The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. By NICHOLAS JACOBS Colby College; Institute for Humane Studies An unusually large majori...

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) — A federal judge on Monday blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from ending temporary protections that have allowed roughly 350,000 Haitians to live and work in the ...

By MICHAEL PHILLIS AND HELEN WIEFFERING Associated Press STELLA, Wis. (AP) — Kristen Hanneman made a small decision in 2022 that would upend life for her entire town. State scientists were checking pr...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A huge swath of the U.S. from the Gulf Coast into New England was mired in extra-cold temperatures Sunday after a bomb cyclone brought heavy snow and hundreds of flight cancellat...

By GISELA SALOMON AND MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Two former detainees at an immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades known as “Alligator Alcatraz” testified ...

By JUAN A. LOZANO AND MICHAEL GRACZYK Associated Press HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A Texas man who once escaped custody and spent three days on the run after being sentenced to death for fatally shooting...

BELZONI, Miss. (AP) — Hundreds of National Guard troops in ice-stricken Mississippi and Tennessee mobilized Thursday to clear debris and assist people stranded in cars or stuck at homes still without ...

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By CHARLOTTE KRAMON AND RUSS BYNUM Associated Press When a massive winter storm descended on the Northeast and parts of the South over the weekend, Lisa Patterson planned to stick it out at her family...

DALLAS (AP) — It was too cold for school in Chicago and other Midwestern cities Friday as a huge, dayslong winter storm began to crank up that could bring snow, sleet, ice and bone-chilling temperatur...

MOTHER NATURE HAS REMINDED us of what an old-fashioned winter in southwestern Pennsylvania feels like: bitter cold, gusty winds, and more snow on the way this weekend. When the forecast alerts us to h...

Nemacolin confirmed Wednesday it has laid off an undisclosed number of employees. A statement from the Fayette County resort said the workforce reduction followed changes in available room inventory t...

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Thursday Events • “Wicked”, The Benedum Center, Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m. Friday Music • Frogstar Karaoke, Rich’s Parkside Den, Boston (Elizabeth Township), 9 p.m. • DJ Marty, American Legion Post 22, Cha...

Carroll Township • Joshua A. Billion, 38, of Monongahela was charged with simple assault, harassment and disorderly conduct on Sunday, according to court records. Charleroi Regional • William Mauser, ...

• New vendor, Jane’s General Store, selling baked goods, cookies, cake pops, stained glass, Steeler dolls, flower arrangements, towels, rugs and more, Penn Highlands Mon Valley lobby, 1163 Country Clu...

Patio Doors HWindows often fade into a home’s design aesthetic, but that doesn’t have to be the case. In fact, dark window finishes are becoming one of the season’s biggest design statements, offering...

Events tonight • Bingo, Giant Oaks Winery, Finleyville, 6:30 p.m. • “Wicked,” The Benedum Center, Pittsburgh, 1 and 7:30 p.m. Friday Music • Brian Loosz acoustic, Russ’ Tavern, Belle Vernon, 8 p.m. • ...