Senate passes six-month funding bill hours before shutdown deadline
WASHINGTON — The Senate passed a six-month spending bill Friday hours before a government shutdown, overcoming sharp Democratic opposition to the measure and sending it to President Donald Trump to be signed into law. The vote was 54-46. Democrats voiced frustration that Republicans went ahead with a measure they said...
Measles cases reach nearly 300 in Texas and New Mexico. Here’s what you should know
Measles outbreaks in West Texas and New Mexico are now up to nearly 300 cases, and two unvaccinated people have died from measles-related causes. Measles is caused by a highly contagious virus that’s airborne and spreads easily when an infected person breathes, sneezes or coughs. It is preventable through vaccines...
Democratic Party fractures in government shutdown fight, with anger running high
WASHINGTON — The Democratic Party fractured Friday as a torrent of frustration and anger was unleashed at Senate Democrats, who faced what they saw as an awful choice: shut down the government or consent to a Republican funding bill that allows President Donald Trump to continue slashing the federal government....
Oz pledges to fight health care fraud but makes no commitments on Medicaid funding cuts
WASHINGTON — Dr. Mehmet Oz promised senators on Friday to fight health care fraud and push to make Americans healthier if he becomes the next leader of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. But the former heart surgeon and TV personality dodged several opportunities to say broadly whether he...
Man charged with intoxication manslaughter in Texas crash involving 17 vehicles that killed 5 people
A man was charged Friday with intoxication manslaughter after five people were killed and several injured in a late-night wreck in Austin, Texas, that involved over a dozen vehicles on Interstate 35, authorities said. Authorities said that the five people killed in the crash that involved 17 vehicles Thursday just...
Voice of America ending contracts with Associated Press, Reuters and Agence France Presse
The government agency that runs the Voice of America has moved to terminate contracts with The Associated Press, Reuters and Agence France-Presse, and told its journalists Friday to stop using material from the wire services. Kari Lake, the former broadcaster turned Republican politician who was selected by President Donald Trump...
What’s Pi Day all about? Math, science, pies and more
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Math enthusiasts around the world, from college students to rocket scientists, celebrate Pi Day, which is March 14 or 3/14 — the first three digits of an infinite number with many practical uses. Many people will mark the day with a slice of pie —...
Alabama to execute inmate who dropped appeals and asked for death
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama has set an April execution date for a man who dropped his appeals and asked to be put to death for the 2010 rape and murder of a woman. James Osgood, 55, will be executed by lethal injection on April 24, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey announced....
Mark Carney is sworn in as Canada’s new prime minister as country deals with Trump’s trade war
TORONTO — Former central banker Mark Carney was sworn in as Canada’s new prime minister Friday, and will now try to steer his country through a trade war brought by U.S. President Donald Trump, a threat of annexation and an expected federal election. Carney, 59, replaces Prime Minister Justin Trudeau,...
Head of Islamic State in Iraq and Syria has been killed, Iraqi prime minister says
BAGHDAD — The head of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria has been killed in Iraq in an operation by members of the Iraqi national intelligence service along with U.S.-led coalition forces, the Iraqi prime minister announced Friday. “The Iraqis continue their impressive victories over the forces of darkness...
Gallery: Photos from March 14, 2025
Embark on a visual journey around the Western Pennsylvania region with TribLive’s latest collection of captivating images for Friday, March 14, 2025....
Former U.S. Sen. Alan Simpson of Wyoming, who bridged partisan gaps with his quick wit, dies at age 93
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Former U.S. Sen. Alan Simpson, a political legend whose quick wit bridged partisan gaps in the years before today’s political acrimony, has died. He was 93. Simpson died early Friday after struggling to recover from a broken hip in December, according to a statement from his family...
Hundreds of federal offices could begin closing this summer at DOGE’s behest, AP reveals
Federal agencies will begin to vacate hundreds of offices across the country this summer under a frenetic and error-riddled push by Elon Musk’s budget-cutting advisers to terminate leases that they say waste money. Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency maintains a list of canceled real estate leases on its website, but...
