Watch latest videos

News RELEASES

Publish news of your business, community or sports group, personnel appointments, major event and more by submitting a news release to Pittsburgh Star.

More Information

Pennsylvania

Section
Layoffs mount across US companies as hiring stays stalled
Layoffs mount across US companies as hiring stays stalled

NEW YORK CITY, New York: A steady drumbeat of layoffs across major U.S. employers is deepening anxiety for workers already navigating...

Demand to remove, impeach Kristi Noem for Minnesota shootings
Demand to remove, impeach Kristi Noem for Minnesota shootings

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Calls are mounting on both sides of the aisle in Congress for the removal of Secretary of the Department of Homeland...

Amazon exits Go and Fresh stores to focus on delivery, Whole Foods
Amazon exits Go and Fresh stores to focus on delivery, Whole Foods

NEW YORK CITY, New York: Amazon is reshaping its brick-and-mortar grocery strategy, announcing it will shut down all Amazon Go and...

Union acquire Colombian D Geiner Martinez
Union acquire Colombian D Geiner Martinez

(Photo credit: Simon Fearn-Imagn Images) The Philadelphia Union acquired Colombian defender Geiner Martinez from Uruguay's CA Juventud...

Report: Patriots owner Robert Kraft not selected for Hall of Fame
Report: Patriots owner Robert Kraft not selected for Hall of Fame

(Photo credit: Robert Deutsch-Imagn Images) New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft did not receive enough votes for selection to...

With trade deadline approaching, Warriors work to do their job vs. 76ers
With trade deadline approaching, Warriors work to do their job vs. 76ers

(Photo credit: Cary Edmondson-Imagn Images) Every Golden State Warrior not named Stephen Curry will take the court not knowing if...

International

Section
After vape ban, cartels tighten control of Mexico’s e-cig market
After vape ban, cartels tighten control of Mexico’s e-cig market

MEXICO CITY, Mexico: Mexico's sweeping ban on electronic cigarettes is reshaping the country's vape market, driving legal sellers underground...

Israel, Saudi Arabia to receive weapons worth $15.67 billion from US
Israel, Saudi Arabia to receive weapons worth $15.67 billion from US

WASHINGTON, D.C: The Trump administration has approved a massive new series of arms sales to Israel totaling US$6.67 billion and to...

Kennedy Center screens Melania documentary before release worldwide
Kennedy Center screens Melania documentary before release worldwide

WASHINGTON, D.C.: First Lady Melania Trump capped her first year back in the White House with the global release of a documentary she...

11 members of Myanmar-based group executed by China
11 members of Myanmar-based group executed by China

BANGKOK, Thailand: Eleven people who killed 14 Chinese citizens, and ran a financial scam and gambling operations worth more than US$1...

WHO downplays cross-border risk after India Nipah cases
WHO downplays cross-border risk after India Nipah cases

HYDERABAD, India: The World Health Organization (WHO) said on January 30 it sees a low risk of the Nipah virus spreading beyond India,...

Economic conditions the main concern of Iranian protesters
Economic conditions the main concern of Iranian protesters

In early January, several currency trackers briefly displayed the Iranian rial's value as $0.00, unable to process the speed and scale...