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DC Studios slate unveiled: James Gunn and Peter Safran’s plan to unify the comic book empire
LOS ANGELES — James Gunn and Peter Safran know Warner Bros.’ DC film and television franchise has been a mess. Despite a roster that includes the world’s most famous superheroes — Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman — the comic book movies have not lived up to their collective potential. The...
Colleen Hronich: Pa. celebrates Catholic Schools Week
I still remember celebrating Catholic Schools Week in my elementary school. We had a grandparents’ breakfast, special dress-up days, an open house where we showed off special projects for our families and a school night at the roller-skating rink. It was a special time and helped us appreciate how lucky...
State game commissioners eye changes to antlerless deer license system, CWD rules
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. — The days of applying for antlerless deer licenses with a pink envelope may soon be over. The Pennsylvania Board of Game Commissioners met Saturday in Harrisburg to preliminarily approve hunting and trapping seasons and bag limits for 2023-24, with restructuring the antlerless deer allocation system being one...
10 things to know about cooking with plant-based meat
Thanks to improved taste and texture, it’s easier than ever to work alternative meat sources into meals. A decade ago, this would have been a very different story. Meat alternatives such as tofu and tempeh were centuries old; frozen “veggie burgers” and the earliest plant-based meats had been on the...
Tyre Nichols case shows officers still fail to intervene
As five Memphis police officers attacked Tyre Nichols with their feet, fists and a baton, others milled around at the scene, even as the 29-year-old cried out in pain and then slumped limply against the side of a car. Just like the attack on George Floyd in Minneapolis nearly three...
Letter to the editor: Is government for us or against us?
Considering two local stories over the weekend, the state-mandated end of historical reenactments at Bushy Run, which seems to have started with one out-of-state person’s complaint (“Bushy Run Battlefield reenactment canceled amid new state guidelines,” Jan. 28, TribLIVE)) and the plan to spend $3.6 million for a homeless shelter in...
Millennial Money: 6 ways to move out of your parents’ house
Nearly a quarter of millennials (22%) are living with their parents, and more than half of those living with them (55%) made the move in 2022, according to a December survey from PropertyManagement.com. Many said they’re back home due to high rent, money concerns or job losses — and 9...
Sewickley area student news for the week of Jan. 31, 2023
Ryan Edwards earned a 4.0 GPA for the fall 2022 semester at Florida Gulf Coast University and was named to the president’s list. Corinne Swann was named to the dean’s list for the 2022 fall semester at the University of Iowa. Swann is a fourth year student in Iowa’s College...
Student news in Pine, Richland for the week of Jan. 31, 2023
Lindsay Liebro and Jacob Mellinger were named to the dean’s list at Belmont University for the fall 2022 semester. Elizabeth Theis, a resident of Gibsonia majoring in medical studies, made the 2022 fall dean’s list at DeSales University. Aidan Shumaker of Gibsonia was among the more than 7,500 undergraduate students...
Letter to the editor: High earners get tax breaks
The letter “What’s ‘fair share’ when it comes to taxes?” (Jan. 24, TribLIVE) repeated the tired old saw that “Roughly 50% of wage earners pay no federal income tax at all.” This is simply not true. 6.2% of each employee’s wages is deducted as a dedicated tax, matched by an...
Editorial: Museum commission needs to bring ideas for Bushy Run Battlefield
Teachers will tell you that finding a way to make a lesson come to life is the best way to make the material stick. It’s the difference between telling someone how to drive and putting them behind the wheel. There’s a reason that you take a book test to get...
The Stroller, Jan. 31, 2023: 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. Tickets on sale for murder-mystery dinner in Leechburg A murder-mystery dinner...
Letter to the editor: We must end our government excesses
In January, many of us look at our bills after Christmas and ask, “How am I going to pay for everything I bought?” I have not heard this asked of our elected officials. Everyone seems to want to ignore this elephant in the room and push it onto the next...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Jan. 30, 2023
High schools WPIAL Basketball Boys Monday’s results Class 3A Section 3 Derry 64, Apollo-Ridge 35 Nonsection Obama Academy at Westmont Hilltop, (n) Tuesday’s schedule Class 6A Section 1 Butler at New Castle, 7:30 p.m. Central Catholic at Seneca Valley, 7:30 p.m. North Allegheny at Pine-Richland, 7:30 p.m. Section 2 Baldwin...
