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Trump in Davos speech says he won’t use force to acquire Greenland

Trump in Davos speech says he won’t use force to acquire Greenland

3 Min Read | 19 hours Ago

Here are a few possible snow scenarios to watch in Western Pa.

Here are a few possible snow scenarios to watch in Western Pa.

3 Min Read | 19 hours Ago

‘Potential deals emerging’ at some closing Penn State campuses, trustee says

‘Potential deals emerging’ at some closing Penn State campuses, trustee says

3 Min Read | 19 hours Ago

Historic commercial, manufacturing buildings set to become mixed-income apartments in Downtown Pittsburgh

Historic commercial, manufacturing buildings set to become mixed-income apartments in Downtown Pittsburgh

3 Min Read | 19 hours Ago

Ruthie’s Diner in Ligonier Township damaged by fire

Ruthie’s Diner in Ligonier Township damaged by fire

3 Min Read | 19 hours Ago

Greensburg resident, former Hillandale Farms CEO, donates another $53.5 million to Pitt

Greensburg resident, former Hillandale Farms CEO, donates another $53.5 million to Pitt

3 Min Read | 19 hours Ago

Pittsburgh Regional Transit now offering sign language interpreters through app

Special teams coordinator Danny Smith becomes 1st Steelers assistant to be hired elsewhere

Police find man dead with significant head trauma in Bloomfield home

Editorial: Can we talk? Colleges invest in civil discourse

East End Cooperative Ministry temporarily halts program offering free lunch

Westmoreland sheriff: Rescinding 2006 court order could save at least $250K in overtime

Chad Amond, passionate advocate for Westmoreland County, dies at 51

Police seeking information about racist video recorded in Rostraver

U.S./World

Air Force One returns to Washington area due to minor electrical issue, White House says

Air Force One returns to Washington area due to minor electrical issue, White House says

6 Min Read | 1 day Ago

House Republicans begin push to hold the Clintons in contempt of Congress over the Epstein probe

House Republicans begin push to hold the Clintons in contempt of Congress over the Epstein probe

6 Min Read | 1 day Ago

A former flight attendant posed as a pilot and received hundreds of free flights, U.S. authorities say

A former flight attendant posed as a pilot and received hundreds of free flights, U.S. authorities say

6 Min Read | 1 day Ago

‘West Wing’ actor Timothy Busfield released from New Mexico jail pending trial

‘West Wing’ actor Timothy Busfield released from New Mexico jail pending trial

6 Min Read | 1 day Ago

Trump-appointed prosecutor who pursued indictments against Trump’s foes is leaving post

Trump-appointed prosecutor who pursued indictments against Trump’s foes is leaving post

6 Min Read | 1 day Ago

Supreme Court does not rule on tariffs, with next potential decision in February

Supreme Court does not rule on tariffs, with next potential decision in February

6 Min Read | 1 day Ago

Justice Department subpoenas Gov. Walz, others in immigration enforcement obstruction investigation

Supreme Court appears likely to strike down laws in 5 states banning guns in stores, restaurants

Forecasters warn of a ‘potentially catastrophic’ storm from Texas to the CarolinasVideo

Mexico sends 37 cartel members to U.S. in latest offer to Trump administration

The U.S. is on the verge of losing its measles elimination status. Here’s why that matters

Iran warns Trump not to take action against Khamenei

Russia batters Ukraine’s power grid again as officials seek momentum in U.S.-led peace talks

Researchers find Antarctic penguin breeding is heating up sooner, and that’s a problem

Politics

Trump-appointed prosecutor who pursued indictments against Trump’s foes is leaving post

Trump-appointed prosecutor who pursued indictments against Trump’s foes is leaving post

