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Bill Cosby, out of prison and the public eye, faces civil trial
He is not expected to be in the courtroom, but Bill Cosby is front and center at a civil trial in California this week as he faces accusations from one of the many women who have accused him of being a sexual predator. The suit in Los Angeles Superior Court...
AI chatbots want your health records. Tread carefully.
SAN FRANCISCO — For the last few years, the tech industry has convinced people that their artificially intelligent chatbots get better the more data you feed them. The next step is to get users to share their most sensitive information: their health records. What could go wrong? Microsoft this week...
Gallery: Around the world or close to home, the world in focus on March 12, 2026
Every photograph tells a story. From the rolling hills of Western Pennsylvania to far-flung corners of the globe, TribLive’s gallery brings those stories to life — moments of connection, place and the quiet beauty of everyday life. It’s more than a look at Western Pennsylvania. It’s a view of the...
Running on rage bait: Young conservatives in Florida are fascinated by James Fishback
The crowd on the back patio of the sports pub milled about anxiously. Some 200 or so Floridians, many in their teens and early 20s, had been drawn to this nondescript Miami ale house, on a weeknight in February, by the algorithm. From Instagram to X to TikTok, they had...
Felt cute, until they gave their husbands the phone
What kind of photographer could make Kerry Washington look bad? Or turn an idyllic beach shot into a haunting nightmare? Make a candlelit dinner into a memory you want to hide? Boyfriends and husbands. Women across TikTok and Instagram have been sharing their partners’ not-so-faithful renditions of them. Felt pretty,...
AI writes buggy code. A Silicon Valley startup wants to fix it
PALO ALTO, Calif. — In January, a team of researchers at Carnegie Mellon University published a study analyzing the use of artificial intelligence technologies that can generate their own computer code. The study found that while these increasingly popular AI systems could speed up software development, they could also degrade...
Jamelle Bouie: Trump is the anti-Trump
There is an alternate universe in which Donald Trump is the popular, successful president of his imagination. In this world, Trump has a clear view of the political landscape. He knows he won a narrow victory, not a landslide. He knows that his key voters — the ones who put...
Letter to the editor: Never enough cyber savings
The article “Western Pa. school districts tally expected savings from cyber charter tuition reform” (March 3, TribLive) reveals an important truth: For many school districts, it will never be enough. Despite receiving record levels of state funding, including hundreds of millions in new dollars, school district leaders say the latest...
Editorial: Why answers help communities heal
When the unexpected occurs, we want to know why. We want to know how it happened. And we want to know what can be done to stop it from happening again. On April 22, 2022, an explosion ripped through a home on Hialeah Drive in Plum, destroying the house and...
The Stroller, March 12, 2026: 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. Lower Burrell to celebrate...
Longtime firefighter, former Sharpsburg chief Lou Costanzo recognized for 50 years of service
Lou Costanzo has helped keep Sharpsburg residents — and others across the Lower Valley — safe for more than half a century. The lifelong borough resident joined the fire department at 18, following “all the older guys who I saw doing it and loving it.” Costanzo never left. He worked...
Westmoreland happenings: Gift basket raffle, stuffed pork chop dinner, art exhibit, more
Art Greensburg Art Center, 230 Todd School Road, Hempfield, will host an exhibit of student art work from Seton Hill University March 14 to April 24. An opening reception will be held 6 to 8 p.m. March 14. Hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays. Details: 724-837-6791. Fundraisers...
Letter to the editor: Trump’s wars
President Trump wasn’t kidding when he named the Department of Defense the Department of War. He has now attacked two sovereign nations, neither of which posed any direct threat to the United States. Our military intelligence is so advanced we were able to surgically remove Venezuela’s president and kill Iran’s...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for March 11, 2026
High schools Basketball Boys Class 6A Second round Wednesday’s results Plymouth-Whitemarsh 59, Bethlehem Liberty 46 Father Judge 82, Central York 68 (2OT) Imhotep Charter 68, William Penn 45 Parkland 62, Delaware Valley 33 Central Dauphin 68, Souderton 55 New Castle 65, Methacton 61 Central Catholic 54, Chambersburg 38 Upper St....
