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Doyle McManus: Trump’s bromance with Kim Jong Un faces a reality check as nations discuss nuclear disarmament
WASHINGTON — Persuading North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to give up his nuclear weapons will be a long and grueling process that will require President Trump to make significant concessions — and even then, the effort may fail. That dose of caution from Trump’s special envoy to North Korea,...
Don Cherry calls Carolina Hurricanes ‘bunch of jerks’ because of victory celebrations
For Don Cherry, a man known for his flashy, attention-seeking suits, perhaps the irony was lost on him when he espoused a “get off my lawn” persona Saturday when discussing the topic of the Carolina Hurricanes’ postgame celebrations. The Hurricanes have been doing a lot of winning lately (three straight...
‘Taking their last breath’: ISIS hides among Syrian civilians
BAGHOUZ, Syria — From a self-proclaimed caliphate that once spread across much of Syria and Iraq, the Islamic State group has been knocked back to a speck of land on the countries’ shared border. In that tiny patch on the banks of the Euphrates River, hundreds of militants are hiding...
Expectations high for pope’s sex-abuse conference, but some brace for disappointment
In what could be a defining moment for his papacy, more than 100 top Catholic bishops from around the world will travel to the Vatican Rome this week for a conference aimed at dealing with the issue of clergy sex abuse. Pope Francis is the first church leader to convene...
Editorial: Community events require community support
A community that is close-knit is generally one that survives if not thrives. That’s not just everyone knowing each other’s names. It doesn’t have to have a “Cheers” corner bar or a Mayberry sheriff. It doesn’t have to be a sitcom with pies cooling on the windowsill and kids engaged...
Letter to the editor: Democrats, party of death
History is replete with mass murderers — Ramses II, King Herod, Gengis Kahn, Mao Tse Tung, Hitler, Stalin — and now the Democratic Party has joined those ranks, or at least finally admitted to being a member for the past 45 or 50 years. The legislation recently signed into law...
Letter to the editor: No walls
Area 51 = no walls. Eastern Russian border = no walls. Border between North and South Korea = no wall. Keith Vacula Penn Hills...
Letter to the editor: Here’s what Trump has done
Regarding Carl Mochak’s letter “Trump must be impeached” (Feb. 8, TribLIVE): It seems like you’re in line with the Trump haters. Your last line asked what has he done for me. Here’s what he’s done: more than 4 million jobs created since his election, including 400,000 manufacturing jobs; 4.2 percent...
Letter to the editor: Republican greed has hurt country
Good policies don’t last forever. Just think what a better country we could have been, but politics got in the way. Our country could have been in better financial shape for our children’s children. But the greed of the Republican Party has screwed up our standard way of living. The...
Two NA students selected to attend prestigious JROTC Flight Academy
In its second year of operation, the U.S. Air Force JROTC Flight Academy again chose multiple cadets from North Allegheny Senior High School to attend its highly selective nine-week immersive flight school. North Allegheny senior Aditi Edlabadkar and junior Stefan Kidd are two of only 12 students selected on the...
Etna Winter Street Skate slated for Feb. 24
Lace up your skates for outdoor merriment during the third annual free Etna Winter Street Skate from 4 to 9 p.m. Feb. 24. Etna is transforming Butler Street between High and Freeport Streets into a synthetic rink by renting a portable, 32-foot-by-40-foot rink from Wheeling, W.Va.-based All Year Sports Galaxy....
For more streamlined chicken enchiladas, use a slow cooker
Chicken enchiladas offer a rich and complex combination of flavors and textures, but traditional cooking methods can be tedious. We wanted a more streamlined recipe for chicken enchiladas—one that utilized our slow cooker to make the filling and that enabled the enchiladas to be quickly assembled and finished in the...
6 ways to make kitchen prep work easier and tidier
When you spend as much time in the kitchen as I do, you pick up a few tricks along the way. Some are designed to simplify recipe prep work. Others help make cleanup easier, which means I can instead use those precious minutes to enjoy what I cooked — or...
Greensburg man celebrates life with those who saved him during heart attack
“Never in a million years” would Martin “Marty” Myers have thought it could happen to him. Even after retiring from a physically demanding job at the Supervalu warehouse in New Stanton, 70-year-old Myers, of Greensburg maintained a healthy, active lifestyle. He never smoked, rarely drank and kept his weight down....
