It’s always good news for the community when a company invests back into its future. On Thursday, Gov. Josh Shapiro and Lt. Gov. Austin Davis, a McKeesport native, announced a $21.7 million investment...

THE NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION Association’s (NFPA) theme for Fire Prevention Week 2026 is: “Charge into Fire Safety: Safe Charging Is a Superpower,” The campaign kicked off Sunday and continues through...

“When leaders neglect lived experience, the message collapses,” wrote former White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre in The New York Times. That is precisely the mistake Biden made, lauding the...

Rachel Danis is fixing her hair. She’s stretching to reach and adjust a barrette or scrunchie; we see a closeup of her baby bump. After looking at a few of the photos published by the New York Post, I...

By WILLIAM M. COTTER President and CEO Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association Across Pennsylvania, from small towns to major cities, a common thread quietly weaves communities together. It draws attention...

When strategists on both sides look at the 2026 Senate map, the state at the top of the list of those most likely to switch parties is North Carolina, where Republican Sen. Thom Tillis is retiring and...

BACK IN 1996, THE INTERNET had been around for a while, but it was not something everyone understood. The awareness of the invisible connections between companies, government, universities and compute...

The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. U.S. Sen. Ed Markey is 80 and has served in Congress for half a century. His Democratic ...

Guess who the deputy whip of the United States Congress is? Our very own Guy Reschenthaler! What a whip does is make sure that all the voters are lined up in Congress for whatever issue is on the dock...

WATERFORD, NEW Ohio — See how they run. Former Sen. Sherrod Brown is running like an old man in a hurry. “An old man in a hurry” is the phrase Lord Randolph Churchill employed to characterize then-76y...

HOW MANY COMMERCIALS or television shows start with a simple, understandable visual? A glass of juice. A bowl of cereal. Hot slices of bread popping out of a toaster. Children running from a bountiful...

The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. By DANIEL J. MALLINSON Associate Professor of Public Policy and Administration, Penn Sta...

WE CHRONICLE MANY celebrations throughout the year, so we’d like to take a moment to enjoy one that involves us. During the first full week of October each year, the newspaper industry recognizes the ...

In 1992, Bill Clinton won the presidential election partly on the basis of his campaign’s false accusation that George H. W. Bush had overseen “the worst economic performance since the Great Depressio...

IT IS HARDER TO GET PEOPLE TO VOTE than it should be. It’s hard to get them to register in the first place, even when “motor voter” registration while getting a driver’s license makes it as easy as ti...

VANDALIA, Ohio (AP) — President Donald Trump on Saturday defended data centers that power artificial intelligence projects but have become a contentious campaign issue nationwide, as he took his midte...

We’re cautiously optimistic to learn that a buyer has agreed to terms to purchase a 9-acre portion of the former Corelle Brands glass plant in Charleroi, where plans call for bringing jobs back to the...

“If you want to know what a politician is up to, watch his feet, not his mouth,” historian Marvin Meyers wrote in his magisterial “The Jacksonian Persuasion” in 1957. It’s still good advice. In privat...

By JILL COLVIN AND LINLEY SANDERS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans are deeply frustrated with President Donald Trump’s handling of the economy and rising prices, with most panning his perf...

WHEN IT COMES TO RESPONSIBILITY, the most important thing is understanding who is involved. That’s an issue that came up when Westmoreland County Sheriff’s deputies took a Jeannette man into custody o...