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Pitt to pay millions to settle pandemic learning lawsuit, but each student will get hundreds
Several universities in the Pittsburgh area have settled lawsuits stemming from the switch to online classes during the 2020 covid-19 pandemic, including, most recently, the University of Pittsburgh for nearly $8 million. Although the settlement amounts range from $1 million to $17 million — bigger schools owe more — the...
Sally C. Pipes: Insurers, bureaucrats shouldn’t deprive patients of lifesaving treatments
Imagine being told there’s a drug that might save your life — but your insurance won’t cover it for 18 months. That’s the reality for patients under a new policy from Independence Blue Cross, a Philadelphia-based insurer. The insurer announced earlier this year that it will delay coverage of therapies...
Edda Fields-Black, Pulitzer Prize winner and CMU professor, brings personal perspective to history of Harriet Tubman
Edda Fields-Black is still processing the fact she was awarded a 2025 Pulitzer Prize on Monday. “It’s just beginning to set in. It’s going to take some time for this new reality to set in. But it feels really good,” she said in an interview Tuesday. Fields-Black is a professor...
Fetterman on article about staffer concerns: ‘It’s a one-source story’
Sen. John Fetterman on Tuesday dismissed a news report detailing staff concerns about his health as a “hit piece” and “one-source story.” A New York Magazine story last week raised new concerns about the senator’s health. The article quoted Fetterman’s former chief of staff Adam Jentleson, who wondered whether Fetterman...
Recreational cannabis would be sold at state-run stores under bill advanced by Pa. Democrats
Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to account and drives positive change in Pennsylvania. HARRISBURG — Democrats in the Pennsylvania House have advanced a bill that would permit the sale of recreational cannabis to adults at state-run stores, an...
Daniel Porterfield and Saleem Ghubril: Our nation must prioritize investing in our greatest natural resource
People are every nation’s greatest natural resource. Growing and investing in that treasure ought to be every leader’s priority. Globally, the United States is in 131st place in terms of population growth (0.67% growth rate, according to CIA.gov). It is anticipated that we will be in negative territory by 2042,...
Want to work at Steelers training camp? Here’s how
A hiring event for the Pittsburgh Steelers Training Camp at Saint Vincent College will be held Wednesday. Open interviews will be held 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Fred Rogers Center on campus, 300 Fraser Purchase Road, Unity. Applicants must be at least 18 years old and bring their driver’s license...
Jason W. Park: Overworked, underpaid and unappreciated: Sound familiar?
Americans are finding “nice work if you can get it” an increasingly unlikely scenario. Whether down on the farm or high atop the skyscraper, manufacturing goods or providing services, at Fortune 500 corporations or mom-and-pop stores, employing college graduates or tradespeople, Americans feel completely exhausted, unfairly compensated and totally expendable....
What your net worth statement is telling you
A summary of all your assets and liabilities is a crucial first step toward getting a better handle on your finances. Before you start putting together a net worth spreadsheet, gather as much information as you can to get the best sense of what it can tell you. Overall net...
Gallery: Photos from May 6, 2025
Embark on a visual journey around the Western Pennsylvania region with TribLive’s latest collection of captivating images for Tuesday, May 6, 2025. From the rustic landscapes of Western Pa. to diverse corners of the globe, experience the shared moments of humanity....
2025 primary voters’ guide: Pa. statewide races
The candidates below are in statewide contested races. Because a number of candidates have cross-filed, they are listed in alphabetical order by first name rather than in ballot order. If a race is not listed, it was not contested. Judge of the Commonwealth Court (10-year, vote for 1) Josh Prince...
Letter to the editor: We must strengthen our power grid now
Last week, I went three days with no electricity. Watching Netflix on my big screen became a fading memory, beads of sweat formed on my brow without AC, and who knew you could cook without a microwave? Now I know what it’s like being an early American settler or living...
Letter to the editor: Lingg shows genuine leadership in Murrysville
Since being elected to Murrysville Council, Jamie Lingg has worked to protect citizens’ safety, homeowners’ rights and taxpayers’ dollars. Great generalizations, but facts speak loudest. Please, read on … . Originally, Murrysville Council planned unisex park bathrooms for simultaneous use by men, women and children. The risk with that, especially...
