NEW YORK — Mega billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his wife, former news anchor Lauren Sánchez Bezos, are awarding $5 million to the founder of a neurodivergent student support network, a recognition that the lesser-known recipient credits to the students powering his fast-growing movement for more inclusive classrooms.

NEW YORK — Warner Bros. is telling shareholders to reject a takeover bid from Paramount Skydance, saying that a rival bid from Netflix will be better for customers.

NEW YORK — Welcome to exhausted America 2025: Most adults are more than a little fine with doling out cash as gifts, and many plan to be asleep before midnight on New Year’s Eve, according to a new AP-NORC poll.

SYDNEY — An accused gunman in Sydney’s Bondi Beach massacre was charged with 59 offenses including 15 charges of murder on Wednesday, as hundreds of mourners gathered in Sydney to begin funerals for the victims.

Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Wednesday, Dec. 17:

In response to the cynical views expressed in the letter “The real Christmas story” (Dec. 3, TribLive): Even if some of the opinions could be proven fact, his conclusion discarding belief does not necessarily follow.

More than 30 years ago, an investigating grand jury last sat to hear and deliberate evidence in Westmoreland County.

More than a third of the Westmoreland County employees furloughed in October have returned to work, commissioners said Tuesday.

Q: What’s up with Erica Mokay on KDKA-TV, who’s been missing from KDKA+ morning news with John Shumway? She has been off, then came back for a few days, and now she’s off again. Has she been sick?

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For many of those of us in our 30s and 40s, you need say no more than “this pop group was formed on a 2000s MTV reality show” and we’re there. That would explain the sold-out crowd Tuesday night at Jergel’s Rhythm Grille in Warrendale.

The Pittsburgh Steelers (8-6) reversed the current in a number of ways against the Miami Dolphins (6-8) on Monday night.

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Edmonton Oilers star Connor McDavid was quick to acknowledge the gravity of the evening.

Goaltender Joel Blomqvist made 29 saves on 31 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 2-1 loss to the Charlotte Checkers at Mohegan Arena on Tuesday.

Three years ago, the North Allegheny girls basketball program defeated Upper St. Clair to win the 2023 WPIAL Class 6A championship.

Following a victory in its Section 2-6A opener over Imani Christian last week, Canon-McMillan and first-year head coach Glenn Gutierrez were hoping to flip the script on two-time reigning WPIAL Class 6A champion Upper St. Clair on Tuesday.

For those who like high-scoring, run-and-gun basketball games, Derry was not the place to be Tuesday.

Zoe Devlin scored 17 points as North Hills rallied from six points down after three quarters to knock off Class 6A No. 1 Canon-McMillan, 44-43, in nonsection girls basketball Tuesday night.

On one end of the ice of PPG Paints Arena on Tuesday stood new Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Stuart Skinner in his old Edmonton Oilers mask.

Once the first 3-pointer went in, a bunch more followed. And each make brought more confidence and momentum to a scorching-hot start.

Every December, I scrutinize the biggest losers in the stock market year-to-date. My thought is there might be gold in the rubble.

LONDON — Scientists in Britain say ancient humans may have learned to make fire far earlier than previously believed, after uncovering evidence that deliberate fire-setting took place in what is now eastern England around 400,000 years ago.

Saying its hands were tied, Springdale Council approved an application to construct an AI data center in the borough.