Why did so many fans watch the final episode of “The White Lotus”? Suspense. The first episode of Season 3 had teased a murder, and viewers wanted to know the victim. Uncertainty is the oldest trope i...

To the Editor: Dumb 1: Those who voted for Trump were lied to. He betrayed those voters. He said he was going to make America great again, to lower prices, to get the economy in better shape, but what...

By DIDI TANG AND ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The tariff fight between the world’s two largest economies spiraled into greater peril Wednesday as President Donald Trump tried to narr...

To the Editor: I live in New Eagle, about 30 minutes outside Pittsburgh with a population of just over 2,000 people. We go out to farmers markets in South Park and Finleyville, where I can get produce...

THE U.S. STEEL ROLLER COASTER is continuing its wild ride. On Monday, the White House put out a memo that reset the clock on the question of selling the American steel manufacturer to Japanese giant N...

To the Editor: Ever since World War II and the Marshall Plan, our country has helped other countries rebuild after the war and given many other countries preferred access to our markets so they could ...

TRANSPARENCY IS IMPORTANT for more than just keeping government accountable. We tend to think about transparency as finding out what someone did wrong. Want to make sure this government department did...

BASEBALL IS A GAME of numbers. Sure, every sport can claim that to some extent. A scoreboard is all about the numbers, after all. A tie is never broken by an essay question. But baseball may be the pe...

SEBASTIAN, Fla. -- Was Florida whispering? Was Wisconsin shouting? Suddenly these two questions, rooted in states that Donald Trump carried only five months ago, are at the forefront of American polit...

By ZEKE MILLER AND STEVE PEOPLES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Not even 24 hours after his party lost a key Wisconsin race and underperformed in Florida, President Donald Trump followed the playb...

As winter fades and the weather warms up, anglers across the state have been eagerly awaiting the start of trout fishing season. The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) reminds anglers that t...

I am writing this from the last days of our captivity. Indeed, by the time some of you read this, we will be free. If all goes according to the White House’s plan, April 2 will go down in history as A...

WHEN YOU HAVE SOMEPLACE to go and you own a car, your schedule can be in your own hands. You have an appointment at 2 p.m. It’s 2 miles away. Depending on where you are and what traffic is like, you c...

To the Editor: I stand accused of being a hater. (Answers and Questions,” MVI, 3/27/2025) I wrote that the Trump/ Musk government wreckers should be sent to Dante’s Ninth Circle of Hell. But for the l...

resident Trump says he’s “not joking” Pabout possibly running for a third term. But the Constitution clearly forbids such a move. So what’s going on? It’s hard to know what Trump is really thinking. B...

To the Editor: As I daily read about and view Donald Trump’s absurd statements and shenanigans, I am reminded of the following idiom — “(He) Donald Trump is a few fries short of a Happy Meal.” So appr...

PLEASE JUST STOP. On Monday, U.S. District Judge Susan Paradise Baxter ruled Pennsylvania’s election boards cannot invalidate mail-in ballots because they don’t have dates on their outer envelopes. Ba...

In case you’ve missed the 1 million New York Times headlines announcing a “constitutional crisis,” here are a few typically calm, laid-back notices from that straightdown- the-middle newspaper: Trump ...

A trio of elections on Tuesday provided early warning signs to Republicans and President Donald Trump at the beginning of an ambitious term, as Democrats rallied against his efforts to slash the feder...

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A high-stakes contest to decide who gets to build a casino in New York City could potentially result in a $115 million jackpot for President Donald Trump. The Republican stands to ...