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Which Penn State quarterbacks will play vs. No. 1 Ohio State?
Penn State football may have to rely on its final scholarship quarterback option at No. 1 Ohio State. While redshirt freshman Ethan Grunkeyemer is scheduled to make his second college start Saturday in Ohio Stadium, his backup could be a true freshman with no game experience and even limited practice...
Wall Street scales fresh highs on tech earnings, U.S.-China trade optimism
Wall Street’s main indexes posted record closing highs for the second day in a row on Monday as investors were hopeful about the prospects for a U.S.-China trade deal and looked forward to a week packed with high-profile technology earnings and a widely expected U.S. interest rate cut. President Donald...
A-K Valley high school soccer playoff preview capsules for Oct. 28, 2025
WPIAL soccer playoffs Boys Class 4A Semifinals 2-Fox Chapel (14-2) vs. 3-Plum (15-2-2) 8 p.m. Tuesday, Gateway’s Antimarino Stadium, Monroeville Coaches: Erik Ingram, Fox Chapel; Raf Kolankowski, Plum Winner plays: Winner of 1-Peters Township (14-0-1)/4-Seneca Valley (16-2) in championship match at Highmark Stadium (time/date TBD) Players to watch: Rocco DiDomenico,...
Oklahoma, Vanderbilt headline college football winners and losers from Week 9
No. 8 Mississippi’s 34-26 win against No. 11 Oklahoma is essentially a College Football Playoff clincher for the Rebels, who avoided a second loss in as many weeks and close with South Carolina, The Citadel, Florida and Mississippi State. While they’ll be expected to run the table in November, the...
‘CBS Evening News’ co-anchor John Dickerson will leave the network later this year
John Dickerson, co-anchor of “CBS Evening News,” said Monday he will exit the network at the end of the year. Dickerson will be the first major talent departure since the arrival of Bari Weiss as editor-in-chief of CBS News last month. The veteran political journalist who joined CBS News in...
Hurricane Melissa begins lashing Jamaica as ‘catastrophic’ Category 5 stormVideo
Hurricane Melissa was packing sustained wind of up to 175 mph on Monday afternoon, as the slow-moving Category 5 storm was on course to barrel into Jamaica, in what could be the largest on record for the Caribbean island. As of 2 p.m., Melissa was a “catastrophic” storm, the strongest...
Adrian Peterson arrested on DWI, weapons charges in Texas
Former NFL running back Adrian Peterson is in police custody in Fort Bend County, Texas, according to official jail records. Peterson, 40, was arrested the Sunday morning in Sugar Land, Texas, on charges of DWI and unlawful carrying of a weapon, according to Fort Bend County records. The Palestine, Texas,...
Bruce Cooper: McCormick must support the Fix Our Forests Act
In recent years, summer in the U.S. has been blighted by wildfires. And as megafires grow, so does air pollution. Just this summer, we experienced air quality alerts in Western Pennsylvania because of the wildfires in Canada. Seeing our beautiful forests ravaged by wildfires is devastating and then there’s the...
Election HQ: Voter guide for 2025 Election Day in Western Pa.
Election Day in Pennsylvania is Tuesday, Nov. 4. The most prominent local contest is the race for Pittsburgh mayor, while the retention bids of three Pennsylvania Supreme Court justices are also getting considerable public attention and financial support. The state has an online tool to let voters find their polling...
Onetime McKeesport mayoral candidate pleads no contest to drug charges
A man who ran unsuccessfully for mayor in McKeesport two years ago pleaded no contest on Monday to a pair of misdemeanor drug possession counts with the expectation they will be expunged from his record. Corry Sanders, 55, entered the plea before Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Simquita Bridges. A...
Cameroon’s Biya re-elected at 92, opposition reports gunfire
YAOUNDE — Cameroon’s President Paul Biya, the world’s oldest serving ruler, secured an eighth term in office on Monday, vote results showed, as the main opposition challenger who has also claimed victory reported gunfire near his home. Biya, 92, won 53.66% of the vote, against 35.19% for his former ally,...
Is Halloween a federal holiday? More on Halloween origins, how spooky holiday has evolved
Fall brings a festive lineup of holidays, but one stands out for its costumes, candy, spooky fun and centuries of tradition: Halloween. Other holidays, such as Dia de los Muertos, All Saints’ Day, All Souls’ Day, Diwali and Thanksgiving, occur around the same time, but Halloween still manages to stand...
