Tech company CEO resigns after controversy over video captured at Coldplay concert
The IT company CEO captured in a widely circulated video showing him embracing an employee at a Coldplay concert has resigned. Andy Byron resigned from his job as CEO of Cincinnati-based Astronomer Inc., according to a statement posted on LinkedIn by the company Saturday. “Astronomer is committed to the values...
Harvard seeks billions in funding restored at pivotal hearing in its standoff with Trump
BOSTON — Harvard University appeared in federal court Monday in a pivotal case in its battle with the Trump administration, as the storied institution argued the government illegally cut $2.6 billion in federal funding. President Donald Trump’s administration has battered the nation’s oldest and wealthiest university with sanctions for months...
Republicans can’t stop talking about Joe Biden
ATLANTA — It’s been six months since Joe Biden left the Oval Office. Republicans, including President Donald Trump, can’t stop talking about him. The House has launched investigations asserting that Biden’s closest advisers covered up a physical and mental decline during the 82-year-old Democrat’s presidency. The Senate has started a...
A Bangladesh Air Force jet crashes into a Dhaka school and kills 18
DHAKA, Bangladesh — A Bangladesh Air Force training aircraft crashed into a school campus in the capital, Dhaka, shortly after takeoff on Monday, killing at least 18 people including the pilot and injuring 164 others, the military said. According to the military and a fire official, the Chinese-made F-7 BGI...
UN concerned by Taliban’s arrest of Afghan women and girls for dress code violations
ISLAMABAD — The United Nations on Monday expressed concern about the Taliban’s arrest of Afghan women and girls for their alleged failure to comply with the authorities’ dress code. In May 2022, the Taliban government issued a decree calling for women to show only their eyes and recommending they wear...
Brown University study flags 4 Southwestern Pa. nursing homes ‘at risk’ under Medicaid cuts
Four Southwestern Pennsylvania nursing homes could be in trouble after approval of the federal spending plan described by President Donald Trump as the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” according to a Brown University study. But the variation in funding formulas could limit the impact on facilities identified in the study, according...
Health care experts: Medicaid cuts threaten Pennsylvania’s nursing home industry
Zach Shamberg fears federal Medicaid adjustments approved in President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” will worsen a nursing home climate already strained by insufficient care reimbursements and staffing challenges. Shamberg, president and CEO of the Pennsylvania Health Care Association, joined a chorus of health care experts speaking out against...
Trump threatens to hold up stadium deal if Washington Commanders don’t switch back to Redskins
CLEVELAND — President Donald Trump is threatening to hold up a new stadium deal for Washington’s NFL team if it does not restore its old name of the Redskins, which was considered offensive to Native Americans. Trump also said Sunday that he wants Cleveland’s baseball team to revert to its...
Off-duty border patrol agent shot in a Manhattan park in apparent botched robbery, police say
NEW YORK — An off-duty U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer was shot Saturday in a Manhattan park following an apparent robbery gone wrong, New York City police and federal officials say. The 42-year-old officer was in stable condition Sunday and expected to survive. A spokesperson for the NYPD said...
‘Did you see anything happen?’: Audio provides details on moments before fatal plane crash
Tower audio from a fatal plane crash on Sunday morning near Lancaster Airport in Warwick Township, Lancaster County, shows the pilot had communicated with air traffic control minutes before takeoff. Just two and a half minutes after the plane was cleared for takeoff, air traffic control started calling out for...
Man dies after heavy weight-training chain around neck pulls him into MRI machine
WESTBURY, N.Y. — A man who was pulled into an MRI machine in New York after he walked into the room wearing a large weight-training chain around his neck has died, according to police and his wife, who told a local television outlet that he waved goodbye before his body...
Request to unseal Epstein grand jury transcripts likely to disappoint, ex-prosecutors say
NEW YORK — A Justice Department request to unseal grand jury transcripts in the prosecution of chronic sexual abuser Jeffrey Epstein and his former girlfriend is unlikely to produce much, if anything, to satisfy the public’s appetite for new revelations about the financier’s crimes, former federal prosecutors say. Attorney Sarah...
