TODAY IS NATIONAL VIETNAM WAR VETERANS DAY — a day to pay homage to the brave men and women who served in the Vietnam War. The Vietnam War Veterans Recognition Act of 2017 was signed into law by 45th ...

E arly Monday morning, financial markets surged when President Donald Trump claimed there had been productive talks with Iran about ending the war. Therefore he backed off a vow to bomb Iranian power ...

WE AMERICANS ARE A PROUD bunch. We are a nation founded on the principles of freedom and the rule of law, and our commitment to these values has propelled us to new heights and made us the leader of t...

By LISA MASCARO AND KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Pressure is mounting on Congress to end the funding shutdown that has resulted in travel disruptions, missed paychecks and even war...

“Aprimary purpose of the First Amendment is to enable the press to publish what it will and the public to read what it chooses, free of any official proscription,” wrote Federal District Judge Paul L....

JLL Pittsburgh Executive Director Dan Adamski was a guest speaker at the Washington County Real Estate Expo on March 12. He spoke on the panel “Growth & Opportunity: Washington County in 2026.” By DAN...

How many times has President Trump said that the war in Iran, now entering its fourth week, will be brief? Many. I asked Grok for 20 examples of Trump promising a short war, and got a list very quickl...

THERE ARE SOME INJURIES where you have to wait to respond. You can’t put a cast on a leg before it breaks. You can’t give chemotherapy before someone has cancer. Taking out an appendix proactively is ...

THERE WAS A TIME WHEN PLACING a bet took effort. That time is gone. What once required a trip to a casino or a call to a bookie now fits in a pocket. But the bigger change isn’t just how easy it is to...

PALM BEACH, Fla. — Suddenly Donald Trump, who arguably has some mastery of the business arts, is in defiance of one of the fundamental principles of his trade: Hope is not a strategy. We’re not talkin...

Communities throughout the United States should be concerned about the state of health care. In 2025, the American Hospital Association (AHA) released a report, “Hospitals and Health Systems Squeezed ...

Silicon Valley was energized by legal immigrants from all over the world who founded eBay, Google, Nvidia, SpaceX, Stripe, Sun Microsystems, Tesla, Yahoo, and a host of others. The Greek American Elia...

IN THE WAKE OF SEVERAL TRAGIC losses, Mon Valley families are being surrounded by their respective communities in love and support, as communities should do, when our friends, family and neighbors are...

NOTHING WOULD BE EASIER than to look at a bar fight involving police officers as an opportunity to talk about bad behavior by law enforcement. But that story isn’t written yet. Charges have been filed...

By JULIE CARR SMYTH and JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press FAIRFIELD, Ohio (AP) — Although President Donald Trump is the top Democratic nemesis, some of the party’s most ambitious leaders are increasin...

LEBANON, N.J. (AP) — Tom Kean Jr.’s political pedigree dates to 1776, when one of his ancestors became New Jersey’s first leader after the United States declared independence. His great grandfather wa...

To the Editor: As a frequent letter writer to the editor, I have become dismayed at the Democrats and their views. They incessantly spew hatred for Donald Trump, hatred for his cabinet members, hatred...

Biologist and author Paul Ehrlich, the most influential Chicken Little of the last century, died at the age of 93 this week. His 1968 book, “The Population Bomb,” launched decades of institutional pan...

Finally, we welcomed spring on Friday. While we had a short burst of summer- like weather a few weeks ago, winter returned with a fury this week and we were back to warm coats and turning up the therm...

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