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LONDON — The U.S. government and WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will face off Monday in a high-security London courthouse, a decade after WikiLeaks infuriated American officials by publishing a trove of classified military documents. A judge at Woolwich Crown Court will begin hearing arguments from lawyers for U.S. authorities, who...

NEW ORLEANS — A man was struck and killed by a Mardi Gras float during a raucous weekend street parade in New Orleans, becoming the second person in days killed along a parade route during this year’s Carnival season, authorities said. The man was fatally injured Saturday evening as the...

Lucy Byrne touched the lives of thousands of students during her career as a teacher and a school food service director. “She loved working with children and with people of all ages,” said her daughter Christina Heil. “She met many people who became lifelong friends – kitchen workers, students, teachers,...

Nearly 1 in 5 U.S. voters will cast ballots this year on devices that look and feel like the discredited paperless voting machines they once used, yet leave a paper record of the vote. But computer security experts are warning that these so-called ballot-marking devices still pose too much of...

SANTA MONICA, Calif. — A man drove his Jeep off the the sixth floor of a Los Angeles-area parking garage early Sunday and was taken to a hospital in critical condition, authorities said. When officers arrived shortly after midnight, they found the destroyed vehicle up against a McDonald’s restaurant across...

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Sunday he’s ready to sign a peace deal with the Taliban in Afghanistan if a temporary truce holds in America’s longest war. “Time to come home,” he said. “They want to stop. You know, they’ve been fighting a long time. They’re tough people. We’re...

The back-and-forth between Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman and the Harrisburg attorney retained to represent two men claiming Fetterman violated their First Amendment rights when he blocked them on Twitter has continued offline. Jason Lindemuth, of Harrisburg, and Sean Guay, of Hummelstown, were unblocked one day before a deadline attorney...

BARSTOW, Calif. — A California man who said he wanted to fly to the edge of outer space to see if the world is round has died after his home-built rocket blasted off into the desert sky and plunged back to earth. “Mad” Mike Hughes was killed on Saturday afternoon...

WASHINGTON — It was the Trumpiest of offers. A rally at one of the world’s largest stadiums. A crowd of millions cheering him on. A love fest during an election year. President Donald Trump’s packed two-day visit to India promises the kind of welcome that has eluded him on many...

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Sunday that he has never been briefed about Russian efforts to help Bernie Sanders win the Democratic presidential nomination and he accused the Democratic chairman of the House Intelligence Committee of leaking election security information from a classified briefing. Sanders acknowledged on Friday that...

CODOGNO, Italy — Italy stepped up measures Sunday to ban public gatherings amid rapidly rising numbers of COVID-19 cases in the country and a third death from the virus, calling off the famed Venice Carnival attended by thousands of revelers. The decision to call off the Carnival was announced by...

Knepper Press keeps getting better. Founded in Carnegie in 1873, Knepper Press is the oldest commercial printer in the Pittsburgh area. The printing and communications firm, which employs nearly 200 people, has grown from a small weekly newspaper publisher to the tri-state region’s largest independently owned, fifth-generation commercial printing company....

Local, family-owned stores that have everything you need at a discount are few and far between. And one-stop shopping is nearly impossible, especially when you want to get quality merchandise at affordable prices. These are problems that the Beacom family, owners of 380 Discount Warehouse in Murrysville, seeks to solve....

It’s important to remember that our senior years can be filled with great experiences and quality time spent with family and friends. There’s no place that understands the importance of continual growth like St. Barnabas, which has been growing for more than a century and will keep growing to accommodate...

This past December, Excela Health announced that it had achieved Magnet Recognition® from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). In 2014, Excela Health began a journey for the system to earn what is considered the highest and most prestigious distinction a healthcare organization can receive for nursing excellence and superiority...

Patty Heese has seen gardeners’ interests change in recent years. As part of the family at Laurel Nursery on Route 30 in Latrobe, Heese will still stock all the expected offerings of top-notch annuals, perennials, shrubs and trees beginning with the spring growing season in April and May. But the...

Building relationships in the business world is more important than ever before. Opportunities for making connections to new clients or strengthening old business partnerships are harder to find face-to-face in a highly-digitized world. With Pittsburgh Penguins hockey, it’s easy to get that quality time by harnessing the power of business...

By Bill Talerico Talerico Group The best parenting advice I ever received was “you have to parent the child you have — not the one you want or the one you were.” There is incredible wisdom in that advice. Too often I found myself reacting to something my son did...

The roof is arguably the most important part of your home. It protects the structure and its contents from all forms of weather we face in Western Pennsylvania, from rain and snow to wind and hail. “A professionally installed roof ensures that your home’s valuables are safe and secure, withstanding...

The first thing you notice about a new person is their smile. It can determine whether you make a new friend, get a “yes” for a date or make an important business connection. That being said, too many people are walking around with smiles they are unhappy with. Bad teeth...

A female bald eagle took flight in September 2014 from the Maurice River in New Jersey’s Cumberland County, soaring westward thousands of feet over the Delaware Bay. Nicknamed Millville after her hometown, she made her way to the upper Chesapeake Bay, 50 miles away, according to GPS tracking. Two months...

NEW YORK — Bag the ban, say some business leaders and New Yorkers ahead of regulations barring a staple of city life. “I can’t do without it!” Barbara White, 70, said while clutching her plastic bags Saturday outside an East Harlem grocery store. “I’m so used to this kind of...

LAS VEGAS — Sen. Bernie Sanders cruised to victory in the Nevada caucuses, heartening his supporters and stoking alarm among moderates who fear he is too liberal and would lose to President Donald Trump. Takeaways from the Nevada caucuses: SANDERS’ PRESIDENTIAL BID GETS ROCKET FUEL Sanders’ convincing win means there...

LAS VEGAS — Bernie Sanders scored a resounding victory in Nevada’s presidential caucuses on Saturday, cementing his status as the Democrats’ national front-runner amid escalating tensions over whether he’s too liberal to defeat President Donald Trump. While Sanders scored a strong victory, a cluster of candidates fought for a distant...