WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney faced off in the Oval Office on Tuesday and showed no signs of retreating from their gaping differences in an ongo...

DEAR HARRIETTE: My roommate works out at 5 a.m. every day, which means that his alarm goes off at 4:30 a.m., and it’s been affecting my sleep in a major way. The noise alone is enough to jolt me out o...

DEAR ABBY: I haven’t had a holiday with my grown daughter, “Charly,” since she left the state 12 years ago. When she came out as a lesbian, I wasn’t very accepting and didn’t handle it well. I have si...

The drug store chain’s Rostraver Township location will shut down for good this week. Rite Aid is again seeking bankruptcy protection as the struggling drugstore chain says it will try to sell substan...

He continues to make progress in his recovery from the April 30 accident. Kavan Markwood, the man who fell over the right field wall at PNC Park last week, took his first steps on Monday, according to...

TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK is celebrated in the first full week of May, and is when teachers get the credit they deserve. The big day was Teacher Appreciation Day on May 5, but teachers are just so gre...

DEAR ABBY: Regarding “Silver Girl in New York” (Jan. 5), whose husband is making her feel less loved because she decided to not color her hair anymore, this is her decision to make, not his. He needs ...

DEAR HARRIETTE: I’m a mother of twin daughters who are graduating from high school this year and preparing to head off to college. They both dreamed of going to the University of Notre Dame, and they ...

The shoe company Skechers is being acquired for more than $9 billion to be taken private by the investment firm by 3G Capital. The deal comes amid growing uncertainty over how U.S. President Donald Tr...

By JILL COLVIN AND JAKE COYLE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump is opening a new salvo in his tariff war, targeting films made outside the U.S. In a post Sunday night on his Trut...

Experts say the U.S. Supreme Court ruling ushered in an era of unprecedented spending on elections by ultra-wealthy special interests. HARRISBURG — This year marks the 15th anniversary of a landmark U...

Retired state police Col. Jeffrey Miller cited the “sensitive nature” of the findings. HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A consultant paid to review security at the official residence of Pennsylvania Gov. Josh S...

AFTER ANY TRAGEDY OR DISASTER, it is a virtual guarantee that someone will quote Fred Rogers. The man behind “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” was known for his lifelong efforts to help children make sens...

DEAR ABBY: The woman I’ve been married to for the last 10 years is spending her time away from home. She isn’t seeing another man or hanging out in bars. She leaves at any time of the day and goes to ...

• South Hills Coin Club meeting, Bethel Park municipal building, 5100 West Library Ave., Bethel Park, 7:30 p.m. • 20th Century Club of McKeesport meeting, Butler’s Golf Course, social at 6 p.m., meeti...

Wall Street extended its gains to a ninth straight day Friday, marking the stock market’s longest winning streak since 2004 and reclaiming the ground it lost since President Donald Trump escalated his...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House released President Donald Trump’s 2026 budget proposal Friday, hoping to slash, if not zero out, spending on many government programs. It seeks a sweeping restructuri...

Meetings in local government next week Every week, the Mon Valley Independent editorial staff will share upcoming government meetings around the Mid-Mon Valley. If there’s an item or other event of pu...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Army is planning a sweeping transformation that will merge or close headquarters, dump outdated vehicles and aircraft, slash as many as 1,000 headquarters staff in the Pentagon a...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday that he is nominating national security adviser Mike Waltz as United Nations ambassador while Secretary of State Marco Rubio would take over Walt...