3 people are still missing from deadly July 4 floods in Texas county, down from nearly 100
KERRVILLE, Texas — Just three people remain missing — down from nearly 100 at last count — since the Texas Hill Country was pounded by massive flooding on July 4, officials said Saturday. Officials praised rescuers for the sharp reduction in the number of people on the missing list: Just...
Texas Republicans aim to redraw House districts at Trump’s urging, but there’s a risk
AUSTIN, Texas — U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, a Texas Democrat who represents a slice of the Rio Grande Valley along the border with Mexico, won his last congressional election by just over 5,000 votes. That makes him a tempting target for Republicans, who are poised to redraw the state’s congressional...
D-Day veteran and TikTok star ‘Papa Jake’ Larson dies at 102Video
PARIS — D-Day veteran ″Papa Jake″ Larson, who survived German gunfire on Normandy’s bluffs in 1944 and then garnered 1.2 million followers on TikTok late in life by sharing stories to commemorate World War II and his fallen comrades, has died at 102. An animated speaker who charmed strangers young...
Pope Leo XIV renews his call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza
CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy — Pope Leo XIV renewed his call on Sunday for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, asking the international community to respect international laws and the obligation to protect civilians. “I once again call for an immediate end to the barbarity of this war and for a peaceful...
Officials say 85 Palestinians seeking aid are killed in Gaza as Israel widens evacuation orders
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — At least 85 Palestinians were killed while trying to reach food at locations across Gaza on Sunday, the territory’s Health Ministry said, on the deadliest day yet for aid-seekers in over 21 months of war. There was new alarm as Israel’s military issued evacuation orders...
EPA eliminates research and development office, begins layoffs
WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency said Friday it is eliminating its research and development arm and reducing agency staff by thousands of employees. The agency’s Office of Research and Development has long provided the scientific underpinnings for EPA’s mission to protect the environment and human health. The EPA said...
Family of a man crushed at an Atlanta homeless encampment sues the city
ATLANTA — The family of a homeless man who died after a bulldozer crushed his tent during an encampment sweep sued the city of Atlanta on Friday over his death, calling it “tragic and preventable.” The lawsuit filed by Cornelius Taylor’s sister and son alleges that city employees failed to...
Man whose car struck crowd outside Los Angeles club, injuring 30, was shot, attacked by crowd
LOS ANGELES — A vehicle rammed into a crowd of people waiting to enter a nightclub along a busy boulevard in Los Angeles early Saturday, injuring 30 people and leading bystanders to attack the driver, authorities said. The driver was later found to have been shot, according to Los Angeles...
New report lauds Pittsburgh region for AI talent, innovation
A new report appears to support what many political and business leaders asserted at Tuesday’s Pennsylvania Energy and Innovation Summit: The state is well-positioned to be a key player in the growing artificial intelligence economy. The Brookings Institution report, released Wednesday, rated Pittsburgh as one of 14 “emerging centers” in...
What to know about chronic venous insufficiency — President Trump’s health diagnosis
Earlier this week, President Donald Trump was diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency, or CVI, after he noted mild swelling in his lower legs. White House physician Dr. Sean P. Barbabella in a memo July 17 said the swelling prompted a full medical evaluation, including ultrasound tests and bloodwork. Those confirmed...
U.S. envoy: Syria, Israel agree to ceasefire
MAZRAA, Syria — U.S. envoy to Syria Tom Barrack said early Saturday that Israel and Syria agreed to a ceasefire following Israel’s intervention this week in fighting between Syrian government forces and Bedouin tribes and armed groups from the Druze minority. The announcement came as renewed clashes continued between Druze...
Trump sues Wall Street Journal and media mogul Rupert Murdoch over reporting on Epstein ties
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump filed a $10 billion lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal and media mogul Rupert Murdoch Friday, a day after the newspaper published a story reporting on his ties to wealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein. The move came shortly after the Justice Department asked a federal court...
Immigration activists protest ICE arrests at Philly courthouse
PHILADELPHIA — Crowds stood outside the Juanita Kidd Stout Center for Criminal Justice chanting “say it loud, say it clear, immigrants are welcome here.” The Friday morning rally organized by Juntos, a community-led immigrant organization in South Philadelphia, follows a string of Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainments outside courthouses, including...
