Trump ordered to pay legal bill of U.K. firm he sued over Russia dossier
LONDON — A British judge on Thursday ordered U.S. President Donald Trump to pay more than 625,000 pounds (US$820,000) in legal costs to a company he unsuccessfully sued over a dossier alleging he took part in sex acts in Russia. Trump filed a claim in 2022 against Orbis Business Intelligence,...
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says his country will match U.S. auto tariffs
TORONTO — Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday that Canada will match U.S. President Donald Trump’s 25% auto tariffs with a tariff on vehicles imported from the United States. Trump’s previously announced 25% tariffs on auto imports took effect Thursday. The prime minister said he told Trump last week in...
Trump fires NSC officials a day after far-right activist raises concerns to him about staff loyalty
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Thursday that he’s fired “some” White House National Security Council officials, a move that comes a day after far-right activist Laura Loomer raised concerns directly to him about staff loyalty. Trump downplayed Loomer’s influence on the firings. But Loomer during her Oval Office conversation...
Myanmar earthquake death toll rises to 3,145 as more bodies found
BANGKOK — The death toll from the earthquake that hit Myanmar nearly a week ago rose Thursday to 3,145 as search and rescue teams found more bodies, the military-led government said, and humanitarian aid groups scrambled to provide survivors medical care and shelter. Information Minister Maung Maung Ohn also announced...
Gallery: Photos from April 3, 2025
Embark on a visual journey around the Western Pennsylvania region with TribLive’s latest collection of captivating images for Thursday, April 3, 2025. From the rustic landscapes of Western Pa. to diverse corners of the globe, experience the shared moments of humanity....
This Black church sued the Proud Boys and won its trademark, carrying on a civil rights legacy
WASHINGTON — There is so much history between the walls of Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church, which has hosted funerals for Rosa Parks and Frederick Douglass and opened its pews to American presidents and civil rights icons. It made history again this year: Thanks to a lawsuit, Metropolitan AME now...
Answering your questions about President Trump’s vast new tariffs
WASHINGTON — After weeks of anticipation and speculation, President Donald Trump followed through on his tariff threats by declaring on Wednesday a 10% baseline tax on imports from all countries and higher tariff rates on dozens of nations that run trade surpluses with the United States. In announcing what he...
Trump announces sweeping new tariffs to promote U.S. manufacturing, risking inflation and trade wars
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump announced far-reaching new tariffs on nearly all U.S. trading partners — a 34% tax on imports from China and 20% on the European Union, among others — that threaten to dismantle much of the architecture of the global economy and trigger broader trade wars. Trump,...
Supreme Court appears divided over whether states can cut off Planned Parenthood funding
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court appeared divided Wednesday in a case over whether states should be able to cut off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood, which comes amid a wider push from abortion opponents to defund the nation’s largest abortion provider. Low-income patients who go there for things such as...
Tornadoes touch down with golf ball-sized hail as storms wallop Midwest, SouthVideo
Tornadoes touched down in parts of the South and Midwest on Wednesday, knocking down power lines and trees and ripping roofs off of homes, while golf-ball sized hail fell in a region being hit by a violent swath of severe storms. A tornado emergency was issued in northeast Arkansas, with...
Senate rebukes Trump’s tariffs as some Republicans vote to halt taxes on Canadian imports
WASHINGTON — The Senate passed a resolution Wednesday night that would thwart President Donald Trump’s ability to impose tariffs on Canada, delivering him a rare rebuke just hours after the president unveiled sweeping plans to clamp down on international trade. The Senate resolution, passed by a 51-48 vote tally, would...
World reacts with caution to ‘reciprocal’ tariffs against dozens of nationsVideo
MEXICO CITY — The sweeping new tariffs announced Wednesday by U.S. President Donald Trump were met initially with measured reactions from key trading partners, highlighting the lack of appetite for a full-fledged trade war. The fact that the tariffs fell most heavily on parts of the world sleeping through the...
Man who had gun and knife will plead guilty to trying to assassinate Supreme Court Justice Kavanaugh
WASHINGTON — A California man will plead guilty to trying to assassinate Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh at his home in a suburb of Washington nearly three years ago, the defendant’s attorneys said in a court filing on Wednesday. Nicholas John Roske, of Simi Valley, California, was arrested near Kavanaugh’s...
