WASHINGTON — The two Iowa National Guard members killed in a weekend attack in Syria that the U.S. military blamed on the Islamic State group were identified Monday.

WASHINGTON — U.S. health officials have expanded approval of a much-debated drug aimed at boosting female libido, saying the once-a-day pill can now be taken by women older than 65.

Charges of sexual assault against former Highlands School District teacher Sean Dicer were held for court during a preliminary hearing Monday.

Karen Thomas didn’t flinch when the Angel Tree she coordinates for students in need at the New Kensington-Arnold School District was the biggest it has been in more than 20 years.

VATICAN CITY — The Vatican unveiled its Nativity scene Monday and lit the 82-foot Christmas tree that towers above it in St. Peter’s Square as a band, chorus and dancers in traditional costumes from Italy’s northernmost South Tyrol province performed.

Four players from Ohio State are among 10 first-team picks from the Big Ten on The Associated Press All-America team released Monday, a group headed by repeat selection Caleb Downs of the Buckeyes and AP Player of the Year Fernando Mendoza of Indiana.

The owners and staff of the Grant Bar & Restaurant worked through their tears for their last night of service at the packed restaurant on Nov. 29, a week after announcing on Facebook that the Millvale establishment would permanently close after operating for more than 90 years.

Braden Zvara testified Monday that he had suspicions about his father after hearing that a man had been found dead on state game lands in Loyalhanna.

On a massive recruiting day, Penn State has now added a commitment at the most important position on the field.

Bradford Woods Council passed its 2026 budget Dec. 8 with no change in taxes.

Scottie Scheffler earned another comparison with Tiger Woods on Monday, joining him as the only players to win PGA Tour player of the year at least four times in a row.

Sam Hens-Greco is stepping down as chair of the Allegheny County Democratic Committee early next month, clearing the way for new party leadership as Democrats head into the pivotal midterm elections.

Whatever elation surrounded the East Carolina football program after the Pirates were invited to the Military Bowl to face Pitt on Dec. 27 has been followed by multiple doses of dejection.

MADISON, Wis. — A prosecutor told jurors Monday that a Wisconsin judge said she would “take the heat” for directing an immigrant to dash through a private courtroom door while federal agents were trying to arrest him.

Months of meetings and discussions surrounding a massive proposed data center in Springdale are set to be resolved on Tuesday.

Defenseman Brett Kulak and goaltender Stuart Skinner formally joined the Pittsburgh Penguins’ active roster on Monday after resolving their immigration status over the weekend.

Students at the closing Penn State commonwealth campuses can take more classes than normal in their next three semesters and save some money while doing it.

Rabbi Moishe Mayir Vogel, like many in Pittsburgh’s Jewish community, spent Sunday torn between celebrating his faith’s festival of lights and mourning an antisemitic attack in Australia.

Oakmont residents will have a new place to shop in 2026.

BERLIN — Russia has indicated it’s open to Ukraine joining the European Union as part of a potential peace deal to end the war, U.S. officials said Monday.

BOSTON — Brian Walshe was found guilty Monday of killing his wife, whose body has never been found after she disappeared from their Massachusetts home on New Year’s Day nearly three years ago.

Jaylen Warren, the leading rusher for the Pittsburgh Steelers this season, is a late addition to the team’s injury report and is listed as questionable to play Monday night because of an illness.

When it comes to helping out their neighbors, North Allegheny students deliver.

Online tributes poured in across the internet Monday and social media following the news of filmmaker Rob Reiner’s death..

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