Authorities: Dispute over Popeyes chicken sandwich leads to fatal stabbingVideo
Police said an altercation over a Popeyes chicken sandwich left one man dead in Maryland, several media outlets reported Monday night. Prince George’s County Police said they were called to the restaurant in Oxon Hill, where they found a man with multiple stab wounds in the parking lot. According to...
Trump boosts Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin, attacks political foesVideo
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Pushing to help a Republican governor hold onto his office, President Donald Trump barnstormed for Gov. Matt Bevin of Kentucky on Monday, delivering a raucous election eve rally in which he delivered a series of stinging attacks on Democrats and the impeachment inquiry that is imperiling his...
Felon arrested who allegedly shot 2 men trying to abduct his son
A Louisiana man was arrested after shooting two men attempting to kidnap his son, killing one. Hakim Dumas of Slidell was reportedly at home in the early morning hours of Oct. 24 when two men attempted to take his sleeping child. Dumas pulled a gun and shot at both men,...
Persons of interest sought after couple found dead in TexasVideo
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Authorities say they have identified two people of interest who might have come in contact with a New Hampshire couple found buried at a South Texas beach. The Kleberg County Sheriff’s Office announced Monday that it is looking to interview a man and woman, and it...
DOJ sends letter to publisher of book by ‘Anonymous’
NEW YORK — The Justice Department has sent a letter to the publisher and literary agency of the anonymous government official whose book is scheduled to come out later this month. The letter raises questions over whether any confidentiality agreement has been violated and asked for information that could help...
Former U.S. envoy Marie Yovanovitch says she was warned she was being targetedVideo
WASHINGTON — Laying out the anatomy of a chilling smear campaign, former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch told House investigators in a transcript released Monday that Ukrainian officials had warned her in advance that Rudy Giuliani and other allies of President Donald Trump were planning to “do things, including...
DEA: Fake prescription pills laced with fentanyl being sent to North America
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has issued an alert about Mexican drug cartels manufacturing mass quantities of counterfeit prescription pills for distribution in North America. Based on a sampling of tablets seized nationwide between January and March 2019, DEA found that 27% contained potentially lethal doses of fentanyl, a dangerous...
12 bottles of wine arrive in space for year of aging
A dozen bottles of fine French wine arrived at the space station Monday, not for the astronauts, but for science. The red wine will age for a year up there before returning to Earth. Researchers will study how weightlessness and space radiation affect the aging process. The goal is to...
FBI: Man who spoke of hating Jews held in temple bomb plotVideo
DENVER — A man who repeatedly espoused anti-Semitic views has been arrested in a plot to bomb a historic Colorado synagogue, federal officials said Monday. The co-conspirators in the plot turned out to be undercover agents, who arrested the man shortly before he planned to bomb the synagogue early Saturday...
Election HQ: Information on state, county, municipal races in Western Pa.
Election Day in Western Pennsylvania is Tuesday, Nov. 5. Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. To get information on the local races, candidates and issues that are on your ballot, see the list below. For more information on polling places, go to the official election pages for...
Christmas in Ligonier transports you to a magical winter wonderland
When the holiday lights are illuminated, they sparkle through the eyes of children. It’s the magic of Christmas. That’s the warm, nostalgic feeling you’ll experience when gathering for Light Up Ligonier, the annual event where the entire diamond shines under bright lights and festive decorations to welcome the spirit of...
Lawyer: Whistleblower willing to take written GOP questionsVideo
WASHINGTON — A lawyer for the whistleblower who raised alarms about President Donald Trump’s dealings with Ukraine said Sunday his client is willing to answer written questions submitted by House Republicans. The surprise offer, made to Rep. Devin Nunes, the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee, would allow Republicans...
As wildfires burn across California, Trump lashes out at the state on TwitterVideo
LOS ANGELES — Autumn in California now comes not only with fierce, wind-driven wildfires but with routine claims from President Donald Trump that the state’s leaders are to blame for the disasters, followed by assurances from experts that the president doesn’t know what he’s talking about. The cycle renewed again...
