May 30, 2025 11:43 am
(WPXI) PITTSBURGH — Giant Eagle Pharmacy Inc. has announced an agreement to transfer customer prescriptions from 78 Rite Aid Locations in Pennsylvania and Ohio. A Giant Eagle spokesperson says the prescriptions will be transferred to the Giant Eagle Pharmacy location most convenient for customers. Closing on the purchase of the prescriptions is expected to come in waves during June. Giant Eagle will assume operations of two Rite Aid pharmacy locations immediately after Rite Aid departs, with no planned interruptions, officials said. The agreement is subject to applicable regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions, officials said. Additional details are expected as the closing dates approach. Officials say Giant Eagle and Rite Aid are working closely to ensure a smooth and seamless transition for patients, with Giant Eagle reaching out to inform affected Rite Aid customers. “We’re excited to welcome new patients to our Giant Eagle Pharmacy,” said Bill Artman, president and CEO of Giant Eagle. “
May 30, 2025 11:40 am
ABUJA, Nigeria — (AP) — At least 111 people were confirmed dead in central Nigeria on Friday after floods submerged the market town of Mokwa in the country’s Niger State following torrential rains, officials said. The heavy rains lasted for several hours Thursday, and media reports quoting local government officials said a dam collapse in a nearby town had worsened the situation. The flooding displaced large amounts of people, the reports said. Rescuers continued to find more bodies into the afternoon Friday. Earlier reports said 88 people had died, but then at least 23 more bodies were found, Niger State emergency agency spokesman IIbrahim Audu Husseinit told The Associated Press in the afternoon. That brought the toll to 111, but that could go higher as the search continued. “More bodies have just been brought and are yet to be counted, but we have at least 111 confirmed already.”
May 30, 2025 11:38 am
(WPXI) – A new sedative used in veterinary medicine is showing up in street drugs, leading to severe health complications and frequent intensive care unit admissions, local emergency physicians warn. Medetomidine is the latest drug to be found mixed into opioids sold on the street. “Almost never would we have to admit or hospitalize someone for the treatment of opioid withdrawal prior to October 2024,” said Dr. Simon Ostrowski, an emergency medicine physician with UPMC. “Since then, we are regularly hospitalizing people for opioid withdrawal treatment — and not just hospitalizing them, but in the intensive care unit.” UPMC is currently admitting multiple patients to the ICU daily as a result of withdrawal symptoms. Physicians note that Narcan, a common opioid overdose reversal medication, is largely ineffective against the sedative — similar to the challenges faced with xylazine. “It’s very difficult to reverse,” said Dr. Brent Rau, ER medical director at Allegheny General Hospital. “Like in the case of xylazine there were severe skin reactions, severe wounds that can develop, that can cause amputations and other issues. It does feel like every year it’s something new.” There is currently no rapid test available in hospitals to detect medetomidine, which makes diagnosis and treatment more challenging.
May 30, 2025 11:36 am
(WPXI) PITTSBURGH — Port Authority Police are investigating an attempted robbery on a Pittsburgh Regional Transit bus. Per a PRT spokesperson, initial reports indicate a “few juveniles” tried to rob an elderly man while they were all riding on a bus around 9 p.m. at the intersection of Carson and 26th streets in Pittsburgh’s South Side. The spokesperson says one of the juveniles dropped a handgun onto the bus floor. The juveniles fled, and the victim picked up the gun and held it until police arrived. Officials say the victim was not injured.
May 30, 2025 11:16 am
(WPXI) WEST HOMESTEAD — Sandcastle Waterpark has postponed its opening for the second time this year due to weather. The waterpark in West Homestead announced over social media that its opening has been pushed back to Sunday, June 1, because of “unseasonably chilly temperatures.” Originally set for May 24, the park’s 2025 season kickoff was delayed to Saturday, May 31, due to inclement weather. Sandcastle now says the park will be closed on Saturday. However, all 2025 Sandcastle passholders can visit Kennywood for free on Saturday. “We know, Mother Nature has not been cooperating… but we’re getting there,” the park stated on social media. Sandcastle also announced it has extended its opening sale.
May 30, 2025 8:15 am
WASHINGTON, Pa. – (WPXI) – The man who police believe is responsible for the deadly shooting of Nasstylejah Wilkerson near an elementary has been arrested. Trevon McCrary, 30, was picked up by the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force and McKeesport Police in McKeesport Friday morning. McCrary is charged with criminal homicide, recklessly endangering another person and unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. The City of Washington police filed charges against McCrary in April and an arrest warrant was granted. Chief Steve Devenney says that while processing the crime scene for evidence, investigators identified and found a vehicle of interest. The “amount of evidence collected” in the first 24 hours after the crime is why police felt they had “enough information” to apply for an arrest warrant. (Photo: WPXI)
May 30, 2025 4:54 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has audaciously claimed virtually unlimited power to bypass Congress and impose sweeping taxes on foreign products. Now a federal court has said: Not so fast. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of International Trade ruled Wednesday that Trump overstepped his authority when he invoked the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act to declare a national emergency and plaster taxes – tariffs – on imports from almost every country in the world. The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on Thursday allowed the president to temporarily continue collecting the tariffs under the emergency powers law while he appeals the trade court’s decision.
May 30, 2025 4:52 am
BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday extended an order blocking the Trump administration’s attempt to bar Harvard University from enrolling foreign students. U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs extended the block she imposed last week with a temporary restraining order on the government action. Harvard sued the Department of Homeland Security on Friday after Secretary Kristi Noem revoked its ability to host foreign students at its campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts.Harvard sued the Department of Homeland Security after Noem revoked its ability to host foreign students at its campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts. On Wednesday, the Trump administration announced a new effort to revoke Harvard’s certification to enroll foreign students.
May 30, 2025 4:50 am
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Harvard graduates are celebrating commencement at a pivotal time for the Ivy League school. The cap and gown-clad students cheered speakers Wednesday who stressed the importance of maintaining a diverse and international student body while standing up for the truth at a time the esteemed university is under threat by the Trump administration. Harvard’s battles with President Donald Trump over funding and restrictions on teaching and admissions are just the latest challenge for graduates who began school as the world was emerging from the pandemic. Yurong Luanna Jiang, a Chinese graduate who studied international development, told attendees she grew up believing the “world was becoming a small village.” Now, though, she wonders if that worldview is under threat.
May 30, 2025 4:48 am
(AP) – Elon Musk arrived in the nation’s capital with the chain saw-wielding swagger of a tech titan who had never met a problem he couldn’t solve with lots of money, long hours or a well-calibrated algorithm. Now that’s over. Musk said this week that he’s leaving his job as a senior adviser, an announcement that came after he revealed his plan to curtail political donations and he criticized the centerpiece of Trump’s legislative agenda. It’s a quiet exit after a turbulent entrance, and he’s trailed by upheaval and unmet expectations. (Photo: AP)
