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North Hills student artists’ shine
At North Hills Art Center, the artwork of numerous North Hills students will be on display through Jan. 18. The North Hills Art Center is located at 3432 Babcock Blvd., Pittsburgh. For details about hours of operation, go to www.northhillsartcenter.com....
North Park site of unique crafting event
For people looking to be creative this winter, check out Over the Log Nature Crafts on Jan. 23 from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at the Latodami Nature Center in North Park led by assistant naturalist Debra Rudolph. Participants will gather outdoor, natural materials and return indoors to create a Mason...
Franklin Regional cheerleaders headed to state championships this weekend
The Franklin Regional Senior High School cheerleading squad will head to Hershey this weekend to compete in the PIAA Competitive Spirit Championships. The team finished second out of 13 teams in the medium varsity division at the seventh annual WPIAL Competitive Spirit Championships, held the weekend of Jan. 5 at...
New clue points to intoxication in crash that killed Michigan family
DETROIT — A new clue found in the truck that smashed head-on into an SUV on I-75, killing a family of five from Northville, Mich., suggests that the driver may have been intoxicated, Kentucky police said Tuesday. “There was some evidence recovered in the vehicle that might lead us to...
Former St. Francis (Pa.) standout Lorenzo Jerome signs with Calgary of CFL
Former St. Francis (Pa.) defensive back Lorenzo Jerome signed an entry-level contract with the CFL’s Calgary Stampeders, the reigning Grey Cup champions. Jerome made the San Francisco 49ers’ opening-day roster in 2017 and appeared in four games before being released. This past season, he spent time in camp with the...
Watch: Trump to address nation, press for wall as shutdown continues
Fighting for advantage in the government shutdown battle, President Trump aims to use a prime-time address Tuesday night to convince Americans he needs billions of dollars from Congress for his long-promised border wall to resolve security and humanitarian problems he contends have reached a crisis pitch. His remarks were to...
G. Terry Madonna & Michael Young: We can’t afford to impeach Trump
Seventeen! That’s the number of separate federal and state ongoing investigations targeting President Trump. This number omits the dozens of civil lawsuits the president or his businesses are confronting. Under this unprecedented scrutiny, Trump is easily the most investigated president in American history. As Democrats take over the House, they...
S.E. Cupp: What we’re hoping for this year
If it’s possible, 2018 was a year in which it felt like everything was changing, and also like nothing was. While we set our global expectations for 2019, teeming with significant political, social and economic volatility, we’re also considering more local possibilities — changes within our own communities, homes and...
Democrats demand Mnuchin hold off on easing sanctions tied to Deripaska
WASHINGTON — Seven new Democratic chairmen of House committees demanded Tuesday that Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin hold off on the planned easing of sanctions against three companies tied to Russian billionaire Oleg Deripaska. “As the chairs of committees with oversight jurisdiction over the U.S. response to Russia’s attempts to interfere...
Kellyanne Conway, Jim Acosta clash outside West Wing
WASHINGTON — The Trump White House and CNN did battle again on Tuesday, with Kellyanne Conway calling reporter Jim Acosta a swear word during a sharp exchange outside the West Wing. The exchange began when the network’s chief White House correspondent asked the longtime confidant and adviser to Donald Trump...
Very early college football rankings: Ready for Alabama-Clemson, Part 5?
A perfectly reasonable ranking of any college football season in the late 2010s can be summed up as follows: No. 1. Alabama or Clemson No. 2. Alabama or Clemson Nos. 3-roughly 130. Cannon fodder But though the Crimson Tide and the Tigers have traded national titles and met in the...
Editorial: Police just did their job
They did what they are there to do. When two Westmoreland County residents seemingly disappeared on Thursday, Greensburg police didn’t brush it off. They didn’t say “come back in a week and let us know if they show up.” They didn’t raise an eyebrow and throw the report on a...
