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BELLE VERNON Elma Louise “Babe” Cekola Studnicki, 85, of Belle Vernon, Rostraver Township, passed away Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, at Hallsworth House, Mo nessen. Born Oct. 17, 1940, in Monessen, she was t...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department released thousands of files Friday from its investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein even as it acknowledged that its documents disclosure abo...

TODAY IN HISTORY 20 Today is Saturday, Dec. 20, the 354th day of 2025. There are 11 days left in the year.

On Dec. 20, 1803, the Louisiana Purchase was completed as ownership of the territory was formally transferred from France to the United States.

• In 1860, South Carolina became the first state to secede from the Union on a vote of delegates at a secession convention, emboldening other Southern states to follow suit and helping to trigger the ...

Rock drummer Peter Criss (Kiss) is 80. Producer Dick Wolf (“Law & Order”) is 79. Musician Alan Parsons is 77. Author Sandra Cisneros is 71. Actor Michael Badalucco is 71. Rock singer Chris Robinson (T...