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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s national security adviser has tested positive for covid-19 days after attending a family function, White House officials said Monday. Robert O’Brien, Trump’s fourth national security adviser, is the highest-level U.S. government official known to have tested positive for the novel coronavirus since the pandemic began....

In response to comments by two Ross Commissioners that appeared in the July 21 Tribune-Review story “Ross commissioners fill vacant seat, draw ire from candidate” about their selection of a person to fill the 8th Ward commissioner vacancy, I feel compelled to set the record straight. All the Ross commissioners...

Since the beginning of the covid-19 crisis, Pittsburghers from across the region — including our region’s manufacturers, hospitals, small businesses and nonprofits — continue to come together to look for ways to protect our neighbors, friends and families. In fact, many businesses and other organizations have altered their operations to...

I recently read that there were 159 new cases of covid-19 in one recent day in Germany with a population of 80 million; there were 15,300 new cases in one day in Florida with a population of 21.5 million. That prompted me to check numbers in other states: Approximately 3,000...

George Will and I do not agree on much, but I’m in complete agreement with the comments in his July 16, 2020 opinion piece, “What national decline looks like.” Will states, “The nation’s floundering government is now administered by a gangster regime.” President Trump seems to require absolute loyalty, and...

My parents raised me without prejudice. A female friend and former boss once told me, “You don’t see color.” Every life matters to God. Every life matters, but no lives matter unless Black lives matter. I pray the love of power can be transformed by the power of love. Seeing...

Thank you, President Trump. Because of you, my brother, a former Green Beret with posttraumatic stress disorder is alive and getting the long overdue treatment and compensation because of the Mission Act that you supported and the Veterans Affairs’ community care program. Because of you, my husband is alive and...

In his opinion piece “To keep America competitive, we must prioritize infrastructure funding” (Triblive, July 18), PPG’s Brian Iams urges the United States to make renewing the country’s infrastructure a priority as our economy is rebuilt following the devastation of the coronavirus pandemic. That suggestion is spot on. With so...

Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of July 27....

Editorial cartoons for the week of July 27....

Follow @VNDStroller on Twitter for a daily link to The Stroller. TryLife Center accepting donations The TryLife Center in Lower Burrell is accepting donations of gently used children’s clothing in sizes newborn through 4T, maternity clothes, highchairs, pack n’ plays, walkers and infant seats. Other items needed include diapers, wipes...

Monroeville Victor Peluso sold property at an unknown address to Brionna Robertson for $73,000. Robert Priester Jr. sold property at 267 Alva Way to Sui Lin Qing and Yan Ying Zheng for $52,000. Gregory Warnock sold property at 4414 Driftman Drive to Joshua Russo and Cortney Bell Schillinger for $149,900....

Penn Hills R. Eugene Malek sold property at an unknown address to Three Suns Property Solutions LLC for $53,000. Leonard Baklarz sold property at 11666 Althea Drive to Ashley Marie Jones for $90,500. Estate of Marie Hoey sold property at 321 Auburn St. to Peter Katz for $32,125. Wells Fargo...

Plum Boyce Park Development Corp. sold property on Darlan Hill Drive to Michael Ricciuti and Melissa Marie Webb for $7,192. Vadim Reshetnyak sold property at 559 Deborah Jane Drive to Brianne Smail for $185,000. James Gaston III sold property at 1050 Locharron Court to Ryan and Lindsay Ondo for $389,746....

Etna Secretary Of Housing And Urban Development sold property at 21 Sycamore St. to Wells Fargo Bank NA for $108,488. Fox Chapel Estate of Edward Zipf sold property at 11 Chapel Ridge Road to Yan Zhao and Peng Zheng for $280,000. Martin Fenster sold property at 110 Shadow Ridge Drive...

A former three-sport standout at Jeannette High School was killed Sunday night in a motorcycle crash. Tre Cunningham, 20, was driving a Honda CBR 1000 east on Route 130 in Penn Township around 8:30 p.m. and attempted to overtake a BMW SUV in a no passing zone, said Penn Township...

The score in a game is more than just a record of who won and who lost. The score is a way to navigate through the game itself. It charts the progress from the first pitch to the last run. It lets a team know where it stands. So why...

Mexico is raising its estimate for the death toll for about two-thirds of the country by 55% between mid-March and late June following the coronavirus outbreak, according to health officials. The Latin American nation said in 20 out of 32 states alone, fatalities from covid-19 and other causes increased by...

Western Pennsylvania has been the proud home of two of the largest fireworks companies for decades. In any given year prior to the covid-19 pandemic, Pyrotecnico and Zambelli Fireworks produce well over 3,500 displays annually, entertaining millions of audiences across the country. The professional fireworks entertainment industry has been almost...

So now we have Gov. Tom Wolf deciding (under advice from Pennsylvania Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine) to “lock down” statewide bars/restaurants again to slow the spread of the covid-19 virus hysterical overreaction. These small businesses must now operate at only 25% capacity and jump through a bunch of hoops...

My husband of 61 years recently died as a hospice patient in the Ligonier Gardens personal care home. I am at peace with his passing. He is with the Lord. But now I want to speak up for our loved ones in hospitals, nursing homes and assisted living facilities. I...