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Margot Robbie to star in Mattel’s live-action Barbie movie
After more than a decade of trying, Mattel Inc. is making another run at taking Barbie to the big screen. A live-action film based on the toymaker’s biggest brand will star Margot Robbie, who was nominated for an Academy Award last year for her role in “I, Tonya.” Mattel Films...
Toyota wants world to use its tech that keeps cars from crashing
Toyota — in an unusual move for the cut-throat car business — has decided to share with rivals an automated safety system that uses self-driving technology to keep cars from crashing. The system, known as Guardian, will take control of a car and steer it around an impending crash or...
Oceania cruise crewman smuggled cocaine in his pants and sandals, feds say
MIAMI — Federal agents noticed something was weird with the way a crew member walked off Oceania Cruises’ Riviera cruise ship at the Port of Miami the day after New Year’s Day. Wilford Thobourne had a “stiff gait as he walked on the dock” that was likely caused by the...
Millennial Money: How to buy happiness
If you have a few extra bucks that you don’t need for necessities like rent or loan payments, consider shopping for happiness. From ancient philosophers to current experts in behavioral economics, people have been pondering the link between money and happiness. Among them is author Gretchen Rubin , who thinks...
North Park site of Penguins Foundation event
On Saturday, Jan. 5, 2019, at North Park Skating Rink, the Penguins Foundation hosted a program called “Give Hockey a Chance.” The event included former Pens star Tyler Kennedy, as well as team mascot Iceburgh, skating and playing with children from throughout the area....
Kevin Hart sorry for homophobic tweets: ‘We thought it was OK to talk like that’
The long-running Oscars controversy continued Monday when Kevin Hart apologized to the LGBTQ community for his homophobic tweets. The funnyman dropped out as Oscars host after past tweets were revisited on social media less than a month ago. Hart has since made public statements about his remarks, but Monday’s comments...
Editorial: Gun owners, opponents need to read the room
Situational awareness. It’s the idea that you should be aware of what’s happening around you. It’s why Secret Service agents scan rooms and note all the people in them. It’s why many law enforcement officers won’t sit with their back turned to a door or window. It’s what Shawn Thomas...
Letter to the editor: War on the poor
Three blocks from the theater where I saw “A Christmas Carol,” a gray-haired woman sat on the sidewalk with her two grandsons. Both under 3, they couldn’t open their granola bars and gnawed at the wrappers instead. Her sign read “Please help.” My son and I bought groceries, then accompanied...
Letter to the editor: No tax payment, no tax cut
I was just thinking while I was gathering my background information and receipts for preparing my 2018 federal income tax return: If you don’t pay federal income tax (almost 50 percent of filers don’t), how can you complain about not getting a tax cut? Just sayin’. Joseph Marmo Cheswick...
Letter to the editor: Justice for murdered cop
Regarding the article “Sheriff: California officer’s killer is in the U.S. illegally” (Dec. 27, TribLIVE): The Democrats will provide him with the best public defender money can buy. There is only one way to get justice: Bring him field-dressed over the fender of a police car. Justified. Paul Berginc Hempfield...
Letter to the editor: Romney’s courage
At a time in which many American patriots have wondered who within the Republican Party will now be present in Congress to challenge the president for the destruction that he has inflicted on our nation, its character and our values, we have the good fortune to be at the dawn...
J&L Travel Celebrates 30 Years
Joanne Letcher started in the travel business coordinating ski trips to Europe, prompting her to open her own travel agency in Carnegie 30 years ago. Her first location was on Third Avenue, but now operates out of Suite 205 at 150 E. Main Street in the Masonic Building. Over the...
‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ looks to silver linings, second chances on NBC
In a fitting setup even he couldn’t have written, “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” co-creator Dan Goor was in the bathroom when he got the call that Fox had canceled the comedy after five seasons. There had been rumblings about the fate of the show, but as Goor will tell you, there’s always...
Delectable Oatmeal Cake created using old-fashioned recipe cards
I knew when I met Janice Lane Palko that her Oatmeal Cake had more of a story behind it than just a cake on a platter. In this day of technology, where everything we do is on a computer or smartphone, Janice shares the wonderful feeling she gets when she...
Hampton library seeks contestants for chili cook off
Whether it’s hot and spicy or smooth and mild, someone in the area is certainly holding a winning chili recipe and what way to better prove it than at the Hampton Library Second Annual Chili Cook off on Jan. 26 at the Hampton Community Center on McCully Road in Allison...
Bridgeville couple welcome birth of first child
Jillian (Butts) and David Head of Bridgeville welcome their first child, Lillian Rien Head, who was born Dec. 31, weighing in at six pounds, 13 ounces and measuring 18 inches long. She was the last baby born at St. Clair Hospital for 2018. Maternal grandparents are Jeanine and Robert Butts...
Inmate denies 3 syringes found in his rectum are his
MIAMI — A Florida man picked up on a drug charge arrest warrant Friday brought some extra junk in his trunk to Pinellas County jail, authorities say. As 40-year-old Wesley Scott’s arrest affidavit says, “while being strip searched (Scott) removed three syringes from his rectum and provided them to Deputy...
Florida man charged with threatening dead cancer activist’s mother
DELTONA, Fla. — Authorities say a Florida man has been charged with making death threats against the mother of a Purdue University superfan and cancer activist who died last week. A Volusia County Sheriff’s Office news release says 39-year-old John Matthew Pinkham was arrested Monday at a Deltona, Fla., home...
Pittsburgh man’s death in Collier ruled suicide
The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s office said a man found dead in Collier on Sunday took his own life. The death of Stuart Hayman Hunt, 36, of Pittsburgh was ruled a suicide. His body was found Sunday morning next to Chartiers Creek below an Interstate 79 overpass in Collier Township,...
Reports: Matt LaFleur accepts offer to become Packers coach
NASHVILLE — The Green Bay Packers are turning to fast-rising offensive whiz Matt LaFleur to aid Aaron Rodgers and end a two-year absence from the postseason. LaFleur accepted an offer Monday to become the next head coach of the Packers, according to a person familiar with the decision. The person...
The shutdown fight becomes a rhetorical war
WASHINGTON — Sen. Lindsey Graham went on national television Sunday morning and declared that there would be no deal to end the partial government shutdown until top Democrats stopped calling Republicans “racists” for supporting a U.S.-Mexico border wall. But none of the four top congressional Democrats negotiating an end to...
IRS will pay tax refunds during government shutdown, official says
The Internal Revenue Service will issue refunds to taxpayers even if the U.S. government shutdown extends into the filing season, a decision that may reduce political pressure on Congress and President Trump to reach a deal to reopen the federal government. “Tax refunds will go out,” the acting director of...
Seattle City Council members visit New York to warn about Amazon HQ2
Two politicians from Amazon.com’s hometown traveled across the country to New York to deliver a cautionary message about the company’s expansion in the city. Members of the Seattle City Council, Lisa Herbold and Teresa Mosqueda, are urging elected officials in New York to pass legislation now that will address potential...
Letter to the editor: Protect Land & Water Conservation Fund
I was happy to hear the recent announcement that Hempfield Park received a grant from the Land & Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), the nation’s cornerstone conservation program, which has preserved and improved parks and open spaces, created new recreational opportunities, and helped revitalize local communities. Hempfield Park plans include construction...
Letter to the editor: Socialists & the presidency
I agree with The New York Times’ warning to Nancy Pelosi not to give too much power to the newly elected House Democrats who call themselves “Democratic socialists.” They will be a minority of the Democrats in the House. I don’t enjoy being unkind or insulting toward anyone, even the...
