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Negotiators gather for Gaza talks under Trump plan; swift deal unlikely
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt — Hamas officials were in Egypt on Monday for talks with Israel that the U.S. hopes will bring a halt to the war in Gaza and a release of hostages despite contentious issues like disarmament of the Palestinian militant group under President Donald Trump’s plan. Talks were...
Supreme Court opens new term, with major Trump cases in store
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court kicks off its new nine-month term on Monday with major cases in store concerning presidential powers as Donald Trump probes the limits of his authority under the U.S. Constitution and federal law. The nine justices are scheduled to hear arguments in two cases on...
France in crisis as government quits just hours after being appointed
PARIS — France’s new Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu and his government resigned on Monday, hours after Lecornu announced his cabinet line-up, in a major deepening of France’s political crisis that drove stocks and the euro sharply lower. The swift, unexpected resignation came after allies and foes alike threatened to topple...
Letter to the editor: Lingg best candidate for Murrysville Council
November is near and we are preparing to elect a new council. Jamie Lingg is seeking a second term. She is the one candidate who stands out. I recommend you cast your vote for Lingg. I have known Lingg most of her life and have followed her on council. She...
Federal shutdown enters 6th day as threat of layoffs looms
WASHINGTON - The U.S. government shutdown entered its sixth day on Monday, with President Donald Trump’s Republicans and congressional Democrats still at an impasse and the White House threatening to ramp up pressure by ordering mass layoffs of federal workers. The Republican-led Senate was slated to vote again on dueling...
Democrats want to reach young male voters. How to get them is up for debate
NEW YORK -The Democratic Party has made no secret of the need to reconnect with young male voters, a demographic that drifted toward Republican Donald Trump in the last presidential election and will be key in the 2026 midterms. But a year before the elections that will determine who controls...
Brunkow, Ramsdell and Sakaguchi win Nobel medicine prize for immune discoveries
STOCKHOLM — American scientists Mary Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi from Japan won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine on Monday for their discoveries in peripheral immune tolerance, creating openings for possible new autoimmune disease and cancer treatments. This year’s prize “relates to how we keep our...
In brief: Plum, Oakmont area news, events for the week of Oct. 6, 2025
Plum AARP sets October meeting Plum AARP will hold its October meeting at noon on Oct. 14 at Unity Community Church. Hot dogs, chips and coffee/tea will be offered for $3. The entertainment will be the Hi-Lites, performing oldies and country music. Plum AARP is a social/service organization open to...
Letter to the editor: Trump’s carnage
Just where is America headed? DOGE hollows out government, Medicaid and aid for food and medicine is slashed and FEMA’s future effectiveness is questioned. Masked ICE agents arrest migrants, targeting Latinos, who are denied due process while others are raided and shackled. The National Guard patrols D.C., with President Donald...
Editorial: Ultimately, Comey case will rise or fall on the evidence
Nine years ago, progressives wanted James Comey strung up in the public square. Today, he’s their cause celebre. How times change. In 2016, Democrats lambasted the then-FBI director for going public days before the presidential election with potentially damaging details on the probe into Hillary Clinton’s use of a private...
Letter to the editor: Hold judges responsible
The senseless killing of Iryna Zarutska, a 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee, is a tragic stain on the Democratic Party’s failed policies of not holding criminals responsible for their actions. She fled her war-torn homeland seeking safety, only to be brutally stabbed to death on Charlotte’s light rail public transit system. The...
The Stroller, Oct. 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. Fund drive underway for...
Letter to the editor: ‘Right to work’ means defunding unions
The writer of the letter “Unions causing state budget impasse” (Sept. 25, TribLive) stated that Pennsylvania legislators should vote to make Pennsylvania a right-to-work state. As with quite a few laws, naming it “right to work” is putting lipstick on a pig. The only “right” it gives you is the...
In brief: Happenings across the North Allegheny Journal area
Marshall plans Halloween bash for children Marshall is planning a Halloween Kids Bash for children 11 and younger from 1 to 3 p.m. Oct. 25 at the Elias Fry Barn in Knob Hill Park, 415 Knob Road. There will be music, crafts, face painting, snacks and lots of candy. Children...
In brief: Happenings across the North Allegheny Journal area
Residents sought for various boards, committees McCandless is looking for residents to serve of a variety of boards and committees: • One partial term on the Environmental Advisory Committee (to expire Dec. 31, 2028) • Three terms on the Heritage and Cultural Center FDPC (to expire Dec. 31, 2029) •...
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Oct. 6
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Deion Sanders: ‘I think I got more blood clots … I’m hurting like crazy’
Colorado football coach Deion Sanders revealed after Saturday’s 35-21 loss at TCU that he thinks he has more blood clots in his leg after already undergoing numerous surgeries because of blood circulation in his lower body. Sanders said he was in pain this week, in addition to his recovery from...
32 things we learned in NFL Week 5: Many teams ready for throne after Eagles’ first loss
The 32 things we learned from Week 5 of the 2025 NFL season: 0. The number of wins for New York Jets rookie coach Aaron Glenn, whose team was embarrassed at home 37-22 by the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday. With Kellen Moore’s New Orleans Saints getting off the mat against...
Bill Belichick, Alabama, Penn State lead college football Week 6 winners and losers
Let’s be honest: If Bill Belichick still had his fastball he’d be in the NFL. North Carolina’s stunning incompetence through the first five games of Belichick’s debut is proof positive that college football may be too much for him, just as success in the NFL escaped his grasp after losing...
Upstart Jaguars face true Monday night test against Chiefs
In terms of “Monday Night Football” appearances, the Jacksonville Jaguars and Kansas City Chiefs have been at opposite ends of the spectrum of late. Jacksonville has played a Monday night game in each of the last two seasons. Before that, there was a 12-year gap between appearances, dating back to...
High school sports schedules for Oct. 6, 2025
High schools Golf WPIAL team championships Boys Semifinals Class 3A Tuesday’s schedule Fox Chapel, Franklin Regional, Latrobe, Hampton, Indiana, North Allegheny, Seneca Valley, West Allegheny at Links at Spring Church, 9 a.m. Belle Vernon, Canon-McMillan, Central Catholic, Laurel Highlands, Moon, Peters Township, South Fayette, Trinity at Duck Hollow GC, 9...
Chargers WR Keenan Allen fastest in NFL history to reach 1,000 receptions
Los Angeles Chargers receiver Keenan Allen became the fastest player in NFL history to reach 1,000 career receptions during Sunday’s game against the Washington Commanders. Allen’s second catch of the game — a 4-yarder from Justin Herbert in the second quarter — was No. 1,000 and it came in his...
Trump says U.S. hit another boat off Venezuela coastVideo
NORFOLK, Va. — U.S. forces hit another vessel allegedly carrying illegal drugs off the coast of Venezuela on Saturday evening, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday, adding that the U.S. would also start looking at drug trafficking occurring on land. Trump made the comment during a speech at Naval...
Bengals’ big comeback comes up short in loss to Lions
CINCINNATI — David Montgomery tossed a touchdown pass and ran for another in his return to his hometown as the Detroit Lions hung on to beat the Cincinnati Bengals, 37-24, on Sunday before a disgruntled home crowd. The Lions (4-1) were rolling to their fourth straight blowout win before the...
