Yasiel Puig signs with a semi-pro Canadian baseball team called the Maple Leafs, but his sentencing date looms just weeks after the season opener.

The six trilingual shows, free to the public, feature an array of entertainment, from acrobatics and juggling to an ancient Chinese yoyo act.

A Waste Management truck damaged only the north-facing side of the iconic neighborhood sign. Weeks later, its not clear when the sign will be returned to tiptop shape.

A Black transgender woman accused a popular, long-standing LGBTQ+ bar in Ferndale of discrimination after a bartender at Soho refused to serve her. In a video clip posted to TikTok last week, the Detroit woman said an alleged dispute over her ID quickly escalated, with the bartender shouting at her and kicking her out of […] The post Transgender woman ...

Back in 1948, when the NFL Draft was last held in Pittsburgh, sportswriters would sit near team owners and advise them on their picks.

The NFL is full of birds, from Seahawks and Cardinals to Ravens and Eagles. But the NFL Draft has become the place for boobirds, at least when league commissioner Roger Goodell first steps on stage.

Delilah Hollander, a Chatham University student, has created a real-time anitsemitic incident tracker designed to surface threats and incidents as they happen.

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WASHINGTON — The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits inched up last week but remains within the historically healthy range of recent years.

Thursday’s “First Call” has some quotes from Ty Simpson about the idea of playing in Pittsburgh. Ex-Steelers coach Bill Cowher discusses Mike Tomlin’s decision to join the TV broadcasting game.

A New Kensington man has pleaded guilty to the sexual assault of a pre-teen girl.

PHILADELPHIA — The history is hideous to peruse.

McKnight Road in Ross has reopened following a multi-vehicle crash involving a school bus Thursday morning.

The 1986 Chernobyl disaster fueled global fears about nuclear power and slowed its development in Europe and elsewhere. Four decades later, however, there’s a revival around the world, a trend that has been given a big boost by war in the Middle East.

Homeowners are reminded in springtime how little most of them enjoy mowing. April showers might very well bring May flowers, but they also cause the grass to grow at an exorbitant rate.

NEW YORK — The Gates Foundation is reviewing its ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the organization confirmed Wednesday, as chairman Bill Gates faces mounting scrutiny over his appearances in Justice Department documents related to its investigation of the disgraced financier.

An environmental organization has filed an appeal questioning whether a Donegal Township mine operator has followed a state directive to reinstate its mine subsidence bond to $3.14 million from a state-permitted reduction to about $293,000.

New England Patriots coach Mike Vrabel is seeking counseling and will not be with the team for Day 3 of the NFL Draft on Saturday, following the publication of photos of the coach and longtime NFL reporter Dianna Russini at an Arizona resort.

STATE COLLEGE — The final week of Penn State’s spring practice sessions is here.

Repairs on Plum High School’s leaky roof will start in a little more than a week, after the district’s school board voted to approve the emergency $250,000 bill Tuesday.

ARLINGTON, Texas — Pittsburgh Pirates star Oneil Cruz told Marcell Ozuna in the on-deck circle in the fifth inning Tuesday night that he would hit a home run, only to watch Texas center fielder Evan Carter make a spectacular, leaping catch over the fence in front of the visitors’ bullpen to rob him of a three-run blast.

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Norway is, by almost any metric, a profoundly successful nation. It’s rich, democratic and relatively corruption-free. It’s not a socialist country, but fans of a robust welfare state and high taxes see much to admire in the very progressive Norwegian model. It also benefits from having the biggest and arguably best-run sovereign wealth fund in the ...

At long last, the 91st edition of the NFL Draft has arrived in Pittsburgh.

Westmoreland Community Action is taking enrollment for a new pre-K program in Lower Burrell.