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Feds say UPMC subpoena is part of broad probe into gender-affirming care for minors
Subpoenas for records of minors seeking gender-affirming care at hospitals across the country, including UPMC, are part of a nationwide investigation into off-label drug use and fraudulent billing, the federal government revealed last week in a court filing. Filed in response to a motion to quash a subpoena at UPMC...
Report: Buccaneers WR Chris Godwin out vs. 49ers
Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Chris Godwin Jr. is not expected to play in Sunday’s home game against the San Francisco 49ers because of a fibula injury, ESPN reported Friday. Godwin, 29, has six catches for 52 yards over the past two games after missing the first three weeks of...
Raiders will be without TE Brock Bowers for 2nd straight game
Raiders star tight end Brock Bowers has been ruled out of Sunday’s game against the Tennessee Titans, marking his second straight absence for Las Vegas because of a knee injury. Bowers missed practice all week, and coach Pete Carroll saw no reason to wait another few days to see if...
MIT refuses to accept White House terms for funding; other schools still mulling
Massachusetts Institute of Technology President Sally Kornbluth on Friday said she “cannot support” a memo the White House sent to nine elite U.S. universities last week detailing policies they should follow to get preferential consideration for federal funding. In an open letter to U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon, Kornbluth said...
NFL, NFLPA launch review of Giants QB Jaxson Dart’s concussion protocol
The NFL has initiated a review of the concussion protocol applied in the evaluation of New York Giants rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart during Thursday’s win over the Philadelphia Eagles. The league announced Friday that the review will be conducted jointly with the NFL Players Association. Giants coach Brian Daboll ventured...
Trump ratchets up U.S.-China trade war, promising new tariffs
President Donald Trump revived the trade war against Beijing on Friday, ending an uneasy truce between the two largest economies with promises to sharply hike tariffs in a reprisal against China curbing its critical mineral exports. The president unveiled additional levies of 100% on China’s U.S.-bound exports, along with new...
Bengals WR Ja’Marr Chase questionable vs. Packers because of illness
Cincinnati Bengals All-Pro wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase is listed as questionable for Sunday’s game against the Green Bay Packers because of an illness, coach Zac Taylor announced Friday. Chase hopes to be in the lineup for the spiraling Bengals (2-3), who will turn to veteran quarterback Joe Flacco on Sunday....
19 missing, deaths confirmed as explosion rocks manufacturing plant in Tennessee
Nineteen people are unaccounted for after an explosion Friday at an explosive manufacturing plant in Tennessee. Humphreys County Sheriff Chris Davis initially said some people had died in the blast, later telling reporters 19 people were missing in wake of the explosion that occurred at 7:45 a.m., calling it a...
Wall Street selloff raises worries about market downturn
NEW YORK — Investor worries Wall Street’s record stock rally would soon fizzle loomed large after tariffs re-emerged as a market risk. U.S. equity markets, fresh off midweek record highs, performed an about-face Friday after President Donald Trump revived threats to hike tariffs against China, triggering worries that a possible...
White House budget chief says government job cuts have begun
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump’s administration has begun laying off federal workers on Friday during the government shutdown, with a White House budget office spokesperson characterizing the layoffs as “substantial” in number. The U.S. health agency confirmed that some of its workers have received layoff notices. “The RIFs have begun,”...
Trump sees no reason to meet China’s Xi, threatens tariffs in new rift
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump threatened to hike tariffs on Chinese exports and cancel a meeting with President Xi Jinping, in a broadside against Beijing on Friday that sent markets and relations between the world’s largest economies into a spiral. Trump, due to meet Xi in about three weeks in...
Sheldon H. Jacobson and Dr. Janet A. Jokela: Sage advice — get a flu shot this year
The influenza (flu) season is fast approaching. With it brings the risk of upper respiratory discomfort, fever and various aches. Those over 65 years of age and children under 2years of age have historically been at the greatest risk of poor outcomes, including hospitalizations and even death. In the 2024-25...