High school roundup for Jan. 30, 2023: Avonworth girls win battle for 1st place
Becca Goetz scored 24 points to lead Avonworth to a 50-39 victory over Our Lady of the Sacred Heart in a battle for first place in Section 2-3A girls basketball Monday night. Greta O’Brien had 15 and Mia Velisaris added 10 for the Antelopes (12-5, 6-1). Kara Bridge and Kyleigh...
Serra Catholic shuts down Greensburg Central Catholic to earn season split
After a near miss in Round 1, the Serra Catholic girls basketball team handled business in Round 2 against first-place Greensburg Central Catholic, handing the Centurions their first section loss of the season and thrusting itself back in line for a share of the Section 3-2A title. Freshman Abby Genes...
Judge grants motion to separate sentencing phase in Tree of Life trial
The judge presiding over the Tree of Life mass shooting case ruled Monday that if Robert Bowers is found guilty, the sentencing portion of the case will be held in two separate phases. The decision by U.S. District Judge Robert J. Colville will require that victim impact testimony be received...
Jordan Clark: Graham Spanier’s so-called ‘rush to judgment’
“A scheduled on-campus appearance by former Penn State President Graham Spanier was canceled Wednesday after the university canceled classes and some school activities because of wintry weather. Spanier had planned to promote his book, ‘In the Lion’s Den: The Penn State Scandal and a Rush to Judgment,’ in an appearance...
FAA adds safeguards to U.S. flight system to prevent new outages
The U.S. government has added new protections to the aviation notice system that led to thousands of disruptions earlier this month in an attempt to prevent such failures in the future, the Federal Aviation Administration told lawmakers. A federal manager must now be present anytime a contractor works with the...
Trump used records requests to get look behind scenes of talks over his taxes
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump demanded reams of information from the Internal Revenue Service as it was preparing to turn over his personal tax returns to a congressional committee, papering the agency with a deluge of Freedom of Information Act requests in search of a behind-the-scenes look at its deliberations, new...
Marilyn Manson accused of sexual assault of minor in new lawsuit
A new plaintiff has sued shock-rock singer Marilyn Manson, alleging sexual assault of a minor. The suit, filed on Monday by a Jane Doe in Nassau County, N.Y., claims that the singer, born Brian Warner, assaulted her multiple times while she was a teenager in the 1990s. While other plaintiffs...
Robert Morris’ Kahliel Spear named Horizon League Player of the Week
Kahliel Spear averaged 27.5 points and 7.5 rebounds in a pair of home victories last week, and the Robert Morris fifth-year forward was rewarded for his effort Monday. Spear was named the Horizon League Player of the Week after helping the Colonials to their third straight win. He also averaged...
With ‘1619,’ ‘Summer of Soul’ and ‘The Plot,’ Disney’s diverse storytelling brand is making waves
LOS ANGELES — When Oscar winner Mahershala Ali and his producing partners made the rounds last year, pitching an adaptation of Jean Hanff Korelitz’s bestselling novel “The Plot,” it sparked a bidding war. The buzzy thriller about a failed author who engages in an “act of literary theft,” forever changing...
Weeknight paprika-cumin chicken evokes Moroccan grilling
In Morocco, djej mechoui simply means grilled chicken, but the aroma coming off it makes clear that it is so much more. Slathered in smen, or fermented butter, the bird is richly seasoned with a mixture of cilantro, parsley, paprika, cayenne and cumin before being cooked over glowing coals. The...
Lisa Marie Presley lost 40-50 pounds, took opioids before death, report says
Lisa Marie Presley was taking opioids and weight loss medication before her death this month, according to a report. The only child of Elvis Presley lost between 40 and 50 pounds over a six-week stretch ahead of the Golden Globe Awards, TMZ reported Monday, citing family sources. Presley, who was...
