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How the government shutdown could impact flights, trains and cruises
A partial government shutdown is underway after Congress failed to pass legislation extending funding for operations past Sept. 30. That means hundreds of thousands of federal workers will be furloughed and non-essential duties will be suspended until a deal is reached. Federal workers who are deemed essential must continue working...
UnitedHealth to exit Medicare Advantage plans in 16 U.S. counties
NEW YORK — UnitedHealth said it will stop offering Medicare Advantage plans in 16 U.S. counties in 2026, impacting 180,000 members, as the company balances higher costs with reimbursement pressure in the insurance program. “The combination of (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) funding cuts, rising healthcare costs and increased utilization...
Letter to the editor: Powerball and government assistance
The Powerball lottery game recently went up to $1.8 billion. Thank goodness; I felt obligated to play it, but only bought three $2 tickets. Only two lucky or maybe unlucky people got all the winning numbers. I wasn’t that surprised or unhappy that I didn’t win. I have a little...
U.S. private payrolls decline in September
WASHINGTON — U.S. private payrolls dropped in September, the ADP employment report showed on Wednesday. Private employment decreased by 32,000 jobs last month after a downwardly revised 3,000 decline in August, the ADP National Employment Report showed on Wednesday. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast private employment increasing 50,000 following a...
Trump sets tough path for Palestinian Authority’s return to Gaza
RAMALLAH — Driven out of Gaza two decades ago by Hamas, strapped for cash and headquartered in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Authority’s hopes of running a future Palestinian state have long seemed bleak. Its prospects, however, appeared to brighten briefly Monday when President Donald Trump announced a plan to...
Letter to the editor: Teach kids about good and evil
Charlie Kirk was a good man. I don’t think his assassination was political. I think it was about good vs. evil. People don’t realize we’re in a war between good and evil. Evil can enter our homes through our computers. According to the FBI, the suspect spent a lot of...
Editorial: Efficient, convenient police blood draws are a good tool in fighting DUI
When a police officer pulls over a driver, it can be the start of a process that costs that driver a lot of time and money. What can be missed is how much it costs the law enforcement agency, too. A suspected drunken driving stop takes longer than a simple...
The Stroller, Oct. 1, 2025: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your non-profit’s community events, fundraisers and club meetings for free in The Stroller. Send information at least two weeks in advance to vndnews@triblive.com or The Stroller, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084. Please include a daytime telephone number. Follow the Stroller on X at @VNDStroller. Free microchips available for...
Letter to the editor: Political theater is necessary
To Westmoreland County Commissioner Doug Chew, When you call civic engagement “political theater” “Nothing to see: Westmoreland commissioners debate streaming of public meetings,” Sept. 28, TribLive), you may not realize how right you are, and how proud that should make all of us. Western theater was born as civic engagement....
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Sept. 30, 2025
High schools Cross country Tuesday’s results Division I Section 3 Boys Seneca Valley 17, Central Catholic 41 Seneca Valley 15, Mars 50 Central Catholic 22, Mars 35 Girls Seneca Valley 21, Oakland Catholic 40 Seneca Valley 20, Mars 43 Oakland Catholic 20, Mars 36 Section 5 Boys Chartiers Valley 24,...
High school roundup for Sept. 30, 2025: Fox Chapel outduels Seneca Valley in Class 4A clash
Carson Torres, Sean Regan and Rocco Poli scored to lead Fox Chapel to a 3-2 victory over Seneca Valley in a matchup of the top two teams in Section 3-4A boys soccer Tuesday night. The Foxes (11-1, 7-0) swept the season series with the Raiders (10-2, 5-2). Michael Pokrzywinski and...
Columbus Blue Jackets fight sloppiness in preseason loss to Washington Capitals
The Blue Jackets’ preseason is winding down, but they’ve got some ramping up to do. Despite facing a team that dressed only a handful of NHL veterans, the Blue Jackets struggled defensively in a 4-3 loss to the Washington Capitals on Sept. 30 at Nationwide Arena and iced a lineup...