Millions of people celebrate Holi, the Hindu festival of colors
NEW DELHI — Millions of people in South Asia celebrated Holi, the Hindu festival of colors, on Friday by smearing each other with brightly colored powder, dancing to festive music and feasting on traditional sweets prepared for the occasion. The raucous spring festival sees Hindus take part in a kaleidoscopic...
Trump will visit the Justice Department, months after his criminal prosecutions were dismissed
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is set to visit the Justice Department on Friday to rally support for his administration’s tough-on-crime agenda, an appearance expected to double as a victory lap after he emerged legally and politically unscathed from two federal prosecutions that were dismissed after his election win last...
Serbia’s capital Belgrade on edge ahead of a major rally testing the ruling populists
BELGRADE, Serbia — Serbia’s capital Belgrade was on edge on Friday ahead of a major anti-government rally this weekend with populist authorities of President Aleksandar Vucic ramping up efforts to dissuade people from attending. The protest on Saturday is seen as a culmination of months of anti-graft demonstrations in the...
American Airlines Boeing 737 catches fire at Denver airport
DENVER — Twelve people were taken to hospitals after an American Airlines plane landed at Denver International Airport on Thursday and caught fire, prompting slides to be deployed so passengers could evacuate quickly. All of the people transported to hospitals had minor injuries, according to a post on the social...
What to know about tariffs: Experts warn of harm, but some want ‘pound of flesh’
The trade war launched by President Donald Trump against Canada, China and Mexico and what could end up involving countries around the world is unprecedented, national economic and legal experts say. “Businesses no longer have any idea how to plan,” said Timothy Meyer, an international business law professor at Duke...
March megastorm may bring blizzards, tornadoes, flooding and even fires across much of U.S.Video
More than 100 million people in the country will be in the path of an intense March storm starting Friday as the sprawling multi-day system threatens fires, blizzards, tornadoes, and flooding as it tracks eastward across the Great Plains. Scientists said the storm’s strength and potential for far-reaching impacts is...
U.S. transfers immigrants out of Guantanamo Bay to Louisiana as court weighs legality
WASHINGTON — U.S. authorities have removed immigrants from detention facilities at the Guantanamo Bay naval base as a federal court in Washington weighs a challenge by civil rights advocates to holding immigrants at the offshore military station. A spokesperson for the U.S. Southern Command on Thursday said that no “illegal...
Pennsylvanians will be treated to ‘blood moon’ lunar eclipse tonight
Be sure to look up at some point tonight (if you’re still awake, that is). A lunar eclipse — one that’s known as a “blood moon” — will hang in the darkened firmament for many people to see. According to NASA, those in the whole of the Western Hemisphere —...
Some universities are freezing hiring and laying off staff as Trump cuts federal funding
Universities across the country have announced hiring freezes, citing new financial uncertainty as the Trump administration threatens a range of cuts to federal contracts and research grants. Some have announced layoffs. Johns Hopkins University said Thursday it is eliminating more than 2,200 workers because of a loss of funding from...
Columbia University says it expelled some students who seized building during protests last year
NEW YORK — Columbia University says it has expelled or suspended some students who took over a campus building during pro-Palestinian protests last spring, and had temporarily revoked the diplomas of some students who have since graduated. In a campus-wide email sent Thursday, the university said its judicial board had...
Democratic Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva of Arizona dies at 77
WASHINGTON — Democratic U.S. Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva of Arizona, who championed environmental protection during his 12 terms in Congress, died Thursday of complications from cancer treatments, his office said. Grijalva, who was 77, had risen to chair the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee and was the top Democrat on...
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to partly allow birthright citizenship restrictions
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to allow restrictions on birthright citizenship to partly take effect while legal fights play out. In emergency applications filed at the high court on Thursday, the administration asked the justices to narrow court orders entered by district judges in Maryland,...