Shingles is awful, but here’s another reason to get vaccinated: It may fight dementia
WASHINGTON — A vaccine to fight dementia? It turns out there may already be one — shots that prevent painful shingles also appear to protect aging brains. A new study found shingles vaccination cut older adults’ risk of developing dementia over the next seven years by 20%. The research, published...
Elon Musk could be headed for a Washington exit after turbulent times at Trump’s DOGE
WASHINGTON — DOGE’s days appear to be numbered. Elon Musk recently suggested that he will be done with his work in the near future. President Donald Trump told reporters this week that “at some point, he’s going to be going back” to running his companies. As far as the Department...
Bye-bye, Helene, Milton and Beryl. Names from those nasty hurricanes are now retired
WASHINGTON — Hurricanes Helene, Milton and Beryl were so nasty last year that their names are being retired. The World Meteorological Organization on Wednesday officially replaced the names of the trio of 2024 storms that killed more than 300 people and caused more than $119 billion in damage. Brianna, Holly...
Myanmar’s military declares a ceasefire to ease quake relief as the death toll tops 3,000
BANGKOK — Myanmar’s ruling military declared a temporary ceasefire in the country’s civil war Wednesday to facilitate relief efforts following a 7.7 magnitude earthquake that has killed more than 3,000 people. The surprise announcement by military leaders who also head the unelected government came late Wednesday on state television MRTV,...
Supreme Court sides with the FDA in its dispute over sweet-flavored vaping products
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled for the Food and Drug Administration in its crackdown on sweet-flavored vaping products following a surge in teen electronic cigarette use. But the justices’ unanimous decision throwing out a federal appeals court ruling is not the final word in the case, and...
A leaked draft letter from Somalia to Trump offers U.S. exclusive access to bases and ports
MOGADISHU, Somalia — The draft of a letter from Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud to U.S. President Donald Trump offering exclusive access to air bases and seaports has reignited tensions between Somalia’s government and the breakaway region of Somaliland. In the letter, Somalia offers “exclusive operational control” over the Berbera...
Suspected U.S. airstrikes in Yemen kill at least 4 people near Hodeida, Houthi rebels say
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Suspected U.S. airstrikes battered rebel-controlled areas of Yemen into Wednesday, with the Houthis saying that one strike killed at least four people near the Red Sea port city of Hodeida. Meanwhile, satellite images taken Wednesday and analyzed by The Associated Press show at least six...
Israeli leader Netanyahu will visit Hungary, defying an international arrest warrant
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is scheduled to arrive in Hungary on Wednesday to meet with its nationalist prime minister despite an international arrest warrant for the Israeli leader over the war in the Gaza Strip. Netanyahu’s four-day visit to Budapest is a sign of both his...
Trump pressures Senate Republicans to oppose resolution that would nullify Canada tariffs
WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans are facing pressure Wednesday from President Donald Trump to oppose a Democratic resolution that would nullify the presidential emergency on fentanyl he is using to implement tariffs on Canada. Just hours before Trump was set to announce his plan for “reciprocal tariffs” on China, Mexico and...
Israel’s operations in Gaza expands to seize ‘large areas.’ Palestinians say dozens killed
JERUSALEM — Israel’s military operation in the Gaza Strip is expanding to seize “large areas,” the defense minister said, while officials at hospitals inside the Palestinian territory said that Israeli strikes overnight and into Wednesday had killed more than 40 people, nearly a dozen of them children. Israel’s offensive in...
Gallery: Photos from April 2, 2025
Embark on a visual journey around the Western Pennsylvania region with TribLive’s latest collection of captivating images for Wednesday, April 2, 2025. From the rustic landscapes of Western Pa. to diverse corners of the globe, experience the shared moments of humanity....
Congo’s leader commutes death sentences of 3 Americans convicted in failed coup plot
KINSHASA, Congo — Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi has commuted the death sentences of three Americans convicted on charges of participating in a botched coup attempt in the country’s capital Kinshasa last year, an official said Wednesday. A presidential order commuted their death sentences to life imprisonment, Congolese presidential spokesperson Tina...
