A New Castle woman was taken into custody on Saturday for suspicion of driving under the influence.  Pennsylvania State Police New Castle barracks initiated a traffic stop on a KIA Rondo for a moving violation.  Upon speaking with the driver, troopers determined that she showed signs of impairment, and took her into custody for a blood test.  Charges will be filed pending the results.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is allowing eligible Haitian nationals residing in the U.S. to apply for a new 18-month designation for temporary protected status. The decision announced Saturday reverses a Trump administration effort that had sought to end the special consideration. In a statement, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas cited security concerns, social unrest and other problems in Haiti for the decision. DHS initially designated Haiti for TPS in January 2010 in the aftermath of the 7.0-magnitude earthquake that devastated the country. An estimated 150,000 Haitians in the U.S. may be affected by the government’s decision.

(Harrisburg, PA) – On Tuesday, May 25th at 11AM, Attorney General Josh Shapiro and PA Senate Democrats will hold a virtual press conference to address fracking negligence in Pennsylvania and what lawmakers are doing to take action.

They will discuss a package of Senate bills being proposed to increase transparency, oversight, and the overall safe management of gas drilling operations in the fracking industry.

The proposed package of legislation is a direct response to reforms that were recommended in Pennsylvania’s 43rd Statewide Investigating Grand Jury report on the unconventional oil and gas industry.

JERUSALEM (AP) — The U.S. and the international community are planning to engage with the Palestinians to revive peace efforts, after weeks of unrest and a devastating 11-day war in Gaza. But when U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken visits on Tuesday, he will meet with unelected leaders who were sidelined by the protests and outmaneuvered by Gaza’s militant Hamas rulers. The Palestinian Authority is deeply unpopular and has no presence in Gaza, or even most of the occupied West Bank. However, it maintains close security ties with Israel and is seen as key to any two-state solution, even though there have been no substantive peace talks in more than a decade.

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health officials say that most fully vaccinated Americans can skip testing for COVID-19, even if they were exposed to someone infected. That new guidance was announced last week but was all but eclipsed by the new, more relaxed guidelines on masks. Experts say the waning importance of testing reflects a new phase of the pandemic. People who are fully vaccinated face little risk of developing serious illness or passing the infection onto others. Experts now say that aggressively testing vaccinated people can lead to unnecessary worry and disruption at work and school.

WASHINGTON (AP) — National Guard troops are set to leave the U.S. Capitol and turn over security of the area to Capitol Police. Guard troops were deployed nearly five months ago when rioters broke into the Capitol and invaded the House and Senate chambers in an effort to stop Democrat Joe Biden from becoming president. The Guard mission is ending Sunday, and a person familiar with the plan tells The Associated Press that troops are expected to be leaving on Monday. The Pentagon announced earlier in the week that an extension of the Guard presence — 2,149 troops — had not been requested.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate and payrolls remained virtually the same in April. State figures released Friday show Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate rose one-tenth of a percentage point to 7.4%. That was more than a whole point above the national rate of 6.1% in April. In a survey of households, the labor force remained virtually the same, at just below 6.34 million. The state hit a record high labor force of almost 6.6 million just before the pandemic. In a separate survey of employers, payrolls in Pennsylvania slid in April by 4,400, to below 5.67 million. Pennsylvania has regained about 60% of the 1.1 million jobs lost in the pandemic.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — A Michigan man has pleaded guilty to hacking a University of Pittsburgh Medical Center employee database, stealing the personal information of more than 65,000 people and then selling the information online. The Tribune-Review reports that Justin Johnson is being held at Butler County Prison and will be sentenced in four months. Johnson pleaded guilty Thursday to one count of conspiracy and one count of aggravated identity theft. According to Assistant U.S. Attorney Greg Melucci, investigators found that Johnson used his expertise in the PeopleSoft software to gain access to the database. He then sold the information on the dark web. Johnson was arrested last year in Detroit.