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Men diagnosed with prostate cancer have traditionally faced two choices: do nothing and hope the tumor doesn’t grow between scans or start aggressive treatment. Those with certain types of medium-risk cancers have lacked tailored care, caught between a surveillance strategy geared toward slow-growing tumors and drastic measures known for their...

Industrial battery maker Eos Energy Enterprises announced Tuesday the federal government will buy 570,000 cut-rate shares in the company, which is relocating its headquarters to Pittsburgh. The Department of Energy has the right to buy the shares at a penny apiece within the next five years, according to financial disclosures...

A proposal to bring hundreds of housing units and a grocery store to Pittsburgh’s Strip District earned approval Tuesday from the city’s Planning Commission. Six commissioners voted in favor of New York City-based Midwood Investment and Development replacing a produce warehouse at the corner of 21st and Railroad streets with...

Allegiant Air pilots picketing outside the new Pittsburgh International Airport terminal said they’re fed up with sluggish union contract talks and pay well below industry standards. Jumping to another carrier, including other budget airlines like Spirit or Southwest, could bring more than double the hourly pay, they said. “All we’re...

Pennsylvania lawmakers granted $21 million in additional funding to a sliver of in-home caregivers in the state budget passed Wednesday. Workers directly hired by the people they care for will see their per-hour state payments rise to more than $15 from $13.51, an increase that could make a small dent...

Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Friday, Nov. 14: Road closures set for Christmas tree transport Lawrenceville’s Leslie Park will supply a towering Norway Spruce for the annual Christmas display outside of the City-County Building in Downtown Pittsburgh. The 40-foot tree will make its journey...

One man is dead and another charged with criminal homicide after a stabbing Thursday night in Pittsburgh’s Hill District. Robert Tillman, 50, is accused of fatally stabbing Eddie Murrell, 53, in a fight that spilled out of their shared home in the 2700 block of Webster Avenue. Police were called...

Ross’ days as a two-Eat’n Park town are numbered. On Dec. 1, the Homestead-based chain will close its restaurant along southbound McKnight Road after 46 years of business, company spokeswoman Courtney Koch told TribLive. Another Eat’n Park, on the northbound side of McKnight Road just half a mile away, is...

Pittsburgh International Airport officials expect flight cancellations and delays caused by the government shutdown, which ended Wednesday, to taper off in time for the new terminal’s opening Tuesday. Flight reductions ordered by the Federal Aviation Administration at 40 airports — not including Pittsburgh’s — remain in place and have had...

Starbucks union organizers said Thursday they’ve shut down five stores across Southwestern Pennsylvania in the first day of what they’re calling an “open ended” strike over stalled contract talks. Thursday isn’t just any day in Starbucks-land. It’s Red Cup Day, a key sales day for the Seattle-based coffeehouse chain where...

The Fayette County Coroner’s office has identified all three people killed Monday in a wreck along Route 40 in Henry Clay Township. Delroy Henry, 66, of Hollywood, Fla., was named Wednesday as the deceased driver of a tractor-trailer that police say started a three-way, chain reaction crash. Pickup driver Nikki...

Pennsylvania’s top health care union launched a petition drive Wednesday for improved workplace safety after the beating of a worker at UPMC Altoona hospital last week. Service Employees International Union Healthcare Pennsylvania argues the assault of Travis Dunn should be the catalyst for UPMC and other health systems to invest...

A Butler Township father has been charged in connection with the death of his 2-month-old son after police found the infant’s bruised and lifeless body on a couch Saturday. Vincent Miceli, 32, was charged Monday with homicide, aggravated assault of a young child and endangering the welfare of children. An...

Costco wants to break into the beer and wine business in Pennsylvania, starting with its Cranberry location. The bulk goods retailer has a pending application with the Pa. Liquor Control Board that, if successful, would enable it to sell limited amounts of alcohol. In states and stores where allowed, Costco...

A 16-year-old boy was shot in the head in Monessen on Tuesday evening, according to TribLive news partner WTAE. The shooting happened near the intersection of Linden Avenue and Rostraver Street, Monessen police Chief David Yuhasz told WTAE. Police found the injured boy conscious and alert. He was then flown...

Bacteria-killing viruses built from scratch in a University of Pittsburgh lab could be a breakthrough in the battle against fearsome antibiotic-resistant infections. Pitt biotechnology researcher Graham Hatfull spearheaded the development of the viruses made entirely of synthetic genetic material in a study set for publication this week in the Proceedings...

Michael Keaton’s Pittsburgh Walk of Fame star, unveiled last month, originally honored the value of proofreading as much as the Kennedy Township-born actor. But he’s “Micheal” no more. As of Sunday, the creators of the Strip District attraction had installed a new bronze-cast plaque that switched the “a” and “e”...

Pittsburgh Steelers faithful know quarterback Aaron Rodgers has been relatively dependable this season, even as he nears 42 years of age. But in a 25-10 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday night, Rodgers looked “every bit” of a football player hitting middle-age, wrote Chargers beat writer Sam Farmer...

Duolingo’s stock price plunged nearly 30% after the Pittsburgh-based language learning app said Wednesday it’s prioritizing getting users in the door over making them paying customers. Shares of Duolingo on the Nasdaq stock exchange tumbled to $183 Thursday from $260 a day earlier. By market close Friday, the price made...

U.S. Steel is facing significant challenges in its early days under Nippon Steel, according to financial reports released Wednesday, but the Japanese firm remains confident its nearly $15 billion purchase will pay off. Nippon cited weak domestic demand in the U.S., market uncertainty and costs from the deadly Clairton Coke...

Allegheny County Council struck down a measure Wednesday night to partly reverse the ban on restraining prisoners with leg shackles. The ordinance, sent to council by Allegheny County Jail corrections officers through a citizens’ initiative process, would have allowed the use of leg shackles when incarcerated people leave the facility...

Three suspects are in custody after a burglary and foot chase Thursday morning in Edgeworth, according to police. Around 8:40 a.m., the owner of a home on Oliver Road called police because she saw two masked men trying to break in through her back door, Edgeworth police Chief John Burlett...

Artificial intelligence can be oh so human. New research from Carnegie Mellon University shows AI systems meant to mimic human reasoning have selfish tendencies, compared to simpler models. Teacher-student duo Hirokazu Shirado, an associate professor at the university’s Human-Computer Interaction Institute, and doctoral candidate Yuxuan Li released their findings last...

A proposed development in Pittsburgh’s Strip District follows a familiar pattern of replacing the neighborhood’s legacy industry, wholesale produce, with modern apartments and shops. New York City-based Midwood Investment and Development wants to take one of the Strip District’s last produce warehouses, tear it down and turn it into a...

A laboratory in Pittsburgh’s Bakery Square is poised to make the next breakthrough in wheelchairs, a mostly stagnant industry with huge quality of life implications for millions of disabled Americans. Researchers at the Human Engineering Research Laboratories, a collaboration between the University of Pittsburgh and the U.S. Department of Veterans...