Trump orders military to ‘shoot and kill’ Iranian boats choking Strait of Hormuz

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — President Donald Trump has ordered the U.S. military to “shoot and kill” small Iranian boats that deploy mines in the Strait of Hormuz, he said Thursday, a day after Iran again displayed its ability to thwart traffic through the chan nel.

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Robert H. Pennington

April 24, 2026

ROSTRAVER TOWNSHIP Robert H. Pennington, 78, of Rostraver Township, passed away Thursday, April 23, 2026, in Jefferson Regional Medical Center. A son of the late Louis C. and Vernona Buck Pennington, ...

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WORLD BRIEFLY Exchange of gunfire inside mall leaves 1 dead, 5 wounded

April 24, 2026

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - An exchange of gunfire at a food court inside a Louisi ana mall on Thursday killed one person and wounded five others and sent workers and shoppers scrambling for safe - ty, po...

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April

April 24, 2026

TODAY IN HISTORY 24 Today is Friday, April 24, the 114th day of 2026. There are 251 days left in the year. Today in history: On April 24, 1916, Irish re- publicans launched the Easter Rising, a rebell...

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Charges filed after altercation leads to gunshot

April 24, 2026

Police filed multiple charges against all three people involved in the incident. By the MVI Three people are charged with riot after they allegedly got into a physical altercation in Charleroi, which ...

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Today’s Birthdays:

April 24, 2026

Actor Shirley MacLaine is 92. Actor-singer-filmmaker Barbra Streisand is 84. Fash- ion designer Jean Paul Gault - ier is 74. Actor Eric Bogosian is 73. Actor Michael O'Keefe is 71. Actor-comedian Cedr...