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Trump in Japan: Pomp and tense circumstance
TOKYO — All the pomp and pageantry in the world couldn’t paper over the tensions between President Donald Trump and Japan’s Shinzo Abe on two of their most pressing issues: North Korea and trade. The president and prime minister tried mightily to minimize their differences during Trump’s four-day state visit...
South Hills Memorial Day parade features firefighters, marching bands and veteransVideo
The South Hills Memorial Day parade featured two fire departments, local police, high school bands and veterans. The parade began on Brookline Boulevard Monday morning at 10 a.m. and wove through Brookline, Dormont and Mt. Lebanon. It ended at the Mt. Lebanon Cemetery. The Mt. Lebanon police guard led the...
Editorial: Does Pittsburgh view have too many signs?
Pittsburgh has always been a city pulled in opposite directions. It’s built around the natural wonder of two rivers coming together to birth a new waterway, but it was built by vital industries that obscured the sky and belched pollution for decades. It’s the home of ground-breaking, enviable medical treatment...
New auto giant? Fiat Chrysler wants to merge with Renault
PARIS — Fiat Chrysler proposed on Monday to merge with France’s Renault to create the world’s third-biggest automaker, worth $40 billion, and combine forces in the race to make electric and autonomous vehicles. The merged company would reshape the global industry: it would produce some 8.7 million vehicles a year,...
Preparing to sue, ex-Boy Scouts recall abuse by unit leaders
NEW YORK — Sharing their stories doesn’t come easily for these middle-aged men. At times, their eyes well up or their voices crack as they describe being sexually abused in the Boy Scouts and suffering from emotional damage long afterward. Looking back, they all remember vividly how excited they were...
Democratic-led states divided over approach on abortion
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A bill seeking to preserve abortion protections in state law fails to pass a key committee. Lawmakers cite God, church and faith in proclaiming their opposition to it. Abortion-rights groups protest outside a gathering of lawmakers. What sounds like a legislative fight in a state controlled by...
Sit. Study. Fetch a bachelor’s degree in dog training.
COBLESKILL, N.Y. — Luna the springer spaniel is learning to sniff out a troublesome golf course fungus in return for a tennis ball while helping her handler fetch a new breed of bachelor’s degree. The four-year program in “canine training and management” officially launches this fall at the State University...
Man escapes Tarentum house fire from 2nd-floor window; 2 pet cats dieVideo
A Tarentum man who escaped flames ripping through his two-story home early Monday with help from police and a neighbor’s ladder was treated for smoke inhalation, officials said. At least two pet cats died in the fire at the duplex on Conroy Way, officials and neighbors said. The sound of...
WDVE revives the Memorial Day 500 music countdown
Are you counting down the tunes with WDVE this holiday weekend? The radio station resurrected the beloved Memorial Day 500, a countdown of the top 500 rock tunes of all time. It’s been more than two decades since WDVE-FM 102.5 hosted the music bonanza. Middle age yinzers no doubt remember...
Gus Frerotte huddles up with former AOL Sports executive Jimmy Lynn
Former Ford City High School standout and NFL quarterback Gus Frerotte sits down with Jimmy Lynn, a former AOL vice president who oversaw AOL Sports’ strategic partnerships, in the latest edition of the podcast “Huddle Up with Gus.” In each episode, Frerotte discusses with guests how sports has shaped their...
Schiller’s Pharmacy has a new owner, will provide the same neighborhood service
A Shadyside neighborhood pharmacy that’s been around for over 100 years will remain, with a slightly different name and some new products. Schiller’s Pharmacy has become Schiller’s Apothecary. The business on the corner of South Aiken Avenue and Walnut Street was purchased in April by New Jersey-based Apotheco Pharmacy. Over...
Trump is first head of state to meet Japan’s new emperorVideo
TOKYO — President Trump made history Monday under a blazing, hot sun at Japan’s Imperial Palace, becoming the first world leader to meet the new emperor of Japan. Emperor Naruhito ascended to the throne on May 1, opening what is called the era of “Reiwa,” or “beautiful harmony.” Trump’s “state...
Dayton estimates Ohio Klan rally cost $650,000 for securityVideo
DAYTON, Ohio — An Ohio city is estimating it spent about $650,000 on security for a rally attended by a small group of Ku Klux Klan members and hundreds of protesters. Dayton City Manager Shelley Dickstein says the city spent about $250,000 on personnel and about $400,000 on materials ahead...
