LOS ANGELES (AP) — Netflix appears to have its first No. 1 box-office title in the streaming company’s 18-year history thanks to the sensation of “KPop Demon Hunters.” Rival studios on Sunday estimate...

The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is calling national security and privacy concerns related to TikTok and its Chinese parent company “highly overrated” and said Friday he’l...

DEAR ABBY: I felt compelled to write to you after reading the “plight” of the parents of the bride of “Ruined Wedding in New York” (April 23). As someone who’s worked in the hospitality field for more...

• Clothes 4U ministry, First United Methodist Church, 200 State St., Belle Vernon, 9 a.m. to noon. • Annual Doggie Paddle, Mon Valley YMCA, 101 Taylor Run Road, Carroll Township, 5 to 6 p.m. for dogs ...

Meetings in local government next week Here’s a look at the upcoming government meetings around the Mid-Mon Valley. If there’s an item or other event of public interest, we’ll include that below the l...

For the average person, artificial intelligence chatbots are a quick and easy way to find a trivia fact, homemade cookie recipe or even sample emails to send to your boss, but as this technology becom...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration can slash hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of research funding in its push to cut federal diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, the Supreme Court de...

• Ashley Ann Stimak, 43, of Monongahela was charged with hindering apprehension and permitting violation of title stemming from an alleged incident Aug. 15, court records state. • Christine Ann Fine, ...

• James Wilkerson, 37, of McKeesport, was charged with receiving stolen property, persons not possess, use, manufacture, control, carrying a firearm without a license, and carrying a loaded weapon ste...

By MIKE CATALINI and HOLLY MEYER Associated Press James Dobson, who founded the conservative Christian ministry Focus on the Family and was a politically influential campaigner against abortion and LG...

The editorial department of the Mon Valley Independent encourages letters to the editor. Letters must be no more than 500 words, must be in good taste and must include the author’s name, town of resid...

By JENNIFER PELTZ AND MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A New York appeals court on Thursday threw out President Donald Trump’s massive civil fraud penalty while upholding a judge’s fi...

Pennsylvania Western University will begin the fall 2025 semester on Monday at California, Clarion, Edinboro, and online. The new academic year kicks off with welcome weekend, offering first-year stud...

To address respiratory health in the Mon Valley, Allegheny Health Network (AHN) and Highmark Health’s Institute for Strategic Social and Workforce Programs (S2W) are partnering with local football ass...

DEAR ABBY: I’m in a long-term relationship with an incredible guy I’ll call “Jerry.” We both have grown children, his parents and family are amazing, and we all get along wonderfully. Jerry works hard...

DEAR HARRIETTE: Recently, I saw that one of my cousins came out on social media. She posted herself and a partner kissing, and a lot of her friends were commenting, congratulating them and admiring th...

The number of people in the United States illegally surged to an all-time high of 14 million in 2023, a research group said Thursday, a major increase that still falls well short of estimates from Pre...

Jamel Bishop is seeing a big change in his classrooms as he begins his senior year at Doss High School in Louisville, Kentucky, where cellphones are now banned during instructional time. In previous y...

By JESSICA DAMIANO Associated Press If you’d love to grow fruit trees but think you don’t have the space, think again. You don’t need an orchard or even a large backyard to enjoy garden-picked fruit. ...

• Persia Lewis, 26, of Charleroi, was charged with criminal mischief - damage property, simple assault, disorderly conduct engage in fighting, disorderly conduct hazardous/physically offensive, and ha...