Walmart shopper in northeast Pa. accused of spitting on fellow shopper who asked him to wear a mask
A northeastern Pennsylvania man is accused of spitting in the face of a fellow shopper inside a Wayne County Walmart after she asked him to follow the store’s mandatory mask policy. The incident happened Monday when Evan Spangenberg and his girlfriend were shopping in the Texas Township store without face...
Federal agents, local streets: A ‘red flag’ in Portland, Ore.
PORTLAND, Ore. — Federal officers’ actions at protests in Oregon’s largest city, hailed by President Donald Trump but done without local consent, are raising the prospect of a constitutional crisis — one that could escalate as weeks of demonstrations find renewed focus in clashes with camouflaged, unidentified agents outside Portland’s...
Trump, Congress square off over virus aid as crisis worsens
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump acknowledged a “big flareup” of covid-19 cases, but divisions between the White House and Senate Republicans and differences with Democrats posed fresh challenges for a new federal aid package with the U.S. crisis worsening and emergency relief about to expire. Trump convened GOP leaders...
Judge to hear arguments in Atlanta mask mandate lawsuit
ATLANTA — A judge plans to hear arguments on an emergency request by Georgia’s governor to stop Atlanta from enforcing a mandate to wear a mask in public and other restrictions related to the covid-19 pandemic while a lawsuit on the issue is pending. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Kelly...
Nina Kapur, reporter for CBS affiliate in New York, dies in moped crashVideo
NEW YORK — A reporter for a CBS affiliate in New York has died in a moped crash, the station announced. CBS2 New York reporter Nina Kapur was riding as a passenger on a moped that crashed Saturday in Brooklyn, police said. She was taken to Bellevue Hospital, where she...
Florida again reports more than 10,000 new coronavirus casesVideo
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Florida reported another 10,000 new coronavirus cases on Monday, the 12th day since the Fourth of July the number has topped that threshold. The state Department of Health reported 10,347 new cases and 90 deaths. That brings the state’s totals for the entire pandemic to more...
Trump to restart virus briefings amid lagging polls
President Donald Trump is set to once again take center stage in the government’s coronavirus response after a White House debate over how best to deploy its greatest and most volatile asset — him — played out in public as his poll numbers falter. One week after a campaign shake-up,...
Pitt, CMU and IUP land spots on Pennsylvania college ranking list
In yet another in the long list of college rankings — this one naming the top 10 colleges in Pennsylvania — Pitt, Carnegie Mellon and Indiana University of Pennsylvania all earned places of honor. But the top spot on College Magazine’s Top 10 Colleges in Pennsylvania goes not to Pitt,...
St. Louis couple charged for pulling guns at protestVideo
ST. LOUIS — St. Louis’ top prosecutor told The Associated Press on Monday that she is charging a white husband and wife with felony unlawful use of a weapon for displaying guns during a racial injustice protest outside their mansion. Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner announced the charges against Mark and...
Baby sitter charged in death of missing Philadelphia boy, 2Video
PHILADELPHIA — Authorities say a baby sitter has been arrested in the death of a 2-year-old Philadelphia boy reported missing earlier this month. King Hill, last seen July 5 and reported missing three days later, had been entrusted to the care of Tianna Parks by his stepfather, authorities said Monday....
Police: SUV crashes, hits pregnant woman, killing her child in Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA — Police say a sport utility vehicle rear-ended another vehicle and then struck a pregnant woman sitting on a wall in north Philadelphia, killing her baby and leaving her in extremely critical condition. Police say the SUV and another vehicle were heading north on Broad Street at high speed...
UK coronavirus vaccine prompts immune response in early test
LONDON — Scientists at Oxford University say their experimental coronavirus vaccine has been shown in an early trial to prompt a protective immune response in hundreds of people who got the shot. British researchers first began testing the vaccine in April in about 1,000 people, half of whom got the...
