Enrollment dropped by 600 students at state-owned universities in Western Pennsylvania this fall
Enrollment at state-owned universities in Western Pennsylvania dropped by more than 600 students this fall compared to last year, even though one of the region’s three institutions saw growth for a third straight year. That school, Slippery Rock University, registered a headcount increase of 32 students to 8,394, up from...
Prosecutors lay out new evidence in Trump election case, accuse him of having ‘resorted to crimes’
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump laid the groundwork to try to overturn the 2020 election even before he lost, knowingly pushed false claims of voter fraud and “resorted to crimes” in his failed bid to cling to power, according to a newly unsealed court filing from prosecutors that offers new evidence...
Dockworkers join other unions in trying to fend off automation, or minimize the impact
NEW YORK — The massive port workers’ strike that has crippled all the major dockyards on the Eastern seaboard of the U.S. is highlighting a fear held by many workers: Eventually, we will all be replaced by machines. The International Longshoremen’s Association, which represents the approximately 45,000 dock workers who...
Cybersecurity head says there’s no chance a foreign adversary can change U.S. election results
WASHINGTON — Security for America’s election systems has become so robust that Russia, Iran or any other foreign adversary will not be able to alter the outcome of this year’s presidential race, the head of the nation’s cybersecurity agency said Wednesday. Jen Easterly told The Associated Press in an interview...
Biden won’t support a strike on Iran nuclear sites as Israel weighs response to Iran missile attack
JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. — President Joe Biden said Wednesday he will not support an Israeli strike on sites related to Tehran’s nuclear program in response to Iran’s missile attack on Israel. “The answer is no,” Biden told reporters when asked if he would support such retaliation after Iran fired...
Hospitals mostly rebound after Helene knocked out power and flooded areas
While hospitals and health care organizations in the Southeast largely stayed open and functioning during Hurricane Helene to provide essential care for their communities, they were not unscathed. The massive system battered the region’s health centers, causing blackouts, wind damage, supply issues and flooding — leading to a dramatic rescue...
CIA makes it easier for potential informants to share tips
WASHINGTON — The CIA wants to make it easier — and safer — for people in Iran, China and North Korea to share information with America’s premier spy agency. The agency on Wednesday posted online instructions in Korean, Mandarin and Farsi detailing steps that potential informants can take to contact...
How did the vice presidential debate play out on social media?
Who won the vice presidential debate? Which candidate stumbled the most? Who looked comfortable? Rattled? These were topics trending on social media after Tim Walz and JD Vance faced off Tuesday night on the debate stage, hosted by CBS News. The Minnesota Democratic governor and Ohio Republican senator discussed policy...
Gallery: Photos from Oct. 2, 2024
Embark on a visual journey around the Western Pennsylvania region — and the world — with TribLive’s latest collection of captivating images for Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024. From the rustic landscapes of Western Pa. to diverse corners of the globe, experience the shared moments of humanity....
Palestinian officials say 51 killed in Israeli operation on southern Gaza
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israel launched ground operations and carried out airstrikes in a hard-hit city in southern Gaza overnight, killing at least 51 people, including women and children, Palestinian medical officials said Wednesday. Israel has continued to strike what it says are militant targets across Gaza nearly a...
Southerners stay in touch the old-fashioned way after Helene cuts roads, power, phones
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Isolated and without electricity or phone service since Hurricane Helene inflicted devastation across the Southeast nearly a week ago, residents in the mountains of western North Carolina are relying on old-fashioned ways of communicating and coping. At the town square in Black Mountain, local leaders stood atop...
Butler grapples with Trump assassination attempt ahead of his return
BUTLER — Donald Trump is going back to Butler, where the world last saw him pump his fist and beseech followers to “fight,” even as blood streaked his face from a would-be assassin’s bullet. In announcing his return, the former president and current Republican nominee said he planned to “celebrate...
Harris, Trump’s approach to Mideast crisis, hurricane to test public mood in final weeks of campaign
WASHINGTON — A trio of new trials — a devastating hurricane, expanding conflict in the Mideast and a dockworkers strike that threatens the U.S. economy — are looming over the final weeks of the presidential campaign and could help shape the public mood as voters decide between Democrat Kamala Harris...
