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Chemical hair straighteners and the impact on Black women’s health
Jasmine Green sat in the kitchen one afternoon in 2003, getting her hair done by her grandmother. Her curly coils were being parted in sections with a slender comb to reveal her scalp. Vaseline was placed on open areas between the parts. After the Vaseline, a thick, pungent white cream...
Taylor Swift wins album of the year Grammy for a record 4th timeVideo
LOS ANGELES — Taylor Swift won album of the year at the Grammy Awards for “Midnights,” breaking a record for most wins in the category with four. She began her speech by thanking her producer and friend Jack Antonoff and added, “I would love to tell you this is the...
The 2024 Grammy Awards are here with SZA, Phoebe Bridgers and Victoria Monét leading the nominations
LOS ANGELES — The 66th Grammy Awards are set to take place Sunday at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, and there’s a lot to be excited about. Women outpace men in the major categories, so expect to see a spotlight on its female nominees. “That’s the same throughout the...
Newspaper heiress Patty Hearst was kidnapped 50 years ago. Now she’s famous for her dogs
LOS ANGELES — Newspaper heiress Patricia “Patty” Hearst was kidnapped at gunpoint 50 years ago Sunday by the Symbionese Liberation Army, a little-known armed revolutionary group. The 19-year-old college student’s infamous abduction in Berkeley, California, led to Hearst joining forces with her captors for a 1974 bank robbery that earned...
Daycation Destination: Visit where the bison roam in Allegheny County
Joyce Stewart of Bethel Park has visited her favorite furry mammal for more than 70 years in South Park. Meet the gang of nine bison that provide a unique attraction in the South Park Game Preserve — Big Head, Daisy, Rosie, Violet, Lily, Alice, Crimson, Clover and Baby Diane. Technically,...
Libraries see rise in usage since covid; circulation, eBook usage increases
Scott Mason of Greensburg was spending his Saturday morning at the Greensburg Hempfield Area Library in Greensburg, reading a 1931 book on Revolutionary War hero Arthur St. Clair for an upcoming presentation before the Greensburg Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Mason relies upon the reference books in...
Wayne Kramer, co-founder of revolutionary rock band the MC5, dead at 75Video
NEW YORK — Wayne Kramer, the co-founder of the protopunk Detroit band the MC5 that thrashed out such hardcore anthems as “Kick Out the Jams” and influenced everyone from the Clash to Rage Against the Machine, has died at age 75. Kramer died Friday at Cedars-Sinai hospital in Los Angeles,...
Gatto’s Cycle Shop celebrates 60 years in Tarentum, opens Marine Center
George Gatto is riding the wave of change. As his family-owned Gatto Cycle Shop marks its 60th year in Tarentum, it’s shifting focus to the growing popularity of boating in the Alle-Kiski Valley. Gatto’s opened a Marine Center on Saturday in its former Harley-Davidson storefront along East Sixth Avenue. “The...
Support group formed to help people who might be hoarders
A new support group is starting in Westmoreland County to help people who have issues with clutter, organization and/or hoarding. The group will hold meetings and connect participants with therapy and in-home assistance through a grant from the Community Foundation of Westmoreland County to combat what organizers say is a...
TV Talk: WPXI-TV goes dark on DirecTV; Waterston exits ‘Law & Order’
As of Saturday morning, WPXI-TV is no longer available to DirecTV customers, the latest retransmission dispute that impacts local viewers, this time between Channel 11 parent company Cox Media Group and DirecTV. In a statement at WPXI.com, the station says, “DIRECTV has dropped WPXI from its lineup.” In its competing...
As investors pile into psychedelics, idealism gives way to pharma economics
Money is pouring into the fledgling psychedelic medicine industry, with dozens of startup companies vying to be among the first to sell mind-expanding drugs for depression, addiction and other mental health conditions. While psychedelics are still illegal under federal law, companies are jostling to try and patent key ingredients found...
Painting by René Magritte may fetch $64 million at auction marking century of surrealism
LONDON — A major work by surrealist painter René Magritte that hasn’t been shown in public for a quarter century could fetch 50 million pounds ($64 million) at auction next month. Christie’s auction house announced Saturday that it will offer “L’ami intime” (The Intimate Friend) at a March 7 sale...
