May 21, 2023 8:02 am
HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy huddled with some of his biggest backers as the Group of Seven summit closed in Hiroshima. Zelenskyy’s in-person appearance in his trademark olive drab underscored the centrality of the war for the G7 bloc of rich democracies. It also stole much of the limelight from other priorities, including security challenges in Asia and outreach to the developing world, that the leaders focused on at the three-day gathering. Zelenskyy held two major rounds of meetings Sunday, one with G7 leaders and a second with them and a host of invited guests including India and South Korea. He also held one-on-one talks with several of the leaders just as Russia claimed to have seized control of the eastern city of Bakhmut.
May 21, 2023 8:01 am
HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) — President Joe Biden says Republicans in the U.S. House must move off their “extreme positions” on the now-stalled talks over raising America’s debt limit. He says there’ll be no agreement to avert a catastrophic default only on their terms. In an effort to get negotiations back on track, Biden plans to call U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy from Air Force One on the way back to Washington after a Group of Seven summit in Japan. World leaders at the gathering expressed concern about the dire global ramifications if the United States were to be unable to meet its financial obligations. Biden told reporters: “I’m hoping that Speaker McCarthy is just waiting to negotiate with me when I get home.”
May 21, 2023 7:58 am
FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP, Pa. (WPXI) — Pennsylvania state police are looking for a man who went missing while kayaking in Greene County. According to officials, Shane Phillips, 65, from Sycamore, was reported missing just after 11 p.m. on Thursday, May 18. Phillips was reported missing from Browns Creek Road and Water Dam Road in Franklin Township. PSP Waynesburg and multiple other agencies are searching the area to find Phillips, troopers said.
May 21, 2023 7:54 am
ALIQUIPPA, Pa. (WPXI) — One person is dead and two others were injured after a crash in Aliquippa. Beaver County Dispatchers say emergency crews were called to Station Street at around 9:00 p.m. Investigators say one person was dead when crews arrived. One person had to be flown to a hospital and the other was taken in an ambulance. A car appeared to have collided with a box car. The vehicle also appeared to have suffered damage from flames. (Photo: WPXI)
May 21, 2023 7:47 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — Before Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman checked himself into a hospital for clinical depression in February, he used to walk the halls of the Senate stone-faced and dressed in formal suits. These days, he’s back to wearing the hoodies and gym shorts he was known for before he became a senator. People close to Fetterman say his more relaxed style is a reflection of the progress he’s made after six weeks of inpatient treatment for clinical depression. He was treated with medication and fitted for hearing aids for hearing loss that had made it harder for him to communicate. His hospitalization came less than a year after he had a stroke during his Senate campaign.
May 20, 2023 3:58 am
VENICE, Italy (AP) — Scottish-Ghanaian architect Lesley Lokko is giving voices that have long been silenced a platform at this year’s Venice Architecture Biennale. It’s the first biennale architectural exhibition ever curated by an African and features a preponderance of work by Africans and the African diaspora. Opening Saturday, the 18th architectural Biennale is titled “The Laboratory of the Future” and explores decolonization and decarbonization. Lokko says these are topics about which Africans have much to say, citing the long exploitation of the continent of both human and environmental resources. Lokko tapped global stars like David Adjaye and Theaster Gates among 89 participants in the main show — more than half of them from Africa or the African diaspora.
May 20, 2023 3:56 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — Debt limit talks between the White House and House Republicans have stopped and started and stopped again at the Capitol. The dizzying series of events Friday came amid high-stakes negotiations to avoid a potentially catastrophic default. President Joe Biden remains “optimistic” a deal can be reached, the White House press secretary says while acknowledging there are “serious differences.” Biden and Republicans are racing to strike a deal as the nation careens toward a potentially catastrophic debt default if the nation fails to pay its bills. A top Biden adviser says the White House remains hopeful. Talks are likely to resume over the weekend.
May 20, 2023 3:55 am
HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived Saturday in Japan for diplomatic talks with the leaders of the world’s most powerful democracies as they tighten sanctions meant to punish Moscow over its 15-month invasion of Ukraine. Japan says Zelenskyy’s decision to visit Hiroshima stems from his “strong wish” to participate in talks with the Group of Seven and other countries that will influence his nation’s defense against Russia. Bolstering international support is a key priority for Ukraine as it prepares for what is seen as a major push intended to take back territory seized by Russia in the war that began in February last year.
May 20, 2023 3:54 am
CARROLL, Iowa (AP) — Harrowing video of a driver fleeing from Iowa police with an officer on his hood and roof has emerged as the motorist was sentenced this month to up to five years in prison. Twenty-nine-year-old Dennis James Guider Jr. was sentenced last week after pleading guilty to serious injury by vehicle, a felony. Video shows the officer approaching Guider on March 5, 2021. Guider is from the Chicago area and had an outstanding arrest warrant in an Illinois forgery case. His attorney argued that as a Black man Guider was fearful of a white officer, noting the murder of George Floyd less than a year earlier.
May 20, 2023 3:52 am
ALBANY, Ore. (AP) — Police say the driver of a semitruck that slammed into a passenger van on Interstate 5 in western Oregon has been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter, DUI and other charges. Oregon State Police say 11 people were in the van when it was struck. Six people died at the scene, one more died after being airlifted to a hospital and four were injured. Police say Lincoln Clayton Smith was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of intoxicants, reckless driving, manslaughter and assault. He was arraigned Friday. The state public defender’s office did not immediately say whether an attorney had been assigned to his case yet. Thursday’s crash near Albany is one of Oregon’s deadliest in recent years.