Some of the most notable quotes from the JD Vance-Tim Walz vice presidential debate
WASHINGTON — The first and only vice presidential debate between Ohio Senator JD Vance and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz featured an often orderly, policy-focused and even civil dialogue between the two men seeking to serve as the next president’s second in command. One of the sharpest comments came from a...
Fact-check fight: CBS News cuts candidates’ mics after JD Vance objects to a moderator’s correction
CBS News briefly cut off the microphones of vice presidential candidates JD Vance and Tim Walz during an exchange in their debate Tuesday when the Republican objected to an attempt by moderator Margaret Brennan to correct something he said about immigration. It was one of the evening’s more contentious moments...
VP debate takeaways: Vance and Walz keep it civil in a policy-heavy discussion
WASHINGTON — Vice presidential hopefuls Tim Walz and JD Vance focused their criticism on the top of the ticket on Tuesday as they engaged in a policy-heavy discussion that may be the last debate of the 2024 presidential campaign. It was the first encounter between Minnesota’s Democratic governor and Ohio’s...
Video of Kentucky judge’s death shown at court hearing for the ex-sheriff charged in the caseVideo
WEST LIBERTY, Ky. — Video showing a Kentucky judge being gunned down in his chambers was played Tuesday during a court hearing for the ex-sheriff who is charged in the killing that stunned their Appalachian community. The short video clip was presented by prosecutors during the preliminary hearing for Shawn...
NYC Mayor Eric Adams deflects questions about bribery charges as potential witness speaks out
NEW YORK — New York City Mayor Eric Adams delivered his most thorough public defense to date since his indictment on federal bribery charges, insisting the case is a “test” that will not distract him from governing as he deflected specific questions about the investigation for more than an hour...
House Speaker Mike Johnson lays out agenda for Republicans
WASHINGTON — Speaker Mike Johnson laid out on Tuesday a policy agenda should Republicans take the majority next year that extends the tax cuts approved when Donald Trump was president, reduces the size of the federal workforce and gives parents more choice on where they can send their children to...
Pennsylvania county manager sued over plans to end use of drop boxes for mail-in ballots
WILKES-BARRE — Three residents of a northeastern Pennsylvania county sued Tuesday to overturn a local official’s announcement that she will prevent all four of its drop boxes from being deployed for use by those voting by mail and absentee ballot in the Nov. 5 election. The lawsuit in Luzerne County...
Trump won’t participate in interview for ’60 Minutes’ election special
NEW YORK — CBS News said Tuesday that Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has declined to participate in an interview with “60 Minutes” for its election special, which will go forward next Monday with Democratic opponent Kamala Harris alone. Television’s top-rated news program regularly invites the two presidential contenders for...
Walz and Vance spar on policy while attacking each other’s running mates in VP debateVideo
NEW YORK — Tim Walz and JD Vance on Tuesday went after each other’s running mates in a vice presidential debate that opened with a discussion of burgeoning domestic and international troubles — a hurricane that ravaged much of the southeast U.S. and growing fears of a regional Middle East...
Hunter Biden’s laptop: Judge rejects computer repairman’s defamation claims
DOVER, Del. — A computer repairman at the center of a controversy over Hunter Biden’s laptop has lost his defamation case against news outlets, the president’s son and Joe Biden’s presidential campaign. A Delaware judge on Monday also dismissed Hunter Biden’s claims accusing Wilmington, Del., computer shop owner John Paul...
Former fraternity leaders sentenced in Penn State hazing death of Tim Piazza
BELLEFONTE — Two former leaders of a Penn State fraternity were sentenced Tuesday to spend two to four months in Centre County Prison for their roles in leading 2017 hazing rituals that resulted in the death of pledge Timothy Piazza. After a seven-year legal odyssey, Brendan Young, 28, and Daniel...
Hurricane Helene’s death toll passes 150
SWANNANOA, N.C. — Cadaver dogs and search crews trudged through knee-deep muck and debris in the mountains of western North Carolina on Tuesday looking for victims of Hurricane Helene, days after the storm carved a deadly and destructive path through the Southeast. With Helene’s death toll topping 150, searchers fanned...
