Broward County’s African American Research Library announces lecture honoring Dr. Niara Sudarkasa

The African American Research Library and Cultural Center (AARLCC), in collaboration with the Friends of AARLCC, has announced the return of its annual lecture series dedicated to celebrating the life and legacy of Dr. Niara Sudarkasa (1938–2019),...

Little Leaf Farms Becomes the World's Largest CEA Leafy Greens Producer with Expansion of Pennsylvania Campus

Marking another milestone for the company, Little Leaf Farms now represents more than 54% market share among indoor lettuce growers1 DEVENS, Mass., Oct. 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Little Leaf Farms, the country's #1 producer of packaged lettuce...

Pennsylvania lawmakers introduce healthcare AI bill

A bipartisan group of Pennsylvania state lawmakers has introduced a bill that would regulate healthcare AI use in the state. House Bill 1925 would require a human decision-maker when AI is involved in individualized patient assessments used by...

Scientists Find Evidence that a Pennsylvania Town’s Water Was Contaminated by Fracking

In the summer of 2022, John Stolz got a phone call asking for his help. This request—one of many the Duquesne University professor has fielded—came from the Center for Coalfield Justice, an environmental nonprofit in southwestern Pennsylvania....

States struggle to regulate automated license plate reader technology amid privacy concerns

Lawmakers in at least 16 states this year introduced bills to regulate the use of automated license plate readers responsible for collecting large amounts of data on drivers across the country. But just three states — Arkansas, Idaho and Virginia...

Experts sound the alarm on the outdated industrial systems costing states billions — Florida, Pennsylvania, and North Carolina most affected

Solutions are readily available. by Tina DeinesOctober 13, 2025 A new study from the American Lung Association revealed the potential cost and health savings if U.S. manufacturers replaced thousands of industrial boilers with heat pumps. According...

Is it legal in VT to shoot down a drone hovering over your property? 

The FAA refers to drones as "small unmanned aircraft systems," or UAS. Shooting down a hovering drone is illegal in Vermont and nationwide, the FAA says. Vermont state law regulates how law enforcement can use drones. Last December, drone...

Donald Trump Escalates War on 'Woke' Academia: Universities Face Funding Ultimatum Amid Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Rejection

Washington, D.C. – October 13, 2025 – In a fiery Sunday post on his Truth Social platform, President Donald Trump declared war on what he described as the "corrupting" influence of progressive ideologies in American higher education, vowing to...

Pennsylvania lawmakers introduce bill to legalize water cremation

Water cremation, known as aquamation, is gaining popularity across the country and could become legal right here in Pennsylvania. Lindsey Ballard said the eco-friendly method has been offered to families at Ballard-Sunder Funeral and Cremation in...

Pennsylvania college students are very down on democracy, new survey shows

Gen Z is crashing out on politics and Democrats are staring down a “trust crisis” with a demographic that has historically been essential to the party. College students in Pennsylvania are overwhelmed by news, and widely distrustful of politicians...

Now Hiring in Pittsburgh: Pennsylvania Prison Society, Firewall Dance Theater, Margaux, and more

Nonprofit Special Education Assistants. North Allegheny School District. There are several positions open across the district for Special Education Assistants. Paraprofessional/Special Education Assistants provide support services for students...

No Kings Protests Were Universally Peaceful

All across the country, huge crowds showed up in big cities and small towns to affirm their commitment to the founding principle that in America, there are, “No Kings.” Here in Jamestