Bryan Kohberger to plead guilty to killing 4 University of Idaho students in deal to avoid execution
BOISE, Idaho — Bryan Kohberger has agreed to plead guilty to murdering four University of Idaho students as part of a deal with prosecutors to avoid the death penalty, an attorney for one victim’s family said Monday. Shanon Gray, an attorney representing the family of Kaylee Goncalves, confirmed that prosecutors...
Elon Musk lashes out at tax bill proponents, threatens to unseat lawmakers
Elon Musk once again threatened to ramp up his political spending, this time targeting nearly every sitting Republican in Congress who has signaled support for President Donald Trump’s multitrillion-dollar tax bill. “Every member of Congress who campaigned on reducing government spending and then immediately voted for the biggest debt increase...
NYC doctor pleads guilty to sexually abusing patients in hospital, his home
NEW YORK — A doctor pleaded guilty Monday to sexually abusing sedated patients at his New York City hospital and raping women who were unconscious at his home. Zhi Alan Cheng admitted to abusing seven women, including three female patients he was treating at New York-Presbyterian Queens hospital, the Queens...
Netanyahu to head to Washington next Monday as Trump presses for ceasefire in Gaza
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump will host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for talks at the White House next Monday, according to two U.S. administration officials. The visit comes as the U.S. leader has begun stepping up his push on the Israeli government to broker a ceasefire and hostage agreement...
U.S. Rep. Dwight Evans of Philadelphia says he won’t run for reelection
HARRISBURG — U.S. Rep. Dwight Evans said Monday that he will not seek reelection to his Philadelphia seat, capping a career in public office that stretches back 45 years. Evans, a Democrat, said in a statement that he decided that “the time is right” to retire after his term is...
Judges consider whether Trump can use wartime act against Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua
Immigration and administration lawyers on Monday battled over whether President Donald Trump can use an 18th century wartime act against a Venezuelan gang in a case that is likely to ultimately be decided by the U.S. Supreme Court. The attorneys sparred before a three-judge panel of the 5th Circuit Court...
Man lured Idaho firefighters to a mountain with a fire then shot and killed 2, officials sayVideo
COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho — As a wildfire began to sow panic in a small northern Idaho mountain community, a group of firefighters who rushed to put out the blaze instead found themselves in an unexpected shootout. A man who had intentionally set the fire to ambush the crew on Sunday...
More than 300 charged in $14.6 billion health care fraud schemes takedown, Justice Department says
WASHINGTON — State and federal prosecutors have charged more than 320 people and uncovered nearly $15 billion in false claims in what they described Monday as the largest coordinated takedown of health care fraud schemes in Justice Department history. Law enforcement seized more than $245 million in cash, luxury vehicles,...
Child safety group warns of hot car dangers after spate of infant deaths
Five babies have died in hot cars across the United States over the past eight days, the advocacy group Kids and Car Safety noted as it asked people to be extra vigilant as the Fourth of July holiday weekend approaches. There’s an increase in vehicle-related tragedies involving children after holiday...
Senate GOP tax bill could crush wind and solar power, advocates say
WASHINGTON — Clean energy advocates were already bracing for a Republican-led bill that would phase out tax credits for wind, solar and other renewable energy as President Donald Trump and GOP lawmakers moved to dismantle the 2022 climate law passed by Democrats under former President Joe Biden. But a proposal...
Long day of Senate budget votes no ‘trip to the beach’ for Fetterman
U.S. Sen. John Fetterman, D-Braddock, would rather be anywhere than Washington. On Monday, Fetterman and his Senate colleagues began considering a series of proposed amendments to President Donald Trump’s big bill of tax breaks and spending cuts. The process was expected to take all day. “Oh my God, I just...
Disney cruise ship rescue team saves girl and father after overboard fallVideo
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Crew members from a Disney cruise ship saved a girl who fell overboard and her father who jumped in after her. The Disney Dream rescue team pulled the girl and her father into a small boat on Sunday as the cruise ship was returning to Fort...
A week into the fragile Israel-Iran peace agreement, here’s what we still don’t know
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — It’s been a week since the United States pressed Israel and Iran into a truce, ending a bloody, 12-day conflict that had set the Middle East and globe on edge. The fragile peace, brokered by the U.S. the day after it dropped 30,000-pound “bunker-busting” bombs...
