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Zelenskyy approves plans on special tribunal to prosecute Russian leaders over Ukraine

2 days ago | tribdem.com | Molly Quell

THE HAGUE, Netherlands – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy formally approved plans Wednesday to set up a new international court to prosecute senior Russian officials for the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The special tribunal will be created through an agreement between Ukraine and the Council of Europe, the continent’s top human rights body. Zelenskyy visited the Strasbourg-based organization for the first time as part of the announcement.
Steelers QB Aaron Rodgers says 2025 season will be his final one in the NFL

3 days ago | tribdem.com | Amanda Filipcic-Godsey

PITTSBURGH – Quarterback Aaron Rodgers said the 2025 season, his first with the Pittsburgh Steelers, will be his final one in the NFL. Rodgers, 41, appeared on “The Pat McAfee Show” Tuesday afternoon and was asked if his 21st NFL season will be his final one. kAm“xV> AC6EEJ DFC6 E9:D :D :E[” #@586CD C6A=:65] “%92EVD H9J H6 ;FDE 5:5 2 @?6\J62C 562= – E96 $E66=6CD 5:5?VE ?665 E@ AFE 2?J 6IEC2 J62CD @? E92E @C 2?JE9:?8] %9:D H2D C62==J 23@FE 7:?:D9:?8 H:E9 2 =@E @7 =@G6 2?5 7F?
4 charged with hate crimes for destroying LGBTQ+ pride flags, Atlanta police say

4 days ago | tribdem.com | Jeff Amy

ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta police said Tuesday they're charging three men and a juvenile with hate crimes after they pulled down LGBTQ+ pride flags and cut them up at an intersection known as the center of the city's LGBTQ+ community.
Johnstown man sentenced in Oakhurst slaying

5 days ago | tribdem.com | Joshua Byers

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – A Johnstown man was recently sentenced to 10 to 40 years in prison after accepting a plea deal with the Cambria County District Attorney’s Office. Cambria County Judge Forrest B. Fordham III handed down the penalty to Jashon Gordon May 16. kAm%96 5676?52?E H2D 724:?8 7:CDE\568C66 >FC56C 2?5 D6G6C2= @E96C 4@F?ED 7@C E96 a_ab D9@@E:?8 562E9 @7 t>6C2=5 }F86?E yC]k^AmkAmx?DE625 @7 8@:?8 E@ EC:2=[ v@C5@?
White House photos show rare look inside the Situation Room as Trump authorizes strikes in Iran

6 days ago | tribdem.com | Seung Min Kim

WASHINGTON – One image shows President Donald Trump staring straight ahead stone-faced, monitoring the mission that took out three Iranian nuclear enrichment sites Saturday. In another image, Trump stands as his chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Dan Caine, appears to speak. Whenever Trump is pictured, he is donning a bright red hat blaring his signature campaign slogan, “Make America Great Again.”kAm%96 D6C:6D @7 A9@E@D E92E E96 (9:E6 w@FD6 AF3=:D965 @?
In his own words: Trump's Iran strike tests his rhetoric on ending wars

6 days ago | tribdem.com | Meg Kinnard

During his campaigns for president, Donald Trump spoke of the need to stop engaging in “endless” or “forever wars,” and said removing “warmongers and America-last globalists” was among his second-term foreign policy priorities. Trump's move to strike Iranian nuclear sites risks embroiling the United States in the sort of conflict he once derided. Like other recent American presidents, Trump said he would not permit Iran to obtain a nuclear weapon.
Seager has tiebreaking RBI single, Rocker gets 2nd straight win as Rangers beat Pirates 3-2

6 days ago | tribdem.com | John Perrotto

PITTSBURGH – Corey Seager singled in the tiebreaking run in the sixth inning and rookie Kumar Rocker won his second straight start and the Texas Rangers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 Saturday. Seager’s sharp single to center field scored Josh Smith and put the Rangers ahead 2-1. Marcus Semien followed with a sacrifice fly. kAm#@4<6C Wb\cX 82G6 FA EH@ CF?D 2?5 7:G6 9:ED :? d `^b :??:?8D 27E6C A:E49:?8 7:G6 D4@C6=6DD :??:?8D 282:?DE E96 r9:428@ (9:E6 $@I :?
New Hampshire city in 'Jumanji' marks 30th anniversary with animal costume race

6 days ago | tribdem.com | Kathy McCormack

KEENE, N.H. – Madeline Murphy remembers the instructions she was given on the set of “Jumanji” when she was an extra some 30 years ago: “Pretend you’re frightened and you’re screaming because an elephant’s coming after you.”So, that's what she did in the Central Square of Keene, New Hampshire, running back and forth, over and over, on a long day in November 1994.
Columbia protester Mahmoud Khalil freed from immigration detention

1 week ago | tribdem.com | Sophie Bates |Philip Marcelo

JENA, La. – Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil was released Friday from federal immigration detention, freed after 104 days by a judge’s ruling after becoming a symbol of President Donald Trump's clampdown on campus protests. The former Columbia University graduate student left a federal facility in Louisiana Friday. He is expected to head to New York to reunite with his U.S. citizen wife and infant son, born while Khalil was detained.
FEDERAL FALLOUT | 'Job creators and economic anchors': Hospitals could see higher number of uninsured patients, receive less for providing services, health leaders say

1 week ago | tribdem.com | Russ O'Reilly

Editor’s note: Federal Fallout is a Tribune-Democrat news series addressing the potential local impact of funding cuts. JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – The sweeping federal budget reconciliation bill known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act could lead to massive Medicaid cuts, increasing struggles for all hospital patients across Pennsylvania, hospital advocates say. kAm%96 A=2?