Shapiro vows to ‘protect’ voters from Trump order on voting by mail
Gov. Josh Shapiro opposes an executive order by President Donald Trump that attempts to place tighter restrictions on mail-in voting. “President Trump can sign whatever the hell he wants to, but it won’t change the Constitution. The authority to set our election rules belongs to the states — and as...
How Hempfield Area’s $119M high school renovation will impact students
Hempfield Area students will not have to attend classes in temporary trailers during the upcoming $119 million high school renovation. Instead, a 2023 decision to move freshmen to the former Harrold Middle School has provided enough available space to keep all students in permanent classrooms after work begins June 1....
From TMZ to Trump, pressure grows to bring Congress back during partial shutdown
WASHINGTON — TMZ built its brand by tracking celebrities. Now it is turning its attention to Congress, chasing down paparazzi-style shots of lawmakers on break from Washington during a record-long partial government shutdown. Videos and photos posted by the tabloid website showing lawmakers in airports, Las Vegas and even Disney...
Activist vessel collides with krill trawler in Antarctic confrontation
MIAMI — A ship operated by a group founded by anti-whaling activist Paul Watson collided with an industrial krill trawler in Antarctica in what the ship’s Norwegian owner said was a “deliberate attack” that endangered its crew and could’ve caused a disaster in the same environmentally sensitive waters the activists...
Gallery: Around the world or close to home, the world in focus on April 1, 2026
Take a closer look at the moments that defined this story. These images capture the energy, emotion, and details you might have missed. TribLive’s gallery brings stories to life — moments of connection, place and the quiet beauty of everyday life....
Russia and Ukraine set to intensify war as world focuses on Iran
Vladimir Putin made a big deal of Russia’s success in seizing control of Kupyansk in eastern Ukraine late last year, even as Volodymyr Zelenskyy immediately challenged the claim by making a video address from the town. Now Russian forces are gradually being pushed out of Kupyansk by Ukrainian troops, according...
Four astronauts await liftoff on humanity’s first flight to the moon in half a century
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Four astronauts strapped into NASA’s new moon rocket and awaited liftoff Wednesday on humanity’s first lunar trip in more than half a century. The three Americans and one Canadian waved and shaped their hands into hearts as they emerged from crew quarters to cheers and said...
Trump moves to crack down on mail-in voting with new order
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday intended to make it harder to cast mail-in ballots, escalating his long-running campaign against a practice used by millions of Americans. The order seeks to ensure that state election officials have lists of eligible voters, according to White House staff...
Trump plans to attend Wednesday’s Supreme Court hearing on his bid to limit birthright citizenship
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump plans to sit in on Wednesday’s Supreme Court hearing on birthright citizenship, making him the first sitting president to attend oral arguments at the nation’s highest court. The Republican president’s official schedule, sent out by the White House, included a stop at the Supreme Court,...
Iran hits Kuwait airport and a tanker off Qatar while strikes batter Tehran ahead of Trump speech
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran hit an oil tanker off the coast of Qatar and Kuwait’s airport on Wednesday while airstrikes battered Tehran — an unrelenting tempo hours after U.S. President Donald Trump said he was nearly ready to wind down the war. Trump, who is scheduled to address...
Trump claims Iran’s president wants a ceasefire ahead of his address to Americans
President Donald Trump on Wednesday claimed Iran’s president wanted a ceasefire ahead of his speech to the American people. Trump made the claim on his Truth Social website. Iran had no immediate response to Trump’s post. Before that post, Trump said the military could end its Iran offensive in two...
As Shapiro opposes ICE detention centers, his GOP opponent for Pa. governor stays vague
Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to account and drives positive change in Pennsylvania. Sign up for our free newsletters. HARRISBURG — Stacy Garrity’s gubernatorial campaign won’t clarify where the Republican stands on ICE detention centers, only saying the...
Judge blocks Trump order to end funding for National Public Radio and Public Broadcasting Service
WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Tuesday agreed to permanently block the Trump administration from implementing a presidential directive to end federal funding for National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting Service. U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss in Washington ruled that President Donald Trump’s executive order to cease funding for...