Is Zyn allowed on airplanes? Passengers aren’t sure
After a Delta passenger was told to spit out his tobacco-free nicotine Zyn pouch on his flight, people are confused about airline policy on the smokeless products. Under Transportation Security Administration regulation, travelers can bring nicotine pouches like Zyn on both carry-on and checked luggage, according to the media website...
Who’s calling? A reporter, and it’s often President Donald Trump answering
For reporters, it’s hardly unusual to call sources on the phone to learn details or get quotes that will enliven their stories. Sometimes people will talk, sometimes they won’t. But the president of the United States? In an almost unfathomable level of access, reporters who call President Donald Trump on...
Survivor of Israel’s attack on Iran’s Evin prison describes a ‘slow death’ after 12-day war
BEIRUT — Sayeh Seydal, a jailed Iranian dissident, narrowly escaped death when Israeli missiles struck Tehran’s Evin Prison, where she was held. She had just stepped out of the prison’s clinic moments before it was destroyed. The June 23 strikes on Iran’s most notorious prison for political dissidents killed at...
Trump administration finds Harvard failed to protect Jewish students, threatens to cut all funding
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s administration intensified its battle with Harvard University, formally finding the school tolerated antisemitism — a step that could jeopardize all of Harvard’s federal funding, including federal student aid. In a letter sent to Harvard on Monday, a federal task force said its investigation had found...
Women can be drafted into the Danish military as Russian aggression and military investment grow
HOVELTE, Denmark — Peering across a dense stretch of woodland outside of Denmark’s capital with camouflage paint smeared across her face, 20-year-old Katrine scans the horizon for approaching threats. After nearly four months of military training, the young soldier and the rest of her unit spent early June completing their...
Gallery: Photos from June 30, 2025
Embark on a visual journey around the Western Pennsylvania region with TribLive’s latest collection of captivating images for Monday, June 30, 2025. From the rustic landscapes of Western Pa. to diverse corners of the globe, experience the shared moments of humanity....
22 Palestinians killed in Gaza as Israeli forces fire on crowds at food aid sites, medics say
CAIRO — Israeli forces killed at least 22 people and wounded 20 others, many while attempting to get desperately needed food aid in southern Gaza on Monday, according to witnesses, hospitals, and Gaza’s Health Ministry. Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis said it received the bodies of 11 people who were...
Germany to help Ukraine make more weapons faster to strengthen its hand in peace talks with Russia
KYIV, Ukraine — Germany aims to help Ukraine manufacture more weapons more quickly as Kyiv looks to strengthen its negotiating position in peace talks with Russia about ending their more than three-year war, the top German diplomat said Monday. “We see our task as helping Ukraine so that it can...
National pride is declining in America. And it’s splitting by party lines, new Gallup polling shows
WASHINGTON — Only 36% of Democrats say they’re “extremely” or “very” proud to be American, according to a new Gallup poll, reflecting a dramatic decline in national pride that’s also clear among young people. The findings are a stark illustration of how many — but not all — Americans have...
Senate Republicans are in a sprint on Trump’s big bill after a weekend of setbacks
WASHINGTON — After a weekend of setbacks, the Senate will try to sprint ahead Monday on President Donald Trump’s big bill of tax breaks and spending cuts despite a series of challenges, including the sudden announcement from one GOP senator that he won’t run for reelection after opposing the package...
China lifts a nearly 2-year ban on seafood from Japan over Fukushima wastewater
BEIJING — China has reopened its market to seafood from Japan after a nearly two-year ban over the discharge of slightly radioactive wastewater from the tsunami-destroyed Fukushima nuclear power plant. A notice from the customs agency said the ban had been lifted Sunday and that imports from much of Japan...
A violent ambush in Idaho leaves 2 firefighters dead and 1 injured. What to know about the attack
BOISE, Idaho — Authorities say two firefighters were killed and another was badly injured after they were ambushed and shot while responding to a wildfire near Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, on Sunday afternoon. Here’s what to know about the attack, the investigation and next steps. Ambush starts with a brush fire...
