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Powerful earthquakes leave at least 55 dead, destroy buildings along Japan’s western coast
WAJIMA, Japan — A series of powerful earthquakes that hit western Japan have left at least 55 people dead and damaged thousands of buildings, vehicles and boats. Officials warned Tuesday that more quakes could lie ahead. Aftershocks continued to shake Ishikawa prefecture and nearby areas a day after a magnitude...
South Korean opposition leader stabbed in neck during airport construction site visit
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung was stabbed in the neck by an unidentified knife-wielding man during a visit Tuesday to the southeastern city of Busan. Busan’s emergency office said Lee was attacked as he visited the construction site of a new airport in the city....
Police seek motive in fiery fatal crash in upstate New York; no terror link found
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — A man who died after crashing an SUV loaded with gas cans outside an upstate New York concert venue appeared to have been aiming at a pedestrian crossing, but investigators have found no evidence that the crash that killed two ride-hail passengers early on New Year’s Day...
Train derails and catches fire near San Francisco, causing minor injuries
ORINDA, Calif. — Several people suffered minor injuries and service was disrupted when a commuter train derailed and caught fire on New Year’s Day in the San Francisco Bay Area, officials said. The Bay Area Rapid Transit train had just left Orinda on its way to Lafayette around 9 a.m....
Access to busy NYC airport’s international terminal restricted due to pro-Palestinian protest
NEW YORK — Access to a busy terminal at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport was restricted Monday as pro-Palestinian protesters converged on the airport for the second time in a week. Videos posted online show heavy traffic and a slow-moving line of cars, some flying Palestinian flags and...
Pennsylvania ‘porch pirating’ measure, New Jersey ‘Seinfeld Bill’ among laws taking effect in 2024
NEW YORK — The new year begins with a series of new laws going into effect Monday throughout the Eastern U.S. Perhaps most notable is New Jersey’s bipartisan “Seinfeld Bill” requiring Garden State telemarketers to provide the name, mailing address and telephone number of the company for which they’re working...
Husband in case of Uniontown woman’s death taken into custody in Las Vegas
A woman reported missing last week was found dead Monday at her Uniontown home and police said they are charging her husband with criminal homicide and aggravated assault, according to TribLive news partner WTAE. Nicole Zambrano, 26, was reported missing by coworkers at Nemacolin Woodlands Resort after she had not...
Hundreds take icy dip in the Yough to celebrate 2024
Instead of a morning snooze, 2024 began, for several hundred people, with a dip in the ice-cold Youghiogheny River. “It’s a good way to start the new year,” said Shawn Hayes, 44, of Dawson as he waded into the river carrying his 2-year-old daughter, Paisley, on his shoulders. Hayes, who...
Steelers’ Mike Tomlin: ‘We are gonna leave the ball in Mason Rudolph’s hands’
With the Pittsburgh Steelers’ season on the line, Mason Rudolph will make a third consecutive start at quarterback. “We are gonna leave the ball in Mason Rudolph’s hands,” coach Mike Tomlin said during his weekly news conference Monday, referencing his intention to start Rudolph in Saturday’s regular-season finale at the...
Mark Madden: Mason Rudolph has earned Steelers’ starting job, but Mike Tomlin doesn’t like to be wrong
As we celebrate Mike Tomlin not having a losing season for the 17th straight time, keep in mind the Pittsburgh Steelers should be 11-5. If the Steelers don’t make the playoffs, it will be because they lost consecutive home games to Arizona and New England, both teams with 2-10 records...
Powerball jackpot hits $810 million for tonight’s drawing
Lottery money is rolling into 2024. A Powerball jackpot went without a big winner Saturday, with the next drawing scheduled for New Year’s Day with an estimated $810 million jackpot. It is expected to be the fifth-largest Powerball jackpot ever and the 10th-largest U.S. lottery jackpot, according to a Powerball...
2024’s 1st babies born at Allegheny Health Network, UPMC hospitals
Three babies were born within a minute of each other shortly after the new year at UPMC and Allegheny Health Network hospitals. Two of the three babies were born at 12:45 a.m. at UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital, officials said. Couple Jonathan Mrockosky and Emily Helbling of Zelionople had a daughter, Madison....
