RICHMOND, Va. — A shooting Thursday just outside the Republican Party of Virginia offices in Richmond had nothing to do with the upcoming midterm elections, police said.

Two Colorado college students have been found dead after going missing during a hiking trip in the Rocky Mountains last weekend when a heavy snowstorm hit, authorities said.

Patrick Stewart, the classically trained stage actor who scaled the Shakespearean canon and added gravitas to a “Star Trek” franchise and the “X-Men” films, has died. He was 86.

MINNEAPOLIS — A man who played a major role in defrauding a federal food program in Minnesota was sentenced Wednesday to 30 years in prison, the latest punishment in a sprawling scheme to collect millions of dollars during the COVID-19 pandemic by claiming to have fed needy children.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana — King Charles III arrived Thursday in Guyana, a former British colony that was the site of one of the biggest slave revolts in the Caribbean during the colonial era.

An analysis of the medical records of more than 2,000 deceased former NFL players estimates that a staggering 74.5% of them likely had chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a neurodegenerative brain disease tied to high-impact sports such as football.

The University of Pittsburgh’s Swanson School of Engineering aims to position itself as a national leader in energy solutions, its leaders said Wednesday.

Kordell Stewart has addressed the rumors before. He has written about them multiple times. He has talked about them in interviews.

The Detroit Red Wings have suspended Dylan Larkin without pay and taken him off the roster after they said he told the team he will no longer play for the franchise, growing frustrated by its inability to move him months after he asked for a trade.

Pittsburgh Steelers defensive backs Brandin Echols and Doneiko Slaughter missed practice again Thursday with hamstring injuries.

The Allegheny County Sanitary Authority (Alcosan) will charge residents higher rates for at least the next 3 years as the authority seeks funding for its multibillion-dollar effort to reduce sewer overflow.

Two men pleaded guilty Thursday for their roles in a Mt. Pleasant Township house party drive-by shooting last year.

After 87 years in Downtown Pittsburgh, family-owned designer clothing store Larrimor’s will soon close its doors.

Robert Morris University officials evacuated two campus buildings Thursday evening because of a bomb threat, according to TribLive news partner WTAE.

Welcome to Week 10 and the finale of the “stretch run” and the 2026 high school football regular season.

The Westmoreland Cultural Trust is preparing to do the “Time Warp” again as it presents “Richard O’Brien’s Rocky Horror Show” at the Greensburg Garden & Civic Center.

WASHINGTON — Republican Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy has ordered an investigation into the Democratic candidate running for the U.S. Senate in the state after revelations that her campaign appeared to be involved in recruiting another candidate with the same name as Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan.

Harrison commissioners hit a snag in the normally routine action of approving a preliminary budget for 2027.

TOLEDO, Spain — Families desperately searched for missing loved ones Thursday, more than 24 hours after two high-speed trains collided in central Spain, killing at least 69 and injuring dozens of others.

CEBU, Philippines — The United States and Japan have agreed to establish a Japanese facility for the joint production of advanced medium-range air-to-air missiles, the Japanese defense chief said.

NEW YORK — Airbnb plans to dedicate $500 million to its philanthropic arm over the next five years to increase temporary housing support for medical travelers and disaster survivors.

In scripted TV, a production week often starts with an early-in-the-day call time — when crew and cast are expected to report to set — but that call time grows progressively later as the week continues in accordance with a 12-hour, union-mandated rest period (also known as “turnaround time”).

ATLANTA — Three people arrested over an alleged plot to carry out a shooting at a Georgia high school had gotten a floor plan of the school and chosen a date to carry it out early next school year, according to arrest warrants.

CHICAGO — The Chicago Bears have acquired All-Pro defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons in a blockbuster trade with the Tennessee Titans, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press on Thursday.

Like so many Milwaukee fans, Christian Yelich took a moment while celebrating the Brewers’ first World Series title to remember a man he wished had been around to see it.