ATV hits deer on Pennsylvania road, killing 2 men
WARREN — State police say an all-terrain vehicle hit a deer in northwestern Pennsylvania over the weekend, killing two men. Police say the crash occurred at about 7:20 a.m. Sunday in Triumph Township in southwestern Warren County. Police say the ATV was heading west on Campbell Hill Road when it...
Europe-wide vote fragments center as far right, Greens gainVideo
BRUSSELS — Europe’s longtime political center appeared to shrink Sunday as exit polls and early results from the hardest-fought European Parliament elections in decades showed both the anti-immigrant far right and the pro-environment Greens gaining ground. The four days of balloting across the 28 European Union countries were seen as...
White House claims without proof that FBI has ‘outrageous’ corruption Barr will uncoverVideo
WASHINGTON — The White House on Sunday brushed aside congressional Democrats’ concerns about Atty. Gen. William Barr being handed extraordinary powers to declassify sensitive intelligence as part of a probe into the origins of the investigation into Russian efforts to sway the 2016 election. Reflecting his anger over unflattering depictions...
Pittsburgh Zoo’s baby gorilla, Frankie, turns one year old, celebrates with party
Happy Birthday, Frankie! The Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium’s baby gorilla Frankie turned one year old on Sunday and celebrated with presents and treats from the zoo staff. Frankie was born last May to 22-year-old mom Moka while on exhibit. The zoo wanted to give the public the option of...
Republican Will Hurd criticizes Trump for sharing heavily edited video of PelosiVideo
A Republican lawmaker said Sunday that he is concerned about President Trump’s sharing of a heavily edited video that spliced together several verbal pauses by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. Rep. Will Hurd, R-Texas, said that by sharing the video, Trump has escalated the debate over disinformation, which is “something...
Kevin Gorman: Pirates can’t afford for Mitch Keller to be a bustVideo
The Pittsburgh Pirates want you to believe there was a developmental delay that prevented them from promoting top prospect Mitch Keller to the major leagues until Memorial Day. The Pirates want you to believe that they were waiting for the 23-year-old right-hander to refine a cutter-slider at Triple-A Indianapolis to...
New Kensington Donut Connection sells $2M Powerball ticket
A winning Powerball ticket worth $2 million for the May 22 drawing was sold in New Kensington. The ticket with the Power Play option matched all of the five white balls drawn, 07-10-20-44-57, but not the red Powerball 03, to win $2 million. Without the $1 Power Play option, the...
Woman injured in hit-and-run crash in South Side
A woman was injured in Pittsburgh’s South Side neighborhood on Sunday after she was hit by a car that fled the scene. According to Pittsburgh police, officers responded to a hit-and-run crash involving a pedestrian at the intersection of Carson and South 18th streets around 12:30 p.m. The woman suffered...
Weather can’t dampen respect for Brackenridge’s Honor Roll memorial
About 100 people turned out Sunday to join in the Memorial Day observance by the Brackenridge American Legion despite the weather moving the majority of activities inside. The events held at Brackenridge Memorial Park included the rededication of the 54-year-old Honor Roll memorial that had been cleaned and restored after...
Westmoreland County Airshow wows crowds on second dayVideo
Bob Hanko of Westmoreland City sat in a comfortable chair Sunday on the tarmac of the Arnold Palmer Regional Airport near Latrobe, watching fighter planes whiz by at ear-splitting speeds as they performed aerial maneuvers during the Shop ’n Save Westmoreland County Airshow. “I love to see the planes. I’ve come...
Man arrested after car, foot chase near Westmoreland County Airshow
A man who fled from a state police traffic stop on Route 30 near the entrance to Saint Vincent College was caught after jumping the fence at the Arnold Palmer Regional Airport during the airshow. State and Westmoreland County Park said the man drove his car off the road and...
Man caught after fleeing traffic stop, jumping fence at airport during the airshow
A man who had fled from a state police traffic stop on Route 30 near the entrance to Saint Vincent College was caught after jumping the fence at the Arnold Palmer Regional Airport during the Shop ‘N Save Westmoreland County Airshow. The man drove his car off the road and...
