volunteer work and taking in the dogs. State police have a warrant out for Hatcher’s arrest. She’s facing multiple felony animal cruelty charges, including torture.
February 24, 2024 4:16 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States and the European Union are heaping hundreds of new sanctions on Russia on the eve of the second anniversary of its invasion of Ukraine and in retaliation for the death of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny. President Joe Biden says the U.S. is going to “continue to ensure that Putin pays a price for his aggression abroad and repression at home.” But while previous sanctions have increased costs for Russia’s ability to fight in Ukraine, they appear to have done little so far to deter Putin and it’s unclear that the latest big round will significantly alter that.