Reds allow 5 homers in a playoff game for the 1st time in franchise history, hand Game 1 to Dodgers
ESPN play-by-play announcer Jon “Boog” Sciambi shared a sad-but-true fact about the Cincinnati Reds’ postseason history during Game 1 of their National League wild-card series against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium. Sciambi said during the broadcast that it was the 98th playoff game in Reds’ franchise history, and...
Yoshida’s pinch-hit, 2-run single backs Crochet’s strong pitching as Red Sox take lead on Yankees
NEW YORK — Garrett Crochet struck out 11 in 7 2/3 outstanding innings as the Boston Red Sox went ahead after getting Max Fried out of the game and opened their American League wild-card series with a 3-1 victory over the New York Yankees on Tuesday. Boston grabbed the advantage...
White House withdraws E.J. Antoni’s nomination to lead BLS
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has withdrawn its nomination of conservative economist E.J. Antoni as head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the White House said on Tuesday. President Donald Trump nominated Antoni last month to lead the bureau, which is part of the Department of Labor and produces statistics...
New York governor criticizes ICE officers who she says shoved and injured journalistsVideo
NEW YORK — New York Governor Kathy Hochul criticized federal immigration officers who she said shoved and injured journalists at a New York City courthouse on Tuesday, the latest in a series of violent confrontations as tensions rise over President Donald Trump’s crackdown on immigrants in the U.S. illegally. Hochul...
Government shutdown begins with no end in sight, Trump and Democrats at stalemate
WASHINGTON — The U.S. government shut down much of its operations on Wednesday as deep partisan divisions prevented Congress and the White House from reaching a funding deal, setting off what could be a long, grueling standoff that could lead to the loss of thousands of federal jobs. There was...
Ravens QB Jackson to miss Week 5 game, possibly more with hamstring injury
Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson will not play in Week 5 and could be facing a longer absence because of a hamstring injury, the Baltimore Sun reported Tuesday. Jackson left the Ravens’ loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in the fourth quarter Sunday. The Ravens (1-3) play the Houston Texans (1-3)...
Back-to-back homers lift Cubs past Padres in wild-card series openerVideo
Seiya Suzuki and Carson Kelly belted back-to-back homers to lead off the fifth inning, lifting the host Chicago Cubs to a 3-1 victory over the San Diego Padres in Game 1 of their National League wild-card series on Tuesday. Daniel Palencia (1-0) struck out two and retired all five batters...
Ukraine warns of critical situation at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Tuesday the situation at the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station had become critical, with Russian shelling preventing restoration of a power line needed to cool the reactors and prevent a meltdown. The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, the U.N. nuclear watchdog, said it...
Rescuers hunt for survivors after Philippines’ deadliest quake in over a decade kills at least 69Video
BOGO, Philippines — Rescue teams in the Philippines searched for survivors in mud and rubble on Wednesday and authorities urged help for hospitals inundated with the injured after the deadliest earthquake in more than a decade killed at least 69 people. Authorities said they feared the eventual toll would be...
NASA’s Webb telescope gets never-before-seen look at how moons form on exoplanets
Scientists have gotten a never-before-seen look at an area around a large exoplanet 625 light-years away where moons like the one orbiting Earth could potentially form. Using data from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, a team of researchers were able to study the chemistry surrounding a world called CT Cha...
Immigration arrests, deportations likely to continue under government shutdown
Immigration arrests, hearings and deportations would likely continue through a government shutdown this week, pressing forward President Donald Trump’s mass deportation agenda even as other federal operations come to a halt. Federal immigration officers are considered essential employees and are required to work unpaid through a temporary funding shutdown. Congressional...
Who gets blamed for a shutdown? Polls show nation is divided
With a government shutdown on the horizon, a series of polls released a day before the lights are set to go dark offer a divided picture of how Americans are viewing the crisis — and who they think is most to blame. In two national surveys released Tuesday, Americans were...
Trump executive order aims to use AI to boost childhood cancer research
CHICAGO — U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday to bolster the use of artificial intelligence and provide an additional $50 million in research grants aimed at finding cures for childhood cancers, according to a White House official. The order builds on the National Cancer Institute’s Childhood...
