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.

Pittsburgh Penguins forward Ben Kindel is expected to rejoin his team’s lineup for a home contest against the Utah Mammoth on Thursday.

Tom Brady is bringing his CardVault card store brand to Pittsburgh’s Strip District with grand opening festivities this weekend.

A South Huntingdon woman is accused of using cocaine in the presence of two young children, state police said.

JERUSALEM — Final election results are expected Thursday evening or Friday in Israel, where neither Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ‘s bloc nor the opposition — unless it partners with Arab-led parties — is on a path to a majority in parliament.

Westmoreland County Sheriff James Albert announced Thursday that deputies in his office have resumed serving arrest warrants.

The path to being a professional wrestler in WWE is never easy or quick — which makes the success of superstar Je’Von Evans at age 22 all the more impressive.

A Pittsburgh teen is headed to trial on attempted homicide charges in connection with a shooting at a South Side football stadium earlier this month.

Penn State plays its fifth conference game of the 2026 regular season Saturday afternoon. The Nittany Lions will play the Purdue Boilermakers at home in Beaver Stadium. Penn State is in search of its first Big Ten win of Matt Campbell’s tenure as head coach after an 0-4 conference play start.

There’s no question Apple TV’s, Western Pa.-filmed, high-gloss serial killer thriller “Nocturne” delivers high production values, that several actors deliver decent (but not perfect) Yinzer accents and that the creep factor from lead baddie Jurek Walter (Stephen Graham, “Adolescence”) is high, especially when he lets loose with a high-pitched ...

We have lost control of our collective minds. Lost our focus. Taken our eyes off the ball. We have been slipped a mickey.

A former stay-at-home mom in Fox Chapel is on a mahjong mission.

If “radio island” director Katie Brook’s work on this production is any indication of how she will attack her new role as Quantum Theatre’s artistic director, Pittsburgh theater lovers is in for a treat.

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How much school districts will have to do to comply with a statewide ban on student cellphone use next year appears to depend largely on whether they already regulate the devices.

Each week throughout the high school football season, TribLive will take a look at the players, coaches and events that shaped our scholastic legacy.

Hempfield had a chance to play for a conference championship Thursday night.

The big deal about the midterm elections is not just about political power. It’s a whole lot about political money.

Over the past two weeks, Pitt has seen what had been a major strength turn into a significant liability.

From time to time, a reader asks me how hard it is to come up with material for “U mad, bro?” every week.