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Britain’s Keir Starmer fights for his job as calls for his ouster grow after local election losses
LONDON — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is fighting for his job after devastating local election results for his Labour Party spurred dozens of lawmakers to call for his resignation. Starmer plans to use a speech on Monday to argue that he can change tack and revive his government’s fortunes....
Frost advisory issued for areas north of Pittsburgh, followed by a freeze watch
The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh has issued a frost advisory for areas north of Allegheny and Westmoreland counties Sunday night. Allegheny and Westmoreland could fall under a frost advisory Monday night into Tuesday morning, when northern areas will be under a freeze watch, meteorologist Bill Modzelewski said. Counties covered...
Harvest Moon Coffee reimagines space at Heights Plaza
With the closings of major anchor stores at Heights Plaza in Harrison and the loss of traffic, the owner of Harvest Moon Coffee & Chocolates has chosen to reimagine the second location she opened there under three years ago. Desiree Singleton announced Sunday that her Heights Plaza cafe on Union...
‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ bests ‘Mortal Kombat II’ at the box office
In a box office battle of the sequels, “The Devil Wears Prada 2” had the slight edge over “Mortal Kombat II” in North American theaters this weekend. According to studio estimates Sunday, “The Devil Wears Prada 2” earned a chart topping $43 million in its second weekend, while “Mortal Kombat...
NTSB gathering details on Frontier Airlines evacuation after plane hit and killed person in Denver
The National Transportation Safety Board on Sunday said it is gathering information about the evacuation of a Frontier Airlines plane after it hit and killed a person on the runway at Denver International Airport during takeoff. The plane, which was heading to Los Angeles International Airport, “reported striking a pedestrian...
Pa. Gov. Josh Shapiro endorses Bob Harvie’s campaign to oust Brian Fitzpatrick in Bucks County congressional seat
Gov. Josh Shapiro has officially thrown his support behind Bucks County Commissioner Bob Harvie’s campaign to unseat U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick. The Democratic governor’s endorsement comes a little more than a week ahead of the May 19 primary, when Harvie will face grassroots candidate Lucia Simonelli for the party’s nomination...
Abe Foxman, advocate for American Jews as longtime head of Anti-Defamation League, dies at 86
NEW YORK — Abraham H. Foxman, who was a forceful advocate for American Jews as national director of the Anti-Defamation League for nearly three decades, has died, the ADL said Sunday. He was 86. The ADL said in a statement that it “deeply mourns the loss of our longtime national...
2026 Washington County ATHENA Leadership Award recipient & ATHENA Young Professional Leadership Award recipient announced
The Washington County Chamber of Commerce announced Leanna Spada, Mon Valley Regional Chamber of Commerce, as the 2026 Washington County ATHENA Leadership Award Recipient. The 2026 ATHENA Award was presented during a lunch Friday, May 8, at the Hilton Garden Inn Pittsburgh/Southpointe and was attended by more than 350 business...
Remains of U.S. soldier who went missing during military exercises in Morocco have been recovered
CASABLANCA, Morocco — The remains of a U.S. soldier who went missing during military exercises in Morocco a week ago were recovered in the Atlantic Ocean, the army said Sunday. Military teams were still searching for a second missing soldier. The remains were those of 1st Lt. Kendrick Lamont Key...
Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi is transferred to a Tehran hospital, her foundation says
BEIRUT — Nobel Peace laureate and activist Narges Mohammadi has been transferred to a Tehran hospital more than a week after collapsing in prison, her foundation said Sunday. Her transfer comes after days of pleading by her family and others who described her condition as critical. Her foundation said she...
Hand-painted baseballs on display at Westmoreland Museum of American Art
A new exhibit at The Westmoreland Museum of American Art focuses on the intricate artwork of a native Pittsburgher who used America’s pastime as his canvas. Sixty hand-painted baseballs are on display at the Greensburg museum, honoring George Sosnak, a self-taught artist whose work turned an ordinary object into detailed...
2 injured in South Side stabbing on East Carson Street
Two men were injured in an early-morning stabbing Sunday in Pittsburgh’s South Side neighborhood, police said. The incident comes amid an uptick in crime in the city’s largest entertainment district. Pittsburgh police said they were dispatched shortly after 3 a.m. for a fight near the intersection of East Carson and...
