Kennedy’s advisory panel recommends new restrictions on MMRV vaccines
ATLANTA — U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s hand-picked vaccine advisory committee on Thursday recommended the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention adopt new restrictions on a combination shot that protects against chickenpox as well as measles, mumps and rubella. The panel advised that the vaccine known as MMRV...
U.S. House panel advances bill to require AM radio in all new vehicles
WASHINGTON — A panel of U.S. House lawmakers advanced a bill this week that would require the inclusion of AM radio in all new vehicles for eight years. “I know quite well how crucial AM radio is for receiving emergency alerts during hurricane season, for consumers and rural communities to...
Trump threatens to ax licenses of TV stations that criticize him
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump suggested that U.S. broadcast networks should face scrutiny over their licenses if their content is overwhelmingly critical of him, and defended ABC’s decision to suspend late-night host Jimmy Kimmel’s show indefinitely over remarks about the death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. “That’s something that should...
Man dies from blunt impact injuries after riding coaster at new Florida amusement park Epic Universe
ORLANDO, Fla. — A man who was unresponsive after riding a roller coaster at Universal Orlando Resort’s newest park died from blunt impact injuries, a medical examiner said Thursday. Joshua Stephany, the medical examiner for the Orlando area, ruled the death an accident after performing an autopsy. The statement from...
Prosecutor says stalking suspect ambushed Pennsylvania police officers, killing 3
NORTH CODORUS — A suspected stalker armed with a rifle hid inside his ex-girlfriend’s home in the rolling farmland of southern Pennsylvania and ambushed police officers who came to arrest him, killing three of them in a shootout, a prosecutor said Thursday. Two other officers were seriously wounded before police...
Muhammad Ali’s unsigned draft card, a piece of Vietnam-era history, will be auctioned
Muhammad Ali’s refusal to sign his Vietnam-era military draft card upended the boxing champ’s life and added a powerful voice to the anti-war movement. Now that piece of history is coming up for sale. There’s a blank line on the card where Ali was supposed to sign in 1967 but...
Trump suggests U.S. troops could return to base in Afghanistan, citing its proximity to rival China
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Thursday suggested that he is working to reestablish a U.S. presence at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan, four years after America’s chaotic withdrawal from the country left the base in the Taliban’s hands. Trump floated the idea during a press conference with British Prime...
Gunman kills 2 at Israeli-run crossing between West Bank and Jordan. 4 soldiers killed in Gaza
JERUSALEM — A Jordanian aid truck driver opened fire and killed two people at an Israeli-run border crossing in the occupied West Bank on Thursday, officials said. The Israeli military also said that four soldiers were killed in the southern Gaza Strip, and that a drone had struck in the...
Charlie Kirk’s Turning Point taps his widow as its next leader. Questions about its future remain.
PHOENIX — Turning Point USA, the organization Charlie Kirk founded to mobilize young, Christian conservatives, has seen a massive surge in interest and support since the activist’s assassination last week. As conservatives mourn Kirk’s death, the group appears poised to remain a MAGA juggernaut as it plots its future without...
What to know about Brendan Carr, the head of the Federal Communications Commission
WASHINGTON — ABC took comic Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show off the air indefinitely Wednesday, just hours after Federal Communications Commission chairman Brendan Carr called his comments about Charlie Kirk’s assassination “truly sick.” Carr is a longtime FCC commissioner named as chairman by President Donald Trump in November. In the months...
Trump asks the Supreme Court for an emergency order to remove Lisa Cook from the Fed board
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Thursday asked the Supreme Court for an emergency order to remove Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve’s board of governors. The Republican administration turned to the high court after an appeals court refused to go along with ousting Cook, part of President Donald Trump’s...
Gallery: Photos from Sept. 18, 2025
Embark on a visual journey around the Western Pennsylvania region with TribLive’s latest collection of captivating images for Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025. From the rustic landscapes of Western Pa. to diverse corners of the globe, experience the shared moments of humanity....
What we know a day after a shooter killed 3 police officers in Southcentral Pa.
Thursday morning, law enforcement personnel are investigating after a shooting killed three police officers and wounded two others in Southcentral Pennsylvania the day before. Here’s what is known so far: York County officers from as-yet unidentified departments were following up on a domestic-related investigation that began Tuesday. They went to...
