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Editorial: Can we talk? Colleges invest in civil discourse

Indiana University of Pennsylvania and the University of Pittsburgh are spending nearly $5 million to teach students how to talk to one another. IUP received a $2.29 million federal grant to create a Center for Dialogue and Civic Life. Pitt was awarded about $2.7 million to build a regional model...
Viral Chinese app ‘Are you dead?’ comes to U.S.

“Are you dead?” That’s the question a viral app has been trying to ask people who are living alone in China. The app is called Sileme in Chinese, which translates to “Are you dead?” in English, and it has surged in downloads online, Reuters reported. It’s “a lightweight safety tool...
Trump birthday card to Epstein statue appears on National Mall

It didn’t take long in 2026 for a new giant statue to appear on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. This time, it’s a replica of a birthday note and crude drawing signed “Donald J. Trump” and a “Donald” signature that was part of a 2003 book of 50th birthday...
TV Q&A: Are TV journalists paid by appearance?

Q: Are TV journalists paid a flat salary or is it based on each appearance? When Tony Dokoupil took on duties of a third hour of “CBS Mornings,” was he paid more, or does the basic contract cover anything the network asks them to do? What about now that he’s...
Roving technician behind Fishy Things takes care of tanks, large and small, across Pittsburgh region

Glynn Galloway steps into the basement of a Fox Chapel home, where a soft blue glow spills from a 300-gallon in-wall reef tank built between a recreation room and a former wine cellar. The 48-year-old aquarium technician turned the room behind the tank into a pump room filled with humming...
Pittsburgh local music spotlight: DonoraVideo

In the eight years since Donora last released an album, the members of the indie pop/rock band have been “living a lot of life.” “We’ve been focusing on our families, growing as people, and taking time to remember why making music as Donora is important to us,” frontwoman/songwriter Casey Hanner...
Green Day to open 60th Super Bowl with anniversary ceremony celebrating generations of MVPs

LOS ANGELES — The NFL is marking the 60th anniversary of the Super Bowl with a hometown opening act. Green Day will kick off the big game with an opening ceremony Feb. 8 at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, the league announced Sunday. The performance will celebrate six decades...
Why Bernice King sees MLK Day as a ‘saving grace’ in today’s political climate

ATLANTA — Against a backdrop of political division and upheaval, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s daughter said the holiday honoring her father’s legacy comes as “somewhat of a saving grace” this year. “I say that because it inserts a sense of sanity and morality into our very troubling climate...
Editorial: What Fetterman said — and what people heard — about ICE

The deadly shooting Jan. 7 of a Minneapolis woman by a federal immigration agent has provoked intense reactions across the political spectrum and sharp calls for change. In moments like these, anger and grief often fuel demands for sweeping action — and that is neither surprising nor illegitimate. Against that...
‘His stories live on through us now’ as Battle of the Bulge soldier dies

Joseph Folino was the last of a generation. Folino of Jeannette died Thursday at 103. He is believed to be among the last surviving veterans who fought in the Battle of the Bulge, the last German offensive during World War II. “He came from our greatest generation, and we should...
Lez Zeppelin founder Steph Paynes on their ‘she-incarnation’ of Led Zeppelin

Lez Zeppelin will mark the 50th anniversary of “The Song Remains the Same” by performing Led Zeppelin’s 1976 soundtrack in its entirety on its current tour. But Lez Zeppelin — that’s Lez with a “z” — doesn’t consider itself a cover band or a tribute act, according to Steph Paynes,...
‘Read the room’: Western Pennsylvanians weigh in on cellphone etiquette

Pastor James Arter of First Evangelical Lutheran Church and Cross Roads Community Presbyterian Church in Leechburg vividly recalls the moment he experienced a cellphone etiquette faux pas during a funeral viewing. Arter witnessed a female snapping selfies with her phone over an open casket that contained the deceased. “I had...
Ballerinas flock to Pittsburgh to compete in renowned scholarship competition

Paige Radford stepped onstage Friday at the Pittsburgh Playhouse for her first-ever dance competition — a moment she’s been preparing for since she was 2. Radford, 10, of Marshall, was a contestant in the Youth America Grand Prix semifinals, which began Friday at the Pittsburgh Playhouse. The YAGP is the...
Review: Latest ‘Wicked’ production at Benedum Center is as enchanting as ever

I bet a lot of us are just plain “Wicked”-ed out at this point. Not only has the smash-hit show been running on Broadway since 2003, making it the fourth longest-running Broadway musical of all time, but we’ve also just had its blockbuster movie adaptations released at back-to-back Thanksgivings. It...
Coffee Village in Sewickley is a welcoming place for all

The Coffee Village serves more than a mug of espresso or cups of cold brew. It is a place to meet with colleagues, for church groups to gather, a location to reconnect with an old friend or a place to do out-of-the-office work. “I see coffee shops as positive spaces...

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