NOW THAT SPRING IS HERE and we’ve moved our clocks ahead one hour for Daylight Saving Time, we’d like to make our yearly reminder to the public to make another change that could save their lives. That...

NATO members are not legally required to join any member’s military operations that are not formally sanctioned by the alliance or not aimed at protecting the homelands of the membership. But they oft...

THE ISSUE OF HEALTH AND SAFETY of police officers gets attention. These are the men and women whom communities depend upon in emergencies. They face physical risks, from something as accidental as a c...

Happy Easter to all of our readers and neighbors throughout the Mon Valley. We hope this annual season of rebirth and growth leads to wonderful things for all of you. Let’s celebrate the holiday and t...

When President Trump spoke at the Saudi Future Investment Initiative on Friday, he offered a pristine example of what he calls “the weave.” What detractors take for incontinent verbal rambling is, in ...

To the Editor: “No man is an island” — a familiar quote. John Donne is the author of this prophetic statement. He was an English poet born in the 16th century. Without guidance, support and direction,...

WE DON’T KNOW WHO INVENTED the first wheel. We do know everything that came after it — SUVs and bicycles, gas stations and turnpike exits clustered with fast-food drive-thrus. We know a lot about spac...

Donald Trump frequently floats falsehoods that flout reality. No, the 2020 election was not stolen. No, prices have not gone down. But when he discusses the midterm elections this fall, he can often t...

Democrats sued Wednesday to block President Donald Trump’s latest executive order restricting mail voting, arguing that the U.S. Constitution empowers states and Congress, not the president, to determ...

It seems weird to say, but Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., appears to believe Democrats have honored the memory of Renee Good and Alex Pretti by withholding the pay of Transportation S...

TOKYO (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron called for a ceasefire in the Middle East during a visit to Japan on Wednesday. Macron, who held talks with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, said t...

THE JEWISH FESTIVAL of Passover, which began at sundown Wednesday and continues for the following eight days, is a perfect example of a bittersweet occasion by its very nature. On the one hand it is a...

ALL ACROSS WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA, the financial pressure is gripping tight. The gas pump, the grocery checkout, the tax bill. You name it, it’s getting harder to handle. But how does anyone know where ...

The future is another country, glimpsed only faintly in the distance, its contours difficult to discern, its political landscape hard to imagine — especially at a time when the nation is consumed with...

To the Editor: Recent discussion by the Elizabeth Forward School Board about rising public cyber charter school costs highlights an important financial concern, but it falls short of addressing a more...

WARMER WEATHER is in the forecast this week, which means there will be many motorcyclists dusting off their helmets and hitting the road. There is an urgent need to watch out for our friends, neighbor...

With the Iran war driving up the average price of gas more than a dollar per gallon, politicians are calling to suspend the gas tax until the crisis ends. A shortsighted tax “holiday” would do little ...

Cesar Chavez, founder of the United Farm Workers, eventually became the symbolic leader of the entire Mexican-American community of the 1960s and 1970s. Indeed, he was eventually enshrined in the pant...

PENNSYLVANIA HAS SPENT YEARS trying to atone for child welfare failures. There were generations of abuse in churches. The Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal put the state under a national lens. Th...

As the Senate debates the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, or SAVE America Act, misleading claims about the bill’s impact on voter registration are spreading on social media, with elected off...