Новости за 07.02.2018

Though University of Pittsburgh police found no evidence of criminal hazing, the Sigma Chi fraternity still faces a campus judicial review to see whether events that left an underage student hospitalized for excessive drinking violated student or Greek conduct policies.

Last Thursday, the University of Pittsburgh issued a public statement saying campus police "found no evidence of hazing" in a fraternity incident Jan. 18 that left a student hospitalized and that the unnamed, underage person "voluntarily drank to excess."

Steelers president Art Rooney II put to rest any idea that he might be unhappy with Mike Tomlin, including those unnamed limited ownership partners who reportedly wanted to try to influence him to fire the coach.

Ben Roethlisberger has told Steelers president Art Rooney II that he wants to play longer than the two years he has remaining on his contract.

For more than three decades, fate has struck Pittsburgh police at 65. By that age, they have to retire, or at least leave the city’s sworn force.

Pittsburgh City Council is weighing whether to raise the mandatory retirement age for city police.

Former Congressman Tim Murphy resigned amid scandal in October -- and though he’s barely surfaced publicly in the four months since, he is still roiling the local political scene, both in a Republican nomination that has already happened — during the race to replace him — and one that has yet to come.

Welcome to Paul Zeise’s weekly mailbag, where the Post-Gazette columnist and 93.7 The Fan radio host answers your questions about sports, life and everything in between. If you want to ask Paul a question, tweet him @paulzeise or email him at pzeise@post-gazette.com. This feature will run each Wednesday, so you have a whole week to submit questions.

WASHINGTON — Senate leaders brokered a long-elusive budget agreement Wednesday that would shower the Pentagon and domestic programs with an extra $300 billion over the next two years. But both Democratic liberals and GOP tea party forces swung against the plan, raising questions about its chances just a day before the latest government shutdown deadline.

WASHINGTON — Senate leaders, disregarding President Trump’s threats to shut down the government, struck a far-reaching agreement on Wednesday that would set spending levels on military and domestic spending for the next two years, breaking the cycle of fiscal crises that have bedeviled the Capitol since last summer.

Like the elevator that traverses the 23-story building, the space that now houses Fairmont Pittsburgh’s showcase restaurant — Fl.2 — has been in flux.

Port Authority's light-rail system to the South Hills is back in full operation after ice on the lines shut it down for several hours Wednesday afternoon.

Turns out the Steelers will wind up with some turnover on their defensive staff, after all.

Spring training begins next week, except when it doesn’t.

With Valentine’s Day falling on a Wednesday this year, dining options abound before, after and on the day itself, along with for the whole week.

Erie has set a new record for the snowiest winter on record.

After his two-goal, two-assist game against the Capitals this weekend, Evgeni Malkin half-joked that he was trying to stay as low-key as possible during his recent red-hot scoring surge.

Days before Solevo Wellness is scheduled to open its Squirrel Hill medical marijuana dispensary, patient care consultant Annie Corbin and her colleagues are logging long hours to make sure everything is ready for its first customers.

WPIAL executive director Tim O’Malley used the words “totally unacceptable” to describe a fight involving players and fans at Tuesday night’s Monessen-Clairton game, and both teams will likely face penalties from the WPIAL.

President George H.W. Bush stood in a shirt and tie surrounded by bullet-proof glass in Washington in June 1991 as 8,800 U.S. troops and the weapons that helped the United States win the Gulf War against Saddam Hussein rumbled by him.

Chances are you know a little something about beignets, the powdered sugar-coated fried doughnuts eaten at French Mardi Gras celebrations.

The Pittsburgh Urban Redevelopment Authority is considering a plan to divert up to $6.8 million in parking tax revenues over 19 years to help pay for affordable housing, as part of a $47 million mixed use project near PPG Paints Arena.

One person was killed and another was injured in a shooting late Tuesday in Pittsburgh’s Lincoln-Lemington neighborhood.

Valentine’s Day is for lovers.

Not everything eaten on Valentine’s Day needs to be shaped as a heart, nor does it have to be bombarded with red and pink hues. Here are foods that profess love and affection just the way they are: