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Trump asks Supreme Court to allow Education Department purge
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump asked the U.S. Supreme Court to let him resume dismantling the Department of Education, seeking to lift a lower court order that requires the reinstatement of as many as 1,400 workers. The emergency request Friday challenges a federal district judge’s conclusion that Trump’s effort to...
Supreme Court leaves ban on high-capacity gun magazines
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court turned away a fresh gun-rights appeal, refusing to question the District of Columbia’s ban on large-capacity ammunition-feeding devices. The justices on Friday rejected arguments from four firearms owners who said the ban violates the gun-rights protections in the Constitution’s Second Amendment. On June 2,...
Harvey Weinstein case judge denies mistrial bid after juror says he’s bullied
NEW YORK — A Manhattan judge in Harvey Weinstein’s rape and sexual assault retrial denied his motion for a mistrial Friday after a juror said he was being bullied and berated by other members of the panel. Jurors ended the day without a verdict and are scheduled back in Manhattan...
Transportation chief seeks to weaken fuel economy standards, calls Biden-era rule ‘illegal’
DETROIT — Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said in a rule Friday that Biden-era fuel economy standards for gas-powered cars and trucks are illegal and moved to reverse them, paving the way for a likely reset of rules. Combined with Senate language in the pending budget bill to eliminate penalties for...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for June 6, 2025
High schools Baseball PIAA tournament Semifinals Monday’s schedule Class 6A Neshaminy (16-7) vs. North Penn (21-5) at Villanova Ballpark, 3 p.m.; Cedar Cliff (19-6) vs. Bethlehem Liberty (22-6) at Wenger Field, Fredericksburg, 4:30 p.m. Class 5A Upper Dublin (16-5) vs. Elizabethtown (16-9) at Muhlenberg, 11 a.m.; Shaler (19-6) vs. Lampeter-Strasburg...
DOGE employees can search Social Security records, Supreme Court says
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court cleared the way Friday for the DOGE team that had been led by Elon Musk to examine Social Security records that include personal information on most Americans. Acting by a 6-3 vote, the justices granted an appeal from President Donald Trump’s lawyers and lifted a...
Flooding hammers Murrysville, areas near Turtle Creek; 95 people evacuated by first responders
Tim Wagner’s family was getting ready to watch him graduate from Franklin Regional Senior High School on Friday night when stormwater began rushing into their Murrysville basement. “We’ve never seen it like this before,” Bonnie Rockette-Wagner said. Thunderstorms roared through the region late Friday afternoon, and flash flooding hammered northern...
Where does Penn State go after losing potential starter at DE?
STATE COLLEGE — James Franklin and defensive line coach Deion Barnes were understandably solemn when discussing the impact of losing redshirt freshman defensive end Max Granville to a “long-term” injury. Not only was he poised to be a top two or three contributor at his position for a team with...
Epstein attorney slams Musk’s claim that Trump is ‘in the Epstein files’
A defense attorney who worked with disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein claims his former client provided no information that would implicate President Donald Trump in any illegal activity. Epstein, who hanged himself at Manhattan’s Metropolitan Correctional Center in 2019 while awaiting trial on federal sex trafficking charges, was known to party...
Abrego Garcia indicte, back in U.S. to face federal charges
Kilmar Abrego Garcia is back in the U.S. to face a federal indictment in Tennessee accusing him of transporting across the country hundreds of people who had entered the U.S. illegally. The sprawling two-count indictment alleges the Beltsville resident conspired with others for nearly a decade to transport people, as...
Michael Stelzig: Almost there for Nippon Steel-US Steel deal
As a Pittsburgh native, I was relieved to hear that President Trump decided to reconsider the Nippon-U.S. Steel deal he once opposed. No longer subject to election-year politics, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States recently submitted its national security review to the president. On May 30, during...
Clairton man found guilty of attempted murder in 2023 police chase, shooting
Throughout his trial, Bruce Alvarado has watched a large television screen in the courtroom as prosecutors played police body camera footage showing the chaos of a chase that ended in Allegheny Township with a police officer being shot twice. On Friday, the Clairton man stood and watched as jurors convicted...