Penn-Trafford High School to perform ‘Mamma Mia’
Audiences for Penn-Trafford High School’s spring musical, “Mamma Mia!,” should warm up their vocals and wear their dancing shoes before coming to see the show April 10 to 19, director Tom Bekavac said. It is a show that viewers of all ages can appreciate, Bekavac said. “There’s a familiarity of...
Penn Middle slated to perform ‘Frozen Jr.’
Penn Middle School drama club director Maddie Nick has never heard children scream as loud as when she announced the group would perform “Frozen Jr.” as its spring musical. “It was in the middle of the school day, too. We probably disrupted some classes with that,” Nick said with a...
Texas megachurch pastor Robert Morris is free after 6 months in an Oklahoma jail for child sex abuse
OKLAHOMA CITY — The founder of a Texas megachurch who pleaded guilty to sexually abusing a child in the 1980s was released Tuesday after serving six months in an Oklahoma jail. Robert Preston Morris, 64, was released just after midnight, said Osage County Sheriff’s Capt. Matt Clark. Morris pleaded guilty...
Afghan authorities say 14 more people die as a result of extreme weather and flooding
KABUL, Afghanistan — Extensive flooding in many parts of Afghanistan has killed a further 14 people in the past 24 hours, authorities said Tuesday, bringing the total number of deaths over the past five days to 42 with more heavy rain forecast. The Afghanistan National Disaster Management Authority said another...
Gallery: Around the world or close to home, the world in focus on March 31, 2026
Every photograph tells a story. From the rolling hills of Western Pennsylvania to far-flung corners of the globe, TribLive’s gallery brings those stories to life — moments of connection, place and the quiet beauty of everyday life. It’s more than a look at Western Pennsylvania. It’s a view of the...
Trump administration exempts oil and gas drilling in the Gulf from endangered species rules
The Trump administration on Tuesday exempted oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico from the Endangered Species Act after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said environmentalists’ lawsuits against the industry threatened to hobble domestic energy supplies as the U.S. wages war against Iran. Critics said the move by the...
Europe hardens stance against Trump’s Iran war in threat to NATO
Donald Trump’s NATO allies are increasing resistance to getting involved in his Iran war, risking a deeper rupture in the already strained military bloc. Spain closed its airspace to U.S. jets Monday, and Italy denied U.S. military aircraft bound for the Middle East permission to land at a base in...
Fresh food distributors add surcharges as fuel costs rise
Jesse Filion, who raises chicken, pigs and cattle on 100 acres in Walterboro, South Carolina, made a tough decision in March. He will add a fuel surcharge of $5 for deliveries of his Keegan-Filion Farm meat to homes and the 20 restaurants he serves. Simply raising overall prices wasn’t an...
Supreme Court rules against Colorado ban on ‘conversion therapy’ for LGBTQ kids
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled against a law banning “conversion therapy” for LGBTQ+ kids in Colorado, one of about two dozen states that ban the discredited practice. An 8-1 high court majority sided with a Christian counselor who argues the law banning talk therapy violates the First...
Russian ship carrying oil docks in Cuba, allowed to proceed despite U.S. energy blockade
HAVANA — The Russian vessel Anatoly Kolodkin docked Tuesday at the Cuban port of Matanzas laden with 730,000 barrels of oil, marking the first time in three months that an oil tanker reached the island. The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump had allowed the shipment to proceed despite its...
After a month of war, Hegseth says Iran retains the ability to strike
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth conceded Tuesday that Iran retained the ability to retaliate after a monthlong U.S.-Israeli bombing campaign but repeated claims that Iran’s military capabilities had been crippled, in his first public briefing on the war in nearly two weeks. “They will shoot some missiles; we will shoot them...
Horror and fear in West Bank as Israel approves hanging Palestinians convicted of murdering Israelis
JERUSALEM — Hundreds of protesters took to the streets across the embattled Palestinian territories Tuesday in outrage after Israel’s parliament passed a measure establishing the death penalty by hanging for Palestinians convicted of murdering Israelis. Palestinians young and old held sit-ins and marches in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, the territory...
