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The Academy Awards are Hollywood’s biggest night of the year, and Pittsburghers were looking good. While they may not have been up for any gold statues, Jeff Goldblum, Michael Keaton and Joe Manganiello certainly did Pittsburgh proud. The trio took a moment for a sweet photo op of them at...

Two days before what came to be known as Snowmageddon, the National Weather Service forecast that region should expect “6 to 8 inches of snow.” The following day, that forecast was revised: Winter storm warnings were calling for a heavy snowfall beginning on the afternoon of Friday, Feb. 5, 2010....

What could have been a grand collision between two decommissioned satellites directly over the Pittsburgh area — 559 miles above to be exact — turned out to be a just a fly-by. The AFP news agency reports the objects — one a space telescope, the other an experimental U.S. satellite...

It’s at least one thing Pittsburghers can hold over New England: Our football fans are the best. In WalletHub’s 2020 edition of its annual survey of Best & Worst Cities for Football Fans, the home of the Black and Gold is unmatched. Out of 245 U.S. cities, Pittsburgh — with...

The cold weather isn’t just a pain for us humans. For some sea turtles, it can mean life or death. More than 100 sea turtles, stunned by frigid waters, washed ashore on the soundside of Hatteras Island, N.C., on Monday and Tuesday. “When the water temperatures drop, they are not...

Perhaps it’s one man’s definition of comfort food. A Brooklyn, N.Y., resident registered his beer as an emotional support animal on the USA Service Dog Registration website. Ale Street News was the first to report that Floyd Hayes was initially successful in obtaining a registration letter with a code —...

There are many ways to upstage a wedding. Maybe two guests wearing the same dress. Perhaps too much open bar action. Or, you could upstage one wedding with another. Seems like that’s what happened recently in Surat, a city in western India. The Times of India reports a couple’s planned...

How much cuter can Build-A-Bear get? Amirite? Here are two words: Baby Yoda. According to a report from Business Insider, the stuffed animal company will begin offering kids (and, we’re guessing, tons of adults) the opportunity to build their very own mini green character from DisneyPlus’ megahit series “The Mandalorian.”...

One of country music’s most successful duos is hitting the road … again. And they’re heading to Pittsburgh. Brooks & Dunn’s latest outing — the Reboot 2020 Tour — will stop at S&T Bank Music Park in Burgettstown on Aug. 29. The five-time Entertainer of the Year winners haven’t toured...

A British cutlery company has gotten the point. Well, to be more accurate, it’s gotten rid of the point. British silversmith company Viners has responded to a new law passed in May 2019 by the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The Offensive Weapons Act 2019 was designed to address violent...

And you thought the books and movies were big. Warner Bros. has announced that the first Harry Potter-themed store — Wizarding World — will open for business in New York City this summer. It’s set to be massive. Located next to the iconic Flatiron building at 935 Broadway, the three-story,...

Winter is upon us, and despite the occasional warmup, snow- and ice-related activities are out there. Let’s say you’re in the mood to head out to a nearby Pennsylvania state park for a day of, say, cross-country skiing. How would you check on the conditions? Well, the state has made...

A woman trapped inside a clothing donation bin for three days was rescued Monday by firefighters in New Jersey. NBC News reports the 38-year-old woman told police she was reaching into the bin behind an apartment building in Paterson, N.J., on Friday when someone pushed her inside. Authorities told NBC...

Rascal Flatts is hitting the road with a farewell tour, and they’re coming to the Pittsburgh area. The trio of Gary LeVox, Jay DeMarcus and Joe Don Rooney will bring their Farewell: Life is a Highway tour to S&T Bank Music Park, Burgettstown, on June 27. “When we started out...

Perhaps you were too busy holiday-ing to notice, but as of Dec. 3, your protection from phone spammers got a lot stronger. As of that date, Pennsylvania’s “Do Not Call” list dropped the requirement that customers re-register their number every five years. That means once you are on, you are...

So 2019 is winding down. For most people that means a new year, a new start, a hopeful outlook. But for “Friends” fans with Netflix, it’s doomsday. Luckily for those of us on the East Coast, we will have until 3 a.m. to feast on the exploits of Rachel, Monica,...

A woman in Romania has died, eight days after she was set on fire during surgery, The Guardian reports. The country’s health ministry said the 66-year-old patient was undergoing a procedure on Dec. 22 at Floreasca Hospital in Bucharest to treat her pancreatic cancer. Prior to the surgery, the patient...

A state legislator has introduced a bill in Tennessee that would require state-funded elementary and secondary school student-athletes to compete as the gender stated on their original birth certificate. HB 1572 states that any school found violating the law would be “immediately ineligible to continue to receive public funds of...

Another album and tour over, another Ed Sheeran break from music. The 28-year-old singer-songwriter announced to his fans on Instagram that he’s cutting out for a bit. View this post on Instagram Brb x A post shared by Ed Sheeran (@teddysphotos) on Dec 24, 2019 at 4:00am PST “Hello all....