http://www.post-gazette.com/ All News en-us Copyright 2012, post-gazette.com. Mon, 10 Dec 2012 01:07:29 -0500 15 http://www.post-gazette.com/includes/2007design/images/150x30pg_now_logo.gif http://www.post-gazette.com/ 144 39 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12345/1282561-110.stm?cmpid=news.xml These elected officials are voted into office to work for the good and welfare of all citizens of the United States. Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12345/1282577-499.stm?cmpid=news.xml The family of a 20-year-old college student who died after a frat house fall has settled with the fraternity and a beer distributor. Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12345/1282707-129.stm?cmpid=news.xml Andrew McCarthy talks about his one-time real fear of people and how writing and travel have changed him. Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12345/1282708-114.stm?cmpid=news.xml Educating Teens about HIV/AIDS Inc. is continuing its Live Life Without the Disease Series for Parents and Teens. Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12345/1282709-114.stm?cmpid=news.xml Pittsburgh East Relay for Life is holding a cookie sale from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dec. Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12345/1282710-114.stm?cmpid=news.xml Dr. Nancy Davidson reacts to study suggesting that breast-cancer screening for women without symptoms may pose more risks than benefits. Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12345/1282711-114.stm?cmpid=news.xml Dr. Victor Prisk is an orthopedic surgeon who has been a gymnast, a semi-pro dancer and now a bodybuilder. Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12345/1282712-114.stm?cmpid=news.xml Two doctors' claims that marathoning is harmful are countered by those who see benefits. Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12345/1282713-114.stm?cmpid=news.xml New breast self-exam recommendations are designed to encourage women to be familiar with their breasts so they notice changes. Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12345/1282714-67.stm?cmpid=news.xml For the third time in three outings, a Pittsburgher is the unwitting star of Spike TV's "The Joe Schmo Show." Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12345/1282747-44.stm?cmpid=news.xml Are you a sports kid? Or a kid who loves facts? Or one of those kids who is always asking "Why?" Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12345/1282748-115.stm?cmpid=news.xml The moon will not interfere this week with one of the year's best displays of "shooting stars," the Geminid meteor shower. Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12345/1282837-192.stm?cmpid=news.xml Sharene Shealey has what it takes to be school board president in a trying time. Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12345/1282838-192.stm?cmpid=news.xml It's not a case for rejoicing, but the jobless rate is headed in the right direction. Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12345/1282839-192.stm?cmpid=news.xml Thirty-five years later, the Voyager spacecraft fly onward to a distant and unknown region. Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12345/1282840-110.stm?cmpid=news.xml He's done it with shale gas, liquor stores, the lottery, schools ... Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12345/1282843-109.stm?cmpid=news.xml Tax bills for families will spike if the House doesn't act before the New Year. Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12345/1282844-109.stm?cmpid=news.xml You may have heard that there are going to be 20 women in the Senate next year. I've been trying to figure out what that means. Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12345/1282845-109.stm?cmpid=news.xml Misinformation continues to spread as Congress considers extending benefits. Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12345/1282846-109.stm?cmpid=news.xml Contract negotiations between teachers' unions and school districts often resemble a Civil War battle. It doesn't need to be that way. Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12345/1282848-110.stm?cmpid=news.xml It was an insult to both Catholics and non-Catholics who share the pope's "15th-century" beliefs. Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12345/1282849-110.stm?cmpid=news.xml The PG reaffirmed the perception that it is anti-Catholic as it allowed the beliefs of a large segment of Christians to be ridiculed. Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12345/1282851-110.stm?cmpid=news.xml Thank God he protected us against standing up for the rights of the disabled. Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12345/1282852-110.stm?cmpid=news.xml I'd give to the Carnegie Library if it hadn't forced me to support it with my property taxes. Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12345/1282853-110.stm?cmpid=news.xml It doesn't act like a charity that deserves a tax exemption. Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12345/1282986-323.stm?cmpid=news.xml From pop to country, there are plenty of great gifts out there for the music lover on your list. Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12345/1283012-53.stm?cmpid=news.xml Pittsburgh water workers this week will begin installing pipes for a backup pump system in Highland Park that will help keep water flowing. Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12345/1283013-53.stm?cmpid=news.xml City homicide detectives are investigating a possible drowning victim found in the Monongahela River shortly before 11 a.m. Sunday. Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12345/1283014-57.stm?cmpid=news.xml A woman who was shot in Beaver Falls Saturday died two hours later and an autopsy was to be performed Sunday. Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12345/1283015-54.stm?cmpid=news.xml Inbound Route 28 will close overnight and traffic will be detoured via the 40th Street Bridge starting at 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12345/1283016-143.stm?cmpid=news.xml Conquering two of the largest television markets is part of the Big Ten's expansion policy. Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12345/1283018-143.stm?cmpid=news.xml Penn State football lands a trio of defensive prospects in the wake of a busy recruiting weekend. Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12345/1283023-365.stm?cmpid=news.xml Top playoff performers like Clairton's Boyd and North Allegheny's Leftwich keep adding to career marks. Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12345/1283024-142.stm?cmpid=news.xml Pitt reserve center embraced by teammates, becomes leader even after early, high expectations. Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12345/1283034-122.stm?cmpid=news.xml Arthur Fidel, 88, a brilliant businessman whose greatest legacy may be from his ceaseless charitable efforts, died Wednesday. Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12345/1283038-152.stm?cmpid=news.xml When William F. Buckley died in February 2008, one of the first things that sprang to my mind in contemplating his extraordinary career Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12345/1283039-294.stm?cmpid=news.xml We are so excited about the U.S. premiere of "Jack Reacher" taking place in Pittsburgh this Saturday. Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12345/1283042-323.stm?cmpid=news.xml They call themselves "the voice of construction in Western Pennsylvania," but for one night this week what they will build is goodwill. Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12345/1283043-298.stm?cmpid=news.xml Sharene Shealey, the new school board president, says she is committed to quality schools for her children and others. Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12345/1283045-87.stm?cmpid=news.xml Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger "We didn't play well at all." Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12345/1283047-66.stm?cmpid=news.xml The Steelers did not just lose to San Diego, 34-24, they never led, they never threatened to lead, they never looked like a threat. Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12345/1283051-66.stm?cmpid=news.xml Left guard Willie Colon exited the game Sunday against the San Diego Chargers in the second quarter with a left knee injury. Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12345/1283055-66.stm?cmpid=news.xml Game Ball goes to: Ben Roethlisberger Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12345/1283059-150.stm?cmpid=news.xml The record must show that the dreadful Chargers got their first regular-season victory in Pittsburgh, Mike Tomlin's team simply wasn't home. Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12345/1283060-66.stm?cmpid=news.xml Gerry Dulac grades the Steelers' effort Sunday in their win against the San Diego Chargers. Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12345/1283061-66.stm?cmpid=news.xml Chargers president Dean Spanos presented a game ball to Norv Turner for the franchise's first regular-season victory in Pittsburgh. Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12345/1283068-115.stm?cmpid=news.xml Nine leukemia patients are cancer-free after being treated with genetically-altered versions of their own immune cells. Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12345/1283069-455.stm?cmpid=news.xml A Toledo attorney who sued five online companies that charge money to remove mug shots says he plans to sue in Pittsburgh early next year. Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12345/1283073-84.stm?cmpid=news.xml Scores of same-sex couples crowded Seattle City Hall for a day of wedding ceremonies Sunday, the first day they could marry under new law. Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12345/1283078-84.stm?cmpid=news.xml For more than two decades, the defining battles within the Supreme Court over social and moral controversies have been fought between two. Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12345/1283079-455.stm?cmpid=news.xml The Allegheny County Board of Viewers won't get to some assessment appeals before 2014. Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12345/1283081-82.stm?cmpid=news.xml Cuba, especially the eastern third of the island, is suffering an alarming outbreak of cholera, brewed in its decrepit sewer system. Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12345/1283082-53.stm?cmpid=news.xml The first data from research into the food decisions of 1,372 households in the Hill District and Homewood were recently presented. Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12345/1283083-82.stm?cmpid=news.xml Mario Monti's surprise announcement late Saturday raised the prospect of more political uncertainty and market turmoil. Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12345/1283084-147.stm?cmpid=news.xml This week's 12th annual Southwestern Pennsylvania Smart Growth Conference will focus on three issues. Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12345/1283085-84.stm?cmpid=news.xml Clashes between Sunni Muslim and Alawite militias have killed at least 17 people in a large Lebanese city recently in a violent spillover. Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12345/1283086-82.stm?cmpid=news.xml Hugo Chavez was heading back to Cuba on Sunday for a third cancer surgery after naming his vice president as his choice to lead the country. Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12345/1283087-82.stm?cmpid=news.xml A U.S. drone strike has killed a senior al-Qaida leader in Pakistan's tribal region near the Afghan border, Pakistani officials have said. Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12345/1283094-82.stm?cmpid=news.xml An American doctor kidnapped by the Taliban was rescued Sunday by Afghan and coalition forces in eastern Afghanistan, officials said. Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12345/1283095-84.stm?cmpid=news.xml Compensation for private college presidents has continued to drift upward, while the number crossing the $1 million barrier held steady. Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12345/1283096-54.stm?cmpid=news.xml Cranberry police Cpl. Dan Hahn has returned to work nearly two years after line-of-duty injuries. Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12345/1283098-84.stm?cmpid=news.xml On a weekend when Pennsylvania political types mingle on a grand scale, even Gov. Tom Corbett had a chance encounter that left him impressed Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12345/1283099-454.stm?cmpid=news.xml Another presidential election cycle barely in the books, state politicos were already trading gossip at the Pennsylvania Society gathering. Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12345/1283104-143.stm?cmpid=news.xml Maggie Lucas leads the way with 39 points for Bryce Jordan Center record; Robert Morris women fall on the road. Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12345/1283106-82.stm?cmpid=news.xml Egypt's main opposition groups rejected President Mohammed Morsi's weekend move to ease political tensions as the country braced. Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12345/1283111-84.stm?cmpid=news.xml President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner met Sunday at the White House to discuss the impending "fiscal cliff." Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12345/1283112-84.stm?cmpid=news.xml Bankrupt battery maker A123 Systems Inc., which was awarded a grant to help build U.S. factories, will sell most assets to a Chinese firm. Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1279890-67.stm?cmpid=news.xml Mel Brooks reflects on moments from his career in film and television in HBO's "Mel Brooks Strikes Back!" Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282504-373.stm?cmpid=news.xml It plunges down from our mountain of debt. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282505-372.stm?cmpid=news.xml And this time we need to ask the big questions about our country's fiscal condition. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282506-109.stm?cmpid=news.xml Kate's pregnancy gives us an opportunity to revisit the myth of the firstborn. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282513-109.stm?cmpid=news.xml 'President Obama needs to show everybody that no nation, including Israel, can take America's support completely for granted' ... Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282514-109.stm?cmpid=news.xml I never thought I'd say it, but I miss the presidential campaign. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282515-109.stm?cmpid=news.xml Growing up in Israel, I was reminded every year that Nov. 29 was a special date. Now the Palestinians have one. Let us hope it brings peace. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282516-109.stm?cmpid=news.xml In the McAlpine case, the wrong was done not by the originators of the libel, but by civilians who passed along what they'd heard. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282517-109.stm?cmpid=news.xml The term geoengineering is new and scary. But our technologies are already geoengineering the planet -- albeit accidentally and negatively. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282528-109.stm?cmpid=news.xml Facts that speak for themselves Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282530-192.stm?cmpid=news.xml Naming bridges, Mexican War Streets and John Minadeo. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282531-192.stm?cmpid=news.xml It's time the Legislature address problems highlighted by auditor general. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282532-192.stm?cmpid=news.xml South Carolina's uncompromising senator to head the Heritage Foundation. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282534-110.stm?cmpid=news.xml Mr. Kuehner may be referring to the staff with the Empowering Effective Teachers Initiative. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282555-432.stm?cmpid=news.xml This is the one time of the year when I stray from my normal investment fare in order to show you how to achieve some guaranteed returns. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282556-68.stm?cmpid=news.xml Where parents of the past pushed their kids to follow in their footsteps, we want the generation we raise to go where the jobs will be. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282557-68.stm?cmpid=news.xml I recently completed a lengthy interview process for a general manager position. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282558-68.stm?cmpid=news.xml Holiday greetings are widely appreciated in the business world, but the downside of sending cards is when you fail to do it properly. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282559-110.stm?cmpid=news.xml In the election just past, I voted for progress in our approach to taxes. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282560-67.stm?cmpid=news.xml Beginning Thursday, TV stations and cable providers are required to keep the volume of commercials at a level consistent with programming. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282562-388.stm?cmpid=news.xml The Grammy Award-winning Pacifica Quartet returns to Carnegie Music Hall in Oakland. Plus, Ellen Goodman lecture and more. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282563-34.stm?cmpid=news.xml Heirloom beans have elevated coffee to a commodity akin to wine. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282566-67.stm?cmpid=news.xml "Deal or No Deal" star Howie Mandel is back on NBC with a new game show, "Take It All." Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282567-67.stm?cmpid=news.xml His latest film, "25 Things I Like About Pittsburgh," delivers stories about people, places, history and human nature. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282568-37.stm?cmpid=news.xml Dallas has long been the No. 1 visitor destination in Texas, and for good reason. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282569-110.stm?cmpid=news.xml So, the Democrats already slew this "sacred cow" he talks about. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282571-110.stm?cmpid=news.xml This is America. When I vote with a clear conscience, only Jesus can judge me. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282572-110.stm?cmpid=news.xml I wonder how much of Mr. Spanier's $3 million could go toward life-long therapy for victims of Jerry Sandusky. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282579-110.stm?cmpid=news.xml While on a cruise in the Mediterranean, I received a box of Christmas cards handmade by third-graders and sent by their teacher. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282584-68.stm?cmpid=news.xml Seminars, meetings and networking for the week. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282585-68.stm?cmpid=news.xml People on the move Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282594-115.stm?cmpid=news.xml Among the deceased athletes whose brains were examined for the study were NFL Hall of Famers John Mackey and running back Ollie Matson Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282595-84.stm?cmpid=news.xml Longtime Republican media guru Roger Ailes, founder of Fox News and its current chairman, had some advice last year for then-Gen. Petraeus. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282596-84.stm?cmpid=news.xml Detective is trying to prove that two men who were executed in Kansas were also responsible for Florida murder of another family of four. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282597-84.stm?cmpid=news.xml Four years ago, Barack Obama's swearing-in drew a record crowd to the National Mall. There were 1.8 million people eager to witness history. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282598-84.stm?cmpid=news.xml Angered by what she thought was shoddy work on her home, Fairfax, Va., resident did what has become the go-to form of retail vengeance. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282599-28.stm?cmpid=news.xml Aetna and other insurers that initially fought Obama's health-care overhaul are reversing course, funding a group to help the uninsured. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282600-115.stm?cmpid=news.xml The savannah habitat that sustains African lions has shrunk by 75 percent over the past half-century, threatening their survival. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282602-155.stm?cmpid=news.xml We spend a lot of time in Pittsburgh not getting parking right. Maybe that's inevitable in a city that doubles in size every workday. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282603-294.stm?cmpid=news.xml Stacy Innerst is the artist. You are the caption writer. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282604-426.stm?cmpid=news.xml A local laborer visited President Lincoln to make a phony pitch for end to Civil War. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282606-82.stm?cmpid=news.xml Everything from shotguns, semi-automatic rifles to anti-tank and anti-aircraft weapons are making local and regional conflicts more lethal. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282607-82.stm?cmpid=news.xml No one understands how this will turn out, but no matter what happens, the Russia that existed in 2011 will not be seen again. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282608-82.stm?cmpid=news.xml More than a year of relative peace in Mogadishu has led to a property boom -- but one that comes at a bitter price for the poor. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282618-432.stm?cmpid=news.xml The final chapter in the saga of a fraudulent Wilkins staffing firm shows why many are troubled by how white collar criminals are punished. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282619-96.stm?cmpid=news.xml It is a good time to warn everyone of one of the biggest scams in the consumer world: the high-price cable and wire scam. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282621-28.stm?cmpid=news.xml It's time again for TechMan's Christmas Futility List. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282623-66.stm?cmpid=news.xml One by one, Ravens players said last Sunday night that their last-second, 23-20 loss to the Steelers wouldn't define their season. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282626-28.stm?cmpid=news.xml Americans will spend more on gasoline in 2012 than in any other year. The yearly national average price will be about $3.63 per gallon. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282627-84.stm?cmpid=news.xml In Washington parlance, sequestration refers to the dramatic cuts in federal spending that are set to kick in automatically January 1, 2013. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282628-454.stm?cmpid=news.xml Contributions from nonprofits are sought to trim $4.8 million shortfall in budget. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282629-454.stm?cmpid=news.xml When Chris Golembeski taxied to a stop recently in a Piper Cherokee 140 plane, all the mowed lawns and cleared tables finally had paid off. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282630-323.stm?cmpid=news.xml Since 1994, the Reese sisters of Point Breeze have adopted and raised six children with special needs. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282631-323.stm?cmpid=news.xml A book that details well designed gardens to a poinsettia program, you'll find something to flourish under any gardener's tree. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282632-28.stm?cmpid=news.xml FedEx Ground has forecast that it will move more than 280 million packages through its global network between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282633-28.stm?cmpid=news.xml Doing research on so-called shopping haul videos is proving challenging for a social psychology team from Penn State New Kensington. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282634-68.stm?cmpid=news.xml I'm concerned I'm overspending and heading toward a debt problem. What are some warning signs that I might be facing a financial crisis? Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282635-28.stm?cmpid=news.xml Discount prescription drug cards aren't a substitute for health insurance but can achieve big discounts at the pharmacy. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282636-28.stm?cmpid=news.xml Plus, feature film on fracking, law firms merge, special dividends and quote of the week. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282639-37.stm?cmpid=news.xml The Christmas Market is one of several holiday traditions sponsored by the Osthoff Resort in Elkhart Lake. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282640-37.stm?cmpid=news.xml Judi Dench and Helen Mirren head the cast list for the Post-Gazette's early spring Critic's Choice theater tour to London, March 10-17. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282641-37.stm?cmpid=news.xml US Airways ranks in the middle on healthful food offerings, new survey shows. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282642-37.stm?cmpid=news.xml Snow globes are OK for airport security lines in an easing of TSA rules. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282643-109.stm?cmpid=news.xml Mitchell James Kaplan picked up the new edition of 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame' to re-read. He was struck with awe. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282644-388.stm?cmpid=news.xml Take two local actors with a sense of humor, mix in the holidays and you've got the "12 Days of Pittsburgh N'at." Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282645-370.stm?cmpid=news.xml "The Silent History" takes ebooks to a new interactive level, and the Robots for iPad app explores the world of robots. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282646-51.stm?cmpid=news.xml Jill DeBroff mends ripped, sagging, dirty and disfigured plush toys at her Teddy Bear Hospital in Pittsburgh. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282660-358.stm?cmpid=news.xml The state Game Commission attempted to tap the brakes on bear population growth with the adoption of liberal harvest regulations. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282661-358.stm?cmpid=news.xml Share you deer photos by submitting them to www.post-gazette.com/yourphotos. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282662-358.stm?cmpid=news.xml It's time for two important citizen science projects: the annual Christmas Bird Count (CBC) and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's Project. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282663-358.stm?cmpid=news.xml Rifle deer season is done, and many hunters will hang up the fluorescent orange cap until next fall. But it didn't used to be that way. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282687-66.stm?cmpid=news.xml At a time when the NFL is littered with pass-happy quarterbacks, LeBeau has managed to slow some of the league's top throwing arms. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282691-66.stm?cmpid=news.xml The next time the Steelers consider drafting a kicker, they should consider this: Don't. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282797-96.stm?cmpid=news.xml The Bose SoundLink Air is a stand-alone wireless speaker that joins the Wi-Fi network in your house. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282808-148.stm?cmpid=news.xml Churchill coined the phrase. Anne Applebaum brings deeper understanding to the tragedy that its reality brought to those living behind it. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282809-148.stm?cmpid=news.xml Ruth Rendell (as Barbara Vine) tells a tale of two eras, with especial elan. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282833-148.stm?cmpid=news.xml 'Defender of the Realm': The final volume of the late William Manchester's epic biography of Churchill is ably finished by Paul Reid. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282857-66.stm?cmpid=news.xml Joe Grata, then a reporter for The Pittsburgh Press, wrote this account of the Steelers' owner missing the Immaculate Reception. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282881-66.stm?cmpid=news.xml Intercepting passes and returning them for touchdowns is nothing new for the San Diego Chargers. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282882-66.stm?cmpid=news.xml When the Chargers have the ball: QB Philip Rivers will make his 109th consecutive start -- the second-longest streak among active QBs. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282885-66.stm?cmpid=news.xml Not one to mince words during his years as a Press and Post-Gazette sports columnist, Smizik put it more succinctly: "All hell broke loose." Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282894-110.stm?cmpid=news.xml The Congress should work together to find ways to put people back to work. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282895-87.stm?cmpid=news.xml First, there was former Pitt line coach Joe Moore, perhaps Pittsburgh's most revered football coach. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282902-84.stm?cmpid=news.xml Several lawmakers wrote the department after new rules went into effect in September saying kids aren't getting enough to eat. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282903-84.stm?cmpid=news.xml Yellowstone National Park's best-known wolf, loved by tourists and valued by scientists who tracked it, was killed outside park boundaries. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282905-115.stm?cmpid=news.xml A new study of brains donated after death details the degenerative brain disease that afflicted 68 of 85 military subjects. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282906-82.stm?cmpid=news.xml Struggling to subdue street protests, the government of President Mohammed Morsi has approved legislation that would reimpose martial law. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282907-122.stm?cmpid=news.xml Gloria Calabria worked tirelessly to help a declining steel town put its best foot forward. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282914-449.stm?cmpid=news.xml Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel became the first freshman to win the Heisman Trophy, taking college football's top individual prize. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282917-142.stm?cmpid=news.xml Duquesne women make it four wins in a row against crosstown rival Pitt. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282919-454.stm?cmpid=news.xml Gov. Tom Corbett says he will soon present his plans for dealing with pension costs, liquor privatization and transportation. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282920-323.stm?cmpid=news.xml Madison Chavis, 6, who could scarcely contain her joy, gave the Christmas Decor crew exactly the kind of response they hoped for. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282926-365.stm?cmpid=news.xml The way they moved said everything you needed to know. Two quarters had been played. Two were left. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282927-455.stm?cmpid=news.xml Craig Loughrey was killed when a gun his father had just tried to sell went off. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282929-53.stm?cmpid=news.xml Run/walk for arthritis is short on length but long on fun and fundraising. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282930-54.stm?cmpid=news.xml No one is injured after a driver loses control of a van and plows into a jewelry store in Marshall while holiday shoppers are inside. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282934-455.stm?cmpid=news.xml "Just statistically, that's an aberration," said Medical Examiner Karl Williams about three unnatural deaths of workers. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282937-114.stm?cmpid=news.xml Aetna and other insurers that initially fought President Obama's health-care overhaul are reversing course. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282938-82.stm?cmpid=news.xml 190-plus nations agreed to extend the Kyoto Protocol for a few more years and to commit to more ambitious actions to reduce emissions. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282939-82.stm?cmpid=news.xml With Syria's civil war apparently near a turning point, Obama administration officials are finding their ability to influence the conflict. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282940-82.stm?cmpid=news.xml Regulators announced formidable new barriers to the import of meat from the U.S., a move some analysts saw as retaliation. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282941-82.stm?cmpid=news.xml A typhoon that had left the Philippines after killing nearly 600 people and leaving hundreds missing in the south has made a U-turn. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282944-84.stm?cmpid=news.xml A host of other knotty tax questions could still derail a deal to avert a fiscal crisis in January. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282945-84.stm?cmpid=news.xml While key tactical decisions are still being made, President Barack Obama wants a catch-all bill. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282946-84.stm?cmpid=news.xml Most warnings and a 1978 requirement to create a regularly updated plan for the restoration of "vital services" after a storm went unheeded. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282950-450.stm?cmpid=news.xml No. 2 Duke rolls over Temple; Nittany Lions and Colonials prevail. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282951-135.stm?cmpid=news.xml Strong rebounding, hot shooting amount to 88-70 win for the Dukes against New Orleans. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282954-142.stm?cmpid=news.xml Pitt followed a familiar script Saturday night in its victory against North Florida. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282959-84.stm?cmpid=news.xml In a bid to keep the moratorium in place, opponents of fracking planned to meet this weekend in Baltimore to brainstorm on how to extend it. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282965-58.stm?cmpid=news.xml A former Pennsylvania judge who went on to become a state worker in Alaska has suddenly resigned. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282969-450.stm?cmpid=news.xml Notre Dame wastes no time in blowout victory; West Virginia women clamp down on St. Bonaventure. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282973-361.stm?cmpid=news.xml 3-pointer at the buzzer lifts Gateway to a 48-45 victory against host Blackhawk in a non-section matchup. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282980-110.stm?cmpid=news.xml The GOP would prefer to see everyone deprived of those services, citing the irresponsibility of a small percentage of the recipients. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282982-286.stm?cmpid=news.xml Wondering whether or not to start Arian Foster or to bench Mark Sanchez? The network bozos specialize in that kind of advice. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282984-54.stm?cmpid=news.xml Two Butler County men were injured in a vehicle accident Saturday night. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282985-66.stm?cmpid=news.xml The Chargers became the fourth team with a losing record (5-8) to upset the Steelers (7-6). The others all came on the road. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282987-53.stm?cmpid=news.xml A passerby spotted the body of an adult white male in the river at Station Square near the Gateway Clipper Fleet docks. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282988-96.stm?cmpid=news.xml BERLIN -- For nearly a decade, financial analysts have expected a wave of mergers and acquisitions to sweep Europe's fragmented telecommunic Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282989-115.stm?cmpid=news.xml Yellowstone National Park's best-known wolf, beloved by many tourists and valued by scientists who tracked its movements, was shot and kille Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282990-84.stm?cmpid=news.xml You're one of the most famous women on earth, and you're jobless for the first time in decades. You'd like to make money, but you don't want Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282991-84.stm?cmpid=news.xml A pair of brown leather boots was snatched last week from a doorstep in the suburbs of Chicago. A computer disappeared from a front porch in Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282992-84.stm?cmpid=news.xml MIAMI -- Ski, a New York graffiti artist, swirled a can of spray paint, blasting a riot of neon in this once-forlorn slab of Miami called Wy Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282993-84.stm?cmpid=news.xml LOS ANGELES -- The small, open-hull fishing boats head north from Baja Mexico, traveling at night, their navigation lights off. It is an old Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282994-298.stm?cmpid=news.xml MIAMI -- Rick Scott, businessman turned politician, campaigned for governor in 2010 with promises to run Florida like a successful business Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282995-82.stm?cmpid=news.xml Correction Appended Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282996-82.stm?cmpid=news.xml DAMASCUS, Syria -- Business has been terrible for Abu Tareq, a taxi driver, so last week, without telling his wife, he agreed to drive a man Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282997-82.stm?cmpid=news.xml OSLO -- After braving a blizzard of denunciation from China from afar over its decision two years ago to honor a jailed Chinese dissident, t Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282998-82.stm?cmpid=news.xml Correction Appended Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282999-82.stm?cmpid=news.xml CAIRO -- Crowds of protesters marched on the presidential palace in Cairo on Sunday, registering fresh anger against President Mohamed Morsi Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1283000-82.stm?cmpid=news.xml PESHAWAR, Pakistan -- A senior Al Qaeda commander has been killed in an American drone strike in North Waziristan, the restive tribal area a Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1283001-82.stm?cmpid=news.xml SINGAPORE -- For some time, Goh Joo Hin, a Singaporean company, used the faces of top students to publicize New Moon Essence of Chicken, a c Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1283002-82.stm?cmpid=news.xml KABUL, Afghanistan -- An American doctor kidnapped by the Taliban was rescued Sunday by Afghan and coalition forces in eastern Afghanistan, Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1283003-82.stm?cmpid=news.xml BAGHDAD -- The lone Syrian rebel group with an explicit stamp of approval from Al Qaeda has become one of the uprising's most effective figh Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1283004-82.stm?cmpid=news.xml CAIRO -- Struggling to quell violent protests that have threatened to derail a referendum on an Islamist-backed draft constitution, Presiden Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1283005-82.stm?cmpid=news.xml ORURO, Bolivia -- President Hugo Chávez of Venezuela announced Saturday in Caracas that he would have to undergo another operation fo Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1283006-82.stm?cmpid=news.xml ROME -- Prime Minister Mario Monti said he intended to resign after losing the backing of former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's party, a Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1283007-82.stm?cmpid=news.xml MOSCOW -- Russian health regulators announced formidable new barriers to the import of meat from the United States late on Friday, in a move Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500