Frank Carnevale stories, Page 10
Samoan fruit bat coming to U.S. quarters
A new quarter is headed into circulation next month and it may qualify as the cutest quarter yet. The quarter, part of the America the Beautiful series, has a reverse-side depiction of a Samoan fruit bat mother hanging upside-down in a tree with her pup. The coin is scheduled for...
Pirates pitcher Trevor Williams and wife, Jackie, welcome baby boy
Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Trevor Williams and his wife, Jackie, welcomed a new addition to their family Tuesday, baby boy Jude Michael. He will be the brother to Isaac and JoJo. The family will have two toddlers in the house as JoJo was born and adopted by the family last year....
Patriots QB Tom Brady thanks fans, says still has more to prove
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady apparently is not retiring. Not that many thought he was going to walk away from the game, especially after finishing the season with a pick-6 in a loss to the Tennessee Titans in a Wild Card game Saturday night. Brady in a post Wednesday...
Astronaut shares photo of shooting stars, northern lights from Earth’s atmosphereVideo
A unique look at shooting stars and the northern lights over Earth’s Northern Hemisphere last weekend were captured by NASA astronaut Christina Koch from the International Space Station. Koch posted a photo - to Twitter from space - of the Quadrantid meteor shower, the first meteor shower of the year...
Oscar Mayer looking for this year’s Wienermobile drivers
If you’re a recent college graduate and looking for a job as a spokesperson for a large corporation that let’s you drive a funny car around the country, then this position with the Kraft Heinz Co. might be for you. Oscar Mayer is looking for its 2020 class of Hotdoggers....
NFL Playoffs Divisional Round: Teams, dates and time set
The Wild Card weekend lived up to its billing with four tight games. Tom Brady and the New England Patriots got upended by the Derrick Henry and Tennessee Titans. Deshaun Watson led the Houston Texans from a halftime deficit and outlasted the Buffalo Bills. Kirk Cousins and Minnesota Vikings surprised...
Gerrit Cole and wife Amy announce they are expecting their first child
Former Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Gerrit Cole and his wife Amy announced Wednesday they are expecting their first child in June. “Baby Cole on the way soon” reads the baby onesie Amy is holding in the photo posted to Cole’s official Instagram page. “Can’t wait to meet our son in June,”...
Bret Michaels says tour with Poison, Mötley Crüe, Def Leppard will be ‘high energy party’
Poison frontman Bret Michaels said the upcoming tour with Mötley Crüe, Def Leppard and Joan Jett will be a high energy party. “I’ve been working on that for years, hoping we could put it together with everybody and it just worked,” Michaels told People magazine on Tuesday. “It will be...
Maria and Andrew McCutchen announce birth of 2nd son
Andrew McCutchen and his wife, Maria, welcomed their second child, Armani X McCutchen, on Christmas Eve. The former Pittsburgh Pirates All-Star shared a link to Maria’s Instagram page which announced the baby’s birth. “Armani X McCutchen Born on Christmas Eve.” she shared on the post. “The X signifies 10 years...
Sharon Stone blocked on dating app after users thought her profile was fake
Even celebrities sometimes have trouble finding a date. Award-winning actress Sharon Stone, best known for starring in “Basic Instinct” in 1992, got bumped from dating app Bumble after users thought her account was fake. But turns out it was actually her. Stone shared on her official Twitter page Monday that...
NFL playoff schedule: Teams, dates and times set
The Pittsburgh Steelers’ season is over, but the NFL playoffs begin next weekend. In the AFC the Baltimore Ravens are the No. 1 seed and the Kansas City Chiefs grabbed the No. 2. On the NFC side the San Francisco 49ers won the No. 1, while the Green Bay Packers...
Lindsey Vonn proposes to P.K. Subban, saying men should get engagement rings, too
P.K. Subban got some new hardware over Christmas. The New Jersey Devils defenseman got a huge engagement ring from finance, former Olympic skier Lindsey Vonn, according to posts on her social media pages. The couple, who have been together for two years, already announced their engagement in August, but Vonn...
Gov. Tom Wolf, Lt. Gov. John Fetterman mark Festivus by reading mean tweetsVideo
In the spirit of Festivus, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf and Lt. Gov. John Fetterman read some mean tweets by the citizens of the state. Think of it as a sort of airing of grievances. Wolf and Fetterman seem to enjoy reading the tweets in the video posted Monday on social...
