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A year later: Pennsylvania report on Catholic sex abuse still making an impactVideo
Mark Rozzi was surprised to receive the first one, and then another letter from the Allentown Catholic Diocese. The letters were a reminder that the deadline to apply for the compensation fund for victims of child sexual abuse was fast approaching. The 48-year-old Berks County Democrat, who has served in...
These mannequins aren’t for fashion. They’re for medical training
Lying on the table, surrounded by two nurses, a woman shrieks in pain, “There’s something horribly wrong!” She’s in labor, and nurse Shanti Fernandez is helping to deliver her baby. While another nurse assures her that everything will be fine, Fernandez pulled out a healthy baby boy — made of...
Letter to the editor: Humans are on a fatal course
At 63 years old I’ve gained some wisdom and insight into the human condition. I see the standards of morality and competence that have held America together and made her great quickly unraveling, and a dearth of men of fortitude, integrity and strength able to pull us out of this...
‘Why Women Kill’ gets to the heart of the matter
Marc Cherry, who was so handy with his “Desperate Housewives” back in 2004, has returned with a whole new group of women designed to set our teeth on edge. “Why Women Kill” premieres on CBS All Access o Thursday and is about three women from three different eras dealing with...
Cold medicines are not for little kids, experts say
Experts agree that little kids, especially babies, should not be given over-the-counter cough and cold medicines. But studies have reached conflicting conclusions about whether doctors have been following or flouting that guidance. Now, a national study by Rutgers University researchers suggests doctors have curbed their use of most, but not...
Report: $500K stolen from Alex Rodriguez’s rental car in San FranciscoVideo
Someone needs to tell Alex Rodriguez a rental car is not the safest place to keep $500,000 worth of jewelry and electronics. On Sunday night, ESPN broadcaster Rodriquez was in San Francisco to call the game between the Giants and Philadelphia Phillies. Alex Rodriguez had about half a million dollars...
Pirates minor league report: Aug. 12, 2019
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 58-60) was idle. RHP James Marvel (3-0, 1.87 with Indianapolis) is expected to start Tuesday night for the Indians. Next: Tuesday vs. Rochester (Twins), 7:05 p.m. ALTOONA (Double-A, 59-60) was idle. LHP Sean Brady (3-9, 3.83 with Altoona) is expected to start Tuesday evening for the Curve. Next:...
Penn State DT Robert Windsor learns from Steelers’ T.J. Watt
Although he was a wrecking ball on the interior of Penn State’s defensive line last year, senior defensive tackle Robert Windsor prefers spending most of his time in nature, eating cheese and “spreading the love.” The Fond Du Lac, Wisc., native joked about his biggest catch and his favorite ground...
U.S. budget deficit already exceeds last year’s total figure
WASHINGTON — The U.S. fiscal deficit has already exceeded the full-year figure for last year, as spending growth outpaces revenue. The gap grew to $866.8 billion in the first 10 months of the fiscal year, up 27% from the same period a year earlier, the Treasury Department said in an...
Carl Hiaasen: Jeffrey Epstein’s wealth, power gave him protection that his victims never got
The more we learn about the late Jeffrey Epstein’s 13 months in so-called custody at the Palm Beach County Stockade, the clearer is the lesson: It definitely helped to be rich, even if you were a monstrous sexual predator. It didn’t help Epstein that much at the Metropolitan Correction Center...
Editorial: Jailhouse suicides aren’t theories
Jeffrey Epstein’s apparent suicide has prompted a rash of conspiracy theories about how a wealthy man in an infamous criminal case could have been left to kill himself. There are the theories that the government had him killed. Or maybe it was the Clintons. Or maybe it was the even...
Feds: Friend bought body armor, parts used in Dayton mass shootingVideo
DAYTON, Ohio — Federal authorities have arrested a man who acknowledged purchasing body armor, AR-15 parts and a 100-round double drum magazine for the Dayton shooter. Ethan Kollie, 24, of Kettering, was arrested Friday night in Beavercreek on suspicion of a firearms violation unrelated to the Oregon District shooting, according...
Cigarette butts pose big microplastic hazard in the oceans
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — You’ve seen it before: A driver idling at a stoplight flicks a cigarette butt out the window or a worker during a smoking break drops one to the sidewalk. What you don’t see is what happens to those cigarette butts. Typically, rain sweeps them down storm...
Letter to the editor: Parking passes & tickets
You would think that having a parking pass for the Brownsville-Sankey parking lot would exempt you from tickets. Apparently not. I forgot to display my pass one day and received a ticket. Now keep in mind that I have parked in the same spot with the same vehicle for seven...
Letter to the editor: Lawmakers must work to end immigration lawlessness
I believe “white anger” lays solely at the feet of Congress. For many years, since President Reagan’s time, little or nothing has been done to control our borders and visa overstays. We Americans, of whatever color, etc., are expected to obey our laws; and yet total lawlessness is allowed to...
Letter to the editor: Gays, blacks, reparations
Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren has added to her platform a proposal to “pay reparations to gays” on the grounds that, prior to being allowed to marry, LGBT couples had to file separate tax returns and thus pay more in taxes. Democrat presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg and his husband, Chasten,...
Editorial cartoons for the week of Aug. 12
Editorial cartoons for the week of Aug. 12....
South Fayette man combines love of art and environment
South Fayette resident Matt McIntosh has made a career out of combining his passion for the arts and the environment. With a bachelor’s degree in applied media arts from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania and graduate school education in Washington, D.C., he has held jobs as a magazine layout designer for...
Quaker Valley ready for new full-day kindergarten
Kindergartners in the Quaker Valley School District will have a full day of learning in 2019-20, with added time focused on art, music and physical education. Students will even get an added afternoon snack and down time to help them recharge their batteries as they adjust to a full day...
Mercurio’s offers a little taste of Italy by the slice or in a coneVideo
Authentic Neapolitan pizza and award-winning gelato has landed in O’Hara. Mercurio’s, a family owned and operated Italian eatery in Shadyside since 2012, opened a second location in June at 1335 Freeport Road. Three sibling co-owners, Anna Crucitt and Michael and Joe Mercurio, were raised around the original family gelato business...
Korn show unlike anything fans have witnessedVideo
As a member of a band that’s been playing amphitheaters and other large venues for the better part of a 25-year history, Korn bassist Reginald “Fieldy” Arvizu has seen his share of spectacular visual concert productions. Although his initial reaction was underwhelming, Fieldy (as he’s known to Korn’s fans) says...
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Aug. 12
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Aug. 12....
Letter to the editor: James Comey should have been prosecuted
Why wasn’t James Come(D)y prosecuted? I will give you three guess and the first two don’t count. John Newhouse Shaler...
This Month in Sports History: August
A look back at sports history in the month of August via the Associated Press archives....
Sean Rodriguez is not a hit with Phillies fans
It’s safe to say Sean Rodriguez is not a fan favorite in Philadelphia. Rodriguez, a former utility man for the Pittsburgh Pirates, is getting hammered recently by Phillies fans on social media. Sean Rodriguez is having one of the more forgettably underwhelming seasons that I can remember a Phillie having.—...