Coach Berger brings calming influence to Ligonier Valley boys
The coach at Ligonier Valley has changed, but the core group of players remained the same, providing an opportunity for another banner year in boys basketball after last season’s District 6-3A championship and PIAA first-round ouster. This Rams team (20-2), a year older and wiser than the one that hoisted...
High school scores, schedules for Feb. 16, 2019
High Schools Basketball Boys WPIAL playoffs Class 6A First round Tuesday’s schedule Penn-Trafford (14-8) vs. Peters Township (15-7) at Mt. Lebanon, 8 p.m.; Butler (17-4) vs. Connellsville (8-14) at Canon-McMillan, 8 p.m.; Canon-McMillan (14-8) vs. North Allegheny (13-8) at West Allegheny, 8 p.m.; Fox Chapel (15-7) vs. Seneca Valley (11-10)...
High school roundup for Feb. 16, 2019: South Side Beaver earns program’s 1st playoff win
Logan English led South Side Beaver to a 64-59 win over Brentwood in a WPIAL Class 2A first-round matchup Saturday at Peters Township, and helped make program history in the process. The No. 5-seeded Rams, who led by two at halftime, never trailed in the second half, building up a...
No. 14 Kansas routs short-handed, cold-shooting West Virginia
LAWRENCE, Kan. — Devon Dotson drove through a crowd of West Virginia players, stopped in his tracks and passed the ball across the key, finding K.J. Lawson alone in the corner. Without hesitation, Lawson sunk his third 3-pointer of the game before running down the court celebrating with his brother,...
Jeff Remington: STEM, pot & our prosperity
I am very appreciative of Gov. Tom Wolf’s generous attention to Pennsylvania’s education needs during his tenure. His recent budget address gave additional credence to how he values education in the commonwealth. He is not alone. The 2019 Senate and House Education Committees are made up of lawmakers who are...
Popular Pittsburgh auto show showcases models through Monday
Thousands descended upon the David L. Lawrence Convention Center on Saturday for the Pittsburgh International Auto Show. The annual event runs through Monday in Downtown Pittsburgh. Participating this year are 40 manufacturer exhibits, from Acura to Volvo, and dozens of vendors from AAA East Central to WVU Eco Car. Hours...
Outdoors notices for Feb. 17, 2019
NOTICES Outdoors RIFLE/TRAP LEAGUES • In the Allegheny Valley Rifle League on Feb. 8, Butler (12-2) defeated Clymer (8-5), 1,174-1,162, and Murrysville (5-9) beat Fort Hand (2-11), 1,171-1,154, in the A-team standings. In the B-team division, Murrysville (3.5-10.5) defeated Fort Hand (1.5-11.5), and Butler (12-2) beat Clymer (10-3), 1,154-1,093. Butler’s...
Editorial: THON raises money and hope for cancer cure
Cancer is scary. It is a dark monster that steals joy and causes pain. It takes away people we love. It is no reason to dance. Except at Penn State. Except during THON. The largest student-run philanthropy in the world, the annual dance marathon to raise money to battle pediatric...
Sounding off: Stop tantrums, politicians
The attitude of our elected representatives, on both the state and federal level, is talk-talk-talk while digging their heels in and throwing a tantrum to get their own way. Solutions addressing critical problems never get beyond the talking stage. These do-nothingrepresentatives who consider themselves privileged need an incentive to finding...
Man convicted of 2nd-degree murder in deaths of mother, son
WILLIAMSPORT — A man has been convicted of second-degree murder in a Halloween night 2016 home invasion in central Pennsylvania that left a mother and son slain. Jurors in Lycoming County also convicted 37-year-old Joseph Sentore Coleman Jr. on Friday of robbery, conspiracy and attempted robbery in the deaths of...
Snowbirds trade vacation homes for winters at 5-star resorts
When Upper East Siders Adelle and Robert Rathe boarded a flight to Saint Martin in mid-January, they left behind a typically cold New York day. By the time they return from their resort getaway in mid-April, the trees in Central Park will have started to bloom. The Rathes are hardly...