Gardening and growing food a form of liberation for the Black community
Amid winter’s gray skies and unpredictable temperatures, Black communities are reclaiming their narrative through gardening and growing food, a powerful act of resilience that fuels empowerment. Despite sometimes freezing temperatures, they sow seeds of change, heralding a season of growth and autonomy. Raynise Kelly and TaRay Kelly are owners of...
‘Nostalgia’ bands draw reliable crowds, spur economic activity
Classic rock band The Guess Who took the stage last night at The Palace Theatre in Greensburg, belting out hits such as “American Woman” and “These Eyes.” Nostalgia is the primary draw for bands of a certain vintage who are looking to capitalize on the magic of classic rock’s heyday....
Michael Jordan’s signed NBA championship sneakers sell for record $8M at auction
NEW YORK — Signed sneakers Michael Jordan wore during NBA championship games sold for a whopping $8 million at an auction in New York City. Sotheby’s announced Friday that a set of six individual sneakers worn by the basketball legend broke the record for the most expensive game-worn sneakers ever...
Actor Carl Weathers, who starred in ‘Rocky’ movies and ‘The Mandalorian,’ diesVideo
NEW YORK — Carl Weathers, a former NFL linebacker who became a Hollywood action movie and comedy star, playing nemesis-turned-ally Apollo Creed in the “Rocky” movies, facing off against Arnold Schwarzenegger in “Predator” and teaching golf in “Happy Gilmore,” has died. He was 76. Matt Luber, his manager, said Weathers...
Great escapes exhibit explores how World War II captives coped with tedium and torment
LONDON — Eighty years ago in one of the most ingenious and audacious acts of defiance of World War II, 76 prisoners of war tunneled out of a German POW camp into a snowy forest. For most of the escapees, it ended tragically. Three made it to safety, but the...
Buyers can customize new construction home in O’Hara
The inside of this newly constructed home has been left unfinished on purpose. Owner Louis Marsico has created a residence that allows the buyer to add personal touches. Located at 1502 Powers Run Road in O’Hara, the home was built in 2022. It has five bedrooms, four and one half...
Trib Lunch Box: Phil’s forecast, deepfake concerns, indy pharmacies, weekend fun
Here are some noon headlines from TribLive, Friday, Feb. 2, 2024: We’ve made it even easier to get news from TribLive delivered right to your inbox. Choose from daily news and sports newsletters to stay informed of the news that matters most to you. Sign up here: Phil says...
Why Taylor Swift’s globe-trotting in private jets is getting scrutinized
PHILADELPHIA — For weeks, scrutiny over singer Taylor Swift’s travel in private jets has been bubbling up on social media, with people pointing out the planet-warming emissions of carbon dioxide released with every flight. The megastar is dating Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, one of the NFL’s most...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: Feb. 2-4
Welcome to the first weekend in February. Here are some ways to spend it. Lunar New Year The Greater Pittsburgh Lunar New Year Celebration Gala is Saturday at Point Park University’s Pittsburgh Playhouse, Downtown. It is the Year of the Dragon. The event, hosted by the Pittsburgh Chinese Cultural Center,...
Hill District Library hosts event celebrating Black literature
The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Hill District branch kicked off Black History Month on Tuesday with “30 Books in 30 Minutes.” Librarians went through a list of books by Black authors on their top must-read list, running the gamut from graphic novels to science fiction, with a little romance in...
Deepfake images continue to cloud social media. Can they be stopped?
Ari Lightman admits he probably would fall for a deepfake. “I cannot spot a deepfake,” he said. That might be considered alarming, as Lightman is a Carnegie Mellon University professor of digital media and marketing who teaches classes measuring the impact of emerging technologies. Yet even he says he is...
Mrithi, first gorilla born at the Pittsburgh Zoo, dies at 31
The first-ever gorilla born at the Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium has died, zoo officials announced Thursday. Mrithi, a male silver-back Western lowland gorilla, had recently been showing mobility problems, with spinal issues the likely suspect, according to assistant mammal curator Karen Vacco. He was born June 1, 1992. The name...
Roberto Clemente exhibit honoring the late Pirates player makes stop at Caribbean Series in Miami
MIAMI — Some of Roberto Clemente’s most impactful career and life moments are on display at the Miami Marlins’ loanDepot Park. A traveling exhibit titled “3,000” — a nod to the day on Sept. 30, 1972, that the late Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder became the first Latin American-born major league player...
