Judge refuses to block sending abortion pill by mail for now, but says FDA must finish review
A federal judge Tuesday refused to block filling prescriptions for the abortion pill mifepristone by mail across the U.S. — at least for now — in a setback to Louisiana’s effort to stifle groups that send it into states where abortion is banned. U.S. District Judge David Joseph, who sits...
Bible stories would be part of a new Texas public schools reading list drawing attention
Bible stories like Jonah and the Whale would be part of a new Texas public schools reading list that drew an overflow crowd to the state education board meeting on Tuesday. Religious leaders, teachers, parents and students spent hours arguing about the reading list for the state’s 5.4 million kindergartners...
Bill Gates to appear before House Epstein panel on June 10
Tech billionaire Bill Gates will appear before the House panel investigating disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein on June 10, said a person familiar with the plans. The Microsoft Corp. co-founder was among a group of prominent figures with ties to Epstein that House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer requested appear for...
Pope says Trump’s threat to destroy Iranian civilization ‘truly unacceptable’
ROME — Pope Leo XIV said Tuesday that President Donald Trump’s threat to destroy Iranian civilization was “truly unacceptable” and said any attacks on civilian infrastructure violate international law. In some of his strongest comments yet against the war, the American pope urged Americans and other people of good will...
Former FedEx driver pleads guilty to killing 7-year-old girl after making delivery at her Texas home
DALLAS — A former FedEx driver pleaded guilty Tuesday to killing a 7-year-old girl after delivering a Christmas gift to her Texas home, where he told authorities he accidentally stuck her with his van and then strangled her in a fit of panic. Tanner Horner faces either the death penalty...
Environmental groups urge appeals court panel to lift halt on closing Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
ORLANDO, Fla. — Environmental groups on Tuesday asked a federal appellate court panel to drop its temporary halt of a lower court’s order instructing state officials to close an immigration detention center in the heart of the Florida Everglades known as “Alligator Alcatraz.” The Everglades facility remains open, still holding...
On Hungary visit, Vance urges voters to support Viktor Orbán days before pivotal electionVideo
BUDAPEST, Hungary — U.S. Vice President JD Vance on Tuesday urged Hungarians to back Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in upcoming elections, dubbing the populist leader a defender of “Western civilization” during a visit to Hungary meant to help push Orbán over the finish line. Vance’s two-day visit to Budapest was...
Iran attempting cyberattacks against U.S. critical infrastructure, officials say
WASHINGTON — U.S. intelligence agencies are “urgently warning” private sector companies throughout the nation that Iranian actors “are conducting exploitation activity” that has resulted in “disruptions across several U.S. critical infrastructure,” according to a government notice reviewed by the Los Angeles Times. The Iranian cyberactivity comes as President Donald Trump...
Trial ending for former UPMC doctor accused of trying to kill his wife during a cliff-side hike in Hawaii
HONOLULU — An attempted murder trial is wrapping up for an anesthesiologist accused of trying to kill his wife during a cliff-side hike near a popular scenic lookout in Hawaii, with closing arguments expected Tuesday. The trial started last month, nearly a year after Gerhardt and Arielle Konig went on...
American journalist Shelly Kittleson has been released, Iraqi officials tell the AP
BAGHDAD — American journalist Shelly Kittleson, who was kidnapped from a Baghdad streetcorner last week, has been released, two Iraqi officials with direct knowledge of the situation said on Tuesday. The development came after the powerful Iran-backed Iraqi militia Kataib Hezbollah said in a statement earlier in the day that...
Artemis II astronauts channel Apollo 8 with a striking Earthset photo
HOUSTON — The Artemis II astronauts are now forever intertwined with Apollo 8. A day after the historic lunar flyaround, NASA on Tuesday released striking new photos taken by the U.S.-Canadian crew. The four astronauts channeled Apollo 8’s famous Earthrise shot from 1968 with their own: Earthset, showing our planet...
Did scientists just detect an exploding black hole?
On Feb. 13, 2023, a cosmic bullet of sorts zipped beneath the Mediterranean Sea near Sicily. It was a subatomic particle known as a neutrino, traveling through the depths at virtually the speed of light and carrying a whopping 220 peta-electron volts of energy. Its presence was detected by a...
