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Trump says he ‘most likely’ will grant an extension toward TikTok ban
The clock is ticking toward a U.S. ban on TikTok, but users seeking clarity on what that will mean did not get much Saturday from the company that runs the popular video-sharing platform or the tech giants that offer the TikTok app in their digital marketplaces. However, President-elect Donald Trump...
Pittsburgh baseball fans turn out for PiratesFest
As winter raged outside, warmer thoughts of spring were on the minds of baseball fans Saturday at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center during the latest edition of PiratesFest. Autograph seekers were able to meet some of their favorite current — and past — Pittsburgh Pirates players, including Andrew McCutchen,...
What other apps can you turn to with TikTok ban just days away?
With a possible TikTok ban just days away, many U.S. users are looking for alternative social media platforms to help them keep up with pop culture or provide the type of entertaining videos that popularized the short-form video app. The Supreme Court on Friday unanimously upheld the federal law banning...
Mediterranean-themed restaurant slated for Aspinwall
An Indiana Township restaurateur is hoping to open a Turkish-themed bar and eatery in a former historic train station in Aspinwall. The former Luke & Mike’s Frontporch permanently closed on Dec. 28 and co-owner Sheri Rice confirmed Jan. 7 the business is under contract with Pittsburgh-based Finike LLC., registered to...
Nintendo says its new Switch 2 console will be released in 2025
LOS ANGELES — Gaming giant Nintendo revealed its newest console Thursday in a highly anticipated announcement gamers had been waiting for since rumors of its release first spread years ago. But the initial reaction to the Nintendo Switch 2 was lackluster, and the company’s Tokyo-traded shares slumped 4.3% on Friday....
Tony Award-winning British actor Joan Plowright, widow of Laurence Olivier, dies at 95
LONDON — Award-winning British actor Joan Plowright, who with her late husband Laurence Olivier did much to revitalize the U.K.’s theatrical scene in the decades after World War II, has died. She was 95. In a statement Friday, her family said Plowright died the previous day at Denville Hall, a...
Biden got an Oval Office letter from Trump and may leave one in the desk himself. It’d be a first
WASHINGTON — Ronald Reagan probably didn’t realize he was starting a tradition when he wrote a note congratulating his successor and left it in the Oval Office desk drawer after two terms as president. He did that for George H.W. Bush, his successor and vice president of eight years. Bush...
Pittsburgh author’s book chronicles her family’s journey with autism
Jennifer Briggs and her husband struggled through their early years as parents. Their daughter, Sarah, was diagnosed with autism at 4 years old. She was nonverbal. It was a struggle to ensure she ate enough to stay healthy. “We’d tried lots of therapies, and nothing was working,” said Briggs, 47,...
O’Hara resident settles into leadership at Southern Allegheny Valley Emergency Services
A third-generation volunteer firefighter is continuing a family legacy of public service in Sharpsburg and Aspinwall. Shaler native Mike Daniher is the inaugural chief of Southern Allegheny Valley Emergency Services, or SAVES. The communities of Sharpsburg and Aspinwall merged their fire departments into a new company in 2023 in an...
Take the TribLive weekly news quiz: Jan. 17
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Here are 5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: Jan. 17-19
Some people love the snow and some people hate it, but like it or not, we’re stuck with the fluffy white stuff for now. Here are a variety of events where you can enjoy — or escape — winter this weekend. Mac Miller Tribute The late Pittsburgh-born rapper Mac Miller...
Here are 5 things to do in Westmoreland this weekend: Jan. 17-19
Here are some fun things to do on this wintry weekend in Westmoreland. YMCA Family Fun Night If you’re sick and tired of the cold, take a little tropical trip at the Greensburg YMCA’s Winter Luau Party. The Family Fun Night is free for members, $5 for nonmembers or $15...
David Lynch, visionary filmmaker behind ‘Twin Peaks’ and ‘Mulholland Drive,’ dies at 78
David Lynch, the filmmaker celebrated for his uniquely dark and dreamlike vision in such movies as “Blue Velvet” and “Mulholland Drive” and the TV series “Twin Peaks,” has died just days before his 79th birthday. His family announced the death in a Facebook post on Thursday. “There’s a big hole...
