Trump announces Pfizer price cuts as White House presses drugmakers
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Tuesday said Pfizer will cut the price of all prescription drugs in the Medicaid program for low-income Americans and sell new prescription drugs at a “most favored nation” price in exchange for tariff relief. Trump also said he expects other drugmakers to follow suit....
Gallery: Photos from Sept. 30, 2025
Take a trip through Western Pennsylvania — and beyond! Join TribLive’s Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025, 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...
U.S. sues Los Angeles sheriff for being too slow to process gun licenses
The U.S. government sued the Los Angeles County sheriff’s department on Tuesday, accusing it of violating the Constitution by being far too slow to process licenses for people who want to carry concealed weapons. In a complaint filed in Los Angeles federal court, the Department of Justice said the sheriff’s...
Hamas under pressure as Trump issues deadline on Gaza peace plan
DUBAI/CAIRO — President Donald Trump gave Hamas three to four days on Tuesday to accept a U.S.-backed peace plan for Gaza, warning of “a very sad end” if the group rejected the proposal that he said was close to ending the two-year-old conflict. Mediators Qatar and Egypt shared the 20-point...
Relatives weep for scores of missing children after deadly Indonesia school collapse
SIDOARJO, Indonesia — Parents were desperately searching for scores of missing teenage boys feared trapped under huge piles of concrete on Tuesday, after an Islamic boarding school collapsed in Indonesia as pupils were praying inside. Authorities said 91 people were listed as missing, after the Al Khoziny school building collapsed...
South Africa’s ambassador to France found dead at foot of Paris hotel tower
South Africa’s ambassador to France was found dead on Tuesday at the foot of the Hyatt Regency hotel, a high-rise tower in the west of Paris, the Paris prosecutor’s office said. Ambassador Nkosinathi Emmanuel “Nathi” Mthethwa had been reported missing by his wife on Monday evening after she received a...
Explainer: How will the West use Russia’s frozen assets?
BRUSSELS — The European Union is working on ways to finance Ukraine’s defense and reconstruction with Russian central bank assets immobilized in the West after Moscow’s invasion. The European Commission plan would allow European governments to use much of the roughly $300 billion of frozen Russian assets for Ukraine without...
Hegseth slams ‘fat generals,’ says U.S. officers should resign if they don’t support his agendaVideo
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth slammed “fat generals” and diversity initiatives that he said led to decades of decay in the military and told a rare gathering of commanders on Tuesday they should resign if they do not support his agenda. Joining Hegseth was U.S. President Donald Trump, who...
U.S. government faces brain drain as 154,000 federal workers exit this week
More than 150,000 federal employees will leave the U.S. government payroll this week after accepting buyouts — the largest single-year exodus of civil servants in nearly 80 years, triggering what unions and governance experts warn is a damaging loss of institutional expertise. The official resignations begin on Tuesday for workers...
Lufthansa faces potential strike after pilots vote for industrial action
Germany’s Lufthansa could face a strike at its main airline after pilots’ union Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) said Tuesday its members had voted in favor of a walkout in a dispute over pensions. The vote is the union’s final attempt to pressure Lufthansa into agreeing a more generous pension deal and...
U.S. coal auctions will test industry appetite for Trump mining revival
The Trump administration will auction off coal leases on federal lands in four U.S. states in the coming days, a key test of mining industry interest in its efforts to revive a sector in decline. The sales in Alabama, Montana, Utah and Wyoming will be the first since President Donald...
As Pa. budget impasse drags on, proposals aim to prevent future ones
The failure of Pennsylvania lawmakers to pass a budget for the fiscal year that began nearly three months ago is inspiring several pieces of legislation aimed at preventing such impasses in the future. In the House, a bill from state Rep. Jill Cooper, R-Murrysville, would suspend paychecks for the governor,...
Charlie Kirk’s accused assassin makes brief court appearance
PROVO, Utah — The Utah trade school student charged with murdering right-wing political activist Charlie Kirk made a brief court appearance Monday, where his new legal defense team confirmed they will seek a preliminary hearing to determine whether there is enough evidence to proceed to a trial. Tyler Robinson, 22,...
