By JACK BROOK AND KATHY MCCORMACK Associated Press BOGUE CHITTO, Miss. (AP) — Powerful storms that spawned at least three tornadoes tore through several Mississippi counties, damaging around 500 homes...

NEW YORK (AP) - When a heat wave hits, millions of air conditioners switch on at once, straining the electric grid and driving up the risk of outages — and residents’ power bills. To ease that strain,...

By Peter Hall, Pennsylvania Capital-Star May 5, 2026 A Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission proposal to reroute the cross-state highway by blasting a 1,000-foot-wide cut through Allegheny Mountain faces o...

The Philadelphia Inquirer State Treasurer Stacy Garrity, a Republican running for Pennsylvania governor, said she would veto any bill favoring the legalization of recreational marijuana if she wins th...

I love the idea of transforming garbage into free mulch and fertilizer. Composting is a win-win: I save money and keep my eggshells, coffee grounds and weeds out of a landfill. Compost is the single b...

Music tonight • Gone South, Coconut Joe’s Tiki Bar, Finleyville, 6:30 p.m. • Seven Teller with HABATAT, Dead Head Winery, Monongahela, 7 p.m. Events tonight • Country Line Dancing, H Lounge, Hollywood...

By SAVANNAH PETERS AND NANCY MARIE SPEARS Associated Press/The Imprint ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Across the country, Indigenous people are gathering this week to honor loved ones who are missing or hav...

(AP) — A man with multiple aliases used the name of the famed Astor family to dupe a Mexican billionaire out of around $450 million in a bogus stock-backed loan scheme, according to a newly unsealed U...

by Ian Karbal, Pennsylvania Capital-Star May 5, 2026 A state Senate committee has advanced a bill to create a Cannabis Control Board that would allow more oversight of the existing medical marijuana p...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S. military leaders and Secretary of State Marco Rubio insisted on Tuesday that a ceasefire in the Middle East is still holding and that — while the conflict is no...

FEATURE IMPACT Connected homes are becoming the norm with millions of Americans relying on Wi-Fi networks, mobile apps and smart devices to manage everything from door locks to thermostats. As conveni...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A California man accused of trying to storm the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner and attempting to kill President Donald Trump was indicted Tuesday on a new charge over...

At least 5 of the 7 state Senate challengers he endorsed were successful. COLUMBUS, Ind. (AP) — A majority of Republican Indiana state senators whose opponents were endorsed by President Donald Trump ...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The first beagles removed from a Wisconsin dog breeding and research facility that was the site of recent protests seemed to know right away that they were safe. “They sta...

By DORANY PINEDA AND BRITTANY PETERSON Associated Press On a March afternoon, artificial intelligence detected something resembling smoke on a camera feed from Arizona’s Coconino National Forest. Huma...

by Peter Hall, Pennsylvania Capital-Star May 4, 2026 For the first time in four years, the organization that manages the wholesale electricity supply for Pennsylvania and a dozen other states is revie...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says the Pentagon is preparing to release some “very interesting” UFO files uncovered by his administration, generating a mix of buzz and skepticism as he hint...

Teo Heckman had a game plan. He started out the morning Sunday at the Pittsburgh Marathon start line, followed by a walk over the Allegheny River to the North Shore. The Portage man used the marathon’...

Meetings in local government this week Here is a look at upcoming government meetings around the Mid-Mon Valley this week. If there’s an item or other event of public interest, we’ll include that belo...

By Tim Henderson, Pennsylvania Capital-Star April 30, 2026 A quarter of immigration arrests since August were labeled by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement as “collateral,” a type of arrest and ...