BAGHDAD (AP) — Dozens of Iraqi Shiite militiamen and their supporters have broken into the U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad, smashing a main door and setting fire to a reception area. The mob was angered over deadly U.S. airstrikes that targeting the Iran-backed militia on Sunday. In the violence on Tuesday, U.S. guards fired tear gas as palls of smoke rose over the compound. President Donald Trump blamed Iran for the embassy breach and said Tehran will be held “fully responsible.” The developments represent a major downturn in Iraq-U.S. relations that could further undermine U.S. influence in the region and also weaken Washington’s hand in its maximum pressure campaign against Iran.

Officials want to warn against an unsafe New Year’s Eve tradition. On Thursday, the City of Pittsburgh released a statement on how there will be an increased police presence for New Year’s Eve celebrations. They also wanted to remind people that firing a gun into the air to celebrate is illegal, and that anyone caught discharging a firearm in public will be arrested.

Mohammed Jibril, and Arthur Lee Worthy II entered guilty pleas for conspiracy to commit armed pharmacy robbery, conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances and armed pharmacy robbery. According to the news release Jamea researched which pharmacies to rob, drive to it, stake it out, and then he and/or his crew would commit the robbery.

On November 22, 2018, 2 individuals robbed the Rite Aid in Beaver. They also robbed a CVS in Pittsburgh, a Rite Aid in Marietta, Ohio and a CVS in Erie in the same time frame

A maximum sentence of up to 25 years in prion and a fine of $2,000.000 or both.

A new federal law will make 61,000 workers in Pennsylvania eligible for overtime pay of time and a half beginning Jan. 1, according to a release from the state Department of Labor and Industry. People who are eligible include: Most hourly employees who work more than 40 hours per week, most salaried employees who work more than 40 hours per week and earn less than $684 per week/$35,568 per year are eligible for overtime, regardless of their job duties, and most salaried employees who are not engaged in an executive, administrative or professional capacity, regardless of how much they are paid.

For more information on the new overtime rule, call 1-800-932-0665 (L&I’s Bureau of Labor Law Compliance), visit dli.pa.gov.

HEMPFIELD, Pa. (AP) — Law enforcement officers serving a warrant at a western Pennsylvania home found a family living there in “uninhabitable conditions” and charged the parents with child endangerment and animal neglect. Authorities say Cloyd and Melissa Zimmerman, both 38, turned themselves in Monday. Westmoreland County sheriff’s officers had gone to the couple’s Hempfield home Thursday to serve a criminal mischief warrant issued for Melissa Zimmerman. When she opened the door, the deputies were overwhelmed by the smell of urine and feces. The couple’s four children, all younger than 6, were turned over to child welfare officials. Animal control officers took control of two dogs and cats.

Pennsylvania State Police Troopers will be patrolling the highways of the commonwealth to keep them safe this New Year’s Eve. Troopers will be on the lookout for suspected DUI drivers, speeders, aggressive and distracted drivers, and seat belt law violations. Residents are being encouraged to call 911 and report any aggressive or drunk drivers they encounter on the roads.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Ride-share company Uber and on-demand meal delivery service Postmates are suing to block a broad new California law aimed at giving wage and benefit protections to people who work as independent contractors. The lawsuit filed in court Monday argues that the law set to take effect Wednesday violates federal and state equal protection and due process guarantees. The law creates the nation’s strictest test by which workers must be considered employees. It could set a precedent for other states. Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez says the law extends employee rights to more than a million California workers who lack benefits.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Federal authorities say remains of an American soldier killed during the Korean War have been accounted for and will be interred at Arlington National Cemetery. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency said Monday it verified the remains of 28-year-old Army 1st Lt. Robert C. Styslinger of Pittsburgh in August. It says his remains were among 55 boxes turned over by North Korea in July 2018, after a summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jung Un. Styslinger was reported to have been killed in action in November 1950 in North Korea.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania county judge captured on video aggressively challenging a patrolman who pulled him over is getting a written reprimand from the entity that investigates judicial misconduct. The Judicial Conduct Board’s “letter of counsel” to Lancaster County Common Pleas Judge Dennis Reinaker was made public Monday. It says the complaints against him were dismissed but the board believes he violated a requirement that judges always behave in a way that promotes public confidence in the judiciary. A message was left seeking comment from Reinaker’s lawyer.

UNDATED (AP) — The first black woman named to lead Philadelphia’s troubled police department pledged to be a “conduit” between the community and police and to address the racist and sexist tensions dividing the force. Democratic Mayor Jim Kenney announced Monday he’s hired Portland Chief Danielle Outlaw to fill the job that’s been open since August when the last commissioner abruptly resigned. Outlaw spent nearly two decades with the police department in Oakland, California, before being named Portland’s chief in August 2017. She calls the new job a privilege and is vowing to restore the public’s trust in the city police department.