Remains of all 67 victims from deadly plane and chopper collision near Washington have been recovered
ARLINGTON, Va. — The remains of all 67 victims of last week’s midair collision of an American Airlines flight and an Army helicopter near Washington, D.C., have been recovered, authorities said Tuesday. The chief medical examiner is still trying to positively identify one set of remains, officials said in a...
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin mimics the moon’s gravity for NASA experiments during spaceflight
Jeff Bezos’ rocket company gave NASA a brief taste of the moon’s gravity Tuesday, without straying too far from home. Blue Origin launched the 29 lunar technology experiments to the edge of space from West Texas. Plans called for creating a few minutes of artificial lunar gravity by repeatedly spinning...
Senate committee advances Robert F. Kennedy Jr. nomination to be health secretary
WASHINGTON — A Senate panel divided starkly along partisan lines voted on Tuesday to advance the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the controversial environmental lawyer turned public health critic, sending his bid to oversee the $1.7 trillion U.S. Health and Human Services agency to the Senate floor. Fourteen Republicans...
Seton Hill to honor MLK through speaker, day of service
Seton Hill University in Greensburg will honor Martin Luther King Jr. with its annual educational program and day of service. The program will feature speaker Don C. Sawyer III, Fairfield University’s first vice president for diversity, inclusion and belonging. An associate professor in the university’s department of sociology and anthropology,...
Gallery: Photos from Feb. 4, 2025
Embark on a visual journey around the Western Pennsylvania region with TribLive’s latest collection of captivating images for Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025. From the rustic landscapes of Western Pa. to diverse corners of the globe, experience the shared moments of humanity....
100K eggs stolen from central Pa. supplier
A hundred thousand eggs were stolen Saturday from an organic supplier in Franklin County amid skyrocketing prices stemming from an avian flu outbreak, Pennsylvania State Police said. The eggs were swiped from the back of a distribution trailer around 8:40 p.m. at the Pete & Gerry’s Organics warehouse on Commerce...
Trump won’t rule out deploying troops to support rebuilding Gaza, sees ‘long-term’ U.S. ownership
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Tuesday suggested that displaced Palestinians in Gaza be permanently resettled outside the war-torn territory and proposed the U.S. take “ownership” in redeveloping the area. Trump’s audacious proposal appears certain to roil the next stage of talks meant to extend the tenuous ceasefire between Israel...
Greenland lawmakers consider a ban on foreign donations to parties in face of Trump’s ambitions
NUUK, Greenland — Greenland’s legislature debated Tuesday whether to prohibit political parties from receiving contributions “from foreign or anonymous contributors” after President Donald Trump laid out ambitions for the United States to take over the vast island that belongs to Denmark. Inatsisartut, Greenland’s parliament, discussed the proposal that would also...
Shapiro seeks more money for schools and transit, but relies heavily on surplus cash
HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro is seeking more money for underfunded public schools and public transit in his budget proposal unveiled Tuesday, while he hopes to win support for legalizing marijuana and introducing taxes on skill games viewed as competitors to casinos and lottery contests. The Democrat — a...
About 10 killed at adult education center in what officials say is Sweden’s worst mass shooting
About 10 people, including the gunman, were killed on Tuesday at an adult education center in what Sweden’s prime minister called the country’s worst mass shooting. But a final death toll, a conclusive number of wounded and a motive hadn’t yet been determined. Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson gave a news...
Dramatic drop in monarch butterfly count nears record 30-year low
MADISON, Wis. — The number of monarch butterflies spending the winter in the western United States has dropped to its second-lowest mark in nearly three decades as pesticides, diminishing habitat and climate change take their toll on the beloved pollinator. Here’s what to know: The survey began in 1997 Monarch...
U.S. aid freeze puts at risk Ukraine’s wartime help for frontline evacuees
PAVLOHRAD, Ukraine — In what used to be the concert hall in this town in eastern Ukraine, cots are arranged on stage. Instead of music, the room is filled with the muffled sobs of local people driven from their homes by fighting in the country’s almost three-year war with Russia....
China hits back with tariffs on U.S. products; launches investigation into Google
BEIJING — China announced retaliatory tariffs on select American imports and an antitrust investigation into Google on Tuesday, just minutes after a sweeping levy on Chinese products imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump took effect. American tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico were also set to go into effect...
