Новости за 09.01.2018

Now comes Part 2, although not the famous elephant-in-the-room Part 2 Mike Tomlin referenced weeks ago. This is Ben Roethlisberger vs. Blake Bortles Part 2.

Larkin Page-Jacobs will become full-time managing editor at 90.5 WESA, and in doing so, relinquish her duties as local host of NPR’s “All Things Considered.” She has hosted the program for eight years.

With all infants and children in Allegheny County now required to be tested for lead exposure, the county Health Department has announced free blood-level testing, starting Thursday for uninsured and under-insured children.

The big, black, protuberant eyes of a baby sloth named Vivien peered intently at the journalists who flocked to the National Aviary on Tuesday for the little mammal’s introduction to the public.

A new mystery/thriller streaming series will film in Pittsburgh this year.

Two long-sleeved shirts, a sweater, a fleece jacket, two scarves and two pairs of socks.

Disband the search teams. Call off the commando raids. Brookline’s missing hippo statue is alive and well.

Disband the search teams. Call off the commando raids. Brookline’s missing hippo statue is alive and well.

Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said he is excited about where NFL receiving leader Antonio Brown is health-wise, and his availability for Sunday’s playoff game against Jacksonville will be based on how he continues to practice.

TRENTON, N.J. — An ongoing shortage of fluids used to deliver medicine and treat dehydrated patients has hospital workers scrambling in the midst of a nasty flu season and supplies from factories in storm-ravaged Puerto Rico have been slow to rebound.

A pair of completely different Pittsburgh artists will hit birthday milestones this weekend, and another will turn 62, with a groundhog on his mind.

WASHINGTON — All new veterans will soon have access to a full array of mental health services during their transition from military to civilian life.

Controversial former sheriff Joe Arpaio is running in the open Senate race in Arizona, jumping into a Republican primary that is expected to be a contest over who is most closely aligned with President Donald Trump.

Call it the ultimate political football. Because of a stepped-up special election schedule, some 80 East End Democratic committee members will be voting to endorse a Democrat  in City Council District 8 this Sunday — just as the Pittsburgh Steelers are gearing up for their Sunday afternoon playoff game against the Jacksonville Jaguars.

If someone is interested in American politics, or even just wants to try to make sense of the administration of President Donald J. Trump in office for nearly a year now, it is absolutely necessary to read “Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House” by Michael Wolff (Henry Holt, $30).

"FIRE AND FURY: INSIDE THE TRUMP WHITE HOUSE"

Penn State finished eighth in the final Associated Press football poll of the season.

State Rep. Rick Saccone appears poised to get a major boost for his Congressional bid later this month: A visit from Vice President Mike Pence.

An arts exhibition that is as much an invitation to dialogue will open with a free public reception from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Brew House, 711 S. 21st St., South Side.

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania prosecutors are taking over a criminal case stemming from the death of a Penn State University fraternity pledge after a night of drinking and hazing.

About 500 households remain under a boil water advisory in Conway, Beaver County after a water main break cut off service to customers.

A change being proposed by the U.S. Department of Labor could make it easier for small business groups to band together to get health insurance at lower rates, even reaching across industries and state lines to push down the expenses tied to covering employees.

Pittsburgh Restaurant Week’s winter 2018 edition starts Monday and runs through Jan. 21, with participating restaurants offering multicourse meals at a discounted price.

Can we agree JuJuMania is out of control in a fun, silly way?

What do two scientists, married to each other, talk about when they’re not at work?