10+ hour, 18+ min ago   (569+ words) The self-storage business in the region looks poised to grow in the western end of Westmoreland County, as an independently owned business plans to expand operations along Route 30 in Irwin. Conley Self Storage plans to add 54 units to the business…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (380+ words) President Donald Trump wants the Smithsonian Institution to install a colossal statue of George Washington outside the National Museum of American History and a special exhibit honoring the nation’s first president. Trump, in social media posts late Friday, asked for…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (744+ words) For many of us, the summer is ending in a paroxysm of grief. Perennials we believed would last forever have perished. Over mere weeks, we lost a legendary performer, a feminist trailblazer and a living memorial. I never met Dolly…...

22+ hour, 12+ min ago   (242+ words) ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A former CIA official found with $40 million of gold bars in his home has reached a tentative plea agreement after being charged with theft for fraudulently inflating his salary, according to court records. A federal judge on Friday…...

1+ day, 38+ min ago   (808+ words) Eight years ago, a blue wave swept dozens of Democrats into Congress, making them heroes of the resistance to President Donald Trump. But as quickly as tides roll in, they roll back out. It’s been a decidedly mixed bag since…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (158+ words) I am Roman Catholic. The church’s teachings have answers for a beautiful but troubled world; the message of hope, and a road map for life’s journey. But Pope Leo XIV comments that a culture that “rearms minds, words, nations” was…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (652+ words) KYIV, Ukraine — Russia bombarded cities across Ukraine with missiles and drones in an overnight onslaught that ran into the daylight of hours Thursday, when explosions echoed around Kyiv through the morning. Ukraine is desperately short of U.S.-made Patriot air…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (801+ words) The scope of an alleged cocaine distribution ring involving students at Penn State University remains unclear, but testimony at preliminary hearings offered some clarity as to how much money and drugs were exchanged between the two accused leaders of the…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (518+ words) KINSHASA, Congo — The Ebola outbreak in Congo, the world’s fastest-growing outbreak of the disease on record, has now spread to seven provinces in the African country, local authorities said. And it’s showing no signs of slowing down. According to the…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (178+ words) SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea launched ballistic missiles toward the sea on Saturday, its neighbors said, a day after the U.S., South Korea and Japan ended their trilateral military drill that North Korea views as a security threat. South Korea’s…...