August 27, 2024 4:48 am
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli forces rescued a hostage found alone underground in Gaza, freeing a living captive from Hamas’ vast tunnel network for the first time since the Oct. 7 attack that ignited the war. The 52-year-old Israeli man was taken Tuesday to a hospital in Israel, where members of his large Bedouin Arab family gathered around his bedside in a joyful reunion. The rescue brought a rare moment of joy to Israelis after 10 months of war but also served as a painful reminder that dozens of hostages are still in captivity as international mediators try to broker a cease-fire in which they would be released.
August 27, 2024 4:50 am
FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. (AP) — It’s been a wild week of weather in many parts of the United States. Millions of people are enduring dangerous heat and humidity in the Midwest, while an Alaska landslide killed one man and a woman died in a Grand Canyon National Park flash flood. Additionally, Hawaii was pounded with rain from Tropical Storm Hone and mountains in the West saw early-season snow.
August 26, 2024 4:54 am
LONDON (AP) — Oasis, the Britpop band known for timeless hits like “Wonderwall” and “Don’t Look Back in Anger,” is reuniting for a tour of the British Isles next summer. The announcement ends a 15-year hiatus and, presumably, the long-held feud between brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher. The guitar band will play 14 dates in Wales, England, Scotland and Ireland next July and August. Tickets go on sale at 9 a.m. Saturday. Oasis split in 2009 after many years of infighting, with Noel Gallagher officially leaving the band just before a performance at a festival near Paris.
August 26, 2024 12:26 pm
(AP) – Labor Day weekend is the last blast of summer vacation, and that means lots of Americans will be traveling. Airports, highways, beaches and theme parks are all expected to be packed for the long holiday weekend. The Transportation Security Administration expects to screen more people at airports than during any previous Labor Day period. Auto club AAA says bookings for domestic travel are running 9% higher than at this time last year, but international trips are down 4%. Motorists and air travelers are getting a break on prices, with gasoline and airfares both down a little from very high levels last year.
August 26, 2024 12:20 pm
WASHINGTON (AP) — Walmart has recalled nearly 10,000 cases of apple juice sold in stores across the U.S. The product was found to contain potentially harmful levels of inorganic arsenic. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration gave the recall a more urgent classification Friday after making its original announcement Aug. 15. The new classification says the affected product may cause temporary adverse health consequences but is unlikely to cause serious or irreversible medical issues. The recall applies to 9,535 cases of Great Value brand apple juice sold in 25 states, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia. Florida-based manufacturer Refresco Beverages US Inc. voluntarily recalled the contaminated six-packs of 8-ounce juice bottles. (Photo: AP)
August 26, 2024 9:44 am
TORONTO (AP) — Canada’s government is imposing a 100% tariff on imports of Chinese-made electric vehicles that matches U.S. tariffs. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government began 30-day consultation on the issue earlier this summer to counter what Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland has said is a clear effort by Chinese companies to generate a global oversupply. Canada’s move comes weeks after both the United States and the European Commission announced plans to impose higher import tariffs on Chinese EVs. U.S. national security advisor Jake Sullivan encouraged Canada to do the same during a meeting with Trudeau and cabinet ministers at a cabinet retreat in Halifax, Nova Scotia on Sunday
August 26, 2024 7:26 am
Emergency crews were called to a three-vehicle crash on Interstate 70 eastbound Monday morning. Washington County 9-1-1 says it happened just after 6:30 a.m. just past the Jefferson Avenue interchange and before the north junction to Interstate 79. Dispatchers say two people were injured. Both were transported from the scene by ambulance. There is no word on their conditions. The crash initially closed all lanes eastbound but all lanes reopened by 8 a.m.
August 26, 2024 4:52 am
PLEASANT HILLS, Pa. — (WPXI) – A hybrid battery ignited a truck fire in Allegheny County. Pleasant Hills Volunteer Fire Company crews responded to a reported fire in the bed of a pick-up truck on Oakcrest Lane Sunday around 2:30 a.m. When firefighters arrived, they found the truck “well involved” and began to put out the flames. Fire officials say they used a ground monitor to flow water on the battery for nearly an hour to cool it off and extinguish the fire. Although the truck was destroyed, first responders tell Channel 11 that no one was hurt and a nearby home was not damaged. (PHOTO: Pleasant Hills Volunteer Fire Department)
August 26, 2024 4:55 am
PITTSBURGH — (WPXI) – UPDATE: Pittsburgh police say Donald Champion was found safe overnight. Pittsburgh police were looking for a missing and endangered man with health issues, including dementia. Detectives were looking for Donald Champion, 62, who was last seen around 10 a.m. Sunday while walking away from the 3200 block of Niagara Street. Police say he frequently goes for walks, but this time left his phone at home. Champion stands 5 feet, 7 inches tall and has brown eyes. Champion was last seen wearing a black fedora hat, black and orange construction glasses, a black jacket and black pants. Police say he walks with a limp.
August 26, 2024 4:59 am
With COVID-19 cases rising, the U.S. government will soon make free tests available to the public. NBC News reports the Biden administration announced Friday that COVIDtests.gov will reopen in late September. This announcement comes as COVID rates are increasing because of new highly contagious variants and new vaccines that better match the circulating strains of the virus were approved. Through this federal program, U.S. households can order up to four free COVID-19 nasal swab tests that will be delivered through the mail. An exact date for when tests can be ordered has not yet been announced. Since this program began in 2021, more than 900 million tests have been distributed to households nationwide. NBC reports that another 900 million at-home tests were distributed through community-based access points.
