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Suspects sought in Pennsylvania community center shooting that killed 1
INDIANA, Pa. (AP) -- Authorities have released the name of a Pittsburgh-area man killed in a shooting that also wounded eight other people at a private party in a Pennsylvania community center over the weekend. The man, identified by the Indiana County coroner's office as 22-year-old Jamar M. Porterfield Herriot Jr. of Homestead, was among nine people between the ages of 18 and 23 who were shot at about 12:35 a.m. Sunday at the Chevy Chase Community Center in White Township, about 50 miles northeast of Pittsburgh.
Newsom vetoes bill to make free condoms available for high school students
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- California Gov. Gavin Newsom rejected a bill on Sunday that would have made free condoms available to all public high school students, arguing it was too expensive for a state with a budget deficit of more than $30 billion. Legislative staff estimated it would have cost in the low millions of dollars each year. California had about 1.9 million high school students enrolled in more than 4,000 schools last year, according to the California Department of Education.
Workers at Mack Trucks reject contract and join the thousands of UAW picketers
DETROIT (AP) -- Union workers at Mack Trucks went on strike Monday after voting down a five-year contract agreement that negotiators had reached with the company. The United Auto Workers said 4,000 unionized workers walked out at 7 a.m., adding to labor turmoil in the industry that has ensnared all three big Detroit automakers. With those workers joining picket lines, the total number of UAW members that are on strike now exceeds 30,000 across 22 states, the union said Monday.
Mast snaps aboard historic Maine schooner, killing 1 and injuring 3
ROCKLAND, Maine (AP) -- The main mast of a historic excursion vessel splintered and fell onto the vessel's deck on Monday, killing one person and injuring three others aboard the schooner Grace Bailey, officials said Monday. A nearby Coast Guard vessel began evacuating the injured passengers within minutes of the mast's catastrophic failure and collapse on the deck, which occurred while the vessel was returning from a four-day cruise, the vessel's owner said in a statement. One person died from injuries and three people were transported to hospitals on Monday, the Rockland Fire Department said.
Indigenous Peoples Day rally urges Maine voters to restore tribal treaties to printed constitution
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) -- Several hundred people rallied on the state's fifth Indigenous Peoples Day in support of a statewide vote requiring tribal treaties to be restored to printed versions of the Maine Constitution. The march and rally outside the State House on Monday came as Native Americans seek to require portions of the original Maine Constitution that detail tribal treaties and other obligations to be included for the sake of transparency and to honor tribal history.