Bill Cosby spokesperson hits back at Eddie Murphy after dig on ‘SNL’Video
Bill Cosby’s spokesperson slammed comedian Eddie Murphy over a dig Murphy made on “Saturday Night Live” this weekend. Murphy was back on “SNL” after departing the show in 1984. In his opening monologue he said he was busy being a stay-at-home dad and distanced himself from the disgraced comic. “If...
Eddie Murphy returns to ‘SNL,’ roasts Bill CosbyVideo
Eddie Murphy returned to host “Saturday Night Live” after leaving the show 35 years ago. In his opening monologue, as the crowd cheered his name, Murphy joked about how long it’s been since he was on the show. The comedian said it was great to be back for the Christmas...
‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ comes with seizure warning
Viewers with photosensitivity to flashing lights should use caution when watching “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker,” the movie studio said. Walt Disney Studios along with Epilepsy Foundation issued a statement last week, saying the film contains several sequences with imagery and sustained flashing lights that may affect those with...
Fox News names Bill Hemmer to Shepard Smith’s afternoon time slot
Longtime Fox News Channel anchor Bill Hemmer will be moving to the afternoon slot vacated by Shepard Smith two months ago, when he abruptly left the network. The new show, titled “Bill Hemmer Reports,” debuts on January 20 and will air weekdays at 3 p.m., the channel announced Monday. Hemmer...
Duck Dynasty’s Uncle Si cheers on Steelers QB Devlin HodgesVideo
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Devlin “Duck” Hodges appears to have a new fan in Uncle Si from “Duck Dynasty.” “I used to be a Saints fan, but I heard the good news,” Uncle Si says in a video posted to the official Duck Commander Twitter account on Sunday. “The Steelers have...
A Pirate, a few Steelers and a movie star go to Penguins gameVideo
Pirates pitcher Joe Musgrove is becoming something of a tour guide for Pittsburgh. On Tuesday, the day before Derek Shelton was officially introduced as the Pirates new manager, Musgrove took him out for lunch at Primanti’s in the Strip District. Before you ask, yeah he's been there. Yesterday, @ItsbuccnJoe59 took...
$14.6 million lottery ticket in Arizona goes unclaimedVideo
Better luck next time. A lottery jackpot worth $14.6 million went unclaimed in Arizona. A winning “The Pick” ticket, which got all six numbers in the in-state game, was sold June 5 at a Circle K convenience store in Goodyear, Arizona. The ticket holder had until Monday to claim the...
Willie Nelson says he’s quit smoking marijuana over breathing issues
Country icon and marijuana proponent Willie Nelson is saying no to pot … because he wants to keep touring. Nelson spoke to San Antonio’s television station KSAT and said that he wants to continue performing and that he loves touring. But he has to be more healthy. Nelson, 86, told...
Scarlett Johansson battles in first trailer for ‘Black Widow’ movieVideo
The first trailer for the long-awaited stand-alone “Black Widow” movie unexpectedly hit the internet Tuesday. “I used to have nothing,” the title character, played by Scarlett Johansson, says in the trailer, “then I got this job, this family, but nothing lasts forever.” “Black Widow” will be the first Marvel movie...
Papa John’s founder has 40 pizzas in 30 days, says pizzas are not good
Papa John’s founder John Schnatter, who was ousted as CEO in 2017, said the pizza and company are not the same. In an interview with WDRB-TV in Kentucky, Schnatter said the company he started in 1984 has declined since he was pushed out. “I’ve had over 40 pizzas in the...
Redskins QB Dwayne Haskins misses final play while taking selfies with fansVideo
Washington Redskins quarterback Dwayne Haskins scored his first win as an NFL quarterback, but missed his final play because he was celebrating by taking selfies with fans in the stands. Haskins thought the game was over and took several snaps with jubilant fans in the front row. The Redskins held...
Penn State researchers develop toilet coating that stops stuff from stickingVideo
Researchers say they have created a coating that can make toilets self-cleaning and save water on each flush. The scientists from Penn State said they have developed a two-step spray that, among other things, can be applied to ceramic toilet bowls. “Our team has developed a robust bio-inspired, liquid, sludge-...

