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Alcohol-linked disease passes hepatitis C as top reason for liver transplant
An estimated 17,000 Americans are on the waiting list for a liver transplant, and there’s a strong chance that many of them have alcohol-associated liver disease. ALD now edges out hepatitis C as the No. 1 reason for liver transplants in the United States, according to research published Tuesday in...
Girl, 12, dies after snow fort collapses near church
CHICAGO — A 12-year-old girl who was playing in the snow with a friend died after a fort they had built by a suburban church collapsed on top of them Sunday afternoon, authorities said. The girl was playing with a 9-year-old girl near Rothem Church in Arlington Heights, Ill., when...
Part of Trump’s base is faulting him for the shutdown
MACOMB COUNTY, Mich. — Two years ago, Jeff Daudert was fed up with politics. He wanted to shake up the status quo. He didn’t mind sending a message to the establishment — and, frankly, he liked the idea of a disruptive president. But the 49-year-old retired Navy reservist has had...
Undeclared missile bases have been discovered in North Korea, according to new report
President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will have something new to discuss in February. An undisclosed North Korean missile base has been found 132 miles from the South Korean border, according to the nonpartisan think tank Beyond Parallel. The Sino-ri Missile Operating Base is the latest of...
Robert Morris defeats Central Connecticut, stays atop NEC
NEW BRITAIN, Conn. — Josh Williams scored 15 points to lead four Colonials in double figures and Robert Morris defeated Central Connecticut, 70-59, on Monday to stay atop the Northeast Conference. The Colonials (10-9, 5-1) have won six of their last seven and concluded a four-game road trip against NEC...
Trump ‘never spoke’ with Michael Cohen about false testimony, Rudy Giuliani says
President Trump did not speak with Michael Cohen before he testified falsely before Congress about plans to develop a skyscraper in Moscow during the 2016 campaign, Rudy Giuliani said Monday, backing off previous assertions that such talks may have taken place. The former New York mayor, who serves as Trump’s...
Editorial: Amnesty could stop avalanche of legal trouble
A little amnesty can be a good thing. A lot of people in Allegheny County have a chance to find that out. The county is swimming in about 450 bench warrants issued to people who didn’t show up at court appearances. It’s just about the easiest way to guarantee a...
Jason Kelce, Eagles strongly defend Carson Wentz after damning report
A report Monday by Phillyvoice.com quoting anonymous Philadelphia Eagles players and other sources within the organization calling quarterback Carson Wentz “selfish” and “uncompromising” has teammates rushing to his defense via text and social media. According to the report by Joe Santoliquito, more than a half-dozen players and other sources paint...
More college students are turning to emotional support animals
Sometimes Liv Tempesta feels like she doesn’t have any emotions. That comes with the territory when you’re coping with clinical depression. The 19-year-old sophomore at Temple University last year tried a new type of treatment: a cat. Skittles, her 8-year-old tabby and her first emotional-support animal, lived on campus with...
Planetary diet could save Earth, save lives and aid world hunger, study says
Our current food production and consumption habits are doomed to “exacerbate risks to people and planet,” according to a landmark study published in The Lancet this week. But if we make a radical change — as in, cut our sugar and red meat by half and double our vegetable, fruit...
Program on scams to be held in Pleasant Hills
The Borough of Pleasant Hills will host a Senior Services program “What is a Scam?” from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Jan. 30. The event, to be held in the Community Room at the Pleasant Hills Borough Building, 410 East Bruceton Road, will teach attendees how to avoid becoming victims of...
Letter to the editor: Op-ed missed mark on pro-life goals
Tara Murtha & Susan Frietsche’s op-ed “Nothing ‘pro-life’ about overturning Roe v. Wade” (Jan. 12, TribLIVE) misses the mark on anti-abortion goals. It begins with the subtle rhetorical move of “pro-life” in scare quotes that is often used to assert the absurd idea that the very people attempting to save...
Letter to the editor: Poor choice of headline word
Your Jan. 16 edition included the headline, “New pack of migrants heads north,” on a wire story. I would like to know who chose the term “pack” to refer to a group of people. Whatever your views on immigration, can’t we at least agree that we are talking about human...
Letter to the editor: Tomlin should go
I agree with the letter-writer who suggested firing Steelers coach Mike Tomlin (“Fire Steelers coaches,” Dec. 29, TribLIVE). After the fourth-down call in New Orleans, giving the ball to the Aints, they scored. This showed he didn’t know how to preserve a lead. Why would Tomlin go for a “fake...
Letter to the editor: Fanning flames of Russian hysteria
“Without presenting any evidence, President Trump said … .” This is how the media covers the Trump administration, with additional commentary accusing him of lying. The New York Times on Jan. 11 published a piece about the FBI’s inquiry into the possibility that Trump was working on behalf of Russia....
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Jan. 21.
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Jan. 21....
Editorial cartoons for the week of Jan. 21
Editorial cartoons for the week of Jan. 21....
Give blood, support fellow Hampton student
A blood drive on Jan. 30 is being held at Hampton high school from 7:15 a.m. to 7:15 p.m. in honor of a junior who has been battling acute lymphoma leukemia since last year. Hampton’s Sam Triulzi was diagnosed with the disease last May at the end of his sophomore...
Curtain to raise on ‘Footloose’ at Pine-Richland Middle School
Students at Pine-Richland Middle School are performing the musical “Footloose” this winter and they aren’t the only ones who are looking forward to the production. “We don’t know who’s more excited, the kids or their parents,” director Angela Gross said. “We’ve had so much good feedback from the parents.” The...
Canevin student among Medallion Ball recipients
Ann Walsh, a senior at Bishop Canevin High School, was among 128 young women to receive St. Joan of Arc medallions for volunteering a minimum of 150 hours with local organizations. The event was part of St. Lucy’s Auxiliary to the Blind’s 55th Medallion Ball, held this past November at...
To protect concrete from road salt, Drexel engineers have an odd idea: bacteria
If past years are any indication, trucks will spread 900,000 tons of salt on Pennsylvania’s state roadways this winter, lowering the melting point of snow and ice to the point where some of it turns into harmless liquid. Their counterparts in New Jersey will disgorge an additional 300,000 tons. Great...
Dear Mr. President, that’s not how global warming works
Sunday morning began with a stern, concerned warning from President Trump to thousands of Northeasterners expected to be affected by a massive weather system: “Be careful and try staying in your house,” the president tweeted. “Large parts of the Country are suffering from tremendous amounts of snow and near record...
South Florida eateries add marijuana ingredient CBD to menus
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Customers are raving about the new slices at Pizza City in Fort Lauderdale — especially the marinara sauce, which is infused with cannabidiol, aka CBD oil, the trendy but controversial compound commonly found in marijuana. At Foxworth Fountain in Delray Beach you can order ice-cream floats,...
Editorial: Whose shutdown is it?
Whose problem is it anyway? President Trump sat in a meeting with Democrats and pushed for a border wall. He did it emphatically and without question. “I am proud to shut down the government for border security,” he said Dec. 11. “I will take the mantle.” And government shut down....
Mitchel Nickols: King legacy makes difference today
When a person is born, we don’t know what impact their birth will make on the lives of others. When Martin Luther King Jr. was born, it would take a number of years to see and hear the things that would transform the lives of so many who had been...