Richland Elementary students treated to assembly about penguins
On Tuesday, Jan. 8, Richland Elementary students had the opportunity to learn all about penguins at a special assembly conducted by the Pittsburgh National Aviary. Students learned about all 18 species of penguins and how these unique, flightless birds live and thrive....
Pennsylvania’s opioid disaster plan turns 1. Time to celebrate?
On Jan. 10, 2018, Gov. Tom Wolf dusted off the state’s disaster declaration manual, usually reserved for marshaling government resources for a natural calamity, to tackle a man-made crisis: opioid addiction, overdoses and deaths. On Monday, members of the Democratic governor’s administration gathered at the Harrisburg headquarters of the Pennsylvania...
Pros and cons of mail-order pharmacies
CVS does it. Walgreens does it. Now Amazon is getting in on the act. They’re all dispensing drugs by mail. With nearly 3 in 5 American adults taking at least one prescription drug, odds are your health insurer has steered you toward a mail-order pharmacy. And, if they haven’t, they...
Margot Robbie to star in Mattel’s live-action Barbie movie
After more than a decade of trying, Mattel Inc. is making another run at taking Barbie to the big screen. A live-action film based on the toymaker’s biggest brand will star Margot Robbie, who was nominated for an Academy Award last year for her role in “I, Tonya.” Mattel Films...
Toyota wants world to use its tech that keeps cars from crashing
Toyota — in an unusual move for the cut-throat car business — has decided to share with rivals an automated safety system that uses self-driving technology to keep cars from crashing. The system, known as Guardian, will take control of a car and steer it around an impending crash or...
Oceania cruise crewman smuggled cocaine in his pants and sandals, feds say
MIAMI — Federal agents noticed something was weird with the way a crew member walked off Oceania Cruises’ Riviera cruise ship at the Port of Miami the day after New Year’s Day. Wilford Thobourne had a “stiff gait as he walked on the dock” that was likely caused by the...
Millennial Money: How to buy happiness
If you have a few extra bucks that you don’t need for necessities like rent or loan payments, consider shopping for happiness. From ancient philosophers to current experts in behavioral economics, people have been pondering the link between money and happiness. Among them is author Gretchen Rubin , who thinks...
North Park site of Penguins Foundation event
On Saturday, Jan. 5, 2019, at North Park Skating Rink, the Penguins Foundation hosted a program called “Give Hockey a Chance.” The event included former Pens star Tyler Kennedy, as well as team mascot Iceburgh, skating and playing with children from throughout the area....
Kevin Hart sorry for homophobic tweets: ‘We thought it was OK to talk like that’
The long-running Oscars controversy continued Monday when Kevin Hart apologized to the LGBTQ community for his homophobic tweets. The funnyman dropped out as Oscars host after past tweets were revisited on social media less than a month ago. Hart has since made public statements about his remarks, but Monday’s comments...
Editorial: Gun owners, opponents need to read the room
Situational awareness. It’s the idea that you should be aware of what’s happening around you. It’s why Secret Service agents scan rooms and note all the people in them. It’s why many law enforcement officers won’t sit with their back turned to a door or window. It’s what Shawn Thomas...
Letter to the editor: War on the poor
Three blocks from the theater where I saw “A Christmas Carol,” a gray-haired woman sat on the sidewalk with her two grandsons. Both under 3, they couldn’t open their granola bars and gnawed at the wrappers instead. Her sign read “Please help.” My son and I bought groceries, then accompanied...
Letter to the editor: No tax payment, no tax cut
I was just thinking while I was gathering my background information and receipts for preparing my 2018 federal income tax return: If you don’t pay federal income tax (almost 50 percent of filers don’t), how can you complain about not getting a tax cut? Just sayin’. Joseph Marmo Cheswick...
Letter to the editor: Justice for murdered cop
Regarding the article “Sheriff: California officer’s killer is in the U.S. illegally” (Dec. 27, TribLIVE): The Democrats will provide him with the best public defender money can buy. There is only one way to get justice: Bring him field-dressed over the fender of a police car. Justified. Paul Berginc Hempfield...
