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TAIPEI, Taiwan — A 90-day pause on imposing higher tariffs on China is due to expire on Tuesday and it is unclear if it will be extended. After the most recent round of China-U.S. trade talks, held late last month in Stockholm, Chinese and U.S. officials said they expected the...

Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Monday, Aug. 11: Man wanted for attempted homicide Pittsburgh police are seeking a city man wanted in connection with an aggravated assault this spring. Police said Bryant Garrett, 62, was charged with criminal attempted homicide, aggravated assault, robbery and...

After a weekend closure, the Parkway East is fully reopen on both the eastbound and westbound lanes, PennDOT officials announced early Monday morning. Officials said work replacing an overhead sign structure between the Squirrel Hill Tunnel and Edgewood/Swissvale interchange was completed early, with the roadway opening back up a little...

Pittsburgh police said a Pittsburgh man was pronounced dead late Sunday after being shot twice and then allegedly struck by a vehicle in the city’s East End. First responders were called to the 6900 block of Wiltsie Street in the city’s Lincoln-Lemington-Belmar neighborhood around 10:30 Sunday night, according to Pittsburgh...

As cases of the bird flu increased over the past year, the Westmoreland Fair has adapted to protect animals attending the show. All poultry is required to go through bird flu testing. Contestants also have the option to bring pictures of their fowl instead of an in-person showing. “We try...

A man evaded police capture after assaulting his girlfriend in Brackenridge on Saturday, according to police and court records. Police were looking for Quincy B. Jones, 48. Jones pleaded guilty to murder in Philadelphia 20 years ago, court records show. According to a criminal complaint, a woman told Allegheny County...

HILO, Hawaii — Tropical Storm Henriette rapidly strengthened into a hurricane Sunday in the central Pacific Ocean with further strengthening expected, but it poses no threat to land, the National Hurricane Center said. The Miami-based center said the storm was located about 445 miles north-northeast of Hilo, Hawaii, with maximum...

Dino Lopreiato was getting some things ready for the return of Brackenridge’s street fair when a kid asked him what he was doing it for. “I said, ‘I’m doing it for you,’ ” he said. “He ran around saying, ‘They’re making a fair for me! They’re making a fair for...

The suspect in a shooting in Pittsburgh’s Homewood North neighborhood Sunday morning was caught after a crash and short foot chase, according to Pittsburgh Public Safety. Officers were alerted to 10 rounds being fired around 10 a.m. in the 7000 block of Upland Street. Witnesses told officers that two men...

At the Westmoreland Museum of American Art on Sunday morning, an artist-designed replica of the Liberty Bell rested under a blue blanket draping. Created in honor of the United States’ 250th anniversary, the bell awaited its unveiling, surrounded by officials from the museum, local politicians and stained-glass artist Mandy Sirofchuck,...

ISTANBUL — A magnitude 6.1 earthquake occurred in Turkey’s northwestern province of on Sunday evening, sending shocks that were felt some 125 miles away in Istanbul. Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management Agency said the earthquake was followed by several aftershocks, including one measuring 4.6, and urged citizens not to enter...

When people think of fraternities and sororities, they often imagine frat house parties and car wash fundraisers. For Pittsburgh’s Divine Nine organizations, though, the bond runs deeper. The Divine Nine (D9) is a group of nine historically Black Greek-letter fraternities and sororities with thousands of chapters nationwide. Pittsburgh has representation...

Signatures between a tenant and TECfusions, a data center company with a new location at in Upper Burrell, could happen within the upcoming weeks, a company spokeswoman said Friday. “We are in discussions and negotiations with some tenants,” said Melissa Farney, TECfusions spokeswoman. “I expect to be able to announce...

There are certain things we can depend upon in Pennsylvania. As certain as the sun will rise, there will be potholes, there will be football rivalries and the state Legislature will lock horns over something that should be an easy compromise. But hey, sometimes the potholes get paved (except at...

Dan Cooper sat in a locker room at Clarkson Field for three weeks in July waiting to recruit young football players. The days passed and only a few kids signed up at the practice site for the Jeannette Midget Athletic Association. As a July 21 deadline approached, Cooper, president of...

Brian Pavlack leads something of a rebel faction within the United Steelworkers union. Steelworkers for Trump, started by Pavlack ahead of the November election, gave voice to a growing number of defectors from the union’s traditional Democratic identity. The group mostly lives through Facebook, where it’s some 2,600 accounts strong,...

We all hoped that the Pittsburgh Steelers’ quarterback play would improve with Aaron Rodgers on the roster. I don’t think any of us expected that would happen on a night when he didn’t even play. That was the case, though, in the Steelers’ preseason opener in Jacksonville. They beat the...

It remains to be seen how well Aaron Rodgers executes Arthur Smith’s offense — or if even he gets a chance — before the regular season opens Sept. 7 for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Coach Mike Tomlin told the team website Saturday that he may withhold Rodgers’ debut with the Steelers...

Leo Sawadogo, owner of Montclair Brewery, poured a sample size glass of beer using the spouts on his makeshift trash can keg. Sawadogo and his wife, Denise Ford Sawadogo, had traveled from their brewery in New Jersey to Pittsburgh to attend their fourth Barrel & Flow festival Saturday. Along with...

An Ohio man’s quest to get autographs from as many members of the cast of “The Walking Dead” as he can began Saturday in Monroeville. Shawn Hubbard of Columbus said a huge poster featuring actor Andrew Lincoln was the only one he could get in time to bring with him...

ATLANTA — The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has identified the man who opened fire at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as 30-year-old Patrick Joseph White of Kennesaw, Ga. The GBI statement says White died and Officer David Rose with the DeKalb County Police Department was shot and...

NEW YORK — Three people were wounded during a shooting at New York City’s iconic Times Square, police said Saturday. One person was held in custody and questioned over the shooting, the New York Police Department said. No charges have been pressed yet. Video on social media shows people running...

Work to rehabilitate a bridge on Route 993 in North Huntingdon and a resulting traffic detour have been extended until at least mid-August. The project by Gulisek Construction began July 7 on the bridge that carries Water Street over Brush Creek. Completion originally was expected in early August, according to...