Colorful Columbia Sportswear Co. chairwoman Gert Boyle dies
PORTLAND, Ore. — Gert Boyle, the colorful chairwoman of Oregon-based Columbia Sportswear Co. who starred in ads proclaiming her as “One Tough Mother,” died Sunday. She was 95. Company spokeswoman Mary Ellen Glynn did not disclose the cause of death. Boyle, who was chairwoman of the company board of directors,...
Video shows water gushing from Philadelphia skyscraperVideo
PHILADELPHIA — Water was seen gushing out from the side of a Philadelphia skyscraper during the weekend for an unknown reason. An onlooker took a video Sunday morning showing the water coming out of the top of One Liberty Place. He says it continued for about five minutes before coming...
How ‘do us a favor’ led to Trump impeachment inquiry
WASHINGTON — The words from one president to another, somewhat casual in tone, were not casual at all in meaning: “I would like you to do us a favor, though.” Those words have now prompted deployment of the ultimate political weapon, an impeachment process enshrined in the Constitution as a...
1 Year Out: A divided nation lurches toward 2020 election
WASHINGTON — One year from Sunday, voters will decide whether to grant President Donald Trump a second term in office, an election that will be a referendum on Trump’s vision for America’s culture and role in the world. Much is unknown about how the United States and its politics will...
Storm dislodges boat stuck on rocks above Niagara Falls for 101 yearsVideo
A breakaway boat that sparked a dramatic rescue above Niagara Falls in 1918 has remained stuck in that spot. Until now. The wreckage of the iron scow, used in a dredging operation 101 years ago, had been resting on the rocks about 600 yards from Horseshoe Falls all these years,...
Marsy’s Law amendment hanging by a thread as election nears
The unprecedented, multimillion-dollar campaign to pass a referendum to include victims’ rights in the Pennsylvania Constitution is hanging by a legal thread, even before voters head to the polls Tuesday. The amendment, known as Marsy’s Law, has percolated through the General Assembly for two years. It passed the Legislature by...
U.S. judge blocks Trump’s health insurance rule for immigrants
PORTLAND, Ore. — A federal judge in Portland, Oregon, on Saturday put on hold a Trump administration rule requiring immigrants prove they will have health insurance or can pay for medical care before they can get visas. U.S. District Judge Michael Simon granted a temporary restraining order that prevents the...
Skulls, masks and dancers as Mexico fetes Day of the Dead
MEXICO CITY — Dancers in indigenous costumes pranced down a broad avenue followed by a float bearing the 20-foot-tall likeness of the goddess Mictecacihuatl, announced as “the queen of the underworld and the guardian of our bones,” crowned by a red feather headdress and cradling a skull in her right...
Trump says Chad Wolf to be next acting DHS secretary
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Chad Wolf, a longtime Homeland Security official, would be the new acting head of the department, the fifth person in the job for this administration. But Trump’s casual announcement, made Friday in response to a reporter’s question outside the White House, temporarily created more...
Crews make progress on large Southern California wildfire
LOS ANGELES — Authorities lifted evacuation orders for a farm community Saturday as firefighters make progress on a large wildfire in Southern California that continues to threaten about 2,500 homes and buildings. Ventura County officials allowed an unknown number of residents in Somis to return home Saturday morning after firefighters...
Tear gas fired in downtown Hong Kong as protesters defy policeVideo
HONG KONG — Hong Kong police fired multiple rounds of tear gas at protesters who rallied for a 22nd consecutive weekend despite authorities denying them a permit to gather. Police arrested dozens, and deployed a water cannon on black-clad demonstrators who had built barricades and threw fire-lit objects in Wan...
Pelosi sets a high bar for impeachment inquiry: ‘ironclad’ proof
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, offering her most expansive view of the impeachment probe to date, said she decided to advance the inquiry into President Donald Trump after his phone call with Ukraine’s leader provided her with the “clarity” that prior allegations against Trump lacked. Pelosi said the partial...