Russia, Ukraine accuse each other of violating U.S.-brokered 3-day truce
Russia and Ukraine swapped accusations of breaking a U.S.-brokered ceasefire on Sunday, with both sides claiming to have suffered casualties in drone and artillery strikes over the past 24 hours. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Russia was neither observing the truce nor “even particularly trying to,” adding there had...
Iran war could make Trump’s trip to China a bit chillier than his first-term visit
WASHINGTON — Weeks before his trip to China, President Donald Trump was already predicting on social media that his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, would “give me a big, fat hug when I get there.” But Beijing’s deep economic ties to Iran, as well as trade tensions over tariff threats stretching...
Iran responds to U.S. ceasefire proposal but Trump rejects it as ‘unacceptable’
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran sent its response to the latest U.S. proposal to end the Iran war via Pakistani mediators on Sunday, but U.S. President Donald Trump quickly rejected it in a social media post as “TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE!” — the latest setback to efforts to resolve the standoff...
American evacuated from hantavirus-hit cruise ship tests positive
TENERIFE, Canary Islands — One the 17 American passengers evacuated from a cruise ship In the Canary Islands has tested positive for the hantavirus but is not showing any symptoms, U.S. health officials said late Sunday. The charter flight was carrying 17 Americans evacuated off the MV Hondius following its...
Editorial: The courage to reach out
There are times when it seems there is nothing to do — when something terrible has happened and all there is to offer is helpless despair. The five-car crash Wednesday near Fort Duquesne Bridge was that kind of moment. Yes, there were people who could be helped. Yes, there were...
Experts: Negotiations likely to reduce fines against Pittsburgh Mills mall
The owners of the Pittsburgh Mills mall in Frazer owe more than $19 million in fines on the property, but it’s doubtful the township will ever collect that much money. Experts say that’s because most of the fines are tied up in court appeals and such code violations typically are...
From cardiac arrest to recovery: A woman’s journey to her 1st Mother’s Day
A 7-month-old baby squealed with laughter as his father lifted him toward a wind chime hanging from the front porch of the Lovejoy family farm. The sound of the baby’s laugh drifted across the property’s 85 acres in Forward Township. Hannah Lovejoy stood at the bottom of the porch steps,...
Local qualifier for Allegheny County marbles tournament to be held again at Harrison Hills Park
A local qualifier for the Allegheny County Marbles Tournament will be held again from 1-3 p.m. Sunday at Harrison Hills Park in Harrison. Siblings Lenna, 13, and Dorian Marlowe, 11, of Reserve, were the only children who turned out for first day of the two-day qualifier at the park’s Yakaon...
From rye whiskey to hearth-baked bread, West Overton market blends history with craft
Little dust gathered Saturday morning on the $50 bottles of freshly bottled rye whiskey — a concoction clear as water but packed with a 100-proof punch — that Patrick A. Bochy served and peddled during a spring market at West Overton Village. It turned out a second drink — the...
Steelers’ Mike McCarthy says 4 QBs ‘would be awesome,’ but no sign of Aaron Rodgers yet
The system of passing drills that comprise Mike McCarthy’s QB school work best with a trio of quarterbacks, the Pittsburgh Steelers coach explained Saturday at rookie minicamp. “The ideal is to have three guys,” said McCarthy, who mentioned Drew Allar, Will Howard and Mason Rudolph as forming that trio once...
WHO head seeks to reassure residents of Spanish island where hantavirus-stricken ship is headed
TENERIFE, Spain — The head of the World Health Organization sought Saturday to reassure residents of the Spanish island where passengers of a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship are expected to be evacuated, issuing them a direct message that the virus was “not another covid.” The Dutch-flagged MV Hondius, with more than...
Iran ceasefire appears to hold and Bahrain detains dozens over suspected Revolutionary Guard links
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A tenuous ceasefire appeared to be holding a day after the United States struck two Iranian oil tankers, while Bahrain, which hosts the U.S. Navy’s regional headquarters, said Saturday it arrested dozens of people it alleged had links to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard. Friday’s attacks cast...
Butler Memorial Hospital techs issue strike notice 9 months into talks on first contract, Monday negotiations canceled
Union technicians at Butler Memorial Hospital issued a 10-day strike notice to hospital owner Independence Health on Friday, the Pennsylvania Association of Staff Nurses & Allied Professionals said. According to the association, the 235 surgical techs, respiratory therapists, licensed practical nurses, radiology techs and other healthcare workers in the union...
