May 11, 2025 3:51 am
BELLE VERNON, Pa. — (WPXI)-When you walk up to the doors at the Rite Aid on Rostraver Road in Belle Vernon, you’ll find the doors are locked, and the store permanently closed. Belle Vernon’s Rite Aid is one of three local Rite Aids to close in this round of store closures. The others are a location in Oakland, and the location inside the Pittsburgh International Airport. More closures could be coming. Some communities are trying to get ahead of any possible closures of their Rite Aid locations. Derry Borough Councilman Nathan Bundy said if their Rite Aid closes, the nearest full-service pharmacy would be nearly 20 minutes away by car. There is no word on when, or even if, the Derry location will close. But Bundy said council contacted Rite Aid, local, state, and federal representatives to urge the company to sell this location to another pharmacy. “
May 10, 2025 12:18 pm
ISLAMABAD (AP) — India and Pakistan have confirmed a ceasefire deal after U.S.-led talks to end a conflict between the nuclear-armed rivals. It follows weeks of clashes that were triggered by a gun massacre of tourists last month that India blames on Pakistan. It was their most serious confrontation in decades and left dozens of civilians dead on both sides. The first word of the truce came from U.S. President Donald Trump, who posted on his Truth Social platform that he was pleased to announce that the two countries had agreed to a full and immediate ceasefire. Multiple explosions were heard in two large cities of India-controlled Kashmir hours after the countries agreed to a the ceasefire deal.
May 10, 2025 4:50 am
A California judge has ordered the Trump administration to halt much of its massive downsizing of the federal workforce. Judge Susan Illston in San Francisco said President Donald Trump and his administration failed to get approval from Congress to initiate the cuts. That is required by the Constitution. The order issued Friday comes in response to a lawsuit filed by a a coalition of labor unions, nonprofit groups, cities and counties. Department of Justice lawyers say Trump’s executive order and a DOGE memo calling for large-scale reductions merely provided guidance and general principles.
May 10, 2025 4:44 am
GENEVA (AP) — The U.S. Treasury Secretary and America’s top trade negotiator will meet with high-ranking Chinese officials in Switzerland this weekend to de-escalate a dispute that threatens to cut off trade between the world’s two biggest economies and damage the global economy. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson will meet in Geneva with a Chinese delegation led by Vice Premier He Lifeng. Prospects for a major breakthrough appear dim. But there is hope that the two countries will scale back the massive taxes – tariffs – they’ve slapped on each other’s goods, a move that would relieve world financial markets and companies on both sides of the Pacific Ocean that depend on U.S.-China trade.
May 10, 2025 4:40 am
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The leaders of four European countries have arrived in Kyiv as calls intensify for Russia to agree to a monthlong ceasefire in the war. The leaders of France, Germany, Poland and the United Kingdom arrived together Saturday at the train station in Kyiv, where they are expected to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The visit marked the first time the leaders of the four countries have traveled together to Ukraine. Friedrich Merz is making a first visit to Ukraine as Germany’s new chancellor. Along with U.S. President Donald Trump, the European leaders are pushing for Russia to agree to a 30-day ceasefire to allow for peace talks on ending the conflict.
May 10, 2025 3:58 am
An early morning accident on Interstate 79 North sent one person to a Pittsburgh hospital. Washington County 9-1-1 dispatchers indicate that emergency crews were dispatched shortly after 2:00 am Saturday to mile marker 49.5. A vehicle left the road, ran up an embankment and rolled over. One person was injured and transported to Mercy Hospital in Pittsburgh. Emergency crews from Cecil Township and North Strabane Township had the accident scene cleared inside of one hour.
May 9, 2025 4:54 pm
WASHINGTON (AP) — The new head of the federal agency tasked with responding to disasters across the country is warning staff not to try to impede upcoming changes. David Richardson tells staffers he “will run right over” them while also suggesting policy changes that would push more responsibilities to the states. Richardson is a former Marine Corps officer who served in Afghanistan, Iraq and Africa. Richardson was named acting administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency on Thursday just after Cameron Hamilton was fired from the role. Richardson has been the Department of Homeland Security’s assistant secretary for countering weapons of mass destruction. Richardson told staff Friday he’ll be the one interpreting guidance from President Donald Trump.
May 9, 2025 4:51 pm
The air traffic controllers directing planes into the Newark, New Jersey, airport lost their radar Friday morning for the second time in two weeks. The Federal Aviation Administration said the radar at the facility in Philadelphia that directs planes in and out of Newark airport went black for 90 seconds at 3:55 a.m. Friday. That’s similar to what happened on April 28. That first radar outage led to hundreds of flights being cancelled or delayed at the Newark airport in the past two weeks after the FAA slowed down traffic at the airport to ensure safety. U.S. Rep. Josh Gottheimer blamed the problems on the lack of proper air traffic controller staffing and modern technology.
May 9, 2025 4:49 am
A missing boy has been found safe. The South Strabane Fire Department had posted on social media that they were looking for the boy at Community Park just before 6:30 p.m. Thursday. The boy’s name and age were not released. No other details are available.
May 9, 2025 5:03 am
China’s exports to the United States have tumbled while its trade with other economies surged in April. Data released Friday showed China’s total exports rose 8% last month from a year earlier, much faster than most economists had been expecting. Exports to the U.S. sank 21% as President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Chinese exports rose to as high as 145%. But China’s total exports remained resilient, with exports to Latin America, India and Southeast Asia expanding at a double-digit pace in the first four months of the year. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and other senior trade officials are due to meet with Chinese officials in Geneva for talks this weekend.