High school roundup for March 11, 2026: Central Catholic, New Castle, Upper St. Clair win as WPIAL goes 3-0 in 6A 2nd round
Enzo Khalil and Jack Stoessel each scored 13 points each to lead Central Catholic to a 54-38 victory over Chambersburg in the PIAA Class 6A boys basketball second round Wednesday night. Christian Williams added 12 points for the Vikings (24-3), who will take on Upper St. Clair in the quarterfinals...
Propel Schools to serve as host team for football co-op with Imani Christian
Imani Christian Academy and Propel Charter have played football together as part of a co-operative agreement for the past four seasons under the Imani Christian name. On Monday, Propel Schools announced it will now serve as the host school, starting next fall. Propel will assume full leadership of the program...
Pam Bondi moved to military housing because of threats
WASHINGTON — Attorney General Pam Bondi has quietly relocated to one of several military bases in the Washington area where other Trump administration officials also live, after facing threats from drug cartels and critics of her actions in handling the Jeffrey Epstein case, according to people familiar with the situation....
Gov. Gavin Newsom: California preparing for possible Iran attacks
The FBI is warning local police that Iran could target the West Coast, including California, with drone strikes in retaliation for the U.S. and Israel’s attacks, according to ABC News. Gov. Gavin Newsom told reporters he was “aware” of the report. His administration is working with the Office of Emergency...
Commentary: Can AI fill out a winning March Madness bracket?
The end of the college basketball season is fast approaching. Selection Sunday is less than a week away, with dozens of teams waiting to see where they will be seeded and, for some, if they fall on the right side of the bubble. This also means that college basketball fans...
U.S. at fault in strike on school in Iran, preliminary inquiry says
WASHINGTON — An ongoing military investigation has determined that the United States is responsible for a deadly Tomahawk missile strike on an Iranian elementary school, according to U.S. officials and others familiar with the preliminary findings. The Feb. 28 strike on the Shajarah Tayyebeh elementary school building was the result...
Republicans concede they need a pivot on immigration ahead of midterms
DORAL, Fla. — House Republicans sought to use their annual policy retreat near Miami this week to articulate a legislative agenda that could broadly appeal to voters ahead of midterm elections the lawmakers are at risk of losing, and to present an optimistic front as they fight to keep control...
Duquesne’s Tarence Guinyard earns first-team Atlantic 10 honors
Duquesne senior guard Tarence Guinyard has earned another first-team honor. Guinyard on Wednesday was named to the all-Atlantic 10 Conference first team, the first Dukes player to accomplish the feat since Damian Saunders in 2010, a span of 16 seasons. The award comes a year after Guinyard earned first-team honors...
Penguins’ struggles continue with shootouts
The Pittsburgh Penguins lost to the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday, 5-4, in a shootout at the Lenovo Center in Raleigh, N.C. The result dropped their record in shootouts to 1-10 this season, by far the worst such mark in franchise history since the NHL introduced the shootout in 2005. Here...
Aaron Brown: Strict new voter proposals have us searching for our true ID
When Kathy Magnuson was young, she signed her Social Security card with pride, if not precision, by her maiden name: “Kathy A. Brown.” She got married in 1963 and signed her new card more formally, “Kathleen A. Magnuson.” A later replacement card got the full treatment, “Kathleen Ann Magnuson.” These...
Pittsburgh police detective charged with assault in beer bottle attack during bar brawl
A Pittsburgh police detective was charged Wednesday with assault for allegedly braining a man with a full beer bottle during a bar fight last month, leaving a 6-inch gash in the man’s forehead. The man investigators said he hit was also charged in the brawl. Det. Richard L. Dilimone Jr.,...