UBS files application for U.S. banking license, eyeing growth
ZURICH — UBS has filed an application for a national banking license in the United States, the Swiss bank said Monday, underlining its growth ambition for the U.S. market. In a memo to UBS staff seen by Reuters, Rob Karofsky, the president of UBS Americas, and Michael Camacho, head of...
U.S. Department of Energy forms $1 billion supercomputer and AI partnership with AMD
WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO — The U.S. has formed a $1 billion partnership with Advanced Micro Devices to construct two supercomputers that will tackle large scientific problems ranging from nuclear power to cancer treatments to national security, Energy Secretary Chris Wright and AMD CEO Lisa Su told Reuters. The U.S. is building...
David M. Drucker: We’ve reached peak whataboutism. It was a long time coming.
President Donald Trump commuted the seven-year federal prison sentence of acknowledged criminal George Santos because, as he explained in a Truth Social post, the disgraced former New York congressman “had the Courage, Conviction and Intelligence to ALWAYS VOTE REPUBLICAN!” Democrats are sticking by Jay Jones despite revelations that their nominee...
Joshua Pederson: Sam Altman’s terrible reason for letting ChatGPT talk to teens about suicide
Last month, the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism held a hearing on what many consider to be an unfolding mental health crisis among teens. Two of the witnesses were parents of children who’d committed suicide in the last year, and both believed that AI chatbots played a significant...
Is the federal government still shut down? Here’s what to know
Monday marks the beginning of the work week and Day 27 of the federal government shutdown, which affects all but the most essential services, as President Donald Trump remains in Asia until Thursday, Oct. 30, for trade negotiations. But all eyes are on Saturday, Nov. 1, when government funding for...
Gallery: Photos from Oct. 27, 2025
Take a trip through Western Pennsylvania — and beyond! Join TribLive’s photo adventure, where every snapshot tells a story. From the rolling hills and rustic charm of Western Pa. to far-flung corners of the world, this collection captures the little sparks of humanity that connect us all. Think of it...
Musk could leave Tesla if $1 trillion pay plan is rejected, chair warns
Elon Musk could leave Tesla as CEO if his proposed $1 trillion pay package was not approved, Chair Robyn Denholm warned in a letter to shareholders on Monday. The appeal comes ahead of the November 6 annual meeting, with Tesla’s board having faced repeated criticism for not acting in shareholders’...
Who are the 3 Pa. Supreme Court justices running for retention?
When the three state Supreme Court justices on November’s ballot initially ran for a spot on the bench 10 years ago, it was highly partisan and the most expensive judicial race in American history. Running for retention 10 years later, they hoped, would be different. It is not. Justices Christine...
Letter to the editor: The Trump hole gets deeper every day
In most cases I use this monthly allotment of space to rebut the people that support President Trump and his policies and actions. Not this month. Within Congress, those seated there who support Trump for their own good must be recalled at midterm elections. Trump himself must be handcuffed by...
Trump says Putin should end the Ukraine war, not test missiles
AIR FORCE ONE — President Donald Trump said on Monday Russian President Vladimir Putin should end the war in Ukraine instead of testing a nuclear-powered missile, and that the United States had a nuclear submarine positioned off Russia’s coast. Putin said on Sunday Russia had successfully tested its nuclear-powered Burevestnik...
In brief: Bridgeville, Carnegie area news and events, week of Oct. 27, 2025 and beyond
Bridgeville leaf collection Bridgeville’s public works department has begun leaf collection. It will continue through Dec. 5, following the regular street sweeping routes. Leaves should be swept into piles at the curb. Do not place sticks, branches or other yard waste in the leaf piles. Avoid having idling vehicles near...
In brief: Plum, Oakmont area news, events for the week of Oct. 27, 2025
PALS to meet, collect items for military overseas The Plum Area Ladies Society (PALS) will have its monthly meeting at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 5 at the Plum Community Center, 499 Center New Texas Road. The speaker will be Lynn Cass, a disability advocate from East Suburban Citizen Advocacy. Members are...
Building connections: Fall teen programming update; welcome to youth library assistant
When I started working as the Carnegie Carnegie’s Children’s Librarian in April 2024, I knew that one of my personal goals would be to build up our programs and services for teens. Teens tend to be an underserved and misunderstood group, not just in library services, but in society as...
