Happy Constitution Day: 5 facts about America’s most important documentVideo
Happy birthday to the U.S. Constitution. Each Sept. 17 marks Constitution Day, the anniversary of the day in 1787 when 38 founding fathers gathered in the Philadelphia building now known as Liberty Hall to sign the document that still guides America. Every year, the National Constitution Center answers hundreds of...
Saudi Arabia says full oil production restored within the month
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Saudi Arabia’s energy minister said Tuesday that 50% of its daily crude oil production that was knocked out by a weekend attack had been restored and that full production is expected by the end of the month. “Where would you find a company in this...
Corey Lewandowski rebuffs questions at House impeachment hearing
WASHINGTON — Democrats’ first hearing in what they are calling an impeachment investigation quickly turned sour Tuesday as their sole witness, former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski, refused to answer most of their questions. Lewandowski was following White House orders not to discuss confidential conversations with the president beyond what...
Benjamin Netanyahu’s career on the line as Israel votes
JERUSALEM — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s career was on the line Tuesday as Israel held its second national election this year, with voters deciding whether to give him another term in office despite a likely indictment on corruption charges. The longest serving leader in Israeli history was seeking a fourth...
Cokie Roberts, longtime political journalist, dies at 75
Cokie Roberts, the daughter of politicians who grew up to cover the family business in Washington for ABC News and NPR over several decades, died Tuesday in Washington of complications from breast cancer. ABC broke into network programming to announce her death and pay tribute. Roberts was the daughter of...
Protest likely to greet Trump fundraising trip in California
RIO RANCHO, N.M. — President Donald Trump is making a rare visit to California, a Democratic stronghold where he is expected to rake in millions of dollars during a series of fundraisers for his reelection effort that are almost certain to be met with jeering protests. Trump has routinely mocked...
Army revamps recruiting, hits enlistment goal
WASHINGTON — A year after failing to meet its enlistment goal for the first time in 13 years, the U.S. Army is now on track to meet a lower 2019 target after revamping its recruitment effort. Army leaders tell The Associated Press that they expect to sign up more than...
Teen suicide: What parents and caregivers need to know
Is your teen at risk of suicide? While no teen is immune, there are factors that can make some adolescents more vulnerable than others. Understand how to tell if your teen might be suicidal and where to turn for help and treatment. What makes teens vulnerable to suicide? Many teens...
Health Happenings for week of Sept. 17-23
Blood drives • American Red Cross will host these blood drives: — 2-6:30 p.m. today , Blairsville Community Center, 101 E North Ave. — Noon-5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Christ United Methodist Church, 201 Market St., Scottdale — 12:30-5 p.m. Thursday, Ascension Church, 621 Division St., Jeannette — 12:30-6 p.m. Friday, Norwin...
Study: Untreated high blood pressure could lead to poor brain health
High blood pressure can lead to diabetes, heart disease and other illnesses. It can also cause cognitive decline, according to a new report. Researchers from Columbia University recently conducted an observational study, presented at a recent American Heart Association session, to explore the association between brain health and hypertension. To...
White House orders 2 former aides to defy House subpoenas
WASHINGTON — The White House has instructed two former aides to President Donald Trump not to appear at a House Judiciary Committee hearing Tuesday, saying Rick Dearborn and Rob Porter are “absolutely immune” from testifying at what the panel is calling its first impeachment hearing. In a letter sent to...
Mexican tycoon arrested when boat kills 11-year-old son near San FranciscoVideo
TIBURON, Calif. — A member of one of Mexico’s wealthiest families was arrested on manslaughter charges after his 11-year-old son died on a family boating trip in the San Francisco Bay, police said Monday. Javier A. Burillo, 57, was arrested Sunday at his multimillion-dollar home in the bay front community...
House panel investigates Elaine Chao for possible conflicts
WASHINGTON — The House Oversight Committee said Monday it is investigating whether Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao acted improperly to benefit herself or her family’s shipping company. Two Democratic leaders sent Chao a letter asking her to turn over documents and communications related to the New York-based company, Foremost Group. Chao’s...
