All roadways around the Capitol Square will be closed from Friday through Sunday for the Taste of Madison.

OSLO, Norway — Norwegian authorities seized a Russian vessel in the remote Arctic archipelago of Svalbard at the request of Ukraine, drawing a condemnation Thursday from Russian President Vladimir Putin, who compared it to “state terrorism.”

A man convicted over a “Texas Killing Fields” death was sentenced to 20 years in prison Thursday in a rare trial related to the bodies of dozens of women found near Houston beginning in the 1970s.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Two Mercury-bound spacecraft left their mother ship behind on Thursday and headed down the home stretch of their nearly decade-long voyage to the solar system’s smallest and closest-to-the-sun planet.

Iran fired at Kuwait on Thursday as part of its retaliation for U.S. bombardments earlier in the week. Meanwhile, Israeli police said they arrested a settler allegedly involved in an attack on Palestinians last week.

A West Virginia man who tried to carry a live flash-bang grenade onto a flight out of Pittsburgh International Airport pleaded guilty on Wednesday in federal court.

CARACAS, Venezuela — Nothing has shaped what it means to be Venezuelan today more than oil.

A day after struggling with runners in scoring position, the Pittsburgh Pirates scored five runs in five different ways — and none of them involved a hit.

Pittsburgh police have arrested a man in a fatal shooting last year in the city’s Hill District.

KOROR, Palau — Leaders of Pacific nations agreed at their annual regional summit to register collective “concern” about China’s launch of a ballistic missile into their waters, they said Thursday, but failed to reach unanimous agreement on the statement and stopped short of a sterner rebuke of Beijing’s actions.

WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors have charged a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer with lying to investigators about the events leading up to the shooting of a Venezuelan man during the Minneapolis immigration crackdown earlier this year, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press.

Whenever Miami (Ohio) defeats an opponent from a traditional power conference, the football team proudly displays a tomahawk in the football facility.

For the second consecutive long weekend off, Rayshawn Jenkins was leaving his “day job” to moonlight at his side gig on Florida’s First Coast.

A judge ruled Thursday that Allegheny County is legally required to keep its deeply underfunded employee pension system actuarially sound, but he stopped short of ordering action to shrink the fund’s roughly $1.4 billion deficit.

A recent plunge in U.S. labor force participation has sparked competing theories about whether persistent drivers — like aging and immigration — or more temporary seasonal shifts are to blame. Any evidence in upcoming jobs reports could reshape how policymakers view the labor market.

Mark Katarski is a winning collegiate coach and the current Mt. Pleasant athletic director.

Fox News Media has parted ways with politically influential financial journalist Maria Bartiromo after more than a decade, the company announced Thursday hours after Fox Business Network aired the final episode of the show that bears her name. The company did not specify the reasons for her separation.

Some of Western Pennsylvania’s fastest bricklayers will get 60 minutes, a pile of brick and one shot at a trip to Las Vegas.

The new, $133 million Bethel Park Elementary School boasts expanded and innovative technology, space and tools.

A Western Pennsylvania congressman who sits on the House Armed Services Committee is calling for the firing of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

The 49ers and Rams are taking complete different approaches in their travels to Australia. Here's what a sleep expert thinks who might have an advantage.

Indiana went from historically bad to national champions. Now, the Hoosiers began their title defense with expectations higher than ever. FOX Sports' RJ Young has the story.

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This year's 9/11 memorial service will be Zohran Mamdani's first as mayor of New York City.

The 49ers touched down Thursday for their weeklong stay in Melbourne, Australia, to face the Rams. How did the team prepare for the trip?