Editorial: Transparency versus security over arson at governor’s residence
Journalists are big fans of transparency. We like the windows of information open and the lights of access turned on. If government is doing something, we think the people should be able to know about who is paying for it, who proposed it, who benefits from it, and who voted...
The Stroller, May 6, 2025: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your non-profit’s community events, fundraisers and club meetings for free in The Stroller. Send information at least two weeks in advance to vndnews@triblive.com or The Stroller, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084. Please include a daytime telephone number. Follow the Stroller on X at @VNDStroller. Children welcome at free...
Letter to the editor: Trump’s first 100 days
Let us evaluate President Trump on the following four policy issues. Regarding immigration, under President Biden, a good bill agreed upon by Democrats and Republicans ended up rejected by Senate Republicans due to pressure from Trump, who I believe wanted to garner credit for solving the issue once elected. Instead,...
Letter to the editor: We need truth on air quality
As someone who has traveled extensively in the United States, and as someone who has asthma, of course I am sensitive to any efforts to have clean air. However, the EPA and the American Lung Association are politicized organizations that “bend” the truth to achieve their ends. Below is a...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for May 5, 2025
High schools Baseball Monday’s results Class 5A Section 1 Penn Hills at Kiski Area, ppd. Penn-Trafford 7, Franklin Regional 3 Plum 3, Latrobe 0 Section 2 Moon at Trinity, susp. South Fayette at Peters Township, susp. Upper St. Clair at Chartiers Valley, ppd. Section 3 Pine-Richland 3, New Castle 0...
High school roundup for May 5, 2025: Shaler quiets New Castle’s bats
Haley Machajewski homered and knocked in two runs to lead Shaler to a 3-1 victory over New Castle in Section 1-5A softball Monday. Winning pitcher Bria Bosiljevac gave up one run on two hits and fanned 14 in a complete game for the Titans (13-4, 11-1). Keara Mangieri homered for...
Editorial: Virginia Giuffre’s crusade against Jeffrey Epstein changed how we listen to survivors
Virginia Giuffre, one of Jeffrey Epstein’s most outspoken victims, died by suicide late last month at the age of 41. In 2015, Giuffre was the first Epstein victim to go public about the sexual abuse and forced participation in a sex-trafficking ring allegedly led by Epstein and his girlfriend, Ghislaine...
Fox Chapel Area School District in-person classes resume Tuesday
Fox Chapel Area School District will return to in-person instruction Tuesday. This comes after days of closures due to power outages and other iussues related to last week’s storms. Students learned virtually on Monday. Messages went out to district families that afternoon about the return to in-person learning. An alert...
Lawyers spar in Johnstown courtroom over government effort to deport Venezuelan
A skirmish in a nationwide battle over the Trump administration’s push to deport immigrants it claims are criminals played out Monday in a Western Pennsylvania courtroom. Attorneys for a Venezuelan man accused of being part of the notorious Tren de Aragua gang asked a federal judge in Johnstown to bar...
CMU professor Edda Fields-Black wins Pulitzer Prize in history
Carnegie Mellon University Professor Edda L. Fields-Black on Monday won a 2025 Pulitzer Prize in History for her book “Combee: Harriet Tubman, the Combahee River Raid, and Black Freedom During the Civil War.” Fields-Black is a professor of history and director of The Humanities Center at CMU’s Dietrich College of...
Badly needed updates to Pa.’s election law unlikely despite new consensus on voter ID
This article is made possible through Spotlight PA’s collaboration with Votebeat, a nonpartisan news organization covering local election administration and voting. HARRISBURG — For two decades, disputes over voter identification have sunk attempts to rewrite Pennsylvania’s badly outdated election law. But in recent years, prominent Democrats have offered tentative support...
The Conversation: What it’s like to be a scientist whose funding has been cut
Editor’s note: The following is portions of an interview conducted by Gemma Ware, host of The Conversation Weekly podcast, about what it’s like to be a scientist whose funding has been cut by the Trump administration with Brady Thomas West, a research professor of survey and data science at the...
