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Demand for the MMR vaccine has risen in Pennsylvania as the state’s measles outbreak has grown.  Joe Raedle via Getty Images News

What the measles vaccine’s ‘97% effective’ rating means for Pittsburgh parents

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Pennsylvania is experiencing its worst measles outbreak in more than three decades, with more than 1,400 confirmed cases and six measles-associated deaths so far in 2026, according to statistics compiled by the state.

Each new case brings a new warning of a measles exposure in that community. Exposures have occurred at hospitals and ...Read more

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I’m an athletic trainer – here’s how to know when kids sports are too intense

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At a recent T-ball game, I was talking with another father who mentioned that his son had never played before. As we watched our children falling over trying to scoop up a ground ball, we laughed about how they were still figuring everything out. There was something refreshing about seeing kids learn a game without worrying about how well ...Read more

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President Trump set to speak at Kennedy Space Center today

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President Donald Trump is scheduled to speak at an aerospace and technology summit on Friday evening at Kennedy Space Center.

The remarks are slated for 5:30 p.m. as part of the Up.Summit, which will have a technology demonstration event that is part of NASA’s larger Max Power air show weekend.

But on Thursday and Friday, about 400 ...Read more

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Democrats romped in state elections. What will they do with their newfound power?

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The blue wave that swept across Tuesday’s midterm election will deliver Democrats new power over state government, giving them the opportunity to advance long-sought policy changes.

Democrats flipped hundreds of seats, won control of several GOP-held chambers, broke veto-proof supermajorities and won a majority of governorships for the first ...Read more

Blue Origin pushing New Glenn return to launch into 2027, report says

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Blue Origin’s plans to launch New Glenn on its rebuilt Cape Canaveral site are getting delayed into the new year, according to a report from Reuters.

Reporter Joey Roulette posted an internal memo about the delay on X from Blue Origin CEO Dave Limp that said, “Rebuilding at pace hasn’t been easy. For those of you who live or visit the ...Read more

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Ex-Colombian president denies sex-for-contracts allegations as scandal grows

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A Colombian woman who says she had a five-year intimate relationship with former President Gustavo Petro has accused him of using government contracts to obtain sexual favors from dozens of women, allegations he vehemently denies as part of a politically motivated campaign to expose his private life.

The accusations, detailed in an ...Read more

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Meghan Markle's father arrested in child pornography investigation

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Federal authorities on Friday arrested Meghan Markle's father, Thomas Markle Sr., in Florida for possession of child pornography, The Times has confirmed.

Markle Sr., 82, was arrested in Florida, on a charge of possessing child sexual abuse material, the Daily Mail first reported. Authorities in the Philippines are currently investigating ...Read more

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore announces 3 Cabinet departures

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BALTIMORE — Three days after being reelected to a second term, Gov. Wes Moore announced three departures from his Cabinet.

Secretary of Public Safety and Correctional Services Carolyn Scruggs, Secretary of State Susan Lee, and Secretary of Veterans and Military Veterans Edward Rothstein are out, according to a news release from Moore’s ...Read more

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Meghan Markle's father arrested in California child pornography investigation

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Meghan Markle's father, Thomas Markle Sr., was arrested Friday on a federal child pornography charge following a raid of storage units that allegedly belong to him in California.

Markle Sr., 82, was arrested in Florida and is charged in the Central District of California with possession of child pornography. According to a criminal complaint ...Read more

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Trump vows to fight on as clock ticks on permanent daylight saving time bill

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As the clock ticks down for the Senate to pass the so-called Sunshine Protection Act to mandate year-round daylight saving time in most of the United States, President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he planned to "keep fighting" for the change.

In July, the House, in a lopsided bipartisan vote, approved a measure to make year-round daylight ...Read more

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US and Iran edge closer to deal with nuclear issue back in play

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The U.S. and Iran are moving closer to a potential breakthrough in efforts to end the war, with Tehran showing a willingness to discuss issues related to its nuclear program that were previously off the table, according to a diplomat with knowledge of the talks.

Iran is studying proposals related to its atomic activities that were presented by...Read more

A homecoming to Peru, where Monsignor Robert became Pope Leo

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Leo XIV had been pope for just a week when the former Robert Prevost confided to one of his old secretaries that he wanted to go back home to visit, home being Chiclayo.

Father Bob may have grown up in the Chicago suburbs but it’s in this unassuming Peruvian city, nestled in the northern coastal agricultural belt and outside the main tourist ...Read more

A South Shore park may hold the key for Chicago birder aiming to spot 300 different birds this year

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CHICAGO — As light mist obscured the far-off Chicago skyline, only the faint sounds of metal cranes clanging and construction vehicles beeping in the distance broke up the quiet morning at Park 566 in South Shore.

Peeking around tall patches of grass and peering through binoculars at Lake Michigan, Tarik Shahzad, a birder from the Norwood ...Read more

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Hurricane center reduces chance Atlantic system could develop

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ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center on Friday lowered its expectations a low pressure system in the Atlantic could develop into a more dangerous storm.

As of the NHC’s 7 a.m. tropical outlook, the broad area of nontropical low pressure with gale-force winds was located a few hundred miles south of Bermuda with areas of cloudiness ...Read more

A South Shore park may hold the key for Chicago birder aiming to spot 300 different birds this year

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CHICAGO — As light mist obscured the far-off Chicago skyline, only the faint sounds of metal cranes clanging and construction vehicles beeping in the distance broke up the quiet morning at Park 566 in South Shore.

Peeking around tall patches of grass and peering through binoculars at Lake Michigan, Tarik Shahzad, a birder from the Norwood ...Read more

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Trump-backed critical minerals deals face growing pressure after blue wave

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WASHINGTON — Mining companies backed by billions of dollars in support from the Trump administration are facing a new risk: heightened scrutiny after the Democrats’ midterm sweep.

Even before a blue wave overtook Congress, Democratic lawmakers were questioning the methods used for President Donald Trump’s push to rebuild the nation’s ...Read more

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Trump administration delays awards slated to improve rural America's health

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Federal leaders overseeing a $50 billion rural health fund missed a critical deadline to announce how much they’ll give states next year, alerting state leaders to the delay with a mass email.

A 12-sentence message from Alina Czekai, director of the federal Office of Rural Health Transformation, said officials “discovered an additional ...Read more

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Lakewood, Colorado police officer killed, 3 others wounded in shootout with man on RTD bus

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DENVER — A Lakewood Police Department agent was killed and three others were wounded after a man open fired on them while boarding a Regional Transportation District bus at a busy metro Denver intersection Thursday night.

The four police agents were shot while responding to a suspicious person reported near West Colfax Avenue and Wadsworth ...Read more

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Her son was raped, murdered. Newsom's death row decision brings 'soul-hurting pain'

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Among the 548 inmates sentenced to death in California is Robert Rhoades, who abducted 8-year-old Michael Lyons as he walked home from school in Yuba City on May 16, 1996, then tortured and raped him before stabbing him more than 70 times.

Michael was found dead the next day, his body recovered from brush along the banks ...Read more

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Dolores Huerta, California labor leader, to lie in honor at State Capitol

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Farmworker rights activist Dolores Huerta will lie in honor at the State Capitol following her death at age 96, California state officials said.

Huerta, a longtime labor leader who worked to improve the lives and working conditions of California’s migrant laborers, died Oct. 28, The Sacramento Bee reported.

Members of ...Read more