September 13, 2025 4:43 am
OREM, Utah (AP) — A 22-year-old Utah man who was booked on murder charges in the assassination of Charlie Kirk held deep disdain for the conservative activist’s provocative viewpoints and indicated to a family member that he was responsible for the shooting. That’s what authorities said Friday as they announced the arrest of Tyler Robinson, which marked a major break in a case that shocked the country and raised fresh alarms about political violence in a deeply polarized United States. Utah Governor Spencer Cox said Robinson had become “more political” in the run-up to the shooting and mentioned during a dinner with family that Kirk would be visiting Utah. Cox credited Robinson’s family with helping turn him in.
September 13, 2025 4:40 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Qatar’s prime minister Friday before he visits Israel this weekend. It shows how the Trump administration is trying to balance relations between key Middle East allies days after Israel targeted Hamas leaders in a strike on Doha. The trip to Israel is a show of support for the increasingly isolated country before the United Nations holds likely contentious debate on the creation of a Palestinian state. Trump and special envoy Steve Witkoff had dinner with the Qatari premier later Friday. The Trump administration is walking a delicate line between two major allies after Israel’s strike in Doha, where Hamas leaders had gathered to consider a U.S. proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza.
September 13, 2025 4:37 am
CHICAGO (AP) — The Department of Homeland Security says an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer fatally shot a suspect who tried to evade arrest in a Chicago suburb by driving his car at officers and dragging one of them. The officer was attempting to arrest a man Friday with a history of reckless driving who had entered the country illegally. The department says the man refused orders and drove his car at the officers. One officer was hit and dragged, prompting him to open fire. Both the officer and the suspect were taken to a hospital, where the suspect was pronounced dead. ICE says the incident occurred in Franklin Park, amid an ongoing enforcement operation in Chicago.
September 13, 2025 4:34 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook referred to a condominium she purchased in June 2021 as a “vacation home” in a loan estimate. That characterization that could undermine claims by the Trump administration that she committed mortgage fraud. President Donald Trump has sought to fire Cook “for cause,” relying on claims that Cook claimed both the condo and another property as her primary residence simultaneously. Trump is trying to reshape the central bank, in part to orchestrate a steep cut to interest rates. Documents obtained by The Associated Press also showed that on a second form submitted by Cook to gain a security clearance, she described the property as a “second home.”
September 13, 2025 4:32 am
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — President Donald Trump says he’ll send the National Guard to Memphis, Tennessee, to address crime concerns there. The president told Fox News on Friday that “the mayor is happy” and “the governor is happy” about the pending deployment. Democratic Mayor Paul Young pushed back on Trump’s assertion, saying “I did not ask for the National Guard and I don’t think it’s the way to drive down crime.” Tennessee’s Republican Gov. Bill Lee confirmed the deployment was coming and said he planned to speak with the president Friday to work out details of the mission. Trump has also mused about sending troops to New Orleans, another majority-Black city in a Republican-leaning state.
September 13, 2025 4:30 am
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Senate has passed a plan backed by President Donald Trump that could help Republicans win an additional U.S. House seat. The Senate’s vote Friday sends the measure to Republican Gov. Mike Kehoe for his expected signature. But opponents immediately announced a referendum petition that could force a statewide vote on the new map. Missouri is the third state to take up congressional redistricting ahead of the 2026 elections. Republicans in Texas passed a new House map aimed at winning five more seats. Democrats in California countered with their own redistricting plan aimed at picking up five seats, but it still needs voter approval.
September 13, 2025 4:27 am
Emergency responders were called to a motorcycle accident early Saturday morning. According to Washington County 9-1-1 dispatchers, a motorcycle left the road and crashed into a tree. The accident occurred in the 1300 Block of North Main Street in South Strabane Township. When crews arrived, they found a man bleeding from the head. He was transported to Washington Hospital.
September 13, 2025 4:14 am
PITTSBURGH — (WPXI)-The Forbes 400 has been released, and three Pittsburgh-area business leaders made the cut for the 2025 ranking of the richest people in the United States. They are Edward Stack and family, Thomas Tull and Maggie Hardy, all repeats on the annual list. Stack, executive chairman of Dick’s Sporting Goods Inc., the Findlay Township-based retail giant, placed highest among the local contingent at No. 280, with net worth estimated at $5.4 billion. Tull, entrepreneur and philanthropist known as a producer of blockbuster films and tech and sports investments, was No. 291, with net worth of $5.3 billion. Hardy, owner and CEO of 84 Lumber Co. and celebrated resort Nemacolin, was No. 347, with net worth of $4.3 billion.
September 13, 2025 4:20 am
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — As Big Tech’s data centers continue to grow threatening to overload U.S. electricity grids, policymakers are considering bumping the energy-hungry data centers off grids during power emergencies. Texas moved first to try to protect residents in the data-center hotspot from another deadly blackout like the winter storm in 2021 when dozens died. Lawmakers there passed a bill in June that orders up standards for power emergencies when utilities must disconnect big electric users. Now the concept is emerging in the 13-state mid-Atlantic grid and elsewhere as massive data centers are coming online faster than power plants can be built.
September 13, 2025 4:12 am
PITTSBURGH —(WPXI)- PennDOT has granted over $100 million in funding to prevent service cuts and fare hikes to Pittsburgh Regional Transit, for now. On Friday, PRT said PennDOT will provide them with up to $106.7 million in state capital funds to fill a budget deficit. The money is expected to be used to cover operating expenses. The deficit resulted in a proposal that would have cut PRT service by 35% and introduced a 9% fare hike, starting in early 2026. While the funds create a temporary reprieve, PRT said work still needs to be done to avoid it in the future. A series of public hearings was held to discuss the impact the service cuts would have on people’s lives. PRT said it will present a resolution to its Board later this month to formally amend its operating and capital budgets in line with PennDOT’s approval.