Dry January can be a gateway to sobriety
We’re halfway through January — which is the time many people start to slack on their new year’s resolutions or forgo them altogether. In fact, the second Friday in January is known as “Quitters Day,” the day that most people give up their resolutions. One common resolution that has gained...
TV Talk: ‘Severance’ back after delay; Manganiello’s Steelers cakesVideo
In the battle for viewers’ eyeballs, Apple TV+ remains a bit of a small fish in the large streaming pond, but Hollywood folks like to work for the service because Apple has more money to spend on shows than traditional Hollywood studios, although reports suggest even Apple is trying to...
Sherree Goldstein talks about opening Title 9, Pittsburgh’s first women’s sports bar
In 1972, a federal law was passed barring sex discrimination in government-funded education programs, including sports. Sherree Goldstein took inspiration from the common name for that law — Title IX — when naming her new venture, Title 9, an East Liberty bar that will exclusively show women’s sports. “Title IX,...
Movie Review: ‘Wolf Man’ is a toothless reboot that’ll make you bark at the moonVideo
Blake Lovell thinks taking his wife and young daughter to rural Oregon to pack up his dead father’s belongings is a good idea. It’s a break from their urban life, might help repair his fraying marriage and reconnect them all with nature. “It would be good for us,” he argues....
What’s so great about Wegmans? We went to the Erie store to askVideo
Wegmans is coming. Wegmans is coming. Wegmans executives said they are eyeing late 2027 as the target date to open their recently announced Cranberry location and hinted there could be more stores coming to the Pittsburgh area. So, why the hoopla? A TribLive journalist drove to the Erie store this...
British author Neil Gaiman denies ever engaging in non-consensual sex as more accusers come forward
MELBOURNE, Australia — Best-selling British author Neil Gaiman released a statement Wednesday denying he had ever engaged in non-consensual sex after a magazine this week published allegations from several women, accusing him of sexual assault. The 64-year-old author of “The Sandman” comic book series and novel “American Gods” was responding...
TV Q&A: Did a KDKA-TV reporter switch stations?Video
Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen answers reader questions every Wednesday at TribLive.com in a column that also appears in the Sunday Tribune-Review. Q: I was watching coverage of the Los Angeles fires on the CBS News website and saw KDKA-TV’s Barry Pintar in Los Angeles. He seemed to...
Pittsburgh pup to play in the Puppy Bowl
The Steel City will be well represented on the gridiron in February despite the Pittsburgh Steelers being out of the NFL playoffs. Centaur, a mixed breed from Animal Friends was one of the pups drafted from rescue groups nationwide to play in Puppy Bowl XXI. The original and longest running...
Pete Hegseth asked to define ‘jagoff’ at Senate confirmation hearing
The term “jagoff” is more than just an insult in Pittsburgh. Here, it holds great cultural significance. But that’s not what Pete Hegseth was trying to convey during his U.S. Senate confirmation hearing. Hegseth, a combat veteran and former Fox News host, is President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary....
Why Western Pennsylvanians are hungry for WegmansVideo
Western Pennsylvanians expressed their excitement after New York-based grocery chain Wegmans announced its first foray into the area. The new store will be located in Cranberry Township, a significantly shorter drive than the current closest locations in Erie and State College. So why all the fuss? What does Wegmans offer...
U.S. TikTok users flock to Chinese app Xiaohongshu in protest with TikTok ban looming
HONG KONG — As the threat of a TikTok ban looms, U.S. TikTok users are flocking to the Chinese social media app Xiaohongshu — making it the top downloaded app in the U.S. Some of the “TikTok refugees,” as they call themselves, say the TikTok alternative, a Chinese app, is...
10 restaurants, stores and chains we’d like to see come to Pittsburgh
A long-sought Wegmans will finally be coming to the Pittsburgh region, with the grocery store chain on Monday announcing plans to open a location in Cranberry. Other coveted regional chains have popped up locally in recent years, with Raising Canes opening its first location in Oakland in 2023 (followed by...
