CDC ordered to stop working with WHO immediately, upending expectations of an extended withdrawal
NEW YORK — U.S. public health officials have been told to stop working with the World Health Organization, effective immediately. A U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention official, John Nkengasong, sent a memo to senior leaders at the agency on Sunday night telling them that all agency staff who...
Community fears fox chased by snowmobiles was killed; 2 witnesses say it was exhausted but aliveVideo
SCHAEFFERSTOWN — Residents in this rural stretch of Lebanon County feared the worst after seeing appalling video of two snowmobile riders relentlessly chasing a fox, appearing to run it down several times. But two witnesses interviewed Monday by PennLive — including a person who shot video that was provided to...
3 injured by car driven into a crowd in Philadelphia after Eagles playoff game
PHILADELPHIA — A car hit and injured three pedestrians in a crowd of people celebrating the Philadelphia Eagles playoff game victory, police said. A driver was in custody and the Sunday night collision did not immediately appear to be intentional, the Philadelphia Police Department said in a social media post....
Study projects millions of European heat deaths as world warms
Extreme temperatures — mostly heat — are projected to kill as many as 2.3 million people in Europe by the end of the century unless countries get better at reducing carbon pollution and adapting to hotter conditions, a new study says. Currently, cold temperatures kill more people in Europe than...
Dr. Phil joins ICE deportation raid in Chicago
During a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement operation on Sunday in Chicago, TV host Dr. Phil embedded with the officers — supporting President Donald Trump’s deportation efforts. Phil McGraw, known as Dr. Phil on his TV show focused on mental health, followed ICE officers and other federal agents during the...
Donora, Murrysville, Greensburg dive teams help pull Fayette County crash victim, vehicle from West Virginia lake
With an 8-inch sheet of ice atop the frigid water beneath their feet, dive teams from Murrysville Medic One and the Donora and Greensburg volunteer fire departments helped pull a vehicle and remains of a Fayette County resident from West Virginia’s Cheat Lake Sunday. Kevin Laitalle, 59, of Smithfield, and...
A trial is underway on North Dakota’s ban on gender-affirming care for kids
BISMARCK, N.D. — A trial in a lawsuit seeking to strike down North Dakota’s ban on gender-affirming medical care for minors began Monday, more than a year after families of transgender children and a doctor filed the suit that argued the law violates the state’s constitution. North Dakota is one...
Earthquake rattles houses in Maine and is felt hundreds of miles away
SCARBOROUGH, Maine — A 3.8-magnitude earthquake centered near the Maine coast rattled houses in northern New England on Monday and was felt by surprised residents of states hundreds of miles away. The earthquake took place at about 10:22 a.m. on Monday and was centered about six miles southeast of York...
LinkedIn Founder Reid Hoffman sees bright AI future and hopes his tech peers are right about Trump
LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman has been immersed in Silicon Valley since his August 1967 birth in Palo Alto, California, in the shadow of Stanford University, where he and fellow technology luminary Peter Thiel became friends as college students during the 1980s. They went on to start PayPal during the late...
New Trump orders on transgender troops, covid and more expected on Hegseth’s 1st day
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump was expected to sign a flurry of executive orders focused on the military Monday, including to reinstate troops booted for refusing covid-19 vaccines, assess transgender forces and further outline rollbacks in diversity programs, just as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth began his first day on the...
iPhones with TikTok app listed for thousands on eBay
Did you delete the TikTok app after it was briefly banned? Your only option may be to purchase a phone with the app already installed on eBay — but the priciest option is reportedly over $5 million. After the viral video-sharing platform went dark last weekend, service was restored just...
Gallery: Photos from Jan. 27, 2025
Embark on a visual journey around the Western Pennsylvania region with TribLive’s latest collection of captivating images for Monday Jan. 27, 2025. From the rustic landscapes of Western Pa. to diverse corners of the globe, experience the shared moments of humanity....
