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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ownership announces it’s shutting down paper in May

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's owners announced Wednesday the paper will be shutting down in a few months, citing financial losses. Block Communications Inc. announced it will cease publication on May 3. The paper is printed on Thursdays and Sundays and says on its website ...

Audit of fired SafeSport investigator leads to reopening of 3 out of 114 cases

DENVER (AP) — An external audit of 114 cases handled by a former U.S. Center for SafeSport investigator accused of sex crimes he allegedly committed at his previous job led to the watchdog agency's reopening of three of those cases. The audit, results of which the center released Monday, ...

These bipartisan bills were noncontroversial — until Trump vetoed them

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump issued the first vetoes of his second term on Tuesday, rejecting two low-profile bipartisan bills, a move that had the effect of punishing backers who had opposed the president's positions on other issues. Trump vetoed drinking water pipeline ...

Idaho company recalls nearly 3,000 pounds of ground beef for E. coli risk

An Idaho-based company is recalling nearly 3,000 pounds of raw ground beef that may have been contaminated with E. coli bacteria. The recall involves 16-ounce vacuum-sealed packages labeled "Forward Farms Grass-Fed Ground Beef." Affected packages were produced Dec. 16 and have a label telling ...

US faith leaders supporting targeted immigrants brace for a tough year ahead

For faith leaders supporting and ministering to anxious immigrants across the United States, 2025 was fraught with challenges and setbacks. For many in these religious circles, the coming year could be worse. The essence of their fears: President Donald Trump has become harsher with his ...

Midwest hit with more extreme cold after winter storm

Now comes even more frigid weather in the U.S. Midwest. Extreme cold with near-zero degree wind chills descended upon parts of Iowa, Nebraska, Minnesota and Wisconsin, forecasters said Tuesday, even as utilities worked to restore power to thousands of customers after heavy snow and strong ...

A bomb cyclone brings blizzards to the Midwest before turning east

A strengthening bomb cyclone barreled across the northern U.S. on Monday, unleashing severe winter weather in the Midwest as it took aim at the East Coast. The storm brought blizzard conditions, treacherous travel and power outages to parts of the Plains and Great Lakes on Monday as sharply ...