TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — President Donald Trump says there is “no doubt about it” that a U.S. warship destroyed an Iranian drone, despite Iranian denials that it lost an unmanned aircraft. Trump is speaking from the Oval Office Friday about the incident Thursday in the Strait of Hormuz. His comments come a day after announcing that the USS Boxer took defensive action after an Iranian drone came within 1,000 yards (915 meters) of the warship and ignored multiple calls to stand down.

MIAMI (AP) — A Florida sheriff has launched an internal investigation into wealthy financer Jeffrey Epstein’s time spent out of jail under a work release program after he was convicted of sexually abusing underage girls. Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw said Friday that the inquiry will focus on whether deputies assigned to monitor Epstein violated any rules or regulations while he was out on work release.

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats who’ll question former special counsel Robert Mueller next week say they need to “work together” because their time will be limited. Illinois Rep. Mike Quigley serves on the intelligence committee and says he and his colleagues must make the Mueller questioning “as productive as possible.” Democrats want to direct attention to what they see as the most egregious examples of President Donald Trump’s conduct while Republicans say “the American people have moved on.”

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A man scaled several floors down the side of a 19-story high-rise building in Philadelphia to escape a fire that injured four residents and three police officers. The fire at the Holden Tower broke out Thursday night. It apparently started in a trash chute, spreading heavy smoke to all floors of the building. Firefighters soon responded and brought the blaze under control in about an hour. All residents were able to escape the building, with some carried out by other residents.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Revenue from regulated gambling in Pennsylvania climbed to a new record high above $3.3 billion in the just-completed fiscal year. Figures released Thursday show revenue rose by nearly $60 million, or almost 2%. Slot machine play at the state’s 12 casinos grew by $26 million and newly legal sports betting and fantasy sports contests contributed another $43 million. Table games play shrank by $10 million. Revenue at Pennsylvania’s commercial casinos was No. 2 last year, second to Nevada.

MEDIA, Pa. (AP) — Penn State is keeping in-state college tuition flat across the sprawling university system for a second year and for the third time in five years. The school’s board voted Thursday for a plan that will maintain full-time tuition for lower-division Pennsylvania resident undergraduates at its main campus at about $17,400 annually. Out-of-state college students at the University Park flagship will have to pay $660 a year in additional tuition.

A 37-year-old Oklahoma man has been jailed on rape complaints after authorities said he sexually assaulted a 4-year-old girl in a bathroom at a McDonald’s play area, which the child was visiting during a day care field trip. Midwest City police say a day care worker knocked on the locked bathroom door Tuesday after the girl didn’t return promptly. A police affidavit says a man eventually came out and said, “I was just washing my hands.” The child told workers the man, identified as Joshua Kabatra, sexually assaulted her. McDonald’s said in a statement that it’s “deeply disturbed” by the allegations and that it’s cooperating with police.

Four young children were found in a hot car in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, according to police. Their parents are charged with leaving them there for at least 20 minutes.None of the children are older than 3-years-old and are now in the care of social workers.Just this week, a new law in Pennsylvania went into effect to protect children left in hot cars. The law protects Good Samaritans from lawsuits if they break into a car to free a child they believe is in danger. A similar bill passed last year allowing police to enter a car to save an animal. Last year, 51 children died from heatstroke.

The Y-M-C-A of Greater Pittsburgh is canceling three of its summer camps following the death of a teen. The organization says it is going to continue its review of safety protocols and procedures following the death of 15-year-old Nathan Kanczes, who was attending Teen Wilderness Camp at Camp Kon-O-Kwee Spencer in Beaver County. The teen was on an outing in Somerset County when he fell sustaining critical injuries.

Ellwood City police have charged a Big Beaver man they say led them on a high-speed chase back in May. According to authorities,  20-year-old Kyle Christopher Hartle faces charges of fleeing police, reckless driving and various traffic violation. Police attempted to pull Hartle over for a traffic offense May 22 while it was traveling on Second Avenue, but instead the vehicle took off, passing vehicles improperly and not stopping for traffic signals as it continued onto Route 288 in North Sewickley Township. Police ended the pursuit and the investigation led to Hartle being identified as the driver.