North Korea has sent about 10,000 troops to Russia to likely fight against Ukraine, Pentagon says
BRUSSELS — North Korea has sent about 10,000 troops to Russia to train and likely fight against Ukraine within “the next several weeks,” the Pentagon said Monday, in a move that Western leaders say will intensify the almost three-year war and jolt relations in the Indo-Pacific region. Some of the...
U.S. voters concerned about post-election violence and efforts to overturn the results: AP-NORC poll
WASHINGTON — American voters are approaching the presidential election with deep unease about what could follow, including the potential for political violence, attempts to overturn the election results and its broader implications for democracy, according to a new poll. The findings of the survey, conducted by The Associated Press-NORC Center...
Harris rallies Philadelphia voters at church, barbershop, bookstore, restaurant and basketball courtVideo
PHILADELPHIA — Kamala Harris said Sunday that “no one can sit on the sidelines” in this year’s presidential election, capping a day of campaigning across the largest city in the crucial battleground state of Pennsylvania. “We are focused on the future and we are focused on the needs of the...
Testing rules out beef patties as the source of E. coli outbreak, McDonald’s says
LOS ANGELES — McDonald’s announced Sunday that Quarter Pounders will again be on its menu at hundreds of its restaurants after testing ruled out beef patties as the source of the outbreak of E. coli poisoning tied to the popular burgers that killed one person and sickened at least 75...
Trump’s Madison Square Garden event overshadowed by crude and racist insults
NEW YORK — Former President Donald Trump hosted a rally featuring crude and racist insults at New York’s Madison Square Garden, turning what his campaign had dubbed as the event where he would deliver his closing message into an illustration of what turns off his critics. With just over a...
1 dead, 3 wounded in McKees Rocks shooting
A 37-year-old McKees Rocks man was fatally shot and three others were wounded inMcKees Rocks on Saturday, Allegheny County Police said. The victim, Shaylon Williams, was shot at the intersection of Meyers Street and the 800 block Ridge Way around 5:30 p.m. and died about an hour later at Allegheny...
Biden marks anniversary of Tree of Life synagogue attack that killed 11
PITTSBURGH — President Joe Biden on Saturday marked the sixth anniversary of a gunman’s deadly attack on a Pittsburgh synagogue and called out what he called an “appalling surge of antisemitism” amid the war in Gaza. The 2018 attack claimed the lives of 11 worshippers from Dor Hadash, New Light...
Protesters disrupt a Netanyahu speech marking Oct. 7 attacks, chanting ‘Shame on you’
RAMAT HASHARON, Israel — Protesters disrupted a speech by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a ceremony Sunday remembering the victims of Hamas’ attack on southern Israel last year. People shouted “Shame on you” and made a commotion, forcing Netanyahu to stop his speech shortly after it began. The major...
Trump supporters flood Penn State’s Bryce Jordan Center for rally
UNIVERSITY PARK — The long line in front of the Bryce Jordan Center late Saturday morning was a mix of Penn State gear and MAGA apparel, as hundreds waited for the doors to open for former President Donald Trump’s campaign rally. Despite a 4 p.m. scheduled start time, doors for...
Casey, McCormick make final pitches as Senate race reaches stretch run
The most expensive Senate race in America is coming down to the wire in Pennsylvania. Three-term Democratic incumbent Bob Casey is attempting to fend off a challenge from Republican
businessman David McCormick in a race that could tip control of the chamber. With just days until the Nov. 5 election, the...
Foreign threats to the U.S. election are on the rise, and officials are moving faster to expose them
WASHINGTON — A presidential candidate’s phone is hacked. A fake video falsely shows ballots burned in Pennsylvania. National security officials warn that U.S. adversaries may incite violent protests after Election Day. These developments — all revealed in the past week — show how Russia, China and Iran have increased the...
Israel’s first open attack on Iran targets missile sites and apparently spares oil and nuclear ones
TEL AVIV, Israel — Israel attacked military targets in Iran with pre-dawn airstrikes Saturday in retaliation for the barrage of ballistic missiles the Islamic Republic fired on Israel earlier this month. It was the first time Israel’s military has openly attacked Iran. The Israeli military said its aircraft targeted facilities...
