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...
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs accused of sexual misconduct by 120 people, attorney saysVideo
HOUSTON — An attorney said Tuesday he is representing 120 accusers who have come forward with sexual misconduct allegations against Sean “Diddy” Combs, the hip-hop mogul who is awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. Houston attorney Tony Buzbee said he expects lawsuits to be filed within the next month, with...
What to know about Hezbollah’s capabilities after its recent losses
BEIRUT — Hezbollah has suffered some of the heaviest losses in its history over the past two weeks, chief among them the killing of its longtime leader, Hassan Nasrallah, in an Israeli airstrike. Two weeks ago, thousands of communications devices used by Hezbollah members exploded, killing 39 people and wounding...
Chemical cloud moving around Atlanta’s suburbs prompts new shelter-in-place alert
ATLANTA — Residents east of Atlanta were again warned Tuesday to take shelter where they are if shifting winds push the still-billowing chemical cloud from a chlorine factory fire over their neighborhood. A shelter-in-place order had just ended Monday evening for Rockdale County, where the chemical fire sent a huge...
Iran fires at least 180 missiles into Israel as regionwide conflict grows
JERUSALEM — Iran launched at least 180 missiles into Israel on Tuesday, the latest in a series of escalating attacks in a yearslong conflict between Israel and Iran and its Arab allies that threatens to push the Middle East closer toward a regionwide war. The orange glow of missiles streaked...
CERN still fascinates, discovers on its 70th anniversaryVideo
GENEVA — The research center that is home to the world’s largest particle accelerator is celebrating its 70th anniversary on Tuesday, with the physicists who run it aiming to unlock secrets about dark matter and other mysteries to promote science for peace in today’s conflict-darkened world. Over the last seven...
Parents sue school district following wristband protest against transgender girl at soccer game
CONCORD, N.H. — Three parents and a grandparent have sued a New Hampshire school district, saying their rights were violated when they were barred from school grounds for wearing pink wristbands with “XX,” representing the female chromosome pair, in protest of a transgender girl playing in a girls soccer game....
Gallery: Photos from Oct. 1, 2024
Embark on a visual journey around the Western Pennsylvania region — and the world — with TribLive’s latest collection of captivating images for Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. From the rustic landscapes of Western Pa. to diverse corners of the globe, experience the shared moments of humanity....
Offering a dose of healing, curious beluga whales frolic in a warming Hudson Bay
ON HUDSON BAY — Playful large white beluga whales bring joy and healing to Hudson Bay. Their happy chirps leap out in an environment and economy threatened by the warming water melting sea ice, starving polar bears and changing the entire food chain. Loud and curious belugas swarm boats here,...
Mail delivery suspended in Kansas neighborhood after 2 men attack postal carrier
WICHITA, Kan. — Mail delivery has been suspended in a neighborhood in Kansas after two men assaulted a postal carrier who used pepper spray to stop large dogs from chasing him. Residents of the 41 affected addresses in Wichita now have to pick up their mail at the nearest post...
