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 ...

HOUSTON (AP) — Richard Miles set out to find a job after his release from a Texas prison in 2009 with a collection of newspaper clippings about his wrongful murder conviction as his resume. No one wou...

Backers of raw milk are pushing to make the potentially dangerous product more widely available and easier to obtain, even as a new disease outbreak — one of at least five in the past year — sickens U...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday hollowed out a landmark Civil Rightsera law that has increased minority representation in Congress and elsewhere, striking down a majority Black congre...

Thursday Music • Tapestry — The Carole King Songbook, The Palace Theatre, Greensburg, 7:30 p.m. Thursday Events • Country Line Dancing, H Lounge, Hollywood Casino at the Meadows, North Strabane Townsh...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Want to see the Liberty Bell this semi-quincentennial but don’t have the time or cheese for a pilgrimage to Philadelphia? Have no fear: Chances are, there’s one at a state Capitol...

HANOVER, Mass. (AP) — Less than two years after her 6-year-old son was killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012, Nicole Hockley was in an Ohio church basement teaching the first class of a progr...

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The man who authorities say tried to storm the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner with guns and knives was charged Monday with the attempted assassination of President Do...

By JOCELYN GECKER AND LINLEY SANDERS Associated Press Two years ago, Josephine Timperman arrived at college with a plan. She declared a major in business analytics, figuring she’d learn niche skills t...

FEATURE IMPACT From immersive dining to wellness at sea and elevated entertainment, cruise vacations are becoming some of the most experience-rich trips travelers can take. “Our industry has long been...

1:10 p.m. At its peak, the sun was 81% eclipsed by 2:35 p.m. This eclipse was different in that people could view it across so much of the United States, at least partially. It began over the Pacific ...

It will be available at the Habitat for Humanity ReStore in Pittsburgh. Western Pennsylvanians will soon get a chance to take home a piece of the NFL Draft. Habitat for Humanity of Greater Pittsburgh’...