Homeland Security making plans to deploy 150 agents in Chicago this week, with scope of duty unknownVideo
CHICAGO — The Department of Homeland Security is crafting plans to deploy about 150 federal agents to Chicago this week, the Chicago Tribune has learned, a move that would come amid growing controversy nationally about federal force being used in American cities. The Homeland Security Investigations, or HSI, agents are...
Bahamas bans U.S. travelers starting Wednesday
HAVANA — The Bahamas is banning travelers from the United States starting Wednesday after a surge in coronavirus infections followed the islands’ reopening to international tourism. Prime Minister Hubert Minnis said Sunday that the country had seen 49 new coronavirus infections since it opened on July 1, nearly a third...
New flag warns of jellyfish, stingrays on Outer Banks beach
KILL DEVIL HILLS, N.C. — Lifeguards on a beach in North Carolina’s Outer Banks have posted a new purple flag that is adorned with images of a jelly fish and a stringray. The Virginian-Pilot reported that the flag serves as a warning when the sea creatures are nearby. Swimmers fled...
Chicago violence sparks war of words between Trump, mayor
CHICAGO — The war of words between Chicago’s mayor and President Donald Trump escalated Monday after a weekend where dozens of people were injured by gunfire and 12 were killed, with the mayor rejecting any suggestion that federal troops should be dispatched as they were in Portland, Oregon, and Trump...
U.S. slaps sanctions on strongman ruler of Russia’s Chechnya
MOSCOW — The United States on Monday slapped sanctions on the regional strongman leader of Russia’s republic of Chechnya over human rights violations. Ramzan Kadyrov, 43, has run Chechnya like his personal fiefdom, relying on his security forces to quash dissent. International human rights groups have accused Kadyrov and his...
Pennsylvania adds 711 new coronavirus cases
Pennsylvania on Monday continued its run of days with new cases counts in the 700s. With 711 new cases of covid-19, the state has now posted a count in the 700s in four out of the past five days. To date, there have been 101,738 cases of coronavirus in Pennsylvania....
Pennsylvania offers grants to help preserve, inventory historical records
As an Export councilwoman and a member of the borough’s historical society, Melanie Litz has access to a treasure trove of the town’s history. She has handwritten letters of interest for council seats when the borough’s independent government was being formed in 1911. She has council’s original handwritten book of...
Israeli top model Bar Refaeli convicted of tax evasion
TEL AVIV, Israel — An Israeli court convicted top model Bar Refaeli on Monday on four counts of tax offenses, capping a prolonged tax evasion case against her and her family that sullied the image of a once beloved national icon. Refaeli entered the Tel Aviv courthouse with a white...
Study says hybrid option for return to school may be safestVideo
When it’s time for schools to reopen, the approach administrators should consider is a mix of in-person and remote teaching, according to a study commissioned by the state Department of Education. The hybrid education modeling simulates interactions among people such as teachers, students and bus drivers and determines what types...
Delaware police say they arrested 12-year-old car thief
NEW CASTLE, Del. — Police in Delaware say a 12-year-old boy stole a pickup truck from a gas station then led officers on a high-speed chase before crashing and trying to escape on foot. Delaware State Police said the boy stole the 2003 Ford Ranger while its owner was using...
Kanye West criticizes Harriet Tubman at his political rallyVideo
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Rapper Kanye West, in his first event since declaring himself a presidential candidate, ranted against historical figure Harriet Tubman on Sunday, saying the Underground Railroad conductor “never actually freed the slaves, she just had them work for other white people,” comments that drew shouts of opposition from...
‘Men’s rights’ lawyer eyed in shooting of New Jersey judge’s family
A self-described “anti-feminist” lawyer found dead in the Catskills of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound is being investigated as the possible gunman in the shooting of a federal judge’s family in New Jersey, two officials with knowledge of the investigation told The Associated Press. Roy Den Hollander, who received media...
Kentucky announces single-day high of new coronavirus cases
FRANKFORT, Ky. — A daily record of nearly 1,000 coronavirus cases was reported Sunday in Kentucky, a spike that the governor said should be a “wake-up call” for the state’s citizens to abide by mask and social distancing restrictions. Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear announced in a news release that there...
