May 10, 2023 2:18 am
NEW YORK (AP) — A jury has found Donald Trump liable for sexually abusing advice columnist E. Jean Carroll in 1996. Jurors awarded her $5 million in a judgment that could haunt the former president as he campaigns to regain the White House. The verdict was announced in a federal courtroom in New York City on the first day of deliberations. Jurors rejected Carroll’s claim that she was raped, but found Trump liable for sexual abuse and for defaming Carroll after she made her allegations public. Trump chose not to attend the civil trial and was absent when the verdict was read.
May 10, 2023 2:12 am
(WPXI) – Police are searching for a man who was barefoot and covered in blood, who they say terrorized a Washington County neighborhood on Wednesday. According to police, the man went around to different homes in Eighty Four, begging to be let inside. The incident began at 4 a.m., and the man told people his truck broke down and not to call the police. He allegedly went through backyards, into garages and onto back decks. Around 7 a.m., the man had his face pressed against a side door window when the homeowner woke up. “Hes standing at my side door with his face against my window just staring at me, I said what are you doing?” the homeowner said. “And he motioned for me to come over and I look down and he’s barefoot and bleeding on his legs.” Police did not find any vehicles after an extensive search of the area. The man went to at least six homes. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call North Strabane Police.
May 9, 2023 4:19 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal task force is recommending that women start getting every-other-year mammograms at age 40 instead of waiting until 50. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has long said women can choose to start breast cancer screening as young as 40 but until now has made a stronger recommendation for the X-ray exams every two years between ages 50 and 74. Tuesday’s draft recommendation, if finalized, won’t settle the issue. Other health groups have differing guidelines for when women should start routine screening and whether they need it annually or every other year.
May 9, 2023 4:18 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy says after meeting with President Joe Biden and other Democrats that he “didn’t see any new movement” toward ending a months-long impasse over raising the nation’s borrowing limit. That debt ceiling must be raised soon to avert a potential first-ever U.S. default. Tuesday’s meeting at the White House was the first face-to-face confrontation between the Republicans and Biden and Democratic congressional leaders over the issue. Afterward, McCarthy stopped short of guaranteeing there would be no default, simply saying he was doing everything he could.
May 9, 2023 4:16 am
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Israeli military says it has killed three senior commanders of the militant Islamic Jihad group in targeted airstrikes. Palestinian health officials said 13 people were killed, including the commanders and members of their families. The Palestinian Health Ministry said 20 people were wounded. The strikes hit the top floor of an apartment building in Gaza City and a house in the southern city of Rafah. Witnesses reported seeing explosions. The strikes continued early on Tuesday, targeting militant training sites. In the past, Palestinian militant groups in Gaza have retaliated for such targeted killings. Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh warned that Israel will “pay the price.” The surprise attacks come at a time of soaring Israeli-Palestinian tensions.
May 9, 2023 4:14 am
Russian President Vladimir Putin has addressed his country’s Victory Day parade on Moscow’s Red Square, claiming that “a real war” has been unleashed against Russia — a reference to the war in Ukraine that the Kremlin portrays as being a proxy conflict with the West. Earlier Tuesday, Russia unleashed a barrage of cruise missiles on Ukraine, hours before the start of the annual commemorations celebrating the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II. The Kremlin’s forces launched 25 missiles overnight into Tuesday, in a wave of attacks across Ukraine. The Ukrainian Air Force said air defense had successfully destroyed 23 of them.
May 9, 2023 4:12 am
NEW YORK (AP) — Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin will use the $10 million given to online fundraising campaigns by well-wishers after his on-field collapse to fund his own nonprofit, the Chasing M’s Foundation. The decision begins the 25-year-old’s plan for the unprecedented outpouring of support that he received after his heart stopped following a tackle during a Monday night football game in January. Hamlin first started Chasing M’s Foundation in May 2020 when he was still a student playing with the University of Pittsburgh. His spokesperson said they applied last month for retroactive tax-exempt status for the nonprofit.
May 9, 2023 4:09 am
HOMESTEAD, Pa. — (WPXI) – Two officers are hurt and a suspect is in critical condition after an officer-involved shooting in Homestead on Monday night. Allegheny County 911 confirms emergency crews were called to the scene at 8:16 p.m. According to Allegheny County police at the scene, the suspect hit investigators’ cars after fleeing a traffic stop. Investigators found the suspect’s car abandoned. The suspect was found in an alley, where he pulled out a gun. Allegheny County police said the suspect exchanged gunfire with Homestead police. A West Homestead officer on the way to the scene struck the suspect with his car. The suspect is in critical condition. One officer has a minor leg injury, and the West Homestead officer who hit the suspect with his car suffered minor injuries on impact.
May 9, 2023 4:06 am
Peters Township Council worked a split shift on Monday night. At 6:00 PM, council met with the fire department at the new Fire Station Number 3 to conduct a ribbon cutting ceremony. The recently completed fire station is located on Bebout Road in the eastern section of the township. Fire Chief Mike McLaughlin says the station will expand the scope and reach and the ability to service the community as a whole. In addition to the new fire station, the fire department took delivery on a new tanker fire apparatus. The truck was ordered as a replacement truck in the rotation of apparatus upgrades. It will be placed at station number 3 as part of its inventory. In regular council business, council was briefed on what a new solid waste collection contract may look like. Peters Township works with the South Hills Area Council of Governments in negotiating large contracts. According to Township Manager Paul Lauer, this contract could see a price increase of 20%-40%. That means that customers that are now paying $70 per quarter for trash collection, could see that fee increase to $100 per quarter. Customers would be limited to one container of trash per week. A plus to the contract, glass would be added back in as a recycled material. Bid proposals are out to three companies and final numbers have not yet been calculated.
May 9, 2023 3:59 am
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — There were no dedicated corrections officers watching the housing unit at a Philadelphia prison where two inmates escaped Sunday night, and there were no armed perimeter guards when they made it through a fence surrounding the prison yard, a correctional officers union official told The Associated Press Tuesday. Authorities are still searching for two inmates — one accused of killing four people — who were gone from a Philadelphia prison for nearly 19 hours before officials knew they were missing. Prison officials say several headcounts conducted Sunday and Monday reportedly showed that all prisoners were accounted for.