Matt K. Lewis: Congress’ Democrats are wildly unprepared to face down Trump
Donald Trump has made politics into a dystopian reality show he loves to host, but Democratic leaders Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries are playing by the old rules — and the mismatch may cause Democrats to get blamed for the government shutdown. This is not because they’re dumb (they’re not)...
‘I believe in myself’: James Franklin remains confident after brutal start in 12th year at Penn State
After a heartbreaking double-overtime loss to Oregon in the most highly anticipated White Out ever, Penn State did something it has rarely done in a recent run of success. It allowed one loss to turn into another, an even uglier one at the hands of previously winless UCLA. Saturday’s debacle...
ICE protest arrests spark 1st Amendment lawsuits against Ambridge police
Two people arrested by Ambridge police for protesting during an immigration raid over the summer are suing the Beaver County borough and its officers in federal court. Two separate complaints alleging malicious prosecution and violations of First Amendment rights were filed in U.S. District Court in Pittsburgh on Wednesday by...
Age 62, 67 or 70? Here’s the best time to claim Social Security
Some older Americans, staring down potential Social Security benefit cuts, might look to access the program as soon as possible. Experts say that could be a mistake. Instead, potential beneficiaries should consider their health and life expectancy, what buckets of money they can pull from, if they’re done working for...
Trump didn’t win the Nobel prize he coveted, but prizewinner dedicated it, in part, to him
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump’s dream of becoming a Nobel laureate did not come true this year, although the prizewinner dedicated the honor to him, in part, for supporting her cause. The Norwegian committee that determines the winner of the prestigious awards passed Trump over for the peace prize he...
Oil prices fall as risk premium fades after Gaza deal
LONDON -Oil prices declined to multi-month lows on Friday as the market’s risk premium faded after Israel and Hamas agreed to the first phase of a plan to end the war in Gaza. Brent crude futures were down $1.73, or 2.7%, at $63.49 a barrel at 1316 GMT. Earlier, they...
Gas line replacement work to restrict traffic on Cumberland Road in McCandless
PennDOT is alerting motorists of lane restrictions starting next week on Cumberland Road in McCandless during work to replace a gas line. The work is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays, beginning Monday, Oct. 13, an lasting until early November, weather permitting. Single-lane alternating traffic will be in...
Heinz History Center Kicks off America’s 250th with ‘My America’ exhibit
In preparation for the U.S.’s 250th anniversary, the Heinz History Center in the Strip District is presenting a new exhibition in collaboration with the Pittsburgh Society of Illustrators, showcasing a range of beautiful perspectives through which Americans view America. “My America: An Illustrated Experience” will open on Saturday in the...
Take the TribLive weekly news quiz: Oct. 10
The following is a feature from TribLive: A weekly news quiz: 1. Gold futures soared above $4,000 per troy ounce for the first time this week, as many investors seek a “safe haven” to park their money during the continuing U.S. government shutdown. What is the chemical symbol for gold?...
Letter to the editor: Protect our forests
Our forests are more valuable to us when they still exist. They act as our planet’s lungs, house activities, provide jobs and help to beautify our landscapes. I’m talking about the Roadless Area Conservation Rule, more commonly known as the “Roadless Rule,” which has been under attack from the current...
Trump administration airs video at airports blaming Democrats for government shutdown
WASHINGTON -President Donald Trump’s administration on Thursday began airing a video at airports across the country that blames Democrats for a nine-day-old government shutdown that has prompted significant flight delays. Some 13,000 air traffic controllers and about 50,000 Transportation Security Administration officers must still turn up for work during the...
Trump proposes barring Chinese airlines from flying over Russia on U.S. routes
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Thursday proposed banning Chinese airlines from flying over Russia on routes to and from the United States, saying the reduced flight time this practice enables puts American carriers at a disadvantage. The proposal is another escalation of the trade war between the world’s two...
Drake’s defamation suit against UMG over Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’ dismissed
A federal judge in Manhattan on Thursday dismissed superstar rapper Drake’s defamation lawsuit over Kendrick Lamar’s diss track “Not Like Us” against Universal Music Group UMG.AS, which releases both artists’ music. U.S. District Judge Jeannette Vargas said Lamar’s lyrics accusing Drake of being a pedophile were not defamatory because they...
