A man who’s been on the run for months is now back behind bars at the Allegheny County Jail. Yan Carlos Pichardo Cepeda, 27, who failed to appear in court twice, was first arrested in September for allegedly bringing cocaine and what police thought was enough fentanyl to kill 35% of Pennsylvanians. Cepeda was released […]
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US deports about 50 Haitians to nation hit with gang violence, ending monthslong pause in flights
MIAMI (AP) — The Biden administration sent about 50 Haitians back to their country on Thursday, authorities said, marking the first deportation flight in several months to the Caribbean nation struggling with surging gang violence. The Homeland Security Department said in a statement that it “will continue to enforce U.S. laws and policy throughout the […]
Road crews start monthslong work on Glenwood Bridge
Road crews have now started work on a bridge that links the Hazelwood and Hays neighborhoods. The Glenwood Bridge is undergoing a facelift. The reflective lane dividers are now in place and drivers making their way over the Glenwood Bridge are starting to brace themselves. “It’s going to be WrestleMania XL on the Glenwood Bridge,” […]
NASA expected to announce ‘months-long delay’ for crewed Artemis moon mission
NASA leadership is expected on Tuesday to announce a “months-long delay” to the first crewed mission of the agency’s flagship Artemis program, according to one current and one former NASA employee. The delay affects NASA’s Artemis II mission, which aims to send four astronauts on a journey to fly by the moon and was slated […]
Senate swiftly confirms top military brass, ending months-long campaign by GOP Sen. Tuberville
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate unanimously confirmed 11 top-ranking military officers late Tuesday, ending a months-long blockade staged by a single Republican, Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama. Without debate, the Senate swiftly confirmed the military officials, including four-star generals, whose promotions and family livelihoods had been held up by the GOP senator protesting the Defense […]