Energy ‘off the charts’ at Republican National Convention, Westmoreland attendees say
Jill Cooper thought there was a lot of energy swirling around at the 2016 Republican National Convention during Donald Trump’s initial candidacy for president. That was before attending this week’s convention in Milwaukee. “The energy was off the charts,” said the state representative from Murrysville, who attended the convention as...
3 courts agree that a woman deemed wrongfully convicted should be freed, yet she still isn’t
A circuit judge, an appellate court and the Missouri Supreme Court agree that a woman whose murder conviction was overturned should be free after 43 years in prison. Yet Sandra Hemme is still behind bars, leaving her lawyers and legal experts puzzled. “I’ve never seen it,” said Michael Wolff, a...
What’s known about the massive tech outage causing worldwide disruptions
NEW YORK — Much of the world faced online disarray Friday as a widespread technology outage affected companies and services across industries — grounding flights, knocking banks and hospital systems offline and media outlets off air. At the heart of the massive disruption is CrowdStrike, a cybersecurity firm that provides...
Bangladesh security forces fire bullets and sound grenades as protests over government jobs escalate
DHAKA, Bangladesh — Police and security officials in Bangladesh fired bullets and tear gas at protesters Friday and banned all gatherings in the capital as internet and mobile services were cut off following days of deadly clashes over the allocation of government jobs. Several people were killed, media reports said....
Penn State main campus students face tuition hike; price at branch campuses still frozen
Pennsylvanians attending Penn State University’s main campus a year from now will pay 2% more in undergraduate tuition, while in-state branch campus undergraduates will see no increase for a third straight year. The university’s Board of Trustees Friday approved those and other rates in adopting a $9.9 billion budget for...
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Drone strike by Yemen’s Houthi rebels kills 1, wounds at least 10 in Tel Aviv
TEL AVIV, Israel — An Iranian-made drone sent by Yemen’s Houthi rebels struck Tel Aviv on Friday, leaving one person dead and at least 10 wounded in the group’s first lethal strike into Israel. The aerial strike — the first lethal Houthi attack in Israel — rumbled through the center...
Russia convicts U.S. reporter of espionage after a trial widely seen as politically motivated
YEKATERINBURG, Russis — Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was convicted Friday of espionage and sentenced to 16 years in a maximum-security prison on charges that his employer and the U.S. government have rejected as fabricated. The swift conclusion of the secretive trial in Russia’s highly politicized legal system could...
Widespread technology outage disrupts flights, banks, media outlets and companies around the world
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A global technology outage caused by a faulty software update grounded flights, knocked banks and media outlets offline, and disrupted hospitals, small businesses and other services on Friday, highlighting the fragility of a digitized world dependent on just a handful of providers. The trouble with the...
In accepting GOP nomination, Trump describes assassination attempt, honors Corey Comperatore
MILWAUKEE — Donald Trump, somber and bandaged, accepted the GOP presidential nomination on Thursday at the Republican National Convention in a speech where he described how he felt during an assassination attempt that could have ended his life. “I’m not supposed to be here tonight,” Trump told the packed convention...
Hunter Biden seeks dismissal of tax, gun cases, citing decision to toss Trump’s classified docs case
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter, asked federal judges Thursday to dismiss tax and gun cases against him, citing a ruling in Florida this week that threw out a separate prosecution of former President Donald Trump. The requests in federal court in Delaware and California underscore the potential ramifications...
Salman Rushdie’s alleged assailant won’t see author’s private notes before trial
MAYVILLE, N.Y. — Author Salman Rushdie does not have to turn over private notes about his stabbing to the man charged with attacking him, a judge ruled Thursday, rejecting the alleged assailant’s contention that he is entitled to the material as he prepares for trial. Hadi Matar’s lawyers in February...
South Korea restarts propaganda broadcasts across border in reaction to North’s balloon launches
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea says it has restarted anti-Pyongyang propaganda broadcasts across the border in response to North Korea’s resumption of trash-carrying balloons launches. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff says its frontline loudspeaker broadcasts were conducted between Thursday evening and Friday morning in areas where North Korea...