Afghanistan says peace talks held in China to end fighting with Pakistan have been constructive
KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghanistan’s Foreign Ministry said Tuesday peace talks held in China between Afghanistan and Pakistan to halt cross-border fighting between the two neighbors have been constructive. The talks began last week in the western Chinese city of Urumqi following an invitation by China, in an effort to stop...
As Trump threatens Iran’s infrastructure, a Tehran couple wonders how to prepare
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Zahra Arghavan and Mehdi Alishir stood on their balcony, watching the sun set over Tehran and bracing for the sound of airstrikes. As time ticks down on U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest ultimatum, their thoughts were clouded by new fears: How long will the power...
French train driver killed, 16 injured in a railway crossing crash
BULLY-LES-MINES, France — A French high-speed train driver was killed on Tuesday and 16 people were injured when his locomotive slammed into a truck carrying military equipment at a railway crossing in northern France, local authorities said. The driver of the truck was detained, and an aggravated manslaughter investigation was...
Indianapolis councilman says someone fired shots at his home and left a ‘No Data Centers’ note
INDIANAPOLIS — An Indiana politician said he and his son were awakened when someone fired 13 shots at their front door, leaving behind a note reading “No Data Centers” on their doorstep. Indianapolis councilman Ron Gibson said he and his 8-year-old son weren’t harmed in the incident that occurred around...
Gallery: Around the world or close to home, the world in focus on April 7, 2026
Take a closer look at the moments that defined this story. These images capture the energy, emotion, and details you might have missed. TribLive’s gallery brings stories to life — moments of connection, place and the quiet beauty of everyday life....
U.S., Iran agree to 2-week ceasefire as Trump seizes diplomatic offramp
TEHRAN, Iran — President Donald Trump pulled back on his threats to launch devastating strikes on Iran late Tuesday, swerving to deescalate the war less than two hours before the deadline he set for Tehran to capitulate to a deal. Trump said he was holding off on his threatened attacks...
Wife of U.S. soldier released from federal immigration detention
NEW ORLEANS — The wife of a U.S. soldier was released Tuesday from a federal immigration detention facility where she had spent nearly a week after being taken into custody on a Louisiana military base. The detention of 22-year-old Annie Ramos, the Honduran born-wife of a U.S. Army staff sergeant...
Gunmen attack building housing Israeli Consulate in Istanbul
ISTANBUL — Three assailants opened fire at police outside a building housing the Israeli Consulate in Istanbul on Tuesday, sparking a gunfight that left one attacker dead, Turkish officials said. The two other assailants were wounded and captured. Two police officers sustained slight injuries in the clash, Istanbul Gov. Davut...
Trump has delayed several deadlines for Iran, but Tuesday’s nears with his most menacing threat
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has repeatedly pushed back deadlines for Iran to cut a deal or open the Strait of Hormuz, but his latest deadline for Tuesday came with his most perilous threat yet: “a whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again.” Trump’s previous deadline...
Former Australian soldier charged with committing 5 war crime murders in Afghanistan
MELBOURNE, Australia — Australia’s most decorated living veteran, Ben Roberts-Smith, faces war crime charges on allegations that he killed five unarmed Afghans while serving in Afghanistan from 2009 and 2012, police and media reported on Tuesday. Police have not confirmed the name of the 47-year-old former soldier who was arrested...
Iran calls for human chains to protect power plants as Trump’s deadline nears
TEHRAN, Iran — Airstrikes pounded Tehran on Tuesday, and Iranian officials urged young people to form human chains to protect power plants, hours before the expiration of President Donald Trump’s latest deadline for the Islamic Republic to reopen the crucial Strait of Hormuz or face punishing strikes on its infrastructure....
Sarkozy says he owes France ‘the truth’ as he challenges conviction over alleged Libya funding
PARIS — France’s former president Nicolas Sarkozy maintained his innocence on Tuesday, telling an appeal hearing in Paris that not a single cent from Libya helped fund his 2007 presidential campaign. “I owe the truth to French people,” Sarkozy told a three-judges panel during a hearing in the case that...
Lackawanna College opens Greensburg campus to meet skilled trade training demandVideo
Scranton-based Lackawanna College is opening a satellite campus in Greensburg dedicated to welding and electrical programs to address what it said is growing demand for workers. Founded in 1894, Lackawanna has nearly a dozen locations statewide — most of which are located in northeastern and central Pennsylvania. It was approved...
