February 3, 2025 2:08 pm
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is holding off on his tariff threats against Mexico and Canada for 30 days after the two U.S. neighbors agreed to boost border security efforts. Trump on Saturday had directed that 25% tariffs on most imports from the two American partners — and 10% on Canadian energy products — go into effect at midnight Tuesday. The two nations threatened retaliation of their own, raising the prospects of a broader regional trade war. In a statement on X, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that on a call with Trump he pledged additional cooperation on border security. It follows similar moves by Mexico earlier Monday. “Proposed tariffs will be paused for at least 30 days while we work together,” Trudeau said.
February 3, 2025 5:05 am
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China has reiterated it could take “necessary countermeasures” after U.S. President Donald Trump decided to impose a 10% tariff on China for allegedly doing too little to stem the production of precursor chemicals for the drug fentanyl. The Foreign Ministry statement issued Sunday did not mention any specific retaliatory measures, but said “China calls on the United States to correct its wrongdoings, maintain the hard-won positive dynamics in the counternarcotics cooperation, and promote a steady, sound and sustainable development of China-U.S. relationship.” China says the U.S. action violates World Trade Organization rules and has vowed to bring a case before the body that governs global commerce.
February 3, 2025 1:48 pm
Eight people, including a firefighter, were injured in a fiery crash in Washington County Sunday evening. The crash happened shortly after 9 p.m. on Old National Pike in Buffalo Township. Ambulance & Chair EMS said in a Facebook post that emergency crews arrived on scene to find the two-vehicle crash with multiple people injured and entrapment, along with an active fire. All eight people injured remain hospitalized. Their conditions are unknown at this time and no cause of the accident has been given. (Photo: Ambulance & Chair EMS)
February 2, 2025 9:49 am
Worries about President Donald Trump’s tariffs are hurting U.S. stocks. The S&P 500 sank 1.7% in early Monday trading following similar losses for markets across Asia and Europe. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 557 points, and the Nasdaq composite dropped 2.1%. Everything from bitcoin to the Mexican peso fell, not just stocks of the U.S. companies expected to be the first to feel pain from tariffs on goods imported from Canada, Mexico and China. Some of the sharpest losses hit Big Tech and stocks that would be hurt most by higher interest rates and the worse inflation that could result from tariffs.
February 2, 2025 5:03 am
PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump says Americans could feel “some pain” from the emerging trade war triggered by his tariffs against Canada, Mexico and China. He’s also claiming that Canada would “cease to exist” without its trade surplus with the United States. The trade penalties that Trump signed Saturday at his Florida resort are causing a mix of panic, anger and uncertainty. And they’re threatening to rupture a decades-old partnership on trade in North America while further straining relations with China. But by following through on a campaign pledge, Trump may have simultaneously broken his promise to voters in last year’s election that his administration could quickly reduce inflation. The tariffs are set to launch on Tuesday.
February 3, 2025 5:06 am
TORONTO (AP) – Fans at a Toronto Raptors game have continued an emerging trend of booing the American national anthem at pro sporting events in Canada. Fans of the NBA’s lone Canadian franchise booed the anthem Sunday after similar reactions broke out Saturday night at NHL games in Ottawa, Ontario, and Calgary, Alberta. Those instances happened hours after U.S. President Donald Trump made his threat of import tariffs on America’s northern neighbor a reality. Trump declared an economic emergency in order to place taxes of 25% on imports from Canada. U.S. national anthem boos in Canada are rare, but not unheard of especially when tied to world events.
February 3, 2025 4:57 am
FAIRFIELD TOWNSHIP, Pa. — (WPXI) – A Greyhound bus crashed in Westmoreland County Sunday night. The Wilpen Volunteer Fire Company said SR 271 was closed in Fairfield Township between Rachelwood Drive and the Westmoreland County line. It has since reopened partially, firefighters said. A Greyhound spokesperson said the bus was traveling from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh and believes it crashed on SR 271 because of icy road conditions. A relief bus was to pick up the passengers and take them to their final destination. Along with the bus crash, firefighters responded to other calls in that area about disabled vehicles and other crashes.
February 3, 2025 4:51 am
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia’s mayor says five people hurt on the ground from a Learjet crash remain hospitalized, three of them are in critical condition. Mayor Cherelle Parker gave an update Sunday on the crash Friday evening that killed all six aboard the Learjet and one person on the ground. The Mexico-bound air ambulance crashed shortly after takeoff Friday evening from Northeast Philadelphia Airport. Among those killed was a girl who spent months being treated at an area hospital. The crash came two days after an American Airlines jet carrying 60 passengers and four crew members collided in midair in Washington with an Army helicopter that was carrying three soldiers.
February 3, 2025 5:07 am
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — At least 15 people were killed and dozens wounded Monday when a car bomb exploded in the outskirts of a northern Syrian city. The car on the outskirts of the city of Manbij detonated next to a vehicle carrying agricultural workers, killing 14 women and one man, the local Syrian civil defense reported. Another 15 women were wounded, some of them in critical condition. Britain-based war monitor The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said 18 women were killed as well as one man. Manbij in northeastern Aleppo province continues to witness violence even after the downfall of President Bashar Assad in December, where Turkish-backed factions known as the Syrian National Army continue to clash with the U.S.-backed Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces.
February 3, 2025 5:00 am
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Beyoncé has won album of the year at the The 67th Grammy Awards, delivering her the show’s top honor. The ceremony was transformed by the Los Angeles area wildfires but put a spotlight on the city’s resiliency. The telecast began with a powerful opening performance of Randy Newman’s “I Love L.A.” by Dawes — whose members were directly affected by the Eaton fire — backed by John Legend, Brad Paisley, Sheryl Crow, Brittany Howard and St. Vincent. The Weeknd ended his Grammys boycott with a surprise performance of two new songs. Kendrick Lamar won song and record of the year for “Not Like Us.” Chappell Roan was named best new artist.