Lou Dobbs, conservative pundit and Fox Business host, dies at 78
NEW YORK — Lou Dobbs, the conservative political pundit and cable TV host who was a nightly presence on Fox Business Network for more than a decade, has died. He was 78. His death was announced Thursday in a post on his official X account, which called him a “fighter...
Federal appeals court blocks remainder of Biden’s student debt relief plan
WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court blocked the implementation of the Biden administration’s student debt relief plan, which would have lowered monthly payments for millions of borrowers. In a ruling Thursday, the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals granted a motion for an administrative stay filed by a group of Republican-led...
Biden has covid-19 and didn’t wear a mask, but CDC’s guidelines say he doesn’t have to
REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. — President Joe Biden did not wear a face mask in public a couple of times after the White House announced he had tested positive for COVID-19. The White House said the Democratic incumbent was experiencing “mild” symptoms while the president’s physician said Biden would self-isolate “in...
Ear bandages become fashion trend for Trump supporters
Ear bandages are now in style for the Republican Party — following the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump during his campaign rally Saturday in Butler County. The shooting left Trump with a white square bandage on his right ear after he was treated at Butler Memorial Hospital, and...
After crash that killed 6 teens, NTSB chief says people underestimate marijuana’s impact on drivers
DETROIT — A horrific crash that killed six high school girls in Oklahoma two years ago has the head of the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board urging parents to warn teenagers about the risk of driving after using marijuana. Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy made the appeal to parents Thursday as her...
Amazon says this year’s Prime Day was its biggest ever
NEW YORK — Amazon saw record sales for Prime Day this week as Prime members purchased more items than ever before, the company announced Thursday. The Seattle e-commerce giant, which does not disclose how much it earns during the popular discount event, also said “millions” of customers joined Prime in...
Officials say message posted on gaming platform prior to Trump rally was from fake account
The 20-year-old man authorities said opened fire at a political rally in Butler County had photos and searches of both President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump on his cellphone, several news outlets reported Thursday citing unnamed sources. Sources told CNN that the gunman’s search history, dating back to...
Trump, in highly personal speech, will accept GOP nomination again days after assassination attempt
MILWAUKEE — Donald Trump takes the stage Thursday at the Republican National Convention to accept his party’s nomination again and give his first speech since he was cut off mid-sentence by a flurry of gunfire in an assassination attempt at a rally in Pennsylvania. Trump’s wife, Melania, is expected to...
Journalist Evan Gershkovich attends hearing in Russia in his trial on espionage charges that he and U.S. deny
YEKATERINBURG, Russia — Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich attended a hearing behind closed doors on Thursday in his trial in Russia on espionage charges that he, his employer and the U.S. government vehemently deny. Closing arguments are set for Friday. Authorities arrested the 32-year-old journalist on March 29, 2023,...
Paris police are sealing off the Seine River ahead of the Olympics opening ceremony
PARIS — A special kind of iron curtain came down across central Paris on Thursday, with the beginning of an Olympic anti-terrorism perimeter along the banks of the River Seine sealing off a kilometers-long (miles-long) area to Parisians and tourists who hadn’t applied in advance for a pass. The words...
‘1 screen, 2 movies’: Conflicting conspiracy theories emerge from Trump shooting
WASHINGTON — A former president is shot, the gunman quickly neutralized, and all of it is caught on camera. But for those who don’t believe their eyes, that’s just the start of the story. For some supporters of former President Donald Trump, the failure of the Secret Service to prevent...
Biden is isolated at home as Obama, Pelosi and other Democrats push for him to reconsider 2024 race
WASHINGTON — Democrats at the highest levels are making a critical push for President Joe Biden to rethink his election bid, with former President Barack Obama expressing concerns to allies and Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi privately telling Biden the party could lose the ability to seize control of the House...