Penn-Trafford student, inspired by 8-year-old cancer survivor, aims to raise $10K for nonprofit
Penn-Trafford sophomore Abby Rayman is on a mission to raise $10,000 to support children diagnosed with leukemia and lymphoma. It’s part of a challenge posed by the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, a national nonprofit with a branch on Pittsburgh’s South Side. As a candidate for the society’s Student Visionary of...
Trump orders creation of sovereign wealth fund, says it could own part of TikTok
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order directing the U.S. to take steps to start developing a government-owned investment fund that he said could be used to profit off of TikTok if he’s successful at finding it an American buyer. Trump signed an order on his...
A 1714 Stradivarius violin up for auction could become most expensive music instrument ever sold
NEW YORK — A violin made by the famed Antonio Stradivari in 1714 has the potential to become the most expensive musical instrument ever sold when it goes up for auction on Friday at Sotheby’s in New York. The auction house is estimating the value of the “Joachim-Ma Stradivarius” at...
How Trump’s pledge to punish South Africa reflects Elon Musk’s criticism of his homeland
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — U.S. President Donald Trump said he will cut all funding to South Africa over what he called a human rights violation, a move that reflects Elon Musk’s repeated and false claims over the years that authorities in his country of birth are anti-white and even...
New York shields abortion pill prescribers after doctor was indicted in Louisiana
ALBANY — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Monday signed a bill to shield the identities of doctors who prescribe abortion medications, days after a physician in the state was charged with prescribing abortion pills to a pregnant minor in Louisiana. The new law, which took effect immediately, allows doctors...
Newly elected DNC vice chair Malcolm Kenyatta says he won’t spend 4 years ‘apologizing for being a Democrat’
Pennsylvania state Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta, D-Philadelphia, was elected vice chair of the Democratic National Committee on Saturday, a role that gives him a front-row seat as the party tries to course-correct after widespread losses in November. Ken Martin, a longtime Democratic operative and Minnesota state party leader who served as...
Elon Musk tightens his grip on federal government as Democrats raise alarms
WASHINGTON — Elon Musk is rapidly consolidating control over large swaths of the federal government with President Donald Trump ‘s blessing, sidelining career officials, gaining access to sensitive databases and dismantling a leading source of humanitarian assistance. The speed and scope of his work has been nothing short of stunning....
Senate confirms fossil fuel CEO Chris Wright as energy secretary. He vows to ‘unleash’ U.S. resources
WASHINGTON — The Senate on Monday confirmed fossil fuel executive Chris Wright to serve as energy secretary, a key post to promote President Donald Trump’s efforts to achieve U.S. “energy dominance” in the global market. Wright, CEO of Denver-based Liberty Energy, has been one of the industry’s loudest voices against...
Temple says 2 people impersonated ICE agents on campus and 1 student is in custody as police investigate
Philadelphia and Temple University police are investigating an incident where two people posing as ICE agents disrupted a business on campus on Saturday night, according to the school. The pair wore shirts with “ICE” and “Police” in white lettering, while a third person videotaped the disturbance. One Temple student was...
Lawsuit blames deaths on Ohio train derailment as JD Vance says U.S. needs ‘to do better on rail safety’
EAST PALESTINE, Ohio — A lawsuit alleging for the first time that people died because of the disastrous 2023 East Palestine train derailment was announced on Monday’s second anniversary of the toxic crash near the Ohio-Pennsylvania border amid a flurry of new litigation. On Monday, Vice President JD Vance visited...
Ex-deep-sea treasure hunter jailed for nearly 10 years scores a legal win but won’t be freed
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A former deep-sea treasure hunter who has served nearly a decade in jail for refusing to disclose the whereabouts of missing gold coins has had that term ended by a federal judge in Ohio, but he will remain behind bars for now. U.S. District Judge Algenon Marbley...
Dozens of Education Department workers are put on leave over Trump’s anti-DEI order
WASHINGTON — Dozens of employees at the U.S. Education Department were put on paid administrative leave in response to President Donald Trump’s order banning diversity, equity and inclusion programs in the federal government, according to a labor union that represents hundreds of workers in the agency. It’s unclear how many...
