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Letter to the editor: Four wrongs — Nobel prize, baseball money, Penn State, budgets
Four wrongs: Whether you love him or hate him, nobody deserves the Nobel Peace Prize more than President Donald Trump. Even the recipient of the prize agrees. The payroll of the Toronto Blue Jays is $58 million. Seattle Mariners is $61 million. Milwaukee Brewers is $116 million. Los Angeles Dodgers...
Editorial: UPMC and AHN are growing their networks. Is that good?
The human body is made up of assorted clusters of material. Cells combine to create tissues that can specialize into organs and work together in systems. That’s how we get cardiac tissue making up a heart that drives the cardiovascular system. The health care world can be similar. Doctors and...
Mumford & Sons put the ‘rock’ in ‘folk rock’ at PPG Paints Arena
Many would say that Mumford & Sons heralded the rebirth of popular folk rock in the early 2010s, and deservedly so. The much-loved and acclaimed British band fronted by Marcus Mumford strummed their way to seveal No. 1 records and an Album of the Year Grammy Award in 2013 for...
The Stroller, Oct. 20, 2025: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your non-profit’s community events, fundraisers and club meetings for free in The Stroller. Send information at least two weeks in advance to vndnews@triblive.com or The Stroller, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084. Please include a daytime telephone number. Follow the Stroller on X at @VNDStroller. Fundraising gala to benefit...
Letter to the editor: Population control
In the 18th century, after the French Revolution, there was a shortage of food, which led to unrest. To solve the problem the government, through mass executions facilitated by new laws removing the rights of defense and appeal, drastically reduced the population needing to be fed. This attitude toward solving...
Editorial cartoons for the week of Oct. 20
Editorial cartoons for the week of Oct. 20....
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Oct. 20
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Oct. 20....
In brief: Happenings across the North Allegheny Journal area
Trick-or-treat times Here is when trick-or-treating will take place in the North Allegheny Journal communities. Residents who plan to participate are asked to leave their porch lights on. • Bradford Woods: 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 31 • Franklin Park: 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 31 • McCandless:...
FBI launches probe into hunting stand with sight line of Air Force One, Trump
PALM BEACH, Fla. – The FBI is leading an investigation into a hunting stand that was found with a direct line of sight of where President Donald Trump exits Air Force One, authorities said. In an Oct. 19 statement on X, FBI Director Kash Patel said U.S. Secret Service agents...
Winless Jets decline to name starting QB after benching Justin Fields
Jets coach Aaron Glenn wanted to give the team a chance to stage a comeback, but his call at quarterback largely produced more of the same Sunday as New York slid to 0-7. With the Panthers leading 10-3 at halftime, Glenn made the move to backup quarterback Tyrod Taylor and...
Commanders QB Jayden Daniels set for MRI exam after injuring hamstring
Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels will undergo an MRI exam Monday after leaving in the third quarter of Sunday’s 44-22 loss to the Dallas Cowboys in Arlington, Texas, with a hamstring injury. On first-and-10 at the Dallas 39, Daniels dropped back and was sacked by Shemar James, fumbling the ball...
32 things we learned in NFL Week 7: Are we headed for another Chiefs-Eagles Super Bowl?
The 32 things we learned from Week 7 of the 2025 NFL season: 0. Still the number of wins for the New York Jets, who dropped to 0-7 after another pathetic offensive performance against the Carolina Panthers. 0. Apparently, also the number of QB1s the NYJ now have after Justin...
High school sports schedules for Oct. 20, 2025
High schools Hockey PIHL Monday’s schedule Class 3A Central Catholic vs Franklin Regional at Palmer Imaging Arena, 7:10 p.m. Class 2A Hempfield vs Norwin at Palmer Imaging Arena, 9:10 p.m. Class A Westmont Hilltop vs Avonworth at Baierl Ice Complex, 7 p.m. Blackhawk vs Moon at RMU Island Sports Center,...
