Sparkling wine flowed, hors d’oeuvres were passed, speeches were given. There were panel discussions, an archives tour, a reception and dinner. I wasn’t there, and you weren’t either. Nor was anyone y...

IS THERE ANYONE WE TRUST more than a firefighter ? These are the people who don’t just respond when called. They literally walk into fire. But despite the name, fire is only part of the job. They pull...

To the Editor: To the “victor” go the “spoils.” The “victor” is Donald Trump. The “spoils” are the rewards and benefits that come with that victory. The war began when Trump won the 2024 presidential ...

“Ithink the meeting was a 10 in the sense that we got along great.” That was President Trump’s rating — with 10 being the highest possible score, in case you were wondering — of his tête-à-tête with R...

Classrooms opened for many this week. But students have already been practicing and preparing for fall sports, including the start of the new football season. Several area teams kicked off Friday nigh...

The Russian leader won’t meet with Volodymyr Zelenskyy until some of his demands are met. WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump started the week declaring a diplomatic breakthrough in his bid ...

REMEMBER WHEN OLD MOVIES and television shows gave us the impression quicksand was the great scourge lurking beneath our feet? Nope. The number of deaths due to quicksand is so small it’s not statisti...

As the ancient saying goes, “You can’t fool Mother Nature.” As Donald Trump is finding out, you can’t fool Mother Market, either. Trump’s own economic policies, from raising tariffs to restricting imm...

By JIM VERTUNO AND NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas House on Wednesday approved redrawn congressional maps that would give Republicans a bigger edge in 2026, muscling ...

To the Editor: I would like to draw attention to the 12 young people who participated in the 2025 Auxiliary Volunteen Program at Penn Highlands Mon Valley. These youths who hailed from the Charleroi, ...

THE EXPLOSION AT U.S. STEEL’S Clairton Coke Works is one of those massive incidents that require a careful, methodical review. The collapse of the Fern Hollow Bridge occurred Jan. 28, 2022. The final ...

There’s something interesting going on in the continuing controversy over President Donald Trump’s anti-crime initiative in Washington, D.C. When Trump first announced the move, saying crime in the di...

“Destroying democracy” — the latest theme of the left — can be defined in many different ways. How about attempting to destroy constitutional, ancient, and hallowed institutions simply to suit short-t...

It’s back-to-school time in many parts of the country. Will students be painting coffins in the playgrounds? Will they have field trips to funeral homes for pajama parties? What dark planet have I com...

Isaw the future exactly 30 summers ago while on assignment in Iowa. I just didn’t know it. But that future — the mobilization of angry voters, the aggressive rhetoric, the twin senses of resentment an...

COLLEGE STUDENTS CAN TAKE THE DORM experience seriously. You can’t walk into Walmart or Target without hitting a wall of ready-for-campus furnishings and accessories. For many, the must-haves range fr...

By JILL COLVIN AND EMMA BURROWS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump walked into a summit with Russia’s Vladimir Putin pressing for a ceasefire deal and threatening “severe conseque...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Friday reversed course and agreed to leave the Washington, D.C., police chief in control of the department, while Attorney General Pam Bondi, in a new mem...

The 65th anniversary celebration of McKeesport’s International Village wrapped up Thursday night after three days of ethnic foods, music and dancing. This annual tradition is another great example of ...

On May 1, 2003, George W. Bush announced, “Major combat operations in Iraq have ended.” He was standing below a giant banner that read, “Mission Accomplished.” At the risk of inviting charges of under...