Gallery: Around the world or close to home, the world in focus on March 9, 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...
All the president’s portraits: President Trump’s image is ubiquitous inside the White House
Since moving back in, President Donald Trump has significantly altered the “People’s House.” East Wing: gone. Oval Office: maximalized. Rose Garden: Mar-a-Lago-ified. And the art? Lots of Trump. Over the past year, The New York Times has captured at least nine paintings, posters, memes, and even a mug shot outside...
DOJ, Live Nation reach settlement over illegal monopoly case, source says
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department reached a settlement in its antitrust lawsuit against Ticketmaster and its parent company, Live Nation Entertainment, on Monday in a case that alleged an illegal monopoly over live events in America. The settlement was confirmed by a person familiar with the matter who could not...
Uber’s women-only option goes nationwide in the U.S.
NEW YORK — Uber launched a feature Monday to allow both women riders and drivers across the U.S. to be matched with other women for trips, expanding a pilot program aimed at addressing concerns about the safety of its hail-riding platform. The new feature is being rolled out nationwide despite...
Pennsylvania state police trooper shot and killed in a traffic stop, authorities say
PAOLI — A Pennsylvania State Police trooper was shot and killed by a man he had pulled over in a traffic stop Sunday night, authorities said. Cpl. Tim O’Connor was killed as he approached the car when the driver fired from inside the vehicle, the state’s acting police commissioner, Lt....
Where things stand after another weekend of war
Iran has named a son of its late supreme leader as his successor. President Donald Trump already had expressed disdain for Mojtaba Khamenei, calling him “unacceptable.” The Islamic Republic’s war strategy now has a new commander, and the powerful paramilitary Revolutionary Guard has pledged allegiance. Oil prices shot above $100...
Challenging your brain helps keep it healthy. Here’s how to do it
WASHINGTON — “Exercise your brain,” experts advise people hoping to stave off dementia. But how? Stretching your brain might be the better description. Do a crossword puzzle a day and you may just get good at crosswords. Instead, research increasingly shows that a variety of habits and hobbies are like...
U.S. tomahawk hit naval base beside Iranian school, video shows
A newly released video adds to the evidence that a U.S. missile likely hit an Iranian elementary school where 175 people, many of them children, were reported killed. The video, uploaded Sunday by Iran’s semiofficial Mehr News Agency and verified by The New York Times, shows a Tomahawk cruise missile...
Belgium describes a blast near a synagogue as a ‘despicable antisemitic attack’
BRUSSELS — Belgian Interior Minister Bernard Quintin said Monday that an explosion near a synagogue in the eastern city of Liege overnight was “a despicable antisemitic act” and that federal prosecutors were investigating, as several countries in Europe tighten security due to the U.S.-Israel war on Iran. Liege police said...
Lebanese parliament extends term for 2 years due to war in Middle East
BEIRUT — The Lebanese parliament has extended its term for two years on Monday due to the U.S.-Israel war with Iran and Israel steps up its attacks on Lebanon. The country’s state news agency said 76 legislators voted in favor, 41 voted against, and four abstained. Hezbollah’s 13-member bloc in...
AI is spurring a big expansion of high-voltage power lines. Landowners and locals are fighting back
SUGARLOAF, Pa. — For John Zola, the 40 acres were like a paradise: apple orchards tucked into northern Pennsylvania’s rolling hills, a barn, meadows and more than enough land for four houses: one for himself and his wife and each of his three adult children. It’s been “hell,” however, since...
U.S. military kills 6 in strike on alleged drug boat in the Eastern Pacific
WASHINGTON — The U.S. military said it killed six men Sunday in a strike on an alleged drug-smuggling vessel in the eastern Pacific Ocean as part of the Trump administration’s campaign against alleged traffickers. Sunday’s attack brought the death toll to at least 157 people since the Trump administration began...
Travelers encounter long waits at some airports as DHS shutdown affects security checkpoints
Travelers complained of long waits Sunday — lasting hours in some cases — at security checkpoints at airports in Houston and New Orleans, which officials blamed on a government shutdown of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The estimated wait time at the standard security checkpoint at the William P....
