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Trump revels in threats to commit war crimes in Iran

WASHINGTON — Power plants, desalination stations, oil wells, roads, bridges and other infrastructure. They are the foundations of civilian life in Iran, and their destruction by American and Israeli forces would cause widespread suffering among the country’s 93 million people — and in most cases would be considered a war...
Carnegie Mellon University custodian accused of stealing student wallets, using credit cards at dispensary

A custodian accused of stealing wallets and other possessions from Carnegie Mellon University students was identified in part after using two stolen credit cards at a marijuana dispensary in Squirrel Hill, according to a criminal complaint. He had also taken a wallet containing a tracking device that pinged to his...
ICE agents detain newlywed spouse of soldier training to deploy

A U.S. Army staff sergeant and his wife arrived at his base in Louisiana last week, expecting to begin their life together as newlyweds. The couple checked in at the visitor center, identification in hand, ready to complete the steps that would allow her to move into his home on...
It’s time for Artemis II to break Apollo 13’s distance record. What to know about the moon flybyVideo

HOUSTON — The Artemis II astronauts are already the champions of a fresh new era of lunar exploration. Now it’s time to set a new distance record. Launched last week on humanity’s first trip to the moon since 1972, the three Americans and one Canadian are chasing after Apollo 13’s...
Inside the Pentagon, fears of a disrupted war effort after Army chief’s ouster

WASHINGTON — Merely two weeks had passed since the Iran war began when Gen. Randy George, the Army’s highest-ranking officer, began sounding an alarm. Touring a weapons depot in North Carolina, George warned lawmakers present that the conflict’s vast and ever-growing list of targets was straining U.S. capacity — “depleting...
New Kensington couple, dog rescued from fire after neighbor sees smoke, wakes them

Two New Kensington residents and an Arnold firefighter were hurt in a fire that did severe damage to a home in the city’s Valley Heights section Sunday morning. The fire at 791 Kennedy Ave. was reported about 8:30 a.m., New Kensington fire Chief Ed Saliba said. According to Saliba, an...
1 killed, 2 injured by wrong-way crash along Route 40 in Washington County

A wrong-way crash Saturday in Donegal Township left one man dead and two people seriously injured. The Washington County Coroner’s Office says Daniel Pasqualucci, 41, of Donegal Township died after his sedan collided head-on with an SUV near the intersection of Route 40 and Lake Road. Pasqualucci was driving east...
Immigrant rights activist sets off on 8-day march to ICE detention center

With the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in Pittsburgh’s South Side as a backdrop, immigrant rights advocate Jaime Martinez implored community members Sunday morning to see the humanity in their foreign-born neighbors. “Dignity is not conditional,” said Martinez, who founded activist group Frontline Dignity last year. “It is not...
Trump issues expletive-filled threat against Iran as details of U.S. aviator’s rescue emerge

TEHRAN, Iran — U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday made expletive-filled threats against Iran and its infrastructure if it doesn’t open the Strait of Hormuz by his Tuesday deadline, after American forces rescued a wounded aviator whose Iran-downed plane fell behind enemy lines. A defiant Iran struck infrastructure targets in...
Editorial: Take a seat at the holiday table

The stories of Easter and Passover are very different. Easter is the story of sacrifice and redemption. It is the heart of the Christian faith. Passover is the story of survival and freedom. It is central to Jewish identity. There is overlap. It often happens with the calendar, as it...
Construction continues on New Kensington industrial park

The view from the New Kensington Bridge will look a bit different come year’s end. Since the Regional Industrial Development Corp. and the Westmoreland County Industrial Corp. bought the New Kensington Advanced Manufacturing Park along the Allegheny River, the site, known for its brick buildings with missing windows, has been...
Trump: U.S. service member missing after Iran shot down fighter jet has been rescued

WASHINGTON — A U.S. service member who has been missing since Iran shot down a fighter jet has been rescued, President Donald Trump wrote in a social media post early Sunday. A frantic U.S. search-and-rescue operation unfolded after the crash of the F-15E Strike Eaglejet on Friday, as Iran also...
Woman angered over police being called to settle an argument accused of shooting at family of 7 in Larimer

A woman angered that someone called Pittsburgh police to resolve a neighborhood argument she had not been part of in Larimer on Monday is accused of firing multiple shots at a family of seven, critically injuring one. Pittsburgh police charged Latasha Thorne, 34, of Homewood South on Friday with attempted...
ICE says 13 arrested at PennDOT drivers’ license center in Armstrong County

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested 13 people Friday at a PennDOT driver’s license center near Kittanning, according to the Department of Homeland Security. Jason Koontz, a DHS spokesman, said ICE was called by East Franklin police after “concerned citizens reported an abnormally large amount of individuals” outside the...
Here are the planned stops for immigrant rights activist’s 8-day walk to ICE detention center

Jaime Martinez’s eight-day walk from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in Pittsburgh’s South Side to the agency’s detention center in Clearfield County will take him through Monroeville, Apollo and Indiana. The march envisioned by Martinez, executive director of immigrant advocacy group Frontline Dignity, will start about 8 a.m....
Artemis II astronauts are more than halfway to the moon as they seek to break Apollo 13’s record

Now more than halfway to the moon, the Artemis II astronauts were toasted by Canada on Saturday as they prepared for their historic lunar fly-around to push deeper into space than even the Apollo astronauts. The three Americans and one Canadian will reach their destination Monday, photographing the mysterious lunar...

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