17+ hour, 41+ min ago   (533+ words) It should be no surprise Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman and President Donald Trump get along so well. Democrat Fetterman and Republican Trump are pretty much the same guy. Both rose to power on the promise they could make things better…...

17+ hour, 33+ min ago   (380+ words) President Donald Trump wants the Smithsonian Institution to install a colossal statue of George Washington outside the National Museum of American History and a special exhibit honoring the nation’s first president. Trump, in social media posts late Friday, asked for…...

17+ hour, 38+ min ago   (1116+ words) LOS ANGELES — The U.S. Justice Department failed to secure felony convictions against most of the 102 protesters arrested in four major cities last year on charges of assaulting federal authorities — a record far below the norm in federal assault prosecutions. All…...

14+ hour, 34+ min ago   (242+ words) ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A former CIA official found with $40 million of gold bars in his home has reached a tentative plea agreement after being charged with theft for fraudulently inflating his salary, according to court records. A federal judge on Friday…...

13+ hour, 16+ min ago   (525+ words) A Carnegie Mellon University professor is on a voluntary sabbatical while school officials review what they called “hostile and threatening social media posts.” Uju Anya, an associate professor of second language acquisition, is under scrutiny following a 2021 exchange on X…...

16+ hour, 59+ min ago   (808+ words) Eight years ago, a blue wave swept dozens of Democrats into Congress, making them heroes of the resistance to President Donald Trump. But as quickly as tides roll in, they roll back out. It’s been a decidedly mixed bag since…...

13+ hour, 53+ min ago   (624+ words) ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Alaska prosecutors are dropping voter misconduct cases against a group of residents born in American Samo a after a state appeals court threw out felony charges against a woman who wrongly checked a box saying she was a U.S....

16+ hour, 48+ min ago   (726+ words) WASHINGTON — In a defeat for the Trump administration, a federal court on Friday ruled that the Energy Department exceeded its authority when it forced a Michigan coal-fired power plant to stay open past its scheduled retirement date last year. Energy…...

1+ day, 11+ min ago   (223+ words) My wife and I enjoy making trips along the back country roads of the Laurel Highlands. Based on our recent trip, the autumn leaves should be especially attractive this year. Previous trips through the same areas were visually and viscerally…...

1+ day, 41+ min ago   (1176+ words) Transparency and affordability seem to be the hot topics in the race to represent the state’s 38th Senatorial District. Thomas West, 50, a Republican from Pittsburgh’s Highland Park neighborhood is trying to unseat incumbent Democrat Lindsey Williams. The district includes most of…...