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President Trump ripped for controversial fundraising email: ‘Mentally and morally sick’

President Donald Trump continues to face criticism after sending out a fundraising email that featured a photo of himself at the dignified transfer of the first six soldiers killed in the war with Iran. That photo also shows the President wearing the white USA hat that he failed to take...
Pentagon sees Iran war lasting up to 6 weeks, Trump aide says

A top aide to President Donald Trump said the Pentagon estimates the Iran war, now in its third week, would take between four and six weeks. Kevin Hassett, head of the White House’s National Economic Council, offered the timeline along with a caveat that the ultimate decision on when the...
FCC chair threatens to revoke broadcasters’ licenses over war coverage

Brendan Carr, the chair of the Federal Communications Commission, threatened to revoke broadcasters’ licenses over their coverage of the war with Iran, his latest move in a campaign to stomp out what he sees as liberal bias in broadcasts. As the war entered its third week, Carr accused broadcasters of...
State Department cuts price of renouncing U.S. citizenship to $450

The State Department is drastically reducing the cost of renouncing American citizenship, ending a yearslong legal battle over the price of relinquishing a blue passport. In an update published in the Federal Register on Friday, the State Department said it was reducing the consular fees of renouncing U.S. citizenship to...
Burrell to rely on defensive style to stymie Ringgold attack in PIHL Division 2 championship

An aggressive, offensive-minded approach turned Burrell into a perennial contender in the PIHL Division 2. Yet that approach hasn’t always sat well with Bucs coach Drew Burkett, a 2019 Burrell graduate and former goalie on some standout teams. This season’s mindset is one Burkett fully supports, and Burrell still finds...
Josh Shapiro doesn’t take Bill Maher’s ‘bait’ about presidential bidVideo

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro was cagey Friday night about his presidential aspirations in an appearance on “Real Time with Bill Maher, ” but he spoke like someone who has his eyes set on 2028. “What is the story with always writing a book when you’re running for president?” Maher asked...
Carl P. Leubsdorf: Getting out of wars is harder than getting in

Some years after the most successful U.S. war of recent decades — the 1991 rout of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein’s forces from Kuwait — Gen. Colin Powell articulated the principles that guided the Bush administration’s strategy. “Decide what you are trying to achieve politically and, if it can’t be achieved...
Iceland’s chief ‘Lava Cooler’ is bracing for the next eruption

GRINDAVIK, Iceland — As a swarm of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions began to rip through southwestern Iceland in late 2023, a firefighter named Helgi Hjorleifsson jumped into action. Lava was heading toward the evacuated town of Grindavik, a power plant and the Blue Lagoon — one of Iceland’s most popular...
Nolan Finley: Blame Temple Israel attack on those who made antisemitism fashionable

Thursday’s attack on the Temple Israel synagogue in West Bloomfield Township, Mich., reflects more than two years of building animosity in this country and worldwide toward Israel, and by extension, the Jewish people. While officials have not formally called this a terror attack or assigned its motivation to antisemitism, I’ll...
North Hills softball looks to keep strong tradition rolling

The North Hills softball team has maintained its position as a consistent playoff threat over the years. The program, which has claimed six WPIAL titles in its history, returns a solid core in 2026 with hopes to get back to the top. The Indians went 17-6 last season, including a...
North Hills baseball adjusting to challenges of Class 6A

Jon Pedrosky saw the good and the bad of his team’s first season playing in Class 6A last year. The North Hills baseball team posted an 8-13 record in 2025, going 4-7 in ultra deep and competitive Section 1 and reaching the postseason. “It was a new environment for us,...
William M. Cotter: Let the sunshine in — restore transparency to Pa. government

National Sunshine Week, March 15-21, is a time to highlight the importance of open, transparent government and to call attention to actions that place those principles at risk. Pennsylvanians deserve to know what their elected school and township supervisor boards, borough councils and other agencies plan to discuss and vote...
It’s good to be a billionaire, even at tax time

If you’ve been thinking about your tax bill, here’s something else to stew about. Scores of people with enormous wealth are paying relatively little, if anything, in taxes. Billionaires — and those with fortunes that are merely in the hundreds of millions — can avoid taxes legally, using loopholes that...
The shifting guidelines for blood pressure control

The patient initially came to see Dr. Mark Supiano in 2017 because her family was concerned about her short-term memory loss. While taking her history and vital signs, Supiano, a geriatrician at the University of Utah, saw one disturbing signal: Her blood pressure was 148/86, above normal despite her taking...
Duquesne Light, West Penn Power report progress in restoring electric service

Duquesne Light and West Penn Power crews were continuing to make progress Sunday night on restoring electric service to customers who have lost power because of damaging wind since Friday night. As of about 11 p.m. Sunday, about 23,250 households in the Pittsburgh area had power outages. That was down...
Letter to the editor: Fetterman must resign

Sen. John Fetterman was elected to Congress because when campaigning he promised to support issues like raising the minimum wage, helping make unions strong, reforming the criminal justice system, and promoting LGBTQ+ and abortion rights. But now, instead of fighting for those crucial matters, he is spending his time advocating...

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