COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A former Danish prime minister is criticizing U.S. President Donald Trump after Trump canceled a trip to Denmark and complained that the country only spends 1.35% of its GDP on defense. Lars Loekke Rasmussen tweeted Thursday that defense willingness is not just about the amount of money spent. His comments came after Trump scrapped a visit to Denmark and said the current Danish prime minister was “nasty” when she rejected his idea of buying Greenland as an absurdity.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Jeffrey Epstein wrote his will in a way that could make it harder for his many accusers to collect damages. Two days before he killed himself in jail while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges, the financier signed a will that put more than $577 million in assets into a trust fund. One attorney says Epstein has managed to manipulate the system again from beyond the grave.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A tiny community near Philadelphia that saved the oldest surviving quarantine station in the Western Hemisphere from the wrecking ball is now transforming the 18th-century structure into township offices. For Tinicum Township, renovating the Lazaretto Quarantine Station was a way to draw visitors to the community. For historians, saving the Lazaretto offers a chance to tell stories of immigration and public health in America’s early days.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Planned Parenthood is concerned about the spread of unintended pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases after its decision to quit a $260 million federal family planning program in a dispute with the Trump administration over abortion. Clinics in several states are charging new fees, tapping into financial reserves and intensifying fundraising to close the gap. Several providers withdrew from the program rather than follow a rule prohibiting clinics from referring women for abortions.

Community College of Beaver County today announced that it has named Justin Brooks as director of its Construction Management program and the Mascaro Construction High School Academy. Both programs were developed as part of CCBC’s ongoing efforts to address the region’s workforce skills gap in the construction industry…. Recent data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics reports that construction jobs are expected to grow 11% from 2016 to 2026, which is faster than the average for all occupations, and it would be a gain of approximately 750,000 jobs. Job openings in construction in June 2019 were 347,000.

“We Build, We Fight” has been the motto of the U. S. Navy’s Construction Force, known as the “Seabees,” for more than 75 years. Lt. j.g. Sarah Fyda, a 2011 Quigley Catholic High School graduate and native of Zelienople, Pennsylvania, builds and fights around the world as a member of naval construction battalion center located in Gulfport, Mississippi. Fyda is serving as a Navy company commander, who is responsible for leading the builders and steelworkers who do the vertical construction projects, such as tank pivot pads, timber towers and bunkers.

“Dancing With the Stars” returns this fall…and you’ll never guess who is part of the lineup. Good Morning America on Wednesday revealed the full cast line-up for Season 28…and it includes, believe it or not, former White House and Trump administration press secretary Sean Spicer. Additional participants include supdermodel Christie Brinkle…and singer Mary Wilson of the Supremes. DWTS Season 28 kicks off on Monday, Sept. 16, at 8/7c on ABC.

Legislation to eliminate school property taxes in Pennsylvania was unveiled by Rep. Frank Ryan (R-Lebanon) Tuesday in the state capitol. The measure, House Bill 13, the School Property Tax Elimination Act, would replace 100% of school property taxes. Ryan’s legislation would broaden the sources for the funding of Pennsylvania’s schools to some expanded and new levies, so that burden of paying for education does not fall squarely on the backs of homeowners…

Ryan added that these changes will also help prepare the state’s 500 school districts to deal successfully with an upcoming financial crisis.

The Pennsylvania State Education Association’s biannual art competition promotes awareness of the labor movement. Andrea Sears reports from Harrisburg. Click on ‘play’ to hear Andrea’s report…

Officials say the former president of Slippery Rock University has died. Robert Aebersold died last week from medical complications in Greensboro, North Carolina. The 83-year-old served the university from 1984 to 1997 and is credited with developing its dance program and physical therapy program.