How the FBI limited investigation of Brett Kavanaugh allegations
WASHINGTON — As Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh prepares for his second year on the Supreme Court, new reporting has detailed how the limits ordered by the White House and Senate Republicans last year constrained the FBI investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct when he was a college freshman. The FBI...
New York prosecutors subpoena Trump’s tax returns in hush-money probe
NEW YORK — New York City prosecutors have subpoenaed President Donald Trump’s tax returns, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Monday. Manhattan District Attorney’s Cyrus Vance Jr.’s office recently sent a subpoena to Trump’s accounting firm seeking the last eight years of state and federal...
Pa. wants deer hunters to help control chronic wasting disease
The Pennsylvania Game Commission is seeking public comment on a proposal to more actively involve deer hunters in the fight against chronic wasting disease, or CWD. The commission released a draft report and is accepting comments through Feb. 29, 2020 — in time for implementation in the 2020-21 hunting seasons....
Psychiatrist: Man accused of killing 6 controlled by voices
HOUSTON — A forensic psychiatrist tells jurors a man accused of fatally shooting six members of his ex-wife’s family in 2014 wasn’t responsible for his actions because severe mental illness made him believe voices in his head were telling him to carry out the killings. Prosecutors allege Ronald Lee Haskell...
Jeffrey Epstein accusers denied compensation in victims’ rights case
A group of women who say they were sexually abused by Jeffrey Epstein suffered a setback Monday in their decade-long legal fight over a plea deal that allowed the financier to avoid a lengthy prison term. A federal judge in West Palm Beach, Florida, ruled that the women were not...
Policy change limits crowd sizes in Pa. Capitol Rotunda rallies
The Wolf administration is moving to limit the number of people at rallies in the Capitol Rotunda and reserving room for others to walk through when it’s crowded. Pennlive.com reported Monday the General Services Department is capping at 450 the number of people on the floor, balconies and marble stairs....
IS leader calls on fighters to free detained comrades
BEIRUT — The leader of the Islamic State group released a new alleged audio recording Monday calling on members of the extremist group to do all they can to free IS detainees and women held in jails and camps. The purported audio by Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, in which he also...
Tattered by Hurricane Dorian, ‘Steve’ the flag auctioned to aid Outer Banks
The American flag that withstood hurricane winds on a light tower in the Atlantic Ocean is for sale. The tattered flag, nicknamed Steve, flew above Frying Pan Shoals Light Tower on Sept. 6 during the brunt of Hurricane Dorian. The tower’s owner, Charlotte software engineer Richard Neal, is auctioning the...
Kentucky man jailed in threat to Planned Parenthood in Ohio
INDEPENDENCE, Ky. — A Kentucky man accused of threatening to blow up a Planned Parenthood facility in Cincinnati was ordered held on $100,000 bond Monday after police found a “homemade destructive device” at his home. WXIX-TV reports Daniel Kibler was arrested Sunday after police searched his home in Independence. He...
Man who let 12-year-old drive car that hit boy is imprisoned
WATERLOO, Iowa — An Iowa father whose 12-year-old son struck a 4-year-old boy while driving the man’s car has been sent to prison. Black Hawk County District Court records say 34-year-old Jesse Azbill pleaded guilty Friday to child endangerment and aiding and abetting serious injury by auto. He was sentenced...
Eastern Pa. city joins Pittsburgh, Sharpsburg in banning wild-animal acts
Following in the footsteps of two Allegheny County communities, Whitemarsh Township officials in eastern Pennsylvania voted to ban wild and exotic animal circus acts last week. The move comes after similar bans enacted in both Pittsburgh and Sharpsburg, and will affect the town of Plymouth Meeting in Whitemarsh, where the...
Elizabeth Warren offers anti-corruption plan central to her campaign
NEW YORK — Elizabeth Warren has released a proposal aimed at government corruption, providing a detailed policy roadmap for a fight she says is at the core of her presidential campaign. The Democratic senator from Massachusetts is announcing the plan Monday in Manhattan’s Washington Square Park, near the site of...
