Russia stages ‘referendums’ to annex occupied Ukraine lands
Russia on Friday began staging U.N.-condemned “votes” on annexing the roughly fifth of neighboring Ukraine it occupies in a step that marks a new escalation…
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Brissett, Browns rebound from collapse, beat Steelers 29-17
CLEVELAND (AP) — An unimaginable collapse still fresh in their minds, the Browns managed to avoid a second one in four days. Jacoby Brissett threw…
Hurricane Fiona roars by Bermuda, on route to Canada
CAGUAS, Puerto Rico (AP) — Fiona, a Category 3 hurricane, pounded Bermuda with heavy rains and winds early Friday as it swept by the island…
No. 14 Penn St hosts Central Michigan looking for 4-0 start
Central Michigan (1-2) at No. 14 Penn State (3-0, 1-0), Saturday, noon ET (Big Ten Network) Line: Penn State by 27 1/2, according to FanDuel…
Redrawn districts inject uncertainty in legislative contests
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Democrats in Pennsylvania who have long blamed their party’s legislative minorities on Republican gerrymandering will find out in November whether friendlier…
Zelenskyy aide: Ukraine needs funds, expand Russia sanctions
BERLIN (AP) — In addition to the human cost of the war, Ukraine’s efforts to defend itself from Russia are placing a severe financial burden…
Big student loan forgiveness plan announced by Biden
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced detailed plans to deliver on a campaign promise to provide $10,000 in student debt cancellation for…
USC transfer Slovis wins starting QB job at No. 17 Pitt
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Kedon Slovis didn’t transfer from USC to Pitt planning to sit on the bench. He won’t. Head coach Pat Narduzzi named Slovis…
Biden announces nearly $3B in new military aid for Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) — Six months after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, President Joe Biden announced Wednesday that he is sending $2.98 billion in new military aid…
Fetterman plans ‘raw’ remarks in return to PA Senate race
ERIE, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania Senate candidate John Fetterman is expected to open up about his personal health challenges as he officially returns to the…
J&J to end sales of baby powder with talc globally next year
Johnson & Johnson is pulling baby powder containing talc worldwide next year after it did the same in the U.S. and Canada amid thousands of…
Senate climate bill has West Virginia written all over it
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The sprawling economic package passed by the U.S. Senate this week has a certain West Virginia flavor. The package, passed with…
‘They’ve been killing’ our Marines: Inside the long push to aid Camp Lejeune victims
Tears of both sadness and joy filled the White House on Wednesday morning as President Joe Biden signed into law a bill to assist veterans…
Castro ditches phone, brings bat, Pirates beat D-backs 6-4
PHOENIX (AP) — Rodolfo Castro left his phone in the clubhouse, brought his bat to the field and helped the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Arizona…
Dad gets home detention for bribing Georgetown coach
BOSTON (AP) — A Pennsylvania man who pleaded guilty to bribing a Georgetown University tennis coach to get his daughter into the school was sentenced…
Imagine Dragons hit the U.S. road, now mixing light and dark
NEW YORK (AP) — Imagine Dragons are touring the U.S. this summer and fall, which means frontman Dan Reynolds has to go to a lot…
This Date in Baseball-Babe Ruth hit his 500th career HR
Aug. 11 1907 — In the second game of a doubleheader, shortened by agreement, Ed Karger of the St. Louis Cardinals pitched a seven-inning perfect…
Walmart Opens High-Tech Consolidation Center in Pennsylvania, Creating 1,000 New Jobs
This month, Walmart will open a high-tech consolidation center in Lebanon, Pa. The new 400,000 square-foot facility, located at 1625 Heilmandale Road, will bring nearly…
Philadelphia cops seek man accused of rape in subway station
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia police are looking for a man they say raped a woman on a subway platform while holding her boyfriend at gunpoint…
Newman, Chavis lead Pirates over Rockies, 8-3
DENVER (AP) — Kyle Newman and Michael Chavis had three hits apiece, and the Pittsburgh Pirates ended their 12-game road trip with a 8-3 win…
Fire, explosion reported at Hoover Dam
BOULDER CITY, Nev. (AP) — Police in Boulder City, Nevada say they are headed to the Hoover Dam after reports of an explosion Tuesday morning….