Championship-round tickets sold out for U.S. Open at Oakmont; limited practice-round spots remain
Tens of thousands of golf fans have secured their tickets for the 125th U.S. Open being held next week at Oakmont Country Club. The USGA announced Friday that the championship rounds, scheduled for Thursday through June 15, are sold out. Around 30,000 spectators are expected at the course each day...
Jewelry salesman steals $650,000 worth of watches from his employer, Florida cops say
A trusted jewelry store employee got away with pocketing luxury watches for years, thanks to doctored paperwork, according to investigators in Florida. The trickery amounted to 36 missing watches valued at over $650,000, the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release Thursday. All were taken from Gold &...
Letter to the editor: Pirates will never get better, ever
Tough loss for the Pirates, but good loss for us. We had started to believe again in the Pirates, and by this we include the team on the field and in the office and the ownership. Yet alas, we had ice water dumped on us again; the reality is the...
PFA request details strife preceding fatal Pittsburgh police shooting in Brighton Heights
A Pittsburgh police officer fatally shot a man after he stabbed a different city officer Friday morning in the Brighton Heights neighborhood, according to Allegheny County Police. The incident unfolded shortly before 6 a.m. as city officers arrived to serve an emergency protection-from-abuse order at a home in the 200...
Here are 5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: June 6-8
If you’re in search of a more lowkey day out and want to avoid the Arts Festival crowds, there’s still plenty to do around town this weekend. Here are five events to check out instead. ‘The Shark is Broken’ at barebones productions “Jaws” was the original blockbuster film in the...
Letter to the editor: Protect Medicaid and SNAP
I strongly oppose the current regime’s “Big Beautiful Bill,” which proposes deep cuts to Medicaid and SNAP — programs thousands of our neighbors rely on daily. Roughly 16,000 Butler County residents depend on SNAP to put food on the table. More than 63,000 rely on Medicaid and other public health...
Players hope previous Oakmont experience pays off in 125th U.S. Open
DUBLIN, Ohio — After finishing his final round at the Memorial on Sunday, Denny McCarthy set his GPS for Oakmont Country Club. McCarthy planned to spend Monday and Tuesday getting a feel for the legendary course ahead of the U.S. Open on June 12-15. Not that McCarthy, 32, was a...
Hallelujah! Sister is heavenly in ‘Late Nite Catechism 2’ at City Theatre
“If nuns ran the world, it would be better,” one audience member declared at Thursday night’s performance of “Sister Strikes Again! Late Nite Catechism 2” at City Theatre on the South Side. Now, those of us who attended CCD — as yours truly did — or Catholic school may not...
The Stroller, June 6, 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. Summer reading programs scheduled...
Here are 5 things to do in Westmoreland this weekend: June 6-8
Summer is finally in the air. Are you ready to get outside and rock? Or run? Or shop? Here are some events in Westmoreland that will help you celebrate the nice weather. The return of SummerSounds The SummerSounds free concert series is back for another season starting this week. Every...
Laurels & lances: Making changes
Laurel: To a new shepherd. After 18 years leading the Diocese of Pittsburgh, Bishop David Zubik announced his retirement this week. In his place, Pope Leo XIV appointed another Allegheny County native to lead the Catholic flock. The new bishop is Mark A. Eckman, a product of South Hills Catholic...
Letter to the editor: Obesity drug coverage will improve our communities
I am an active member of my community and someone who cares deeply about the health and economic well-being of our communities. I’m writing to urge lawmakers to support Medicaid coverage for GLP-1 medications used to treat obesity. This is not a political issue. It’s about people — working families...
Pirates farm report for June 5, 2025: Nick Solak homers, drives in 5 for Indy
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 33-25) outslugged Memphis (Cardinals), 10-9. DH Nick Solak (.402) went 3 for 5 with a solo home run, his seventh, and five RBIs. LF Nick Yorke (.281) went 3 for 5 with two doubles, two runs scored and an RBI. 1B Billy Cook (.237) went 2 for 3...