Shrapnel fell onto CHP vehicle during U.S. military live-fire exercise over I-5, agency says
The U.S. military demonstration that shot live-fire artillery rounds over Interstate 5 on Saturday dropped metal shrapnel on a California Highway Patrol vehicle, resulting in damage, agency officials said Sunday. The CHP said that the shrapnel was from an explosive ordnance that was fired over Interstate 5 and “detonated overhead...
Search for Kada Scott leads investigators to shallow grave in Philadelphia
Police in Philadelphia discovered human remains in their search for Kada Scott, a missing woman who was last seen leaving the nursing home where she worked about two weeks ago. John Stanford, deputy commissioner of the Philadelphia Police Department, said at a news conference that investigators discovered human remains in...
Chase Briscoe scores overtime win in NASCAR playoffs at Talladega
Joe Gibbs Racing’s Chase Briscoe roared to victory in overtime Sunday in the NASCAR Cup Series’ Round of 8 middle playoff race, the YellaWood 500, at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Ala. The No. 19 driver moved below leader Bubba Wallace on the backstretch and beat Todd Gilliland by 0.145 seconds...
Reports: Homeland Security buying 2 private jets for Kristi Noem’s use
The Department of Homeland Security is buying a pair of private jets for Secretary Kristi Noem’s travels as she represents President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement efforts across the country, according to media reports. The two Gulfstream jets are being purchased through the Coast Guard, which requested one jet in its...
Georgia Tech, Vanderbilt enter college football top 10
Georgia Tech and Vanderbilt jumped into the top 10 of this week’s Associated Press Top 25 poll, but Ohio State retained the top spot Sunday. Ohio State’s steady season was represented by the fact that the Buckeyes (7-0) were the only team whose spot was unchanged in the latest poll....
Quinshon Judkins, Browns rout Dolphins in rain
Rookie Quinshon Judkins rushed for a career-high three touchdowns, Tyson Campbell had a pick-6 in his Cleveland home debut and the Browns hammered the slumping Miami Dolphins, 31-6, on a rainy Sunday afternoon. Cleveland (2-5) built a 17-6 halftime lead and broke its three-game losing streak by scoring three times...
Vanderbilt, Georgia headline college football winners and losers from Week 8
Another SEC loss should make this a crisis point for LSU and coach Brian Kelly’s underwhelming tenure. No. 17 Vanderbilt beat the No. 10 Tigers 31-24 by controlling the clock, owning the line of scrimmage, winning in the red zone on both ends and playing cleaner, crisper, more daring football....
Former Buccaneers standout running back Doug Martin dies at 36
Doug Martin, a two-time Pro Bowl running back for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers who played seven seasons in the NFL, died Saturday, according to his family. He was 36. “It is with great sadness to inform you all that Doug Martin passed away Saturday morning,” Martin’s family said in a...
Former Buccaneers standout running back Doug Martin dies at 36
Doug Martin, a two-time Pro Bowl running back for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers who played seven seasons in the NFL, died Saturday, according to his family. He was 36. “It is with great sadness to inform you all that Doug Martin passed away Saturday morning,” Martin’s family said in a...
Excerpt of Virginia Giuffre book released, co-author describes abuse as ‘Handmaid’s Tale’
An excerpt from the forthcoming memoir from Virginia Giuffre, one of Jeffrey Epstein’s accusers, was released by CBS News on Sunday. The released portion of the memoir details a 2021 trip Giuffre took to the Louvre Museum as she prepared to testify against French modeling agent Jean-Luc Brunel in a...
Florida fires Billy Napier, who becomes 1st Gators coach with losing record since 1940s
Florida has fired football coach Billy Napier, the school announced Sunday. The move comes after an 23-21 win against Mississippi State improved the Gators to 3-4 on the season. Napier ends his tenure with the Gators with an overall record of 22-23 in his four seasons at the school. “As...
Limp Bizkit shares death of bassist Sam Rivers, 48, in emotional post
Bassist Sam Rivers, a founding member of Limp Bizkit, has died. He was 48. News of Rivers’ death was shared by the band’s official Instagram account, which noted he died on Saturday. A cause of death was not disclosed. The statement signed by Limp Bizkit’s Fred Durst, Wes Borland, John...