3 Min Read | 5 days Ago

‘This is not good policy’: Some GOP senators question advice Trump is receiving

‘This is not good policy’: Some GOP senators question advice Trump is receiving

3 Min Read | 5 days Ago

Supreme Court does not rule on tariffs, with next potential decision in February

Supreme Court does not rule on tariffs, with next potential decision in February

3 Min Read | 5 days Ago

Trump’s ICE force is sweeping America. Billions in his tax and spending cuts bill are paying for it

Trump’s ICE force is sweeping America. Billions in his tax and spending cuts bill are paying for it

3 Min Read | 5 days Ago

In his new book, Gov. Josh Shapiro recalls an ‘offensive’ vetting process to be Kamala Harris’ running mate

In his new book, Gov. Josh Shapiro recalls an ‘offensive’ vetting process to be Kamala Harris’ running mate

3 Min Read | 5 days Ago

Donald Trump thanks you for your attention to these matters in his 2nd term

Donald Trump thanks you for your attention to these matters in his 2nd term

3 Min Read | 5 days Ago

Surrounded by billionaires in Davos, Trump plans to lay out how he’ll make housing more affordable

Trump’s Board of Peace has several invited leaders trying to figure out how it’ll work

Trump ties his stance on Greenland to not getting Nobel Peace Prize, European officials say

The current U.S. political climate is spurring a ‘reclaim’ and rallying on the MLK holiday

Kevin Hassett says Trump may be right to keep him out as Fed chair

Abigail Spanberger becomes Virginia’s 1st female governor in historic inauguration

Here’s where Trump’s most jaw-dropping promises stand a year into his second term

Shapiro, Garrity set stage for Pa.’s high-stakes race for governor

Health

How abortion coverage threatens to prevent a congressional deal on health care subsidies

How abortion coverage threatens to prevent a congressional deal on health care subsidies

7 Min Read | 2 weeks Ago

Staffing is top priority as UPMC Magee-Womens nurses head into 1st contract talks

Staffing is top priority as UPMC Magee-Womens nurses head into 1st contract talks

7 Min Read | 2 weeks Ago

Pa. gets $193M from federal rural health fund amid warnings it won’t offset Medicaid cuts

Pa. gets $193M from federal rural health fund amid warnings it won’t offset Medicaid cuts

7 Min Read | 2 weeks Ago

Pitt study underscores chance for independence after severe brain injury

Pitt study underscores chance for independence after severe brain injury

7 Min Read | 2 weeks Ago

The debate that never ends: Washington’s constant health care fight

The debate that never ends: Washington’s constant health care fight

7 Min Read | 2 weeks Ago

Trump administration slashes funding for substance abuse and mental health programs nationwide

Trump administration slashes funding for substance abuse and mental health programs nationwide

7 Min Read | 2 weeks Ago

Cheese recalled in Pa. classified as potentially deadly by FDA

Pennsylvania health care professionals react to NYC nurses strike

House passes bill to extend health care subsidies in defiance of GOP leaders

‘Stunning victory’: Report trumpets record survival rates for cancer patients

Allegheny Health Network promotes West Penn Hospital head to run regional doctors group

Judge says she’ll hold a limited hearing on seizure of Luigi Mangione’s backpack

Some flu measures decline, but it’s not clear this severe season has peaked

Planned Parenthood announces temporary closures in Pittsburgh, region

Business

Wall Street has worst session since April as Trump threatens 8 European countries with tariffs over Greenland

Wall Street has worst session since April as Trump threatens 8 European countries with tariffs over Greenland

2 Min Read | 7 days Ago

Viral Chinese app ‘Are you dead?’ comes to U.S.

Viral Chinese app ‘Are you dead?’ comes to U.S.