Strikes and protests roil France, pitting the streets against Macron and his new prime minister
PARIS — Protesters hit France with transport strikes, notably hobbling the Paris Metro, demonstrations and traffic slowdowns and blockades Thursday, pitting the power of the streets against President Emmanuel Macron ‘s government and its proposals to cut funding for public services that underpin the French way of life. The first...
After the royal pomp, Trump’s state visit turns to politics and a meeting with Starmer
AYLESBURY, England — After the pomp, it’s time for the politics. President Donald Trump met Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday, the final day of the U.S. leader’s state visit to Britain, with tech investment, steel tariffs and potentially tricky talks over Ukraine and Gaza on the agenda. The president...
UK police make arrests for spying as Lithuanian prosecutors target Russia-linked arson network
VILNIUS, Lithuania — British, Lithuanian and Latvian authorities have detained people on suspicion of carrying out intelligence-related activities on behalf of Russia in the latest of a string of incidents to be linked to Moscow by Western officials. The Metropolitan Police said Thursday they arrested three people just east of...
Democrats press FBI director on Epstein files and other takeaways from his testimony to Congress
WASHINGTON — FBI Director Kash Patel defended the Trump administration’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files Wednesday as he returned to Capitol Hill for a second day to face intense questioning from Democrats over his promises of transparency surrounding the wealthy financier’s criminal case. The political blowback over the Trump...
Trump says he’ll designate antifa as a terrorist group but offers few details
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said early Thursday that he plans to designate antifa as a “major terrorist organization.” Antifa, short for short for “anti-fascists,” is an umbrella term for far-left-leaning militant groups and is not a singular entity. They consist of groups that resist fascists and neo-Nazis, especially at...
House turns back effort to censure Rep. Ilhan Omar over remarks about Charlie Kirk
The House declined late Wednesday to punish one of its own over commentary in the aftermath of Charlie Kirk’s assassination, but the effort showed the reach of President Donald Trump’s push for political retribution and set the stage for more to come. The 214-213 roll call shelved a resolution from...
New Jersey governor signs human composting bill as alternative to burial and cremation
TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey has become the 14th state to allow the composting of human bodies as an alternative to burial or cremation. Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy signed the legislation last week. It authorizes a practice called natural organic reduction, which involves putting a body into a large tank...
Rudy Giuliani ordered to pay $1.36 million in legal bills
NEW YORK — It’s another blow to Rudy Giuliani’s withered wallet: A judge has ordered the former New York City mayor to pay $1.36 million in legal fees he racked up during investigations into his efforts to overturn President Donald Trump’s 2020 election loss. Judge Arthur Engoron made the ruling...
Stacy Garrity, Josh Shapiro’s GOP challenger, says he made his anti-violence speech about himself instead of Charlie Kirk
Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity on Wednesday accused Gov. Josh Shapiro of making the assassination of Charlie Kirk “about himself” during his keynote speech at an anti-hate conference earlier this week. Then, in a separate announcement released one hour later, Garrity, a Republican challenging Shapiro for governor in 2026, also said...
Kirk killing suspect feared being shot by police and agreed to surrender if peaceful, sheriff says
OREM, Utah — Tyler Robinson, the Utah man charged with assassinating Charlie Kirk, was afraid of being shot by police and agreed to surrender as long as it was done peacefully, a sheriff involved with taking him into custody said Wednesday. Robinson appeared quiet and somber when he turned himself...
Another beachfront stilt house collapses into the surf on the Outer BanksVideo
BUXTON, N.C. — A beachfront stilt home along the Outer Banks in North Carolina has collapsed into the surf, bringing the total number of houses claimed by the Atlantic Ocean to 12 in the past five years. The two-story, wood-shingled home at the north end of Hatteras Island collapsed Tuesday...
Bear attack on hiker closes trail in Yellowstone
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. — A Yellowstone National Park trail remained closed Wednesday after a possible grizzly bear attacked a hiker, leaving him with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. The 29-year-old man suffered injuries to his chest and arm in Tuesday’s attack on the Turbid Lake Trail northeast of Yellowstone Lake....
