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Penn State interim coach Terry Smith details challenge of facing No. 1 Ohio State
Penn State is in the middle of a four-game losing streak, its worst since 2020, and things won’t get any easier this weekend against No. 1 Ohio State. Interim coach Terry Smith said the Nittany Lions are “looking forward” to the challenge they’ll face in Columbus on Saturday. “This is...
Texas sues Tylenol makers J&J and Kenvue, claiming they hid drug’s autism risks
The makers of Tylenol, Johnson & Johnson and Kenvue, were sued Tuesday by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who accused them of knowingly hiding the drug’s supposed links to autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Paxton, a Republican, filed the suit five weeks after President Donald Trump said using Tylenol...
Gallery: Photos from Oct. 28, 2025
Take a trip through Western Pennsylvania — and beyond! Join TribLive’s photo adventure, where every snapshot tells a story. From the rolling hills and rustic charm of Western Pa. to far-flung corners of the world, this collection captures the little sparks of humanity that connect us all. Think of it...
Robert T. Smith: Pennsylvania deer management?
Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is spreading in the state’s deer herd. There are now potentially too few hunters to control a deer herd that is always looking to expand naturally, and with this expansion goes the disease. Who will help keep the spread in check? CWD is a contagious, always-fatal...
5 scary movies filmed in Western Pa.Video
No one can deny that more movies are being filmed in Pittsburgh. Think “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019),” starring Tom Hanks as Mister Rogers, and “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (2020),” Chadwick Boseman’s final film. But the recent boom has not generated the type of spooky movies that made...
U.S. athletes ‘conscious’ of American image at 2026 Winter Olympics
NEW YORK-U.S. athletes are preparing for anti-American feeling ahead of the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics, U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) leaders said on Tuesday, a little over three months before next year’s global event. U.S. President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff regime and other policies, including strict travel bans, have sparked...
Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Jamaica as powerful Category 5 storm
Catastrophic Hurricane Melissa made landfall along the southwestern coast of Jamaica on Tuesday with dangerous wind speeds of 185 mph and life-threatening storm surge, preparing to leave a wake of destruction across the island before focusing its ferocity on southeastern Cuba. The Category 5 cyclone slammed into the coast near...
Microsoft, OpenAI reach new deal valuing OpenAI at $500 billion
Microsoft and OpenAI on Tuesday said they had reached a deal to allow the ChatGPT maker to restructure itself into a public benefit corporation, valuing OpenAI at $500 billion and clearing the way for it to become a publicly traded company. Microsoft would hold a stake of about $135 billion...
Explainer: Can Donald Trump serve a 3rd term as president?
President Donald Trump on Monday declined to dismiss speculation that he would seek a third term and said he hadn’t considered whether he would go to court to contest the U.S. Constitution’s two-term limit for presidents. Here is a look at the legal barriers Trump faces. What does the Constitution...
Letter to the editor: Let’s see Democrats produce their perfect candidate
I am soooo tired of the bashing of President Trump over the last 10 or more years but even more so since this last election. Can you Trump bashers honestly say that you would prefer Kamala Harris in the White House? If you say yes, I am going to think...
Trump slams Fed chair again, eyes replacement in a few months
TOKYO — President Donald Trump on Tuesday said there was a long list of people who could take over the Federal Reserve, slamming current chairman Jerome Powell as the central bank prepared to meet this week. “We have an incompetent head of the Fed. … We got a bad Fed...
Letter to the editor: Protests will prod politicians to get back to work
I would like to see more protests at the county seat and state capital … for real! All the furloughed and laid-off state and county workers should spend their newly acquired time (no job to go to) rallying to get the budget passed. And how about seeing work stoppages? That...
Trump lauds Japan’s ‘great’ female leader, signs rare earths deal
TOKYO — President Donald Trump lavished praise on Japan’s first female leader Sanae Takaichi in Tokyo on Tuesday, welcoming her pledge to accelerate a military buildup and signing deals on trade and rare earths. Takaichi, a protegee of Trump’s late friend and golfing buddy Japanese leader Shinzo Abe, applauded Trump’s...
