August 25, 2025 4:48 am
BALTIMORE (AP) — Kilmar Abrego Garcia has surrendered to immigration authorities in Baltimore and faces possible efforts by the Trump administration to deport him to Uganda. The Maryland construction worker became the face of President Donald Trump’s immigration policies when he was wrongfully deported in March to a notorious prison in his native El Salvador. Abrego Garcia was returned to the U.S. in June, but only to face human smuggling charges that his lawyers call preposterous. A judge in Tennessee determined that Abrego Garcia wasn’t a danger or flight risk. He was released from jail on Friday. The Trump administration has said it will try to deport him before his trial.
August 25, 2025 4:45 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — Some National Guard units patrolling the nation’s capital at the direction of President Donald Trump have started carrying firearms. That’s an escalation of his military deployment that makes good on a directive issued late last week by his defense secretary. A Defense Department official who was not authorized to speak publicly said some units on certain missions would be armed — some with handguns and others with rifles. An Associated Press photographer on Sunday saw members of the South Carolina National Guard outside Union Station with holstered handguns. The development in Trump’s extraordinary effort to override the law enforcement authority of state and local governments comes as he is considering expanding the deployments to other Democratic-led cities.
August 25, 2025 4:44 am
Pricey prescriptions and nagging medical costs are swamping some insurers and employers, which means patients may start paying more next year. Health insurance will grow more expensive in many corners of the market in 2026, and some coverage may shrink. That could leave patients exposed to more costs for doctor visits and prescription coverage changes. Price changes could be especially stark in individual coverage marketplaces, where insurers also are predicting the end of some government support that helps people buy coverage. Expensive gene therapies and diabetes and obesity treatments are pressuring prescription coverage.
August 25, 2025 4:42 am
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Witnesses say Israeli forces shot dead four Palestinian aid-seekers traveling through a military zone south of Gaza City that is regularly used to reach a food distribution point. Gaza City is now officially in famine after 22 months of war, while Israel’s military moves ahead with a planned offensive to seize the city. That could begin within days. Gaza’s Health Ministry on Sunday reported eight malnutrition-related deaths, including a child. Gaza City and its hundreds of thousands of people are now the focus of both a famine and the looming offensive. But many people are too exhausted or wary to flee.
August 25, 2025 4:21 am
Firefighters were called to a fire in South Franklin Township, Sunday night. According to Washington County 9-1-1, a neighbor reported a fire at 890 S Bridge Road in Prosperity at 11:35 PM. No injuries were reported, the house was unoccupied at the time of the fire. The State Police Fire Marshal is investigating the incident.
August 25, 2025 3:38 am
HANOVER TOWNSHIP, Pa. — A two vehicle crash injured two people and shut down Route 22 near Burgettstown for several hours on Sunday evening. According to Washington County 9-1-1, the incident occurred a at mile marker one on Westbound Route 22 at 6:13 PM. Among the vehicles involved was a tractor trailer that overturned. The two people injured were transported to area hospitals, one by helicopter. Route 22 was closed in both directions between exits PA 18-Florence Burgettstown and the West Virginia line for nearly six hours to clear the scene. Pennsylvania State Police are investigating the crash.
August 24, 2025 8:11 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — Now that Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has signaled that the central bank could soon cut its key interest rate, he faces a new challenge: how to do it without seeming to cave to the White House’s demands. For months, Powell has largely ignored President Donald Trump’s relentless hectoring that he reduce borrowing costs. Yet on Friday, in a highly-anticipated speech, Powell suggested that the Fed could take such a step as soon as its next meeting in September. It will be a fraught decision for the Fed, which must weigh it against persistent inflation that remains a problem and an economy that could also improve in the second half of this year. Both trends, if they occur, could make a cut look premature. (Photo: AP)
August 24, 2025 8:02 am
ECONOMY BOROUGH, Pa. (WPXI) – At least 21 people were taken to hospitals Saturday after a school bus crash in Beaver County. Police, fire and EMS were called to Shaffer Road in Economy Borough around 10 a.m. Members of the Aliquippa Junior High football team were on the bus, which was headed to Pine-Richland for a game. There were 25 students on the bus along with two coaches and a bus driver. Multiple injuries were reported and patients were taken to local hospitals. According to the Aliquippa Fire Department, 21 people were taken to hospitals or trauma centers. UPMC officials said that 20 students were taken to UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh for treatment. A spokesperson says all but one, who required surgery, have been discharged. The crash’s cause is under investigation. In a release, Aliquippa School District Superintendent Phillip Woods said the bus did not flip over but came to rest against a hillside. “We are grateful to share that there were no fatalities, and no other vehicles were involved,” Woods said. The district is working with ABC Transit to obtain the bus video and recover students’ belongings, Woods said. A parent meeting will be held Monday at 5:30 p.m. in the Black Box to answer questions.
August 24, 2025 7:00 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — Jeffrey Epstein’s imprisoned former girlfriend repeatedly denied to the Justice Department witnessing any sexually inappropriate interactions with Donald Trump. That’s according to records released Friday meant to distance the Republican president from the disgraced financer. The Trump administration issued hundreds of pages of transcripts from interviews Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche conducted with Ghislaine Maxwell last month. The administration has scrambled to present itself as transparent amid a fierce backlash over an earlier refusal to disclose records from the sex-trafficking case. The transcripts show Maxwell repeatedly praising Trump and denying she had observed him engaged in any form of sexual behavior.
August 23, 2025 8:08 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — Now that Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has signaled that the central bank could soon cut its key interest rate, he faces a new challenge: how to do it without seeming to cave to the White House’s demands. For months, Powell has largely ignored President Donald Trump’s relentless hectoring that he reduce borrowing costs. Yet on Friday, in a highly-anticipated speech, Powell suggested that the Fed could take such a step as soon as its next meeting in September. It will be a fraught decision for the Fed, which must weigh it against persistent inflation that remains a problem and an economy that could also improve in the second half of this year. Both trends, if they occur, could make a cut look premature.