DNA advances credited in arrest in 1975 cold-case murder
LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) — Authorities have announced an arrest in the stabbing death of a 19-year-old woman in Pennsylvania almost a half-century ago, crediting advances…
Artist Claes Oldenburg, maker of huge urban sculptures, dies
NEW YORK (AP) — Pop artist Claes Oldenburg, who turned the mundane into the monumental through his outsized sculptures of a baseball bat, a clothespin…
Amid Russia shelling, Ukraine aims to strengthen government
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — With Russian shelling across the country showing no signs of easing, Ukraine’s leaders on Monday looked to strengthen their own ranks…
Tigers look to break 3-game skid, take on the Pirates
Detroit Tigers (21-33, fourth in the AL Central) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (24-28, third in the NL Central) Pittsburgh; Tuesday, 7:05 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Tigers:…
State Capitol rally urges action to fight crime, aid victims
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A group of crime victims and their allies rallied on the state Capitol steps Tuesday to call for changes, three days…
One plug and done: EU to require common way to charge phones
LONDON (AP) — Forget rummaging through the junk drawer. Soon, Europeans will only need to reach for one cable to charge their smartphones and other…
Kids under 5 should soon have access to COVID vaccines, but many parents are likely to say, I don’t feel comfortable’
PHILADELPHIA — Zoli’s parents plan to get their 4-year-old son vaccinated against COVID-19 as soon as shots for young children could finally become available later…
Under new management: Can weekend sweep stop Phillies swoon?
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kyle Schwarber mashed the first pitch for the Phillies under their new Canadian manager for a home run and Bryson Stott sent…
AP Exclusive: Ukraine recovers bodies from steel-plant siege
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia has begun turning over the bodies of Ukrainian fighters killed at the Azovstal steelworks, the fortress-like plant in the destroyed…
Nordic states seek to join NATO
Stocks rise on Wall Street; report shows strong retail sales
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks rose in afternoon trading on Wall Street Tuesday as investors review an encouraging report on retail sales and a mixed…
Pittsburgh officials finding that barring parties at Airbnb rentals is a difficult task, despite strict ban
PITTSBURGH — Some properties rented through Airbnb can be so easy to acquire and inexpensive that they can be used for one-night parties and other…
Olofsson, Thompson each score twice, Sabres beat Flyers 5-3
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Victor Olofsson and Tage Thompson each scored twice and the Buffalo Sabres beat the Philadelphia Flyers 5-3 on Sunday to sweep a…
2 minors dead, 8 wounded in shooting at Pittsburgh party
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Shots fired at a house party in Pittsburgh early Sunday killed two 17-year-olds and wounded at least eight other people, police said….
Pitt’s Pat Narduzzi signs new contract fresh off ACC title
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh and football coach Pat Narduzzi have agreed on a new contract that will keep Narduzzi with the Panthers through at least…
Will Smith confronts Chris Rock, then wins best actor Oscar
LOS ANGELES (AP) — When Will Smith marched onto the Oscars stage and smacked Chris Rock, the unpredictable moment served as a jarring interruption to…
Ukraine leader says he seeks peace ‘without delay’ in talks
LVIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine could declare neutrality, offer security guarantees to Russia and potentially accept a compromise on contested areas in the country’s east…
Playground gunfire during fight kills 1, hurts 3; no arrests
READING, Pa. (AP) — Gunfire on a playground during a fight among teenagers in the eastern Pennsylvania city of Reading left one young person dead…
Phillies bolster bullpen with additions of Hand, Familia
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Right-handed reliever Jeurys Familia and left-handed reliever Brad Hand have finalized one-year contracts with the Philadelphia Phillies. Hand was a three-time All-Star…
‘I will go back to help’: Women head home to aid war effort
PRZEMYSL, Poland (AP) — While over 3 million people have fled Ukraine since Russia’s invasion, a small but growing number are heading in the other…
Analysis: China’s bubble Olympics kept reality at a distance
BEIJING (AP) — They did it — that much seems obvious. But what, exactly, was the “it” that they did? China pulled off a logistically…
Huge opal sells for nearly $144,000 at Alaska auction
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A gemstone, billed as one of the largest gem-quality opals in existence, was sold for $143,750 at auction in Alaska on…
Man pleads guilty in deadly shooting during drug deal
POLK TOWNSHIP, Pa. (AP) — A man involved in a drug-related robbery that ended with the fatal shooting of a 15-year-old boy in eastern Pennsylvania…
Germany leads in women’s Olympic bobsled, USA in 3rd
BEIJING (AP) — The Germans remain right at home on China’s Olympic sliding track. Winners of gold medals in seven of the eight sliding events…
Israeli strawberry clocks in as world’s heaviest on record
KADIMA-ZORAN, Israel (AP) — After a year-long jam, a mammoth Israeli strawberry is entering the record books. Weighing a whopping 289 grams (10.19 ounces, more…
Review: Tom Holland in the video game adaptation ‘Uncharted’
Goonies never say die, and neither do some of their storylines. “Uncharted,” a new movie based on the PlayStation video game, cribs heavily from adventures…
‘Irreversible’: No easy fix for water fouled by gas driller
DIMOCK, Pa. (AP) — Meeting with a man whose well water has been polluted for years, officials in the Pennsylvania attorney general’s office asked him…
Storm that slugged South, Midwest brings misery to Northeast
A major winter storm spread misery from the Deep South, where ice-covered tree limbs snapped and a tornado claimed a life, to the nation’s northeastern…
COVID falling in 49 of 50 states as deaths near 900,000
New cases of COVID-19 in the U.S. are falling in 49 of 50 states as omicron rapidly loosens its grip, even as the nation’s death…
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