In a suburban Miami shopping center, Kmart’s last ‘Blue Light Specials’ flicker
MIAMI — The last Kmart on the U.S. mainland sits at the west end of a busy suburban Miami shopping center, quiet and largely ignored. All around it are thriving chain stores attracting steady streams of customers in sectors where the former box-store chain was once a major player: Marshalls,...
Here’s a look at Musk’s contact with Putin and why it matters
WASHINGTON — Elon Musk, the billionaire owner of major government contractor SpaceX and a key ally of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, has been in regular contact with Russian President Vladimir Putin for the last two years, The Wall Street Journal reported. A person familiar with the situation, who spoke...
Russian actors made fake video depicting mail-in ballots for Trump being destroyed, FBI says
YARDLEY, Pa. — Russian actors were behind a widely circulated video falsely depicting mail-in ballots for Donald Trump being destroyed in Pennsylvania, U.S. officials confirmed on Friday. The video had taken off on social media Thursday but was debunked within three hours by local election officials and law enforcement after...
Washington Post becomes second major U.S. newspaper this week to not endorse a presidential candidate
Less than two weeks before Election Day, The Washington Post said Friday it would not endorse a candidate for president in this year’s tightly contested race and would avoid doing so in the future — a decision immediately condemned by a former executive editor but one that the current publisher...
New limits, oversight for Pa.’s medical marijuana doctors proposed in response to Spotlight PA investigation
Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to account and drives positive change in Pennsylvania. HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Department of Health would be empowered to impose new limits on doctors who want to practice in the state’s medical marijuana...
Trump leaves Michigan rallygoers waiting for hours to tape Joe Rogan podcast
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Many of Donald Trump’s supporters left a Michigan rally before he arrived after the former president kept them waiting for three hours to tape a popular podcast interview. Those who remained at the outdoor rally on an airport tarmac huddled in the cold Friday night as...
Harris and Beyoncé ignite a Houston rally with a double-barreled argument against Trump
HOUSTON — Kamala Harris and Beyoncé ignited a Houston rally with a double-barreled argument against Donald Trump on Friday, with the superstar telling the Democratic nominee’s biggest crowd ever that it was “time to sing a new song” as Harris warned that her GOP opponent was dead set on further...
Beyoncé endorses Kamala Harris in joyful speech at Houston rally: ‘I’m here as a mother’
“I’m not here as a celebrity, I’m not here as a politician. I’m here as a mother,” Beyoncé said at a campaign rally for Kamala Harris. “A mother who cares deeply about the world my children and all of our children live in, a world where we have the freedom...
Elon Musk continues to announce $1 million daily winners
After a few days of non-activity, the website for Elon Musk’s PAC is again announcing $1 million daily winners. A letter from the U.S. Department of Justice to America PAC warned that its giveaway in battleground states to swing voters could be illegal. The letter indicated the prize money could...
Israel launches strikes on targets in Iran risking escalation in Mideast wars
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Israel pounded Iran with airstrikes early Saturday, saying it was targeting military targets in retaliation for the barrage of ballistic missiles the Islamic Republic fired upon Israel earlier this month. Explosions could be heard in the Iranian capital, Tehran, though there was no immediate information...
Lancaster County says 2,500 voter registrations being investigated for possible fraud
HARRISBURG — A criminal investigation is underway in the crucial presidential battleground of Pennsylvania after election workers in one county flagged about 2,500 voter registration forms for potential fraud. Two other counties were alerted to look for similar problems. The forms arrived at the Lancaster County elections office shortly before...
Virginia voter purge blocked by U.S. judge ahead of election
A federal judge in Virginia halted what she concluded was an unlawful, systematic purge of names from the state’s voter rolls ahead of the Nov. 5 presidential election in a win for the Biden administration. The ruling Friday came after the U.S. Justice Department sued Virginia and Alabama in the...
Nuns push back after GOP political activist casts doubt on their Pennsylvania voting registration
ERIE — A group of Pennsylvania nuns says a conservative political organizer posted “false and misleading information” about them by claiming no one lives at their home in Erie and making vague threats to consult his lawyers about them. The Benedictine Sisters of Erie put out a news release this...
