“affordability” Remember mania? The time was 2025. A young, charismatic democratic socialist candidate for New York City mayor named Zohran Mamdani became a viral sensation. His secret? “Affordability...

The 66th annual celebration of McKeesport’s International Village wrapped up early Wednesday night after Thursday’s events had to be canceled due to rain. While it was sad to see the event cut short, ...

CLASSROOMS ARE SWEPT CLEAN, buses are rolling and teachers have their lesson plans set. It doesn’t seem like that long ago we were wishing high school graduates the best for their future and reminding...

Monica Lewinsky has a podcast called “Reclaiming.” In a vast sea of podcasts, hers stood out at the right time as she and the political world hit upon the same general topic: women’s fertility. The Wh...

The 60-day ceasefire between the United States and Iran has expired. The war drags on through its sixth month with no peace talks scheduled and no end in sight. Only one conclusion is possible: Donald...

The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. By JULIANNA PILLEMER Associate Professor of Management and Organizations, New York Unive...

The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. By KRISTINA P. BRANT Assistant Professor of Rural Sociology, Penn State When she went to...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — More governors are shifting their stances or taking more steps to squeeze data centers as the midterm elections near and public opinion sours on the energy- hungry behemoths tha...

One interesting thing about listening to President Donald Trump’s speeches, as opposed to just reading about them later, is that the listener not only gets to hear what Trump said, he also gets to hea...

THE WHITE HOUSE’S DECISION to reduce the number of recommended childhood vaccines has reignited an important debate over who should make these decisions, what evidence should guide them and whether Wa...

OGUNQUIT, Maine — As Maine goes, so goes the nation? Maybe. But maybe not. That phrase, from the faded past, once was a sturdy political guideline. For decades, beginning when it joined the Union as p...

Associated Press A U.S. judge on Monday blocked plans to move the FBI’s headquarters to a federal office building in Washington, finding that President Donald Trump’s administration illegally tossed o...

MAYBE IT’S THE SIGH of brakes from a yellow bus at the corner, or the sight of fresh crayon boxes lined up in the store. Or perhaps it’s knowing these late-summer days are getting shorter that brings ...

SUMMER ISN’T OVER YET as the City of McKeesport’s 66th annual International Village ethnic festival kicks off today and continues through Thursday night. The Village will be at McKeesport’s Renziehaus...

To the Editor: A few of us are old enough to remember when our congressman came out of hiding more than once every two years. As that group is growing ever smaller, perhaps we need a reminder of how G...

The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. By SOLOMON GREENE Executive Director and Research Professor, University of Denver In Col...

What binds the new Democratic Party to the new Democratic Socialists is a set of shared issues and values. That is, the radicalism of the Democrats in the age of Trump Derangement Syndrome—lawfare, de...

HOW DOES AFFIRMING private property rights affect the future of hunting in Pennsylvania? It is leading to fewer game wardens on the ground. The Pennsylvania Game Commission has announced the end of th...

I often get asked for my advice on how to vote. I’m the first to concede these requests come from a very niche slice of the electorate — that tiny remnant of people who know who I am, value my opinion...

Fall won’t arrive for another five weeks, but for students, teachers and other school personnel in the Mon Valley, the clock has just about run out on summer. All area schools will be back in session ...