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32 things we learned in NFL Week 10: The meek inheriting the league?
The 32 things we learned from Week 10 of the 2025 NFL season: 1. “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.” If you didn’t think you’d be learning (or getting a refresher on) Biblical quotes in this week’s installment, that one is from the fifth verse of...
Danny Tyree: Can we talk sensibly about Veterans Day
“Write something sensible.” I’m finishing this column on the first anniversary of my mother’s passing, and I can still hear her cajoling me to cater to her down-to-earth tastes. Her funny bone was unpretentious. She could laugh at pratfalls on “America’s Funniest Home Videos” or a tyke’s witticisms on “Kids...
Coach Terry Smith touts Ethan Grunkemeyer as Penn State’s ‘quarterback for the future’
Navigating through a three-game stretch against Iowa (road), No. 1 Ohio State (road) and No. 2 Indiana (home) would be difficult for an established quarterback. Attempting to do it in your first three career starts? Three words sum up that task: baptism by fire. Penn State redshirt freshman quarterback Ethan...
Lebanon releases son of Libya’s Gaddafi after almost decade in detention
TRIPOLI — Hannibal Gaddafi, youngest son of Libya’s late leader Muammar Gaddafi, was released on Monday after almost a decade of detention without trial in Lebanon over the disappearance of a Shi’ite Muslim cleric, Lebanon’s National News Agency said. Gaddafi was abducted in 2015 by militants in Syria, where he...
Pope Leo to host Hollywood stars including Cate Blanchett, Chris Pine at Vatican
VATICAN CITY — Lights, camera, action, pope? About three dozen Hollywood stars will meet Pope Leo this weekend, including actors Cate Blanchett, Chris Pine and Adam Scott, the Vatican said on Monday. Also joining a special audience at the Vatican with Leo, the first pope from the United States, will...
Senate passes bill to end government shutdown, sends to HouseVideo
WASHINGTON — The Senate on Monday approved a compromise that would end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, breaking a weeks-long stalemate that has disrupted food benefits for millions, left hundreds of thousands of federal workers unpaid and snarled air traffic. The 60-40 vote passed with the support of...
SNAP benefits for 42 million hang on legal battles, shutdown
BOSTON - The availability of food aid for 42 million low-income Americans this month remained in question on Monday as legal wrangling over the benefits continued even as lawmakers take steps toward ending the record-long federal government shutdown. A series of legal victories and setbacks for nonprofits and Democratic-led states...
Mark Z. Barabak: Nancy Pelosi prided herself on cold calculation. She knew it was time.
When Nancy Pelosi first ran for Congress, she was one of 14 candidates, the front-runner and a target. At the time, Pelosi was little known to San Francisco voters. But she was already a fixture in national politics. She was a major Democratic fundraiser who helped lure the party’s 1984...
Allegheny County offices to close for Veterans Day
All Allegheny County offices, including the independently elected offices, courts and County Council, will be closed Tuesday for the Veterans Day holiday. The North Park and South Park golf courses will be open during their normal operating hours, from dawn to dusk. The offices will return to regular hours on...
The winners and losers of the government shutdown deal
WASHINGTON – The record-breaking U.S. government shutdown appears headed for its end after more than a month of Washington gridlock caused real pain on main street. It’s welcome news to many in Washington and around the country after the stalemate led to furloughs and firings of hundreds of thousands of...
Fetterman, 7 other Senate Democrats voted with Republicans to end the government shutdown
WASHINGTON ‒ Eight Senate Democrats broke from their ranks and joined with Republicans to vote for a deal to reopen the government late Sunday. The group includes Democrats from the party’s moderate faction in the Senate, one independent who caucuses with Democrats, four former governors and two senators who have...
Gallery: Photos from Nov. 10, 2025
From the rolling hills of Western Pennsylvania to distant corners of the globe, TribLive’s Photo Adventure captures the world in motion — one frame at a time. Through the lenses of photographers near and far, these images tell stories of place, connection, and the beauty found in everyday life. It’s...
FBI chief visited China to talk fentanyl, law enforcement, sources say
BEIJING - FBI Director Kash Patel visited China last week to discuss fentanyl and law enforcement issues, two people familiar with his trip said, following a summit of the U.S. and Chinese leaders where both hailed “consensus” on the matter. A person briefed on Patel’s trip said the director of...
France’s Sarkozy back home after court frees him pending appeal
PARIS -Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was freed from jail and went home on Monday, after a Paris court ruled he could be released while he appeals against his conviction for conspiring to raise funds from Libya. Sarkozy was sent to prison on October 21 after he was found guilty...
In latest major elections case, Supreme Court to hear GOP challenge to mail-in ballots
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court will decide whether mailed ballots must be received by Election Day and not just postmarked by then, agreeing to review the Republican Party’s so-far successful challenge to a Mississippi law that could affect similar rules in many other states. In asking the court to hear...
Supreme Court rejects bid to overturn same-sex marriage right
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected on Monday a bid by a former Kentucky county official to overturn its landmark 2015 ruling legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide, as the justices steered clear of the contentious case some 3½ years after its conservative majority reversed abortion rights. The court, which has a 6-3...
Letter to the editor: Where the heck is the tech?
Where the heck is the tech? I’m sick and tired of hearing, “We take the safety of our students and community very seriously,” or some variation on this theme.” So, why are children still getting molested in schools, people and police getting stabbed and shot in our streets and unlighted...
Trump demands air traffic controllers return to work as flight cancellations spike
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump demanded air traffic controllers return to work on Monday as government-directed flight cuts and air traffic staffing absences continue to wreak havoc with U.S. air travel. Trump added that he will reward those who did not take any time off during the 41-day federal government...
U.S. Supreme Court considers case of Rastafarian man shaved bald in prison
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court is due Monday to hear arguments in a Rastafarian man’s bid to sue state prison officials in Louisiana after guards held him down and shaved him bald in violation of his religious beliefs in a case brought under a federal law protecting incarcerated people...
Trump pardons Rudy Giuliani and dozens of others accused of election interference
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has pardoned scores of allies including his former personal attorney, former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who faced charges and investigations alleging interference in the 2020 election. The latest clemencies for more than 70 people in what he called “a process of national reconciliation” followed...
In brief: Plum, Oakmont area news, events for the week of Nov. 10, 2025
New leaf truck to aid Oakmont collection process Oakmont officials announced the delivery of the borough’s new leaf collection truck Oct. 27. The borough’s Facebook page called the truck “innovative,” saying it is engineered to maneuver through narrow streets and alleys to reach more leaves. Borough Manager Scot Fodi said...
Three Rivers Film Festival returning to The Lindsay Theater
For the fifth year, the Lindsay Theater and Cultural Center in Sewickley will take part in the Three Rivers Film Festival with showings of six different films Nov. 13-16. Carolina Pais-Barreto Thor, CEO of The Lindsay Theater, is looking forward to another year with TRFF. “We really enjoy serving as...
Letter to the editor: Trump flip-flops on Constitution
You could not make this up: Our president called upon Pennsylvania voters to reject the retention of state Supreme Court Justices Christine Donohue, Kevin Dougherty and David Wecht, asserting that he was asking this of Keystone State citizens in order to “bring back the rule of law and stand up...
Trump administration cannot withhold full funding for food aid, U.S. appeals court rules
BOSTON — A federal appeals court late Sunday allowed a judge’s order to stand that directs President Donald Trump’s administration to fully fund this month’s food aid benefits for 42 million low-income Americans during the ongoing U.S. government shutdown. The Boston-based 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals declined to halt...
The Stroller, Nov. 10, 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. Tarentum seminar to discuss...
