October 22, 2024 4:55 am
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has arrived in Israel on his 11th visit to the region since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war. He is expected to meet with top officials as the United States looks to revive cease-fire efforts after the killing of top Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, but so far none of the warring parties appear to be backing down on longstanding demands. Israel is still at war with Hamas more than a year after the militant group’s Oct. 7 attack, and with Hezbollah in Lebanon, where it launched a ground invasion earlier this month. Israel is also expected to strike Iran after its ballistic missile attack on Oct. 1.
October 22, 2024 4:59 am
SWANNANOA, N.C. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump is blasting federal emergency responders whose work in North Carolina has been stymied by armed harassment and a deluge of misinformation. Trump’s campaign and that of his Democratic rival, Vice President Kamala Harris, are ramping up their campaigning in the final two weeks before Election Day. Trump had three stops in the state Monday. After the Asheville area, he held a rally across the state in Greenville and spoke at a faith leaders event in Concord, outside Charlotte. At the latter event, he appealed to Christian voters by repeating his criticism of transgender athletes and his proposal to conduct a large-scale deportation operation.
October 22, 2024 5:00 am
MACON, Ga. (AP) — There are more than 47,000 people in Bibb County, Georgia, about 80 miles south of Atlanta, who are eligible to vote but don’t. That’s four times the number of votes that President Joe Biden carried the state by in 2020. But most of those voters are Black and poor, and not even the prospect of Vice President Kamala Harris’ historic candidacy is likely to get them to the polls. Nonvoters are the most complicated piece of the electoral puzzle in a state that could decide the presidency.
October 22, 2024 5:01 am
DETROIT (AP) — An “affordability shift” is taking root in the U.S. auto industry. The trend is being led by people who feel they can no longer afford a new vehicle that would cost them roughly today’s average selling price of more than $47,000 — a jump of more than 20% from the pre-pandemic average. Yet there are other buyers who could manage the financial burden but have decided it just isn’t worth the cost. And the trend is forcing automakers to reassess their sales and production strategies. If the trend toward lower-priced vehicles proves a lasting one, more generous discounts could lead to lower average auto prices and slowing industry profits.
October 22, 2024 4:57 am
HAVANA (AP) — Cuba’s capital was largely paralyzed on Monday and the rest of the island was bracing for the fourth night of a massive blackout. That has generated both a handful of small protests and a stern government warning that any unrest will be punished. Hurricane Oscar was crossing the island’s eastern coast with winds and heavy rain, leaving at least six dead after a night that saw protests of several dozen people each in urban neighborhoods. The Cuban government has a low tolerance for civil disobedience and President Miguel Díaz-Canel warned on national television Sunday that ‘we’re not going to allow any vandalism, or let anyone disturb people’s tranquility.’
October 22, 2024 5:00 am
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China is holding live-fire drills off the coast of its southern Fujian province that faces Taiwan. The new exercises Tuesday are taking place just a week after China held a massive air-and-sea drill it described as punishment for Taiwan’s president rejecting Beijing’s claims of sovereignty. The Marine Safety Administration said the drills were being held near the Pingtan islands. It did not offer additional details. Taiwan’s Defense Ministry said China’s drills were part of an annual exercise but also could be part of China’s overall approach to warn off any ideas of independence for Taiwan.
October 21, 2024 5:08 am
A Washington Woman was killed in a motorcycle crash Sunday night in Donegal Township. The Washington County Coroner’s office says 23 year old Alyssa Hutchison was pronounced dead at UPMC Washington Hospital just before 9 p.m. Officials say she was traveling eastbound on State Route 40 when she was struck by another vehicle just after 7:30 p.m. A cause and manner of death death are pending investigation. Washington County 9-1-1 says the driver of the car was also transported from the scene by ambulance but there is no word on their identity or condition. Donegal Township Police are investigating.
October 21, 2024 7:51 am
A man is facing multiple counts of aggravated animal cruelty after State Police were called to a home along Beacon Avenue in Canton Township Sunday morning. State Police say neighbors reported hearing dogs crying from inside a trash can. Troopers say four pit bull-style puppies were found in plastic grocery bags inside the trash can. One of the puppies was deceased. The other three had suffered severe injuries. Police say neighbors performed life-saving measures on those puppies until troopers arrived. The three injured puppies were transported for veterinary care and are awaiting surgery to address serious leg injuries. The ongoing investigation is being assisted by the Pennsylvania State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation Animal Cruelty Officer and the Washington County Humane Officer.
October 21, 2024 4:59 am
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump attended the NFL game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and New York Jets as the guest of an unidentified suite holder at Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh. Trump arrived about midway through the first quarter and was greeted by a small crowd of supporters wearing Steelers jerseys toting a banner that read “Trump Nation.” The former president’s visit capped a weekend in pivotal Pennsylvania for Trump’s campaign with the election a little over two weeks away. He received endorsements from a pair of former Steelers in wide receiver Antonio Brown and running back Le’Veon Bell. Brown and Bell greeted Trump when his plane landed outside Pittsburgh and attended a Trump-backed voter registration drive in the afternoon.
October 21, 2024 5:01 am
Elon Musk is pledging to give away $1 million a day to voters for signing his political action committee’s petition backing the Constitution. The giveaway by the Donald Trump supporter is raising questions and alarms among some election experts who say it’s a violation of the law to link a cash handout to signing a petition that also requires a person to be registered to vote. Musk promised on Saturday that he’d give away that daily amount until the Nov. 5 election for people signing his PAC’s petition supporting the First Amendment, which protects freedom of speech, and the Second Amendment, with its right “to keep and bear arms.”