2 Min Read | 7 days Ago

Kevin Hassett says Trump may be right to keep him out as Fed chair

Kevin Hassett says Trump may be right to keep him out as Fed chair

2 Min Read | 7 days Ago

Roving technician behind Fishy Things takes care of tanks, large and small, across Pittsburgh region

Roving technician behind Fishy Things takes care of tanks, large and small, across Pittsburgh region

2 Min Read | 7 days Ago

John Dorfman: After big falls, PayPal, TaskUs look like bargains

Analysts’ darlings often fizzle, but they soared in ’25

Analysts’ darlings often fizzle, but they soared in ’25

2 Min Read | 7 days Ago

ChatGPT’s free ride is ending: Here’s what OpenAI plans for advertising on the chatbot

Shapiro backs plan with Trump admin to slow rising electricity prices amid data center surge

Pittsburgh International Airport adds nonstop flight to Los Angeles on United

Canada agrees to cut tariff on Chinese EVs in return for lower tariffs on Canadian farm products

‘Sole venture’: Latrobe family takes reins of longtime Mancuso’s Shoe Repair shop

Trump moves to make data centers pay for surging power costs

Wall Street strengthens as Big Tech bounces back and oil prices ease

Grok blocked from undressing images in places where it’s illegal, X says

Regional

Morning Roundup: Heating issues force McKeesport school online; police tracking truck that fled crash scene

Morning Roundup: Heating issues force McKeesport school online; police tracking truck that fled crash scene

3 Min Read | 1 week Ago

Pa. Game Commission considers Saturday start before Thanksgiving for deer season

Pa. Game Commission considers Saturday start before Thanksgiving for deer season

3 Min Read | 1 week Ago

Here are a few possible snow scenarios to watch in Western Pa.

Here are a few possible snow scenarios to watch in Western Pa.

3 Min Read | 1 week Ago

PennWest says proposed cuts streamline education, meet workforce needs

PennWest says proposed cuts streamline education, meet workforce needs

3 Min Read | 1 week Ago

Morning Roundup: Wilkinsburg shooting victim ID’d; 3 pets killed in Armstrong County fire

Morning Roundup: Wilkinsburg shooting victim ID’d; 3 pets killed in Armstrong County fire

3 Min Read | 1 week Ago

Is remote learning effective? Western Pa. researchers, education experts weigh in

Is remote learning effective? Western Pa. researchers, education experts weigh in

3 Min Read | 1 week Ago

Subzero wind chills hit Pittsburgh region: Warming centers open, parks and rinks closed

Subzero windchills prompt National Weather Service to issue cold weather advisory

Some Western Pa. schools closing, going remote for cold weather

Suspect in Ambridge double homicide arrested in Ohio

Craft distilleries make industry, community connections

‘Read the room’: Western Pennsylvanians weigh in on cellphone etiquette

Reversal brings back 900 federal workers at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

Trib expands to fill Pittsburgh’s newspaper void

Education

‘Potential deals emerging’ at some closing Penn State campuses, trustee says

‘Potential deals emerging’ at some closing Penn State campuses, trustee says

3 Min Read | 1 month Ago

Is remote learning effective? Western Pa. researchers, education experts weigh in

Is remote learning effective? Western Pa. researchers, education experts weigh in

3 Min Read | 1 month Ago

PennWest says proposed cuts streamline education, meet workforce needs

PennWest says proposed cuts streamline education, meet workforce needs

3 Min Read | 1 month Ago

Pitt, IUP launch initiatives to transform campus culture through dialogue

Pitt, IUP launch initiatives to transform campus culture through dialogue

3 Min Read | 1 month Ago

‘We want to be thoughtful’: New Kensington-Arnold to consider realigning grades

‘We want to be thoughtful’: New Kensington-Arnold to consider realigning grades

3 Min Read | 1 month Ago

Point Park University classes to go remote during NFL Draft in April

Point Park University classes to go remote during NFL Draft in April

3 Min Read | 1 month Ago

Penn State board deliberated its business in public more often this year, Spotlight PA analysis shows

Narcan in schools? Educators react to proposed legislation

Carnegie Mellon’s AI-driven speech reconstruction tool aims to bridge gap for children’s speech disorders

