NEW YORK (AP) — HIRING: Park ranger. SEEKING: Nuclear submarine engineer. WANTED: Sled dog musher. If they seem unlikely postings, they probably are. But a laid-off federal worker can dream. Axed from...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration said Sunday that it was placing all but a fraction of staffers at the U.S. Agency for International Development on leave worldwide and eliminating at least 1...

NEW YORK (AP) — “Captain America: Brave New World” soared on opening weekend, but crash-landed in its second go-around with audiences. “Brave New World,” the latest sign that the Marvel machine isn’t ...

DEAR ABBY: My brother just got engaged to the “WOAT” (Worst of All Time). They have been dating for 2 1/2 years, and nobody in the family has anything good to say about her. In the past, he always had...

• Clothes 4U, First United Methodist Church, 200 State St., Belle Vernon, 9 a.m. to noon. • Pizza/pizza burger sale, Belle Vernon Moose, 1026 Broad Ave., North Belle Vernon, 4 to 7 p.m. • Wing night, ...

An expanded outpatient clinic for Westmoreland County veterans is expected to open in two years at a new location in Greensburg. VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System announced Friday that its Westmoreland ...

Meetings in local government next week Every week, the Mon Valley Independent editorial staff will share upcoming government meetings around the Mid-Mon Valley. If there’s an item or other event of pu...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis’ complex respiratory infection isn’t life-threatening but he’s not out of danger, his medical team said Friday, as the 88-year-old pontiff marked his first week in the hospita...

The president of the United States posted a possibly apocryphal quote often attributed to Napoleon Bonaparte on social media Saturday: “He who saves his Country does not violate any Law.” This is an i...

BANÍ, Dominican Republic (AP) — There was little sleep in the days leading up to Jan. 15. Dozens of teenage baseball players across the Dominican Republic lay in bed, unable to close their eyes. They ...

• Shanika Latone Little, 25, of Charleroi was charged with simple assault and resisting arrest stemming from an alleged incident Thursday, court records state. • Christopher J. Pawlowski, 30, of Pitts...

(AP) — A Michigan judge is putting sponges in the hands of shoplifters, ordering them to wash cars in a Walmart parking lot when spring arrives. Judge Jeffrey Clothier hopes the unusual form of commun...

Innovations in Medicine, the community programming that Penn Highlands Mon Valley has been offering to residents of the region for more than 16 years, continues in March. Dr. Natalie Furgiuele, FACS, ...

DEAR ABBY: Eight years ago, my wife’s nephew needed a car. His parents had poor credit at that time. I took him to a car dealer, where he found a car, and I didn’t hesitate to cosign the loan. He paid...

DEAR HARRIETTE: What do you do if you’re a bridesmaid, but the wedding expenses are mounting? This is my best friend’s wedding, and I’d hate to miss out, but some of these things are too demanding: en...

Marc Fogel is home. Fogel, 63, landed shortly after 5 p.m. Monday at Pittsburgh International Airport. “He’s back,” said Allegheny County police spokesman Jim Madalinsky. “We helped escort him through...

By AAMER MADHANI, MIKE PESOLI AND STEPHANY MATAT Associate Press MIAMI (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday warned Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that he “better move fast” to negotiate...

Tonight’s Events • The History of Greensburg Art Center, Greensburg Garden & Civic Center, Greensburg, 7 p.m. • Ladies NetWorkout, Giant Oaks Winery, Finleyville, 2 p.m. Friday Music • Frogstar Karaok...

The following students were named to the 2024-25 second-quarter honor roll at Monessen High School: Grade 12 Highest honors Raven Anderson, Kendra Jones, Jarrod Madison, Baylee Post High honors Jadyn ...

DEAR ABBY: My 25-year-old niece is getting married in four months. Five years ago, she lost her father in a tragic accident while her parents were on vacation. Since that time, she has come out as gay...