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Teen accused of killing stepsister on Carnival Cruise taken into custody following adult charges

National News June 15, 2026

MIAMI — A teenager charged with sexually assaulting and killing his 18-year-old stepsister on a Carnival Cruise ship surrendered Monday after a federal judge reversed his decision on pretrial release now that the teen is charged as an adult. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Miami confirmed that Timothy Hudson is in custody. U.S. Magistrate Judge Edwin Torres filed the order to revoke Hudson’s pretrial release last Wednesday, but the order was sealed until Monday afternoon. The order stated that Hudson should surrender to U.S. Marshals at the federal courthouse in Tampa Monday ...

Oil will take weeks, months to fully flow

International News June 15, 2026

FRANKFURT, Germany — The tentative agreement to end the war in Iran and reopen the Strait of Hormuz would be good news for the global economy. But even as the price of oil dropped Monday, many questions remained about when and how it would start flowing again through the world’s most vital artery for energy shipments. Before the war, the strait carried a fifth of the world’s crude oil. Now, it will take time for hundreds of ships trapped in the Persian Gulf to exit through the narrow strait. And Gulf oil producers that throttled back production will need time to get the oil ...

Barrage kills 11 in Ukraine

International News June 15, 2026

KYIV, Ukraine — A cathedral in one of the oldest and most sacred landmarks in Eastern Orthodox Christianity was set ablaze early Monday as Russia bombarded Ukraine’s biggest cities, killing 11 people, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. Russia fired the barrage of hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles at the capital of Kyiv, and the second-largest city of Kharkiv, after Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke separately by phone with U.S. President Donald Trump. Arriving in France, Trump said he had a good conversation with Zelenskyy and Putin. “Now that this ...

B-52 bomber crashes at Air Force base

National News June 15, 2026

LOS ANGELES — A B-52 bomber crashed shortly after takeoff at a U.S. Air Force base in Southern California’s Mojave Desert and burst into flames Monday, killing all eight people aboard, military officials said. Aerial footage showed virtually nothing left of the aircraft that went down around 11:20 a.m. during a routine test mission at Edwards Air Force Base, north of Los Angeles, the base said on its Facebook page. Black smoke rose from a large swath of charred desert near what appeared to be a runway on the base, with emergency vehicles nearby. It was not immediately clear what ...

Artists begin painting murals at Gable's building in downtown Altoona

Local News June 15, 2026

Last year on July 4, Elizabeth Garber sat by herself on a blanket in a field near DelGrosso’s Amusement Park to watch the holiday fireworks. The grass around her was high, and the moon and the fireflies were out, and it seemed to be “a little piece of fantasy come to life — a slice ...

Court rules skill games should be illegal

Local News June 15, 2026

The state Supreme Court on Monday ruled that skill games, slots-like machines found by the thousands in taverns, convenience stores and other retail businesses, should be considered illegal — ending a yearslong stalemate over whether the devices are permissible under the state’s gaming and crime laws. The justices remanded the case to Commonwealth Court for related proceedings and stayed their order for four months so that lawmakers can respond if they choose to do so. “Today’s ruling is a significant victory for consumers, taxpayers and the rule of law in Pennsylvania,” ...