(Story by Beaver County Radio News Correspondents Curtis Walsh and Sandy Giordano)

(Aliquippa, PA) Pennsylvania State Police were called in by the Aliquippa Police department to assist with a male that was shot around 10:55 last night.  Aliquippa police advised that the male was being flown to UPMC Presbyterian Hospital by a medivac helicopter with a gunshot wound in the back.  The Troopers arrived in the area of 300 Superior Avenue, which is part of the Valley Terrace Housing Complex, and were informed by Aliquippa Police that the male had been identified as a 16 year old that was driving his car.  The 16 year old was unable to control his car after being shot and hit an embankment.  He is reported to be in critical but stable condition.  The investigation will continue.  City of Aliquippa Police, Hopewell Township Police, City of Aliquippa Fire Department, Medivac, and Medic Rescue all assisted on scene.

WASHINGTON — The White House says the United States on Tuesday will reach 50% of American adults fully vaccinated for COVID-19.

President Joe Biden previously set a goal of having 70% of all adults receiving at least one dose of the vaccine by July 4th.

The White House has ramped up is vaccine distribution, and coronavirus case and deaths have dramatically fallen across the nation.

There are currently three vaccines in use in the United States. The Biden administration has increased the number of inoculations it is exporting to other nations.

— By Jonathan Lemire

VIENNA (AP) — World powers are set to open a fifth round of talks with Iran aimed at bringing the United States back into the landmark 2015 nuclear deal meant to prevent the Islamic Republic from obtaining an atomic bomb. The talks in Vienna come the day after the U.N.’s nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency, was able to strike a last-minute agreement with Tehran on a one-month extension to a deal on surveillance cameras at Iran’s nuclear sites. The issue wasn’t directly related to the ongoing talks resuming Tuesday on the nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, but had Iran not agreed it could have seriously complicated the discussions.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will hold a summit with Vladimir Putin next month in Geneva, a face-to-face meeting between the two leaders that comes amid escalating tensions between the U.S. and Russia in the first months of the Biden administration. The White House confirmed details of the summit on Tuesday. The two leaders’ scheduled meeting on June 16 is being tacked on to the end of Biden’s first international trip as president next month when he visits Britain for a meeting of Group of Seven leaders and Brussels for the NATO summit. Biden first proposed a summit in a call with Putin in April.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s infrastructure plan is hitting roadblocks. A policing overhaul after the killing of George Floyd is up in the air. Even a seemingly bipartisan effort to investigate the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol faces the blockade of Republican opposition in Congress. It’s a pivotal time for many aspects of Biden’s ambitious agenda. The White House and Congress have been unable to meet key Memorial Day deadlines on crucial priorities. On infrastructure in particular, the administration is assessing next steps as Biden decides whether to push past Republican opposition with a Democrats-only bill.

Harrisburg, PA – Today, Governor Tom Wolf ordered the commonwealth flag on all commonwealth facilities, public buildings and grounds to fly at half-staff to honor former Chief Justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court Stephen Zappala Sr., who passed away Friday, May 21, 2021.

“My heartfelt condolences go out to Justice Zappala’s family,” said Gov. Wolf. “He lived a life of service to his community and his commonwealth and will be deeply missed.”

The Commonwealth flag has flown at half-staff since Wednesday, March 11, 2020, in honor of the victims of the COVID-19 pandemic and should continue to fly at half-staff until further notice.  The United States flag is to remain at full staff through this tribute.

All Pennsylvanians are invited to participate in this tribute.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky sheriff’s office says a suspicious package sent to the home of U.S. Sen. Rand Paul appears to contain a non-toxic substance. The Kentucky Republican tweeted that he takes any such “threats immensely seriously.” The FBI says it’s providing forensic and technical assistance in the investigation. The Warren County Sheriff’s Office says it was contacted by Capitol Police on Monday regarding a suspicious package delivered to Paul’s home in Bowling Green. The sheriff’s office says the package was taken to the local fire department, and a preliminary analysis identified the substance as non-toxic.