August 7, 2023 5:39 pm
LOS ANGELES (AP) – “The French Connection” director William Friedkin has died at the age of 87, according to his executive assistant. Friedkin was 32 when he made “The French Connection,” which won the best picture Oscar in 1972. Friedkin also directed “The Exorcist,” “To Live and Die in L.A.” and “Rules of Engagement.” Friedkin’s latest film, “The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial” with Kiefer Sutherland, will premiere at the Venice Film Festival next month.
August 7, 2023 4:12 pm
DECATUR TOWNSHIP, Pa. — It was a wild scene when a car ended up in the second story of a home in Pennsylvania Sunday evening. The Junction Fire Company in Mifflin County said they were dispatched around 3:15 p.m. to Alfarata Road in Decatur Township. The driver of the car was out when crews arrived and taken to a hospital. The rescue crew stabilized the home and helped the homeowners put a tarp over the hole because of storms on the way. Authorities did not say how the car wound up in the second story of the house. (Photo: WPXI)
August 7, 2023 6:27 am
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Authorities say three passengers died after a bus carrying up to 50 people struck a vehicle on an interstate in Pennsylvania. State police say the crash happened during heavy rain around 11:50 p.m. Sunday on southbound Interstate 81 in Dauphin County’s Lower Paxton Township, outside Harrisburg. Police say the bus flipped on its side. Multiple people also were taken to a hospital with injuries, but police didn’t immediately release further information. A bus passenger said it was covering a normal route between New York and Ohio, adding the crash threw people from their seats and left some piled on top of others. The cause of the crash remains under investigation. (Photo: WPXI)
August 7, 2023 5:18 am
NEW YORK (AP) — Elon Musk says he may need to get surgery before a proposed “cage match” with Mark Zuckerberg. The two tech billionaires seemingly agreed to an in-person face-off in late June. It’s unclear if a physical fight will actually end up happening, but Musk and Zuckerberg have continued to fuel interest in the potential match through online jabs at one another — most recently on Sunday, when Musk said the fight would be live-streamed on his social media site X, formerly known as Twitter. In a response, Zuckerberg said that he was ready for a fight, but Musk hadn’t confirmed a date. Musk later addressed the timing — noting the date “is still in flux” due to a scheduled MRI and the potential of surgery.
August 7, 2023 5:15 am
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia unleashed a missile and drone barrage across parts of Ukraine that officials in Kyiv say killed six people, as Moscow followed through on its promise to retaliate for a Ukrainian drone attack on a Russian tanker in the Black Sea near Crimea late Friday. Meanwhile, Moscow’s second-largest airport briefly suspended flights early Sunday following a foiled drone attack near the Russian capital. It was the fourth attack on Moscow in a month, highlighting the city’s vulnerability as Russia’s war grinds into its 18th month. The Russian Defense Ministry said the drone was destroyed by air defense systems in a Moscow suburb.
August 7, 2023 5:14 am
Shootings and other attacks are increasing at hospitals across the U.S., contributing to health care becoming one of the nation’s most violent fields. Numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics show American health care workers are now far more likely to suffer nonfatal injuries by violence than workers in any other profession, including law enforcement. They racked up 73% of all such injuries in 2018, the most recent year for which figures are available. Hospitals have armed security officers with handguns, stun guns or batons. Some states allow hospitals to create their own police forces, including Indiana, Ohio and Georgia.
August 7, 2023 5:13 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump’s defense attorney says the former president never asked Mike Pence to overturn the 2020 election. Speaking on Sunday morning news shows, attorney John Lauro said Trump only asked Pence to “pause” the certification to allow time to investigate concerns about election irregularities. Pence flatly denied that account, saying Trump wanted him to overturn the voters’ will, something he said he knew to be unconstitutional and un-American. Trump was indicted last week on charges of plotting to overturn the 2020 election. He has pleaded not guilty. Trump’s baseless allegations about election tampering in 2020 have been rejected by numerous courts.
August 7, 2023 5:11 am
CABAZON, Calif. (AP) — Emergency officials say three people were killed after two firefighting helicopters collided in Southern California while fighting a blaze in Riverside County. One of the helicopters landed safely during the accident on Sunday. Cal Fire Southern Region Chief David Fulcher says the second helicopter crashed and all three members perished, including a Cal Fire Division chief, a Cal Fire captain and a contract client pilot.” He did not identify the victims. The crash caused an additional 4-acre fire, which was extinguished. The crash is being investigated by the National Transportation Safety Board.
August 7, 2023 5:05 am
PITTSBURGH ZOO — The Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium announced the death of its six-year-old male African lion, Kit. The zoo says Kit started showing signs of illness Friday, and an X-ray showed he had material blocking his digestive system. The zoo’s animal care team performed an emergency surgery that day — but Kit did not survive the procedure. The zoo says Kit’s death is especially difficult as they are also morning the death of Kovu the red panda, who died five days earlier. Kit came to the zoo in 2019 with female lions Abana and Scarlett. He welcomed a litter of three cubs with Abana in 2020. Both Abana and Scarlett remain together at the zoo.
August 7, 2023 5:02 am
PITTSBURGH — The Mega Millions jackpot continues to grow, but some Pennsylvania Lottery players still brought home prizes after Friday night’s drawing. The Pennsylvania Lottery reports eight players in the state matched four out of the five white balls and the Mega Ball, winning a $10,000 prize each. Another lucky player who matched four out of the five white balls, the Mega Ball and purchased Megaplier won $20,000. Earlier in the week, five players in Pennsylvania won $10,000. Since no one took home the jackpot after the Friday drawing, Mega Millons says the drawing on Tuesday could surpass the game’s record jackpot of $1.537 billion.
