Pittsburgh was treated this week to a visit by South African Consul General Fikile Magubane, who was exploring southwestern Pennsylvania with an eye toward broadening and deepening her country's relationship with the region. (Today)

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has given substance to President Barack Obama's pledge to make cleaning up the Great Lakes a priority ... (Today)

The terrorist attacks on 9/11 not only caused loss of life and physical damage but also put cracks in America's sense of national identity. (Yesterday)