Israel pulling thousands of troops from Gaza as combat focuses on enclave’s main southern city
TEL AVIV, Israel — Thousands of Israeli soldiers are being shifted out of the Gaza Strip, the military said Monday, in the first significant drawdown of troops since the war began as forces continued to bear down on the main city in the southern half of the enclave. The troop...
Medical examiner IDs man found fatally shot on porch of his Carrick home
The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office has identified the man found fatally shot New Year’s Eve on the porch of his Carrick home. The medical examiner’s office identified the victim Wednesday as Lonnell Newkirk, 44. Pittsburgh police said Newkirk was found shot in the chest on his front porch in...
Man arrested in connection with fatal stabbing in Pittsburgh
A Pittsburgh man has been arrested in connection with the fatal stabbing of another man during an apparent domestic dispute in Pittsburgh’s East Allegheny neighborhood on New Year’s Eve, Pittsburgh police said. The suspect, Martin Lopez Hernandez, 33, of Pittsburgh, is accused in the fatal stabbing of a man who...
Chief Justice John Roberts says AI will transform how the courts work
Artificial intelligence will change how U.S. courts do business, though human judges will be around “for a while” yet, Chief Justice John Roberts said. AI tools will change how judges do their jobs and how they understand “the role that AI plays in the cases that come before them,” Roberts...
Pittsburgh First Night festivities welcome in 2024
Pittsburgh hosted a double celebration Sunday evening as it ushered in 2024 on the 30th anniversary of Highmark First Night Pittsburgh. The production began at 6 p.m. Downtown and included a 14-block area of the Cultural District with feature live music, dance, theater, visual arts, magic, kids’ activities and a...
Behind Mason Rudolph, dominant rushing attack, Steelers beat Seahawks to remain in playoff hunt
SEATTLE – Playing with a sense of urgency that was lacking earlier in the season, the Pittsburgh Steelers found their formula for success Sunday afternoon at Lumen Field. Behind the second impressive start in a row from quarterback Mason Rudolph and a dominant running game, the Steelers outpaced the Seattle...
Woman dies after crash on Parkway West
A woman was transferred to a local hospital following a crash on the Parkway West on Sunday morning, and she was later pronounced dead at the hospital, according to Pennsylvania State Police. Laurel Ann Cardillo was driving a gray SUV and entered I-376 eastbound in Robinson when she exited the...
Top Alle-Kiski Valley news stories for 2023 marked by tragedy, deaths
Tragedy struck in Brackenridge just two days into the new year, setting a tone for more somber and heartbreaking news that eventually followed in the Alle-Kiski Valley. The year also had tense moments, from a messy implosion in Springdale to multiple sightings of alligators in — of all places —...
Sen. John Fetterman says he thought news about his depression treatment would end his political careerVideo
WASHINGTON — Sen. John Fetterman acknowledges having “dark conversations” about harming himself before he hit “the emergency brake” and sought treatment for depression. He remembers thinking about his three school-age kids. “I can’t be a blueprint for my children. I can’t let them be left alone or not to understand...
American democracy has overcome big stress tests since the 2020 election. More challenges are ahead
Over the past three years, the world’s oldest democracy has been tested in ways not seen in decades. A sitting president tried to overturn an election and his supporters stormed the Capitol to stop the winner from taking power. Supporters of that attack launched a campaign against local election offices,...
Israeli strikes in central Gaza kill at least 35 as Netanyahu says war will continue for months
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli strikes in central Gaza killed at least 35 people Sunday, hospital officials said, as fighting raged across the tiny enclave a day after Israel’s prime minister said the war will continue for “many more months,” resisting international calls for a cease-fire. The military said...
New Year’s Eve sweeps across Mideast and Europe, but wars cast a shadow on 2024
Revelers counted down to midnight on New Year’s Eve across the Middle East, Africa and Europe, where fireworks and festive lights offered a hopeful start to 2024 for some, even as the globe’s ongoing conflicts have subdued celebrations and raised security concerns. In Australia, more than 1 million people watched...
Man found fatally shot in Pittsburgh’s Arlington neighborhood
Pittsburgh police found a fatally shot man inside a home in the 2200 block of Arlington Avenue Saturday night. Officers responded shortly before 8:30 p.m. to a 911 call for shots fired inside the residence in the city’s Arlington neighborhood. The man was identified as Grant Maynard Gibeault, 25, of...
