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Trump Shooter Searched for Porn and Political Rallies Ahead of the Attack
Despite the fact that they’ve already cracked his phone and searched his personal computer, federal law enforcement officials claim to be no closer to understanding the 20-year-old who took aim at former President Donald Trump than they were the day of the shooting. Thomas Matthew Crooks, who opened fire...
How the Secret Service protects presidents — and what went wrong at the Trump rally
It typically starts with a meeting with campaign staffers and usually ends without incident — a presidential candidate striding off stage and being whisked to the next stop on the campaign trail. But the U.S. Secret Service’s advance planning for what outwardly seems like a routine political event is...
Phillies aim to break 3-game road slide, play the Pirates
Philadelphia Phillies (62-35, first in the NL East) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (49-48, third in the NL Central) PITCHING PROBABLES: Phillies: Cristopher Sanchez (7-4, 2.96 ERA, 1.23 WHIP, 87 strikeouts); Pirates: Luis Ortiz (4-2, 2.83 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, 57 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Phillies -167, Pirates +139; over/under is 8 1/2...
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When the big story comes to a small town: How the Butler Eagle covered the Trump shooting
Butler Eagle journalists Irina Bucur and Morgan Phillips had a relatively straightforward assignment when a Trump rally came to town. That changed in a flash when gunshots rang-out and they found themselves thrust in the middle of a huge national story. (AP video/Joseph B. Frederick) Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress. This video may...
COMMENTARY: My childhood neighborhood did not raise assassins
I grew up in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, the middle-class suburb south of Pittsburgh where 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks lived with his parents. Crooks’ attempt to kill Donald Trump last weekend has filled my old neighborhood with shock and sadness. Bethel Park is populated by decent, salt-of-the-earth people — people...
Trump campaign releases letter on his injury, treatment after last week’s assassination attempt
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s campaign released an update on the former president’s health Saturday, one week after he survived an attempted assassination at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. The memo, from Texas Rep. Ronny Jackson, who served as Trump’s White House physician, offers new details...
Southminster Presbyterian Church, Mount Lebanon
Two grand Presbyterian churches stand at the two ends of Uptown Mount Lebanon. But they are different kinds of Presbyterians. The one to the north was the United Presbyterian church, but it has now become Evangelical Presbyterian. This one is now Presbyterian Church (USA). “In these days of mergers,” James...
Russell Wilson, Pittsburgh Steelers’ teammates team up for workout ahead of training camp
Russell Wilson and several of his Steelers teammates were working hard earlier this week to prepare to work even harder when training camp starts in Latrobe, Pa. Wilson, who loves to share daily on his social media accounts, posted a gallery of photos from his unofficial workouts with seven other Steelers. The group appears to […] The post Russell Wilson, Pittsburgh Steelers’ teammates team up for workout ahead of training camp appeared first on On3.
3 dead after crash on PA Turnpike in Penn Township [update]
Three people died after a crash on the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Penn Township early Saturday morning. Emergency crews responded to the turnpike at mile marker 268.8 eastbound just before 4:30 a.m. for a report of a two-vehicle crash, according to Cpl. Richard Levan, spokesperson for Pennsylvania State Police Troop T.
‘Of all the places’: Deep red Butler, Pennsylvania, grapples with Trump assassination attempt
BUTLER, Pa. — On the streets of Butler, Pennsylvania, in the wake of the July 13 assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, the same four words have been spoken again and again: “Of all the places.”
1 week after Trump assassination attempt: Updates on his wound, the shooter
A week after a failed assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump that left a Butler, Pennsylvania, rally attendee dead, investigators are digging into the background and potential motives of the suspected gunman, as questions remain about the security measures in place before the shooting. Trump, who was on stage...
Penguins' 7th-rounder Mac Swanson tunes out size questions, produces electrifying stats
Mac Swanson knows the question is coming. When you’re a hockey prospect listed at 5-foot-7, 165 pounds in the Penguins development camp media guide, you get it a lot. “It gets old after a while,” Swanson laughed. “For sure, I think that’s part of it. It’s not a very common thing to have a forward that’s 5-7, which I understand. But the game’s played on the ice. The off-ice stuff gets a lot of attention sometimes, but it’s what you do on the ice that’s really important.”
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