April 6, 2024 12:15 am
A local youth baseball organization is asking for the community’s help to clean up their field after heavy rain. The Bentworth Youth Baseball field was hit hard by the rain and is “in need of some serious TLC,” the organization said. The organization said any help counts, including clearing debris, raking the infield or simply lending a hand. Those who are interested in helping are asked to arrive at the field on Sunday, April 7. Cleanup starts at 10 a.m. and people can come and go as they please. If you’d like to help, you can message Bentworth Youth Baseball on Facebook. (Photo: Bentworth Youth Baseball)
April 6, 2024 12:15 am
WASHINGTON COUNTY, Pa. — Residents of Washington County who meet certain criteria can get their tuition covered at Washington & Jefferson College. The Anica Donnan Rawnsley Scholarship will cover the cost of tuition after accounting for federal, state, institutional, external and merit-based awards and aid. To qualify, students must be full-time and permanent residents of Washington County. Interested students must submit a FAFSA application by May 1st.
April 4, 2024 5:08 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — A new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Opinion Research finds that while Americans say they respect the Constitution’s checks and balances and don’t want a president to have too much power, that view shifts if the candidate of their party wins the presidency. Overall, only about 2 in 10 Americans say it would be “a good thing” for the next president to have the power to change policy without waiting on Congress or the courts. But nearly 6 in 10 Republicans say it would be good for a future President Donald Trump to take unilateral action, while about 4 in 10 Democrats say the same if President Joe Biden is reelected.
April 5, 2024 5:11 am
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s former Defense Secretary Mark Esper has called the former president a “threat to democracy” and says he won’t vote for him in 2024. Former Vice President Mike Pence has declined to endorse his former running mate. His former national security adviser John Bolton has described him as “unfit to be president.” As Trump seeks the presidency a third time, he’s being shadowed by a chorus of people who served in his administration who have become sharp critics, some offering dire predictions about his return to power. While past presidents may have occasional detractors or public critics among those who served them, the stark messages from many former Trump insiders are very unusual.
April 5, 2024 5:05 am
Israel says it’s taking steps to increase the flow of humanitarian aid into Gaza, including reopening a key border crossing into hard-hit northern Gaza. The United Nations says much of the population in northern Gaza is on the brink of starvation. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office announced the new steps early Friday. Hours earlier, President Joe Biden told Netanyahu that future U.S. support for the war in Gaza depends on Israel doing more to protect civilians and aid workers. Gaza officials say the Palestinian death toll has passed 33,000, with another 75,600 people wounded.
April 5, 2024 5:10 am
Russia is renewing its strikes on Ukraine’s energy system. Ukrainian officials, energy workers and analysts say Moscow is using more missiles and better intelligence to strike the electrical grid across the country. In an unexpected springtime campaign Russia unleashed the most devastating wave of attacks since the early days of the full-scale invasion, plunging tens of thousands of Ukrainians into darkness and leaving Ukrainian officials scrambling to find better ways to defend their energy facilities. The Associated Press was given rare access to two power plants struck in a deadly attack on March 22.
April 5, 2024 5:09 am
HUALIEN, Taiwan (AP) — Rescue teams are searching for a family of five feared trapped in a rockslide following Taiwan’s biggest earthquake in 25 years. The quake Wednesday left at least 12 dead. Two bodies were found in the Taroko National Park, a tourist attraction in eastern Taiwan that is famous for its rugged, mountainous terrain. At least four other victims were found in the park already. The family, surnamed You, were hiking in the park after visiting ancestral sites for the traditional grave-sweeping observances. In the city of Hualien, crews were working to demolish a five-story building that was left leaning at a severe angle. The quake damaged scores of buildings around the island and left more 1,000 people injured.
April 4, 2024 3:36 pm
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu future U.S. support for the Gaza war depends on new steps to protect civilians and aid workers. Biden and Netanyahu spoke Thursday by phone days after Israeli airstrikes killed seven food aid workers in Gaza and added a layer of complication in the leaders’ increasingly strained relationship. The White House says the Democratic president told Netanyahu an “immediate cease-fire is essential.” The leaders’ conversation came as the World Central Kitchen called for an independent investigation into the Israeli strikes that killed the group’s staff members, including an American citizen. The Kitchen was founded by restaurateur José Andrés to provide immediate food relief to disaster-stricken areas.
April 4, 2024 5:25 am
World Central Kitchen demanded an independent investigation into the Israeli strikes that killed seven of its staff in Gaza, as Israel faced growing isolation Wednesday over the deaths of six foreign aid workers and a Palestinian driver helping deliver desperately needed food to isolated and starving residents. Wednesday night, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told his Israeli counterpart that the strikes, which Israel says targeted the aid workers in error, strengthened U.S. concerns about Israel’s plans to expand its ground offensive and said that Israel must do more to protect the lives of civilians and aid workers in Gaza.
April 4, 2024 5:23 am
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Authorities say a nighttime Russian attack using Iranian-designed drones has killed four people and wounded 12 in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city. Shahed drones smashed into two apartment buildings in the city near the Russian border that has frequently been targeted during more than two years of war. The Kremlin’s forces in recent months have stepped up their aerial barrages of Ukraine, hitting urban areas and the power grid. The about 1,000-kilometer (620-mile) front line is largely deadlocked, but Kyiv officials say they expect a large-scale Russian offensive in the summer. Officials said three first responders in Kharkiv were killed when Russia struck a multistory building twice in quick succession. Another 14-story building was hit by a drone, killing a woman.