Trump’s ‘roaring’ economy meets a rough start to 2026: What the latest numbers show
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump promised that 2026 would be a bumper year for economic growth, but instead it has kicked off with job losses, rising gasoline prices and more uncertainty about America’s future. In his State of the Union address less than two weeks ago, the Republican president confidently...
Fox News apologizes for showing old video of a hatless Donald Trump at dignified transfer ceremonyVideo
Fox News apologized for airing old video of a hatless President Donald Trump during coverage Sunday of his attendance at the dignified transfer ceremony for U.S. soldiers killed in the Middle East war, insisting it was an honest mistake. In a polarized time, some online critics suggested without evidence that...
Counterprotester threw improvised explosive at anti-Islam event in New York City, police say
NEW YORK — A device thrown by a counterprotester at an anti-Islam demonstration in New York City on Saturday was confirmed to be an improvised explosive, according to a preliminary police analysis. As the investigation continued on Sunday, police said they were looking into a second suspicious device found in...
Why Ecuador invited the U.S. military to help with its drug gangs
The joint military operation that the United States and Ecuador launched last week is aimed at fighting drug gangs that have turned Ecuador from one of the safest countries in Latin America to one of the deadliest, and signals the deepening ties between the countries. For more than a year,...
NTSB member says he was fired without explanation by the Trump administration
WASHINGTON — A National Transportation Safety Board member who was a public face of the investigation into last year’s deadly collision of an airliner and an Army helicopter near the nation’s capital said Sunday that he had been fired by the Trump administration without explanation. Todd Inman said in a...
Pentagon announces 7th U.S. death in war with Iran
Another U.S. service member has died in the war with Iran, the Pentagon said Sunday, bringing the number of U.S. troops killed in the conflict to seven. The service member, who was not publicly identified while the military notifies relatives, was seriously injured March 1 when Iran struck a Saudi...
U.S. considers idea of special operation to seize Iran’s uranium
President Donald Trump is weighing the option of deploying special forces on the ground to seize Iran’s near-bomb-grade uranium, as officials grow increasingly concerned the stockpile may have been moved, according to three diplomatic officials briefed on the matter. The U.S. and Israel struck key nuclear facilities during last June’s...
Country Joe McDonald, whose anti-war song became an anthem, dies at 84
Country Joe McDonald, whose performance at Woodstock — in which he led a crowd of 400,000 through a subversive cheer before starting his satirical anti-war song “I-Feel-Like-I’m-Fixin’-to-Die Rag” — struck a chord so deep, it often obscured the variety and scope of his career, died on Saturday. He was 84....
Carney calls special elections for 3 Canadian districts, which could lead to majority government
TORONTO — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Sunday called special elections for three districts that, if his party wins, would give the Liberals a majority government. The prime minister announced that votes will be cast on April 13 in the Toronto-area districts of Scarborough Southwest and University-Rosedale and in...
International Women’s Day is a celebration and a call to action. Here are things to know
Women across the world will call for equal pay, reproductive rights, education, justice and decision-making jobs and celebrate progress toward female empowerment during events and demonstrations marking International Women’s Day on Sunday. Officially recognized by the United Nations in 1977, International Women’s Day is commemorated in different ways and to...
Oil built the Persian Gulf. Desalinated water keeps it alive. War could threaten both
As missiles and drones curtail energy production across the Persian Gulf, analysts warn that water, not oil, may be the resource most at risk in the energy-rich but arid region. On Sunday, Bahrain accused Iran of damaging one of its desalination plants. Earlier, Iran said a U.S. airstrike had damaged...
Democrat Roy Cooper needs to defy North Carolina history to keep winning streak alive in Senate race
RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina does not mind electing Democrats as governor, but it is a different matter when it comes to sending them to the U.S. Senate. Roy Cooper, who led the state for two terms, is trying to change that with a campaign that could reshape power in...
