The quarterback situation may be the same as last year’s ill-fated squad but — along with the arrival of new head coach Mike McCarthy and several new players — Pittsburgh Steelers fans can expect to see myriad improvements made to Acrisure Stadium over the offseason during the home opener against the Atlanta Falcons at 1 p.m. Sunday.

EDMONTON, Alberta — Alex Formenton is the third player acquitted in the Hockey Canada sexual assault case to receive an NHL contract since the trial ended in July 2025, joining with the Edmonton Oilers.

When a legendary NFL franchise hasn’t won a playoff game in nine seasons, there’s plenty of pressure to go around.

Labor Day might have unofficially marked summer’s end, but Pittsburgh’s food festival season is still going strong. Along with the Sewickley Harvest Festival and Pittsburgh Irish Festival, this weekend brings Lebanese and Sri Lankan specialties, a taco fest, a celebration of Slavic culture and even a county fair in the city.

SARMADA, Syria — At least 14 people were killed and 11 others were wounded on Wednesday in an explosion at a weapons warehouse in northwestern Syria, according to state media citing the Health Ministry.

Greensburg Salem School Board is scheduled to vote Wednesday evening on the resignation of a teacher who was sentenced to probation last month in connection with what police described as the mistreatment of special needs students.

Canon-McMillan junior tight end Luke Sohyda committed to Ohio State on Tuesday night, choosing the Buckeyes over several Division I offers.

NEW YORK — A major American aid group is promising to deliver more medicines in high-need areas around the world after receiving its largest ever donation.

A Pittsburgh commission on Tuesday delayed voting on regulating online rental platforms like Airbnb over questions about enforcement and legality.

Two Renoir paintings stolen from a small French museum have yet to be recovered but if the thieves are hoping to cash in on the artwork, they would be hard-pressed to find a buyer.

All four of Ligonier Valley’s school buildings will be open for in-person instruction Thursday after recent mold remediation work, according to Superintendent Matthew Mols.

On September 13, from 1 to 6 p.m., thousands of feet will kick up the dust of the Washington County Fairground paths for the Washington County Prayer Gathering.

If there is a single sandwich associated with childhood and school lunches in the U.S.A, it has to be the PB&J.

This week, Americans will mark 25 years since the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. The ceremonies will understandably look backward as we remember the nearly 3,000 people killed that day, the first responders who ran toward danger, the passengers of Flight 93 and the service members sent into the wars that followed.

VIENNA — The board of the U.N. nuclear watchdog on Wednesday adopted a resolution ending its investigation into past secret nuclear activities in Syria that revealed a reactor configured to produce fissile material for possible use in nuclear weapons.

There’s a new “first” show at Citizens Live at the Wylie.

LONDON — British police said Wednesday that they have opened a criminal investigation into allegations that anti-immigration party Reform UK broke rules barring foreign donations.

NEW YORK — Movie producer Jason Blum, who has revolutionized the modern horror genre, gets invited, as you might expect, to tons of plays billed as scary.

Girl Scouts information night

TORONTO — The United States is banning the import of some dairy products and motorcycles from Canada along with most alcoholic beverages, the White House said Tuesday, as part of a trade war that shows little sign of cooling off.

CAIRO — Rescuers in Yemen pulled more bodies from the rubble Wednesday of a prison run by Iran-backed Houthi rebels that was hit in a deadly airstrike earlier this week, as an escalation between the rebels and a Saudi-led coalition threatened Yemen’s fragile ceasefire.

LONDON — Airlines scrambled Wednesday to dig out from the backlog triggered by technical problems experienced by the United Kingdom’s air traffic control system that has forced the cancellation of more than 2,000 flights.

For weeks, the NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo has been insisting that the Steelers have yet to make a contract offer to cornerback Joey Porter Jr.

Kacey Musgraves is having a ball in more ways than one on her current Middle of Nowhere tour.

As the FBI wrapped up its work at the United Flight 93 crash site in Somerset County, then-Coroner Wally Miller had a message for the grief-stricken families of the 40 passengers and crew members aboard the airplane.