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KABUL — Suicide bombers and gunmen stormed a high-rise government office building in a busy section of Kabul on Saturday, killing at least four civilians and three members of Afghan security forces in an hours-long battle that ended with all the assailants dead. No group claimed responsibility for the attack...

BUTEMBO, Congo — Militia members attacked an Ebola treatment center hours after another attack killed a staffer with the World Health Organization, a Congolese official said Saturday. Butembo city’s deputy mayor, Patrick Kambale Tsiko, told The Associated Press that the attackers armed with machetes tried to burn down the center...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 9-6) lost 3-1 to Louisville (Reds) in 10 innings. RF Gregory Polanco (.300) had an RBI double in the sixth inning, giving him five RBIs in the five game with the Indians. RHP Jesus Liranzo (0-2, 9.00) took the loss after allowing the go-ahead runs in the 10th...

DALLAS — Nationwide physician-staffing company EmCare says a breach exposed personal data for about 31,000 patients, including in some cases their Social Security numbers and clinical information. EmCare Inc. said Saturday that an unauthorized third party gained access to the information through employee email accounts. The company said that it...

Julie Jargon is a reporter with the Wall Street Journal. Heretofore, she has written about food companies like Starbucks and McDonalds. As of April 2, however, Ms. Jargon is writing a WSJ column titled “Family and Tech,” described as dealing with “the impact of technology on family life.” In her...

High Schools Baseball Saturday’s results WPIAL Nonsection Homer-Center 6, Indiana 0 Norwin 4, Baldwin 3 New Castle at Shenango, ppd. Connellsville at Albert Gallatin, ppd. Softball Saturday’s result WPIAL Nonsection Indiana 11, Homer-Center 1 (6 inn.) To report scores, call 1-888-PIT-TRIB. Visit TribHSSN.triblive.com/scores for results, stats, standings and box scores...

Love and marriage, as the old ditty has it, may not always go together, but incivility and polarization sure go hand in hand in contemporary American politics. It’s virtually impossible to separate them. More importantly, it has led to chronic dysfunctionality in government. Recently, in a rare moment, the Pennsylvania...

In August 2016, Pope Francis named a commission of 12 scholars to study the history of women deacons. The commission — the first in the history of the Church to have an equal number of men and women — provided a report some months ago. Will the pope restore the...

Notices Outdoors RIFLE/TRAP LEAGUES • There were 180 shooters who competed in the Twi-Night Trap League on April 18. Connellsville finished in first place with a score of 194. Hecla (191), East Huntingdon (185), Youngwood (185) and Ruffsdale (184) rounded out the scoring. Connellsville (24) leads the season standings, followed...

Okay, Senate. Your turn. The Pennsylvania House did its job. They took a proposal to rewrite the rules on child sex abuse reporting and ran with it. One bill would chuck the statute of limitations if the reason child abuse wasn’t reported was that the mandated reporters didn’t report the...

Many politicians on the left, including Beto O’Rourke, have stated that they support reparations for African-Americans. I would like to know how they would determine who is a descendent of slavery. Is a person’s color going to be the determinant, or does a person have to have documentation in order...

There were big changes to the weekly Trib HSSN PIAA baseball rankings with 10 teams falling out of the Top 5 from a week ago. The biggest change came in Class 3A where four teams had rough weeks and were bumped out of our pre-holiday rankings. The WPIAL had one...

I read with great interest Tom Purcell’s column “Erasing capitalism? Consider the pencil first” (March 19, TribLIVE) and his references to Leonard Read’s essay “I, Pencil.” Contemplating how such an item as seemingly mundane as a pencil could be produced — the basic idea, the type of wood, discovering that...

Nancy Pelosi is two heartbeats away from slinking into the presidency. The Democrats have been banging away since the primaries to see Trump’s tax returns. He is a businessman, and his returns are complicated. They are also audited by the IRS yearly. The Democrats indirectly imply that the IRS is...

I would like to thank Tom Davidson for his article “Pittsburgh region has thousands of job opportunities, Builders Guild says”. Although I am a retired educator, I have always felt that college is not the answer for everyone. I believe the problem is that parents do not agree with this...

Sweetwater Center for the Arts celebrated the opening of Studio419, a community art space and gallery at 419 Beaver St. About 50 students from 17 area schools submitted work that was displayed during the April 4 launch. Studio419 offers workspace and classes. Sweetwater’s spring fundraiser, SpringLUXE, will be held at...

Hello, Sewickley, Join the Sewickley Public Library on their quest to watch every Pixar movie from the beginning. Today they will be screening “Finding Nemo” at 1 p.m. Bring a blanket and get cozy with your family. — What’s the Neighborhood News Network all about? With SewickleyHerald.com, we invite you...

Shaler Area High School junior Kaitlyn Colucci is one of 13 high school students from the Pittsburgh region to qualify to compete in the U.S. National Chemistry Olympiad on April 27 at the University of Pittsburgh. She qualified for the national level based on her scores from the regional exam...

Students in Chartiers Valley School District have the opportunity to take music classes from the time they start school until the time they leave. Now, the district is being recognized for its inclusive K-12 program, as the National Association of Music Merchants Foundation (NAMM) named the district as one of...

Congratulations to Emily and Mike Stasiowski of Scott Township, who celebrate their 52nd wedding anniversary on April 29. They are the parents of Stacy Acevedo, Hollie Lambert and Debbie Ault. They are the proud grandparents of Claudia Acevedo, Morgan and Brenna Ault, and Sami and Benny Lambert. Happy 92nd birthday...

Having a Luau always seems to be the first choice for a picnic or a graduation party, but the thoughts of it are overwhelming. Carol Nardello, chef instructor at CCAC and Northern Tier Library, shares two recipes that can bring Island success to your party. While living in Hawaii for...

When Bob Ralston took over as coach of the Franklin Regional track and field program seven years ago, he set a goal for his athletes: perform above and beyond the expectations past athletes had set for the program. So he has pushed his athletes to break as many school records...

In 1997, Mario Lemieux retired for the first time. The 1996-97 Penguins had finished second in the Northeast Division at 38-36-8. Eddie Johnston had been dismissed as coach with 20 games remaining and replaced on an interim basis by general manager Craig Patrick. When the 1997-98 season dawned, Kevin Constantine...

If nothing else, Penn Hills can be a cautionary tale. The school district’s $172 million money pit of debt might not be getting any shallower but it has prompted attention in Harrisburg. Auditor General Eugene DePasquale had already issued a 2016 report that called Penn Hills out for “mismanagement and...

An organization aiming to bring a dose of reality about drug abuse to young people has asked for the Allegheny Valley School Board’s support. Members of the Allegheny Valley HOPE (Helping Our Peers Everyday) Association outlined a program called the Reality Tour to the board on Monday. HOPE President John...