Pittsburgh and its Jewish community are six years removed from the 2018 synagogue shooting and more than a year removed from the shooter's trial in which the events of Oct. 27, 2018, were laid bare in excruciating detail.

Work on the renewed synagogue space at the corner of Shady and Wilkins avenues started in earnest earlier this year. The ...Read more

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Friday it is reviewing a petition sent by San Diego County residents and elected officials asking the federal government to evaluate whether the polluted Tijuana River Valley may be eligible for Superfund designation.

County Supervisor Terra Lawson-Remer spearheaded the effort after a majority of ...Read more

Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner are set to lose their majority for the first time since 2009, according to a forecast from public broadcaster NHK, raising questions about the future of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba.

The LDP and Komeito appear likely to fall short of the 233 seats needed for a majority in the lower ...Read more

After sending more than 100 fighter planes to attack Iran, the Israeli government is seeking to walk a fine line: Officials there believe the attack did significant strategic damage but want to allow Iran to continue dismissing it as unworthy of response.

Orders went out to Israeli officials to stay mum on the details. Yet at a ceremony to ...Read more

Russia continues a slow, grinding advance across the entire front line in Ukraine as a close U.S. election looms whose result will have major repercussions for Kyiv’s ability to fight back.

Moscow’s army will still be able to achieve tactical gains on the battlefield despite new record losses, said western officials who declined to be named...Read more

OAKLAND, Calif. — Whatever happens in the highly contentious Nov. 5 election won’t change a lingering truth that looms over the city: Oakland is spending more money than it is making.

Despite the expected arrival of $95 million from the city’s Coliseum sale next May, budget director Bradley Johnson said this week that cuts to some city ...Read more

Georgia’s ruling party declared victory in parliamentary elections that opponents said were rigged, and international observers highlighted several shortcomings that they said marred the outcome.

While the election report on Sunday from the observers didn’t challenge the result, it raised concerns about an uneven campaign playing field, as ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The Biden and Newsom administrations will soon adopt new rules for California’s major water delivery systems that will determine how much water may be pumped from rivers while providing protections for imperiled fish species.

But California environmental groups, while supportive of efforts to rewrite the rules, are criticizing...Read more

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Libby and Andrew Potter usually ignore the avalanche of Medicare Advantage ads that land in the mailbox at their home in Huntsville, Alabama, each fall as Medicare’s open enrollment period begins.

Libby, a retired middle school librarian, has what she considers good health insurance through the state employee health plan....Read more

Queensland became Australia’s first mainland state to elect a center-right government in more than 18 months, breaking the Labor Party’s hold on power ahead of a national election due by May.

The Liberal-National Party would win at least 48 out of 93 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland, more than the 47 needed for a majority in ...Read more

Japan looks set for one of its closest national elections in years as voters go to the polls Sunday to decide whether to keep the scandal-tainted Liberal Democratic Party in power.

Forecasts by Japanese media outlets suggest the LDP will win the most votes but may lose its overall majority in the lower house of parliament, and possibly even ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The California Fair Political Practices Commission is investigating donations received by Los Angeles City Councilman Kevin de León's reelection campaign.

The investigation was prompted by allegations, detailed in an anonymous complaint filed with the FPPC last November, involving a nonprofit that distributes food to homebound ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Just from what they've experienced over the years, California residents may suspect that wildfires have gotten more extreme amid a warmer and more drought-prone climate.

A new paper in the journal Science puts that sentiment to the test, with startling findings: California fires spread almost four times faster in 2020 than they ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — A SpaceX launch from Cape Canaveral on Saturday evening marked the 73rd launch from the Space Coast in 2024, the most ever in one year.

A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 22 of the company’s Starlink satellites lifted off from Canaveral’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 5:47 p.m.

The first-stage booster made its 19th launch with a ...Read more

NEW YORK — Crews across multiple states in the Northeast battled back brush fires on Saturday, as a dangerous combination of extremely dry conditions and gusty winds continued to present a major threat to local communities.

In upstate New York, a fire burning in Plattekill, 70 miles north of Manhattan, had expanded to more than 50 acres with ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Russian actors created and spread a clearly false video circulated online Thursday of a Bucks County election worker tearing up ballots purported to be for former President Donald Trump, federal authorities confirmed Friday.

The video, which the Bucks County Election Board referred to law enforcement Thursday and condemned as ...Read more

TEHRAN, Iran — Israel’s retaliatory bombardment of Iran on Saturday appeared to be limited in scope, but Western nations including the U.S. warned another spark could swiftly ignite a new and dangerous round of Middle East escalation.

Israel on Saturday declared its mission accomplished after three waves of predawn airstrikes hit military ...Read more

TAMPA, Fla. — Within days of moving into Waterside Mobile Home Park in Gibsonton, Jennifer Rivera Cruz said she broke out in hives. When the allergic reaction didn’t get better, she panicked. Overwhelmed, she covered her face with a blanket and wept.

As soon as the sun set, hordes of termites squirmed from the walls, swarming Cruz, her wife...Read more