Israeli defense minister says he intends to close public radio station
Israel’s defense minister said on Wednesday he planned to close publicly funded Army Radio in what he described as an attempt to preserve the military’s nonpartisan character, but the decision was denounced by the station’s chief as a blow to press freedom. The minister, Israel Katz, said in a statement...
Pennsylvania lawmakers look to end budget stalemate, sealed with concession by Democrats on climate
HARRISBURG — Billions of dollars for Pennsylvania’s public schools and social services could soon start flowing after months of delay, as lawmakers on Wednesday took up a roughly $50 billion spending plan to break the state’s budget impasse. Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro was expected to sign key budget bills by...
No big winner in latest Mega Millions lottery, jackpot jumps to $965 million
With no big winner in Tuesday night’s Mega Millions drawing, the game’s jackpot will jump to at least $965 million for Friday’s game. The pot was $900 million for Tuesday’s drawing. It marks the eighth largest jackpot since the Mega Millions game began in 2002. The highest jackpot winner this...
Explainer: Does Trump have a defamation case against the BBC?
President Donald Trump has threatened to sue the BBC for at least $1 billion over its airing of what he says was a deceptively edited documentary, but the case could hinge on whether anyone in Florida watched it online and felt misled. If that hurdle is cleared, a U.S. court...
U.S. House set to vote on deal to end longest government shutdown in history
WASHINGTON -The House of Representatives will try to end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history on Wednesday, with a vote on a stopgap funding package to restart disrupted food assistance, pay hundreds of thousands of federal workers and revive a hobbled air-traffic control system. Republicans currently hold a narrow...
Trump asks Israeli president to pardon Netanyahu in letter, Israeli president’s office says
Israeli President Isaac Herzog has received a letter from President Donald Trump urging him to consider granting a pardon to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Herzog’s office said on Wednesday. Netanyahu has been facing a long-running corruption trial, and Trump has repeatedly asked for a pardon for his close ally. Netanyahu...
Trump asks Supreme Court to throw out E. Jean Carroll’s $5 million verdict
NEW YORK — President Donald Trump asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to throw out a jury’s finding in a civil lawsuit that he sexually abused writer E. Jean Carroll at a Manhattan department store in the mid-1990s and later defamed her. Trump’s lawyers argued in a lengthy filing...
Is Veterans Day a federal holiday? What to know about Nov. 11
Veterans Day, originally known as Armistice Day, is observed annually on Nov. 11. The day is dedicated to thanking and honoring all individuals who served honorably in the military, in wartime or peacetime, according to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. A federal holiday since 1954, Veterans Day was created...
FDA removes the black box warning on hormone therapy for menopause
For the past decade, Dr. Heather Hirsch has tried to convince women that hormone therapy drugs are the best way to treat symptoms of menopause and perimenopause. But warning labels on estrogen have scared many women away from getting the care they need. Now the Food and Drug Administration is...
Families accuse Camp Mystic of ignoring risks in Texas lawsuit over flood deaths
The operators of Camp Mystic in Texas, where 25 girls and two teenage counselors died in catastrophic flooding on July 4, failed to take necessary steps to protect the campers as life-threatening floodwaters approached, families of the victims allege in a lawsuit. The lawsuit, filed Monday in state court in...
Trump rips Marjorie Taylor Greene, says MAGA loyalist has ‘lost her way’
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, long one of his strongest MAGA allies, has “lost her way” after the Georgia Republican congresswoman criticized the president for focusing too much on foreign policy. “I don’t know what happened to Marjorie,” Trump told reporters Monday in the Oval...
Arctic air hits much of the U.S., bringing snow to some areas and very chilly temperatures to FloridaVideo
Some of this autumn’s coldest weather yet is bearing down on the United States, enveloping the eastern two-thirds of the country with Arctic air on Monday and affecting millions of people. National Weather Service forecasters said the weather could bring record low temperatures in the U.S. Southeast, including all of...
Is Trump sending out money for tariff revenue? What to know about $2,000 payment floated
President Donald Trump is again teasing a check to the American people, but it is unlikely to happen. “People that are against Tariffs are FOOLS!” Trump said on Truth Social on Sunday. “A dividend of at least $2000 a person (not including high income people!) will be paid to everyone.”...
Progressive group calls for Sen. Chuck Schumer to resign over shutdown vote
The leader of one of the nation’s largest progressive political organizing groups called for Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s resignation following Sunday’s vote to reopen the federal government without any guarantee that Republicans will extend expiring federal health insurance subsidies. Schumer of New York was not among the eight members...
Man dies after slipping, falling 130 feet at Grand Canyon West
Authorities in Arizona confirmed that a man died after slipping and falling over the edge at a popular tourist area at Grand Canyon West last week. Deputies with the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office responded to a search and rescue at Guano Point on Thursday around 2 p.m. local time, per...
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...
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...