More than 100 academic offerings on PennWest’s chopping block

All 750 Clairton City students get grocery gift cards for Christmas

Student loan borrowers in default may see wages garnished in 2026

Hempfield Area joins Chartiers Valley in piloting AI weapon detector created with Carnegie Mellon research

Pitt staff union members to get 2.5% wage increase

Election

Progressive Pa. group targeting Fetterman launches website to get contributions refunded

Progressive Pa. group targeting Fetterman launches website to get contributions refunded

2 Min Read | 2 months Ago

Top ICE official resigns to seek battleground congressional seat in Ohio

Top ICE official resigns to seek battleground congressional seat in Ohio

2 Min Read | 2 months Ago

Judge is asked for emergency hearing after Congress members blocked from ICE facility in Minneapolis

Judge is asked for emergency hearing after Congress members blocked from ICE facility in Minneapolis

2 Min Read | 2 months Ago

Rioter convicted for carrying Pelosi’s podium seeks Florida county office

Rioter convicted for carrying Pelosi’s podium seeks Florida county office

2 Min Read | 2 months Ago

Josh Shapiro to run for 2nd term as Pa. governor, trailed by talk of a 2028 White House bid

Josh Shapiro to run for 2nd term as Pa. governor, trailed by talk of a 2028 White House bid

2 Min Read | 2 months Ago

Ohio governor race takes shape as Ramaswamy and Acton pick running mates

Ohio governor race takes shape as Ramaswamy and Acton pick running mates

2 Min Read | 2 months Ago

Rep. Doug LaMalfa of California dies, reducing GOP’s narrow control of the House to 218-213

Pennsylvania Gov. Shapiro has $30 million for his reelection bid, a new state record

After quiet off-year elections, Democrats renew worries about Trump interfering in the midterms

At least $18.7M poured into this year’s critical Pa. Supreme Court retention races

MyPillow founder and Trump supporter Mike Lindell says he’s running for Minnesota governor in 2026

Supreme Court weighs Republican appeal to end limits on party spending in federal elections

Marjorie Taylor Greene’s exit opens room for new political unknown in Georgia

How Westmoreland County uses blue ‘pills’ to break more than 200 election ties

Obituary Stories

Valentino, fashion designer to the jet set, dies at 93 in Rome

Valentino, fashion designer to the jet set, dies at 93 in Rome

3 Min Read | 3 weeks Ago

‘His stories live on through us now’ as Battle of the Bulge soldier dies

‘His stories live on through us now’ as Battle of the Bulge soldier dies

3 Min Read | 3 weeks Ago

Friends pay tribute to Jack Lovey, longtime Aspinwall councilman, firefighter

Friends pay tribute to Jack Lovey, longtime Aspinwall councilman, firefighter

3 Min Read | 3 weeks Ago

Claudette Colvin, who refused to move seats on a bus at start of civil rights movement, dies at 86

Claudette Colvin, who refused to move seats on a bus at start of civil rights movement, dies at 86

3 Min Read | 3 weeks Ago

‘Dilbert’ cartoonist Scott Adams dies at 68

‘Dilbert’ cartoonist Scott Adams dies at 68

3 Min Read | 3 weeks Ago

Former New Jersey acting governor Richard Codey dies at 79

Former New Jersey acting governor Richard Codey dies at 79

3 Min Read | 3 weeks Ago

Erich von Däniken, Swiss writer who spawned alien archaeology, dies at 90

Grateful Dead founding member Bob Weir dies at 78

Veteran actor T.K. Carter, known for ‘The Thing’ and ‘Punky Brewster,’ dies at 69

Jack McGregor, state senator who founded Penguins, dies at 91Video

Glenn Hall, whose NHL goalie starts streak may never be broken, dies at age 94

Joseph McGettigan, prosecutor in Jerry Sandusky and John du Pont cases, dies at 76

CIA turncoat Aldrich Ames, who sold U.S. secrets to the Soviets, dies in prison at 84

Michael Reagan, the eldest son of President Ronald Reagan, dies at 80