Tesla CEO Musk’s partisan politics cost automaker over 1 million EV sales, report shows
Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s polarizing political actions since acquiring Twitter, which he rebranded as X, in 2022 dramatically hurt the automaker’s U.S. sales, underscoring how deeply its fortunes are intertwined with the billionaire’s persona. The findings quantify for the first time how the political actions of the world’s wealthiest person...
Trump’s ‘hot truck’ becomes symbol of Japan trade talks
TOKYO — Long associated with American ruggedness, burly pickup trucks such as Ford’s top-selling F-150 have now become a symbol of international trade talks, showing how far countries such as Japan will go to win over President Donald Trump. When Trump met Japan’s new prime minister and first female premier,...
Netanyahu says Israel will respond after Hamas hands over remains not belonging to missing hostages
JERUSALEM/CAIRO — Israel will respond after Hamas handed over human remains that did not belong to missing Israeli hostages, which Israel considers a violation of the Gaza ceasefire, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday. Hamas said it was complying with the ceasefire and doing its best to locate hostage...
Letter to the editor: What the Trump investigation produced
I was dismayed when I read your editorial “Ultimately Comey case will rise or fall on the evidence” (Oct. 6, TribLive). It stated, “The ensuing special counsel probe by Robert Mueller found scant evidence that the Trump campaign colluded with Russia.” That is not true. The investigation produced 37 indictments, seven...
Letter to the editor: We’ve seen this Steelers story before
After watching the Steelers get toasted by the Bengals Oct. 16, I think it’s time to introduce the Steelers’ “crying towel” to replace the Terrible Towel. Fire Matt Canada. Teryl Austin gotta go, Najee Harris is too slow, Cam Heyward is too old, so many more we heard over and...
The Stroller, Oct. 28, 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. Volunteers needed to prepare...
Bethel Park student achievements for the week of Oct. 28, 2025
Bethel Park High School sophomores Andrea Solorzano and Leena Miloua are creating a new program to help students explore careers and connect with business, healthcare, marketing and law professionals. The initiative, BP Career Connect, grew out of an idea the students discussed on a bus ride home from last year’s...
Letter to the editor: Keep Pa.’s Supreme Court justices
The writer of the letter “Reject liberal Pa. Supreme Court judges” (Oct. 19, TribLive) seems to have swallowed the state Supreme Court retention blather hook, line and sinker. The “anti-retention” campaign is being spearheaded by Commonwealth Partners and financed by Jeffrey Yass. Yass is purported to be Pennsylvania’s richest citizen....
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 27, 2025
High schools Field hockey WPIAL playoffs Championship At North Allegheny Class 3A Tuesday’s schedule Pine-Richland (16-3) vs. North Allegheny (5-7-3), 7 p.m. Class 2A Wednesday’s schedule Peters Township (13-2-2) vs. Fox Chapel (12-3-3), 8 p.m. Class A Wednesday’s schedule Shady Side Academy (16-2-1) vs. Aquinas Academy (9-5), 6:30 p.m. Football...
Editorial: Will promises ever be kept in the Hill District?
There was a time in the early part of the 20th century when a handful of Black neighborhoods in America blossomed in a celebration of culture, economy and expression. One of those was Pittsburgh’s Hill District. This month, the Pittsburgh Walk of Fame honored its inaugural class of regional history-makers....
High school roundup for Oct. 27, 2025: North Allegheny knocks out defending champs in 4A girls soccer
Averie Bierker scored the winning goal with 11:40 left, ringing a shot from the right wing in off the crossbar, to send No. 5 North Allegheny to a 1-0 victory over top-seeded Peters Township (15-3-2), the defending champs, in the WPIAL Class 4A girls soccer semifinals Monday night. Jordan Beemer...
Amazon to cut about 14,000 corporate jobs in AI push
SAN FRANCISCO — Amazon said Tuesday it will reduce its corporate workforce by about 14,000 people, in a major shakeup driven in part by adoption of artificial intelligence that will result in more cuts next year as well. This will help the company with “further reducing bureaucracy, removing layers, and...
