House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., says she believes President Donald Trump actually wants to be impeached so the Senate could clear him. She made her comments on ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live” last night. Pelosi said – quote – “He knows it’s not a good idea to be impeached, but the silver lining for him is then, he believes, that he would be exonerated by the United States Senate. Pelosi maintained the Republican Senate is “completely in the pocket of Donald Trump.” And she noted that not one GOP lawmaker in the Senate has “spoken up.”
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Chamber of Commerce says it’s looking into possible legal action to block President Donald Trump from imposing a 5% tariff on imports from Mexico if the nation doesn’t crack down on Central American immigrants trying to get into the United States. Neil Bradley, executive vice president of the Chamber, called the tariff “exactly the wrong move.” The group represents about 3 million businesses.
OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — Eight kids are sharing the title at the Scripps National Spelling Bee after bee organizers ran out of words that could challenge them. The ending was unprecedented in the 94-year history of the bee and raises questions about how the competition can adjust to kids who appear nonplussed by any word in the dictionary. The co-champions closed out the bee by spelling 47 consecutive words correctly, and they said fatigue was a much bigger problem than the words.
It’s been 17 years since a violent storm killed one person and injured dozens of others at Kennywood Park. On May 31, 2002, at around 7 p.m., a microburst hit the park, damaging dozens of trees and collapsing the pavilion above the The Whip, a ride located in the “Lost Kennywood” area of the park. 29-year-old Stephanie Wilkerson of Monroeville was killed in the collapse. Other people were trapped and had to be rescued. Kennwyood was highly attended at the time of the storm, and many of the guests were there for school picnics. In total, nearly 60 people at the park were hurt. Some of the victims required surgery. Wilkerson’s family sued Kennywood and Landau Building Co., the contractor that built the pavilion above The Whip. They claimed undersized support posts caused the collapse. The lawsuit was settled for nearly $2 million. The pavilion was never rebuilt.
A garage, a camper and a shed on the same property were destroyed in suspicious fires this morning. The fires happened on property located on the 1800 block of Harlansburg Road in Hickory Township, Lawrence County. There were no initial reports of injuries. Police are hoping to review surveillance video to learn more about what happened.
ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) — A Eastern Pennsylvania amusement park is no longer selling a bullet cartridge keychain that could be personalized with the buyer’s name. Sarah Keller tells lehighvalley.com she felt a mix of horror and disbelief when her daughter spotted the souvenir for sale in the gift shop at Dorney Park and Wildwater Kingdom in Allentown. Dorney Park said it believes it can offer its “guests products that are more suitable for our family friendly environment.”
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The future of a fraught business relationship between two mammoth health care providers is at stake in a hearing planned for a Pennsylvania courtroom. The hearing in Harrisburg involves a five-year consent decree that UPMC and Highmark signed in 2014 that’s set to expire at the end of June. The state Supreme Court wants more information about what the parties meant five years ago when they included a provision that allows the consent decree to be modified.
UNDATED (AP) — Lawyers for the man accused of killing 11 people at a Pittsburgh synagogue say the FBI has been discouraging witnesses from talking to the defense and undermining his right to a fair trial. Robert Bowers’ lawyers say in court documents that at least one witness contacted the defense but abruptly canceled a meeting after the FBI discouraged it. The defense says other witnesses have gotten the same message from the FBI.
TODAY – AREAS OF PATCHY FOG THIS MORNING.
OTHERWISE, A MOSTLY SUNNY DAY.
HIGH NEAR 80.
TONIGHT – MOSTLY CLEAR. LOW – 58.
SATURDAY – SUNNY SKIES DURING THE MORNING HOURS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
DEVELOPING IN THE AFTERNOON. SOME
STORMS MAY CONTAIN GUSTY WINDS.
HIGH – 81.
SUNDAY – SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING
…THEN VARIABLE CLOUDS DURING THE
AFTERNOON WITH MORE SHOWERS AT TIMES.
HIGH – 68.
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