THE WORLD OF FICTION makes it seem like the death penalty is a simple, almost foregone conclusion in a courthouse. It isn’t, at least not in Pennsylvania. The Keystone State has a complicated relation...

Asked a few weeks ago why Alejandro Mayorkas, the former secretary of Homeland Security, hadn’t been arrested yet, President Trump said, “I’ll take a look at that one because what he did is beyond inc...

To the Editor: It looks as if the ‘bromance’ between TACO (Trump Always Chickens Out) and first buddy Elon Musk is heading to a breakup. Who didn’t see this coming? What does Elon have to say about TA...

THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA makes it easy to figure out if your hair stylist or architect or real estate agent or any other licensed professional is able to work legally. The Department of State’s websi...

President Donald Trump met with reporters in Scotland on Monday to tout his new trade deal with the European Union. Accompanied by United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Trump held court for more...

IN TWO YEARS, THERE WILL BE NO Nittany Lions on the Penn State campuses in New Kensington or Fayette County. What will be there remains to be seen. In May, Penn State trustees voted to follow the reco...

To the Editor: Do you remember when late night TV shows were fun and rarely bashed Democrats or Republicans? Hosts Johnny Carson, Jay Leno, David Letterman all made late night a fun experience for eve...

By LUIS ANDRES HENAO AND DAVID CRARY Associated Press MONTREAL (AP) — Throughout his new term, starting with his inaugural address, President Donald Trump has said he was “saved by God” to make Americ...

The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. By JAMES N. GREGORY Professor of History University of Washington It has happened before...

IN THE NATIONWIDE ATMOSPHERE of heightened scrutiny on the performance of law enforcement officers, a bill that would expand body camera use by special agents with the office of attorney general, rang...

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard just released a trove of apparently once-classified documents — with promises of much more to follow. The new material describes the role of the Obama a...

ANigerian priest was giving a weekday sermon at a suburban church in New Jersey, urging us to stop and make time for prayer and quiet contemplation. The priest knew what a countercultural thing he was...

Andrew Cuomo, candidate for mayor of New York City, meet John Carney, mayor of Wilmington, Delaware. Actually, the two already have met. Cuomo is the former governor of New York, and Carney is the for...

THE VETERANS AFFAIRS Pittsburgh Health System is dealing with deep losses to its workforce. In an exclusive interview with TribLive, Pittsburgh VA director Donald Koenig spoke about the reductions. Si...

Republicans want road money in exchange for more public transit funding, but resources are tight and a deal remains tricky. By STEPHEN CARUSO Spotlight PA HARRISBURG — Public transit is a key issue ho...

As his administration faces mounting pressure to release Justice Department files related the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking case, President Donald Trump is highlighting a different criminal justice ...

There’s a lot of schadenfreude on the right, and even more lamentation on the left, about the cancellation of “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.” Donald Trump leads the schadenfreude caucus. “I abso...

While nothing has been confirmed yet, there’s excitement over the possibility that the Corelle Brands plant in Charleroi could reopen. A source close to current Anchor Hocking employees told our news ...

EDINBURGH, Scotland (AP) — Lashed by cold winds and overlooking choppy, steel-gray North Sea waters, the breathtaking sand dunes of Scotland’s northeastern coast rank among Donald Trump’s favorite spo...

NOGALES, Ariz. (AP) — Inside an armored vehicle, an Army scout uses a joystick to direct a longrange optical scope toward a man perched atop the U.S.-Mexico border wall cutting across the hills of thi...