As demand for GLP-1 pills and shots surges, healthy habits are still key
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By By JONELALECCIA AP Health Writer 
March 24, 2026
Whether they’re using weekly shots or daily pills, more Americans than ever are turning to anti-obesity drugs to lose weight and boost health. About 1 in 8 U.S. adults say they are taking a GLP-1 drug...
Historic Hawaii floods leave 2,000 people without power
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By By JESSICA HILL Associated Press 
March 24, 2026
More than 2,000 people remained without power Sunday afternoon after Hawaii suffered its worst flooding in more than 20 years when heavy rains fell across the islands. Heavy rains fell on soil already...
Romantasy travel turns fantasy novel escapes into real-world trips
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By By JENNIFER ALLEN For the AP 
March 24, 2026
Romantasy travel gives readers a new way to follow the plot, and this time, it comes with a passport in hand and a castle on the itinerary. The trend influences tourism planning, with fans looking to ...
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March 24, 2026
City man accused of threatening neighbor, firing gun A McKeesport man is accused of threatening and intimidating a neighbor along with shooting off four rounds from his gun in his back yard. Frank Spi...
Former FBI Director Robert Mueller dies
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March 23, 2026
WASHINGTON (AP) — Robert S. Mueller III, the FBI director who transformed the nation’s premier law enforcement agency into a terrorism- fighting force after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and who later b...
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March 21, 2026
Monessen police Chief Dave Yuhasz is reminding motorists to keep their vehicles locked at all times following a car theft Friday morning and several attempted breakins. Yuhasz said a car that was stol...
Heat records shattered across Southwest as climate change impacts intensify
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By By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer 
March 21, 2026
WASHINGTON (AP) — The dangerous heat wave shattering March records all over the U.S. Southwest is more than just another extreme weather blip. It’s the latest next-level weather wildness that is occur...
California community ties all-time March temperature record
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March 20, 2026
NORTH SHORE, Calif. (AP) — A tiny desert community in Southern California reached 108 degrees on Wednesday, tying the highest March temperature ever recorded in the U.S. It came amid a record- breakin...
Do you really need a water filter? Here’s what experts say
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By By KIKI SIDERIS Associated Press 
March 20, 2026
U.S. tap water is generally safe and high quality. But that doesn’t mean every glass tastes the same, or that every building’s plumbing delivers identical water to the faucet. That uncertainty has fue...
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March 19, 2026
Music tonight • Dark Star Orchestra, Stage AE, Pittsburgh, 6:30 p.m. Events tonight • Bingo, Giant Oaks Winery, Finleyville, 7 p.m. • Country Line Dancing, H Lounge, Hollywood Casino at the Meadows, N...
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March 19, 2026
LONGVIEW, Texas (AP) — Crews in East Texas rescued two people stranded hundreds of feet in the air after a hotair balloon hit a communications tower. Officials in Longview say firefighters responding ...
A $50 million push hopes to make child care a top issue in the midterm elections
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By By MORIAH BALINGIT AP Education Writer 
March 18, 2026
WASHINGTON (AP) — An advocacy group hoping to expand support for child and elder care plans to spend $50 million to back Democrats in congressional races, tying the costs of caregiving to the nation’s...
Pittsburgh-area refugees, advocates prepare for Minnesota-style detentions
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March 18, 2026
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U.S. orders 2,500 Marines and an amphibious assault ship to Mideast
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March 14, 2026
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The American military has ordered 2,500 Marines and an amphibious assault ship to the Middle East, a U.S. official said Friday, in a major addition of forces in the ...