Whether she is walking a fashion runway, amping herself up at the top of a mountain or digging into one of those physics lessons she takes “for fun,” Olympic champion Eileen Gu can probably boil down her main goals to these: Do her best. And bring as many people along for the ride as possible.

WINSTON, SALEM, N.C. — A bomb cyclone over North Carolina forced NASCAR to push its preseason exhibition to Wednesday night because the snow-covered roads are too dangerous for teams and fans to get to historic Bowman-Gray Stadium.

PORTLAND, Ore. — The mayor of Portland, Oregon, demanded U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement leave his city after federal agents launched tear gas at a crowd of demonstrators — including young children — outside an ICE facility during a weekend protest that he and others characterized as peaceful.

TEMPE, Ariz. — The Arizona Cardinals hired Mike LaFleur as head coach on Sunday, turning to a division rival’s offensive coordinator to try to pull the franchise out of the bottom of the NFC West.

After five attempts, Duquesne finally has its first Atlantic 10 victory at home.

With the eyes of a nation fixed on the unrest in Minneapolis, the events haven’t left local journalists overmatched.

NEW YORK — From tech titans to Wall Street power brokers and foreign dignitaries, a who’s who of powerful men make appearances in the huge trove of documents released Friday by the Justice Department in connection with its investigations of Jeffrey Epstein.

MILAN — Two years before the Los Angeles Olympics, the United States is already dominating the narrative in the run-up to the opening ceremony of the Milan Cortina Winter Games.

What if we decided not to wait for the school district to do right by Black children?

WASHINGTON — The partial government shutdown that started Saturday is vastly different from the record closure in the fall.

LOS ANGELES — The 68th annual Grammy Awards will take place Sunday with a dramatically different tone than last year.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A huge swath of the U.S. from the Gulf Coast into New England was mired in extra-cold temperatures Sunday after a bomb cyclone brought heavy snow and hundreds of flight cancellations to North Carolina, flurries and falling iguanas in Florida, and more misery for thousands who are still without power from last weekend’s ice storm in the ...

Five-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his father, who were detained by immigration officers in Minnesota and held at an ICE facility in Texas, have been released following a judge’s order. They have returned to Minnesota, according to the office of Texas Rep. Joaquin Castro.

A 55-year-old man died at the Allegheny County Jail Sunday morning, Warden Trevor Wingard announced.

KYIV, Ukraine — A Russian drone strike on the Ukrainian city of Dnipro hit a bus carrying mineworkers and killed 15 people, Ukrainian emergency services said Sunday.

MOBILE, Ala. — The last time everyone saw Penn State defensive end Dani Dennis-Sutton on a football field he was terrorizing Clemson’s backfield in a Pinstripe Bowl win.

Ancient proverbs can be helpful in adjusting our language and behavior in ways that can benefit every generation. They have become ancient because they work. One example: “A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger ” (Proverbs 15:1). It means calm, patient and kind words can de-escalate conflict, while harsh, angry responses ...

Doug Kelly has been down this road before with the Penn-Trafford boys basketball team.

Heading into the final month of the PIHL season, the Penn-Trafford hockey team sits near the top of the PIHL Class 2A standings.

Keira Watson’s clutch free throw late in the game proved to be the difference for the Quaker Valley girls basketball team.

It isn’t a rebuilding season for the Quaker Valley girls swim team. It’s more like the Quakers have embarked on a retooling process.

Call it a moon landing.

The boys basketball team at Sewickley Academy is like a finely tuned machine.

Seven of the 27 athletes in the Quaker Valley swim program attend Sewickley Academy as part of the WPIAL’s cooperative sponsorship program.

A realignment of grade levels in Burrell School District buildings has offered more opportunities for students this school year.