Pa. township supervisor who mimicked Elon Musk’s salute on TikTok resigns
A supervisor in a Montgomery County township has resigned after a TikTok video that showed her mimicking a salute Elon Musk gave at an inauguration event went viral. Laura Smith, who was the Vice Chair on the Towamencin Township Board of Supervisors, submitted her resignation on Sunday. In a letter...
3 injured by car driven into a crowd in Philadelphia after Eagles playoff game
PHILADELPHIA — A car hit and injured three pedestrians in a crowd of people that was leaving the Philadelphia Eagles playoff game on Sunday night, police said. A driver is in custody and the collision did not immediately appear to be intentional, the Philadelphia Police Department said in a social...
Tens of thousands return to devastated northern Gaza as Israel lifts its closure under truce
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Tens of thousands of Palestinians streamed into the most heavily destroyed part of the Gaza Strip on Monday as Israel lifted its closure of the north for the first time since the early weeks of the 15-month war with Hamas in accordance with a fragile...
Auschwitz memorial holds observances on the 80th anniversary of the death camp’s liberation
OSWIECIM, Poland — The 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz by Soviet troops is being marked on Monday at the site of the former death camp, a ceremony that is widely being treated as the last major observance that any notable number of survivors will be able to attend....
Penn State faculty fear the school will close campuses across the stateVideo
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Southern California rain helps firefighters but creates risk of flooding and toxic ash runoffVideo
LOS ANGELES — Rain fell on parts of Southern California on Sunday and the scattered showers were expected to continue overnight, boosting the risk of toxic ash runoff in areas scorched by Los Angeles-area wildfires. Flood watches were in effect through 4 p.m. Monday for burn areas from recent fires...
Trump says inflation isn’t his No. 1 issue. So what will happen to consumer prices?
WASHINGTON — Two months ago, in his first network television interview after the election, Donald Trump said he owed his victory to Americans’ anger over immigration and inflation, specifically the rising cost of groceries. “When you buy apples, when you buy bacon, when you buy eggs, they would double and...
Sweden seizes vessel suspected of ‘sabotage’ after undersea data cable rupture in Baltic Sea
RIGA, Latvia — Swedish prosecutors announced Sunday night that they have opened a preliminary investigation into suspected aggravated “sabotage” and ordered the detention of a vessel in the Baltic Sea suspected of damaging an underwater fiber optic cable connecting Latvia and the Swedish island of Gotland earlier that day. “Several...
German election taboos broken as Friedrich Merz, Elon Musk flirt with AfDVideo
Four weeks before Germany’s snap election, the political temperature is rising as the campaign shifts onto the contentious terrain of migration and Elon Musk steps up his support for the far-right AfD party. Tens of thousands marched in Berlin, Cologne and other cities over the weekend to protest against the...
Battlegrounds Pennsylvania, Wisconsin back in the spotlight with high-stakes court elections
HARRISBURG — Republicans put Pennsylvania and Wisconsin back in the win column in the 2024 presidential race, and they’re hoping that momentum carries over to contests this year that will determine whether their state Supreme Courts retain left-leaning majorities or flip to conservative control. The outcome can be pivotal in...
Top Trump administration officials in Chicago for start of immigration enforcement crackdownVideo
CHICAGO — Top Trump administration officials, including “border czar” Tom Homan and the acting deputy attorney general, visited Chicago on Sunday to witness the start of ramped-up immigration enforcement in the nation’s third-largest city. Few details of the operation were immediately made public, including the number of arrests. But the...
Freighter on the move after it was freed from ice on frozen Lake Erie
BUFFALO, N.Y. — A freighter was on its way to Canada on Sunday after it was freed from ice that trapped it in a frozen Lake Erie for days, the U.S. Coast Guard said. The Manitoulin, a 663-foot Canadian vessel with 17 people on board, got stuck in the ice...
White House says Colombia agrees to take deported migrants after Trump tariff showdown
BOGOTA, Colombia — The White House claimed victory in a showdown with Colombia over accepting flights of deported migrants from the U.S. on Sunday, hours after President Donald Trump threatened steep tariffs on imports and other sanctions on the longtime U.S. partner. Long close partners in anti-narcotics efforts, the U.S....