Florida man allegedly killed and ate his pet peacocks amid neighbor dispute, police say
A Florida man was charged with aggravated animal cruelty after allegedly killing and eating his pet peacocks as part of a dispute with his neighbor, an arrest warrant shows. Craig Vogt, 61, was charged with aggravated animal causing excessive pain or death in connection to the incident, Pasco County online...
Trump administration wants U.S. troops sent to Illinois, governor saysVideo
CHICAGO — With growing scenes of conflict involving federal immigration agents in Chicago and its suburbs, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker said on Monday that the administration of President Donald Trump had asked the Pentagon to send 100 troops to the state. The Illinois National Guard received word of a memo...
Airlines warn U.S. government shutdown may slow flights
WASHINGTON — U.S. airlines warned Monday that a partial federal government shutdown could strain American aviation and slow flights, as air traffic controllers and security officers would be forced to work without pay and other functions would be halted. Airline trade group Airlines for America, which represents United Airlines, Delta...
YouTube agrees to pay Trump $24.5M to settle account suspension lawsuit
YouTube has agreed to pay $24.5 million to settle a lawsuit President Donald Trump brought against the Alphabet-owned online video platform over the suspension of his account following the deadly Jan. 6 riots four years ago. The settlement was filed in federal court in Oakland, California, on Sept. 29. YouTube...
Trump administration seeks to make Harvard ineligible for federal funding
BOSTON — U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration expanded its campaign against Harvard University on Monday as the Department of Health and Human Services said it would start a process that could lead to the school becoming ineligible for federal funding. HHS’ Office for Civil Rights said it had referred Harvard...
After Comey indictment, Trump says other opponents are next
WASHINGTON – Politicians and legal experts are questioning whether former FBI Director James Comey would be convicted of charges of lying to Congress even as President Donald Trump said others who investigated him could also be indicted. Comey was indicted Sept. 25 for allegedly lying to Congress and obstructing lawmakers,...
Pete Hegseth’s mystery meeting in Quantico could cost millions, require unprecedented security
WASHINGTON — They’re coming to take a loyalty oath. To hear a speech about “warrior ethos.” To take a physical fitness test. These are among the array of theories outsiders have floated in their attempts to explain a mysterious mass gathering Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth hastily ordered last week, summoning...
Tropical trouble: Offshore storms to churn up Atlantic coast this weekVideo
A pair of storms will keep things stirred up along the Atlantic Coast for much of the week. While a direct hit on the United States from either storm is not in the forecast, Bermuda may not be so lucky. Tropical Storm Imelda, forecast to become a hurricane on the...
Penn Township Police chief retires, reflects on 30-year career in department
John Otto’s interest in policing began as an elementary student. “One day walking to school, there was a police car parked outside of Harrison Park Elementary School, and that caught my attention,” the Penn-Trafford graduate said. “I remember looking inside the car from the sidewalk … and I was mesmerized...
Deadly attack on Michigan church leaves investigators searching for motiveVideo
GRAND BLANC TOWNSHIP, Mich. — The deadly weekend attack on Mormon churchgoers in Michigan was a targeted act of violence, but investigators have yet to learn precisely what led an ex-Marine to crash his truck into a house of worship before unleashing a storm of gunfire and arson, officials said...
Europe banned certain gel nail polishes. Will the U.S. follow suit?
A common chemical found in gel nail polish was banned in Europe. Will the United States do the same? It’s unlikely, experts say. The European Union banned the chemical trimethylbenzoyl diphenylphosphine oxide, or TPO, in May because of a possible link to fertility problems based on animal studies, the New...
Hungary’s Orban says Ukraine is ‘not sovereign’ as drone row deepens
Hungary’s Viktor Orban said on Monday that Ukraine was not a sovereign country, as he hit back at accusations that Hungarian reconnaissance drones violated its airspace — the latest salvo in an increasingly bitter row between Kyiv and Budapest. “Ukraine is not at war with Hungary; it is at war...
