University of Pittsburgh

Men tell of sexual abuse by scoutmaster decades ago

2012-10-20 16:37:00

Even after 36 years, Carl Maxwell Jr.'s thoughts leap to the rustic house at the edge of the golf course, and what happened there. "It is so old, but it is so fresh," Maxwell said, recalling the many nights that members of Troop 222 spent at the home...

AMC leaves moviegoers in the dark on rewards program change

2012-11-01 19:49:00

AMC Entertainment wants to thank you for patronizing its movie theaters. But not too much. The company, which recently was purchased by a Chinese conglomerate, has quietly rejiggered its rewards program to be a good deal less generous in doling out...

Review: Jim Holt's compelling 'Why Does the World Exist?'

2012-07-08 00:00:00

-------------------- Why Does the World Exist? An Existential Detective Story Jim Holt Liveright: 310 pp., $27.95 -------------------- "How old is the Universe?" Kurt Vonnegut asked in his 1973 novel "Breakfast of Champions." "It is one half-second...

James R. Browning dies at 93; led 9th Circuit Court of Appeals

2012-05-09 00:00:00

James R. Browning, the rural Montana native who rose to head the powerful U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals and unified its diverse judges in campaigns to enlarge the bench and protect the sprawling circuit from division, has died. He was 93. Browning...

The Unreal World: A miscarriage in 'A Separation'

2012-02-13 00:00:00

"A Separation" Hopscotch Films, Golem Distribution U.S. release: September The premise Nader (Peyman Moaadi) refuses to leave Iran with his wife because his aged father (Ali-Asghar Shahbazi) suffers from Alzheimer's disease, causing a schism between...

Wangari Maathai dies at 71; Kenyan environmentalist

2011-09-27 00:00:00

Wangari Maathai, a Kenyan environmentalist who made it her mission to teach her countrywomen to plant trees and became Africa's first female Nobel Peace Prize winner, has died. She was 71. One of Kenya's most beloved figures, Maathai died Sunday after...

Penn State scandal threatens to destroy the Second Mile charity

2011-11-14 21:37:31

Family loss inspires Meyersdale teen's career path

2013-06-15 17:06:00

Hayley Petenbrink, a recent Meyersdale Area High School graduate, knows the sorrow cancer can bring. The disease has struck her family more than once and ovarian cancer took away her grandmother. She said she’s determined to fight back. The 18-...

Austin Brown, Rob Melosky to represent Lehigh Valley in Big 33 Classic

2013-06-12 17:56:00

It didn't matter to Easton's Austin Brown that at first he wasn't picked for the Pennsylvania squad in Saturday night's 56th annual Big 33 Classic at Hersheypark Stadium. When the call came, Brown rearranged his schedule and joined the team at Lower...

Somerset County Where to Go for June 13

2013-06-12 13:19:00

Father’s Day concert The Somerset County Community Band annual Father’s Day Concert at 5 p.m., June 16 on the lawn stage of the Philip Dressler Center in Somerset. There will be free ice cream sundaes. 814-443-3055. Strawberry Festival Mt....

Kiwanis Club of Hagerstown awards eight scholarships

2013-06-10 05:26:00

The Kiwanis Club of Hagerstown awarded eight scholarships to graduating high school seniors at club meetings in May. The scholarships are presented annually to area students as part of the club’s commitment to young people in the community. This...

Steinberg: Sailors all about safety

2013-06-08 23:22:00

The most sacred duty that any of us have as parents is to try and safeguard the emotional and physical health of our children. I pondered that protective instinct during prom pictures for the Corona del Mar High seniors with my youngest child, Katie, last...

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine student Vernissia Tam hugs a classmate after learning she is headed to the University of Pittsburgh for her residency.

2013-03-15 00:00:00

Mayer Brown, a leading global law firm, announced today that Brian Davis has joined the firm in Chicago as a partner in the Real Estate practice. Previously, he was a partner in the Chicago office of Kirkland & Ellis.

2013-03-08 00:00:00

Dr. Gerard J. Abood, a gastrointestinal oncology surgeon, has joined to Loyola University Health System. He also is an assistant professor in the Department of Surgery at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine.

2013-02-05 00:00:00