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DOJ probe of the E. Jean Carroll case points to an intensely personal battle for Trump

Donald Trump’s ongoing use of the Justice Department to settle scores became highly personal this week, with the federal government’s vast investigative resources turned on an old grievance stemming from the sexual assault and defamation cases he lost to E. Jean Carroll. Following CNN’s bombshell report on Wednesday that the...
Joe Negri, jazz guitar virtuoso and Mr. Rogers’ ‘Handyman,’ dies at nearly 100Video

Joe Negri, one of America’s best jazz guitarists and a key part of “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood,” died Saturday, just days short of turning 100. Lisa Negri, his oldest daughter, said that her father died of natural causes. He and his family, along with many in Pittsburgh’s music world, were preparing...
Crash kills 5 in Virginia including family of 4 traveling to wedding. Bus driver chargedVideo

A family of four from Massachusetts who were killed when a bus crashed into multiple vehicles in Virginia were traveling to a wedding with a carload of homemade desserts for the celebration. The family wedding will go forward Sunday in South Carolina, but it also will be a time to...
Newark mayor imposes curfew around Delaney Hall after clashes over immigration detention center

NEWARK, N.J. — The mayor of Newark imposed a curfew early Sunday around an immigration detention center in New Jersey after a series of intense clashes between protestors and police. The curfew around Delaney Hall will be in place between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. until further notice, Mayor Ras...
Ex-VP Mike Pence calls Trump’s $1.8 billion fund ‘deeply offensive’Video

Former Vice President Mike Pence said it’s “deeply offensive” that a new $1.8 billion settlement fund created by the Trump administration to resolve the president’s lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service could be used to pay participants of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot. The Justice Department said the fund...
Interstellar-minded Coheed and Cambria to continue musical journey at Roxian Theater

Something of interstellar origin is descending on Pittsburgh. On 2003’s “In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3,” New York rock quartet Coheed and Cambria took their first major steps on a cross-galaxy journey that would bring progressive music to fans of the mainstream rock mean with pleasantly airy songs like...
As the Pentagon pushes for battlefield AI, some military leaders urge caution

TAMPA, Fla. — The Trump administration is pushing to unleash the power of artificial intelligence for the U.S. military while facing calls to put up guardrails around the rapidly developing technology from some companies — and even notes of caution from top leaders in uniform. Adm. Frank Bradley, head of...
Trump to headline ‘Great American State Fair’ for nation’s 250th anniversary after artists drop out

WASHINGTON — An upcoming celebration of America’s 250th anniversary, “The Great American State Fair,” recently had several musical guests back out partly over the event’s ties to President Donald Trump. Now, Trump himself is slated to headline the festivities, the organizers said Saturday. “I understand Artists are getting ‘the yips’...
U.S. strike on an alleged drug boat kills 3 in the eastern Pacific Ocean in fourth attack this week

WASHINGTON — The U.S. military said it carried out another strike Saturday on a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing three men in the fourth attack this week and putting the total death toll at 205. U.S. Southern Command announced the strike with its usual...
Experimental pill promises new hope for deadly pancreatic cancer

WASHINGTON — A novel pill helped people with advanced pancreatic cancer live longer, researchers reported Sunday, raising hopes of long-needed better treatments for one of the deadliest types of cancer. “While not curing the cancer, it is a very large step forward,” said Dr. Zev Wainberg, of the University of...
WHO chief reports 5 Ebola recoveries as a new treatment center opens in eastern Congo

BUNIA, Congo — Five patients have recovered from a rare type of Ebola virus, the head of the World Health Organization said Sunday during a visit to Bunia in eastern Congo, a city at the heart of an outbreak. “Four people will be discharged today and there was one that...
Israeli army captures strategic castle in Lebanon in deepest incursion into country in 26 years

BEIRUT — Israeli troops have captured a strategic mountain topped with a Crusader-built castle in southern Lebanon in the deepest incursion into the country in more than a quarter-century, the military said Sunday. The capture of Beaufort castle, near the city of Nabatiyeh, came after days of airstrikes and intense...
Colombia’s presidential election pits outgoing leader’s ally against pro-Trump candidates

BOGOTÁ, Colombia — Colombians started milling into voting stations across their country on Sunday in the first round of the South American nation’s presidential election, choosing between candidates with radically diverging visions for the future of peace in a country haunted by decades of armed conflict. The vote, seen as...
Police investigating after man found dead in Squirrel Hill parking lot

A man is dead after Pittsburgh Police said he appeared to be run over by a vehicle in a Squirrel Hill parking lot early Sunday. Officers responded at about 4:30 a.m. to the 5700 block of Forward Avenue, where they located an unresponsive man on the ground. He was pronounced...
Man killed after dirt bike collides with PRT bus in Homewood

A man was killed Saturday after his dirt bike collided with a Pittsburgh Regional Transit bus in the city’s Homewood section, authorities said. The victim was identified by the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office as Deshawn Davis, 33, of Pittsburgh. Emergency crews were called just before 6 p.m. to the...
Editorial: Preserving humanity amid AI revolution

Artificial intelligence seems to have found its way into almost everything. Schools are trying to balance using it in some areas while weeding it out in others. Some universities are returning to handwritten blue book exams to ensure original thought. Others are using artificial intelligence to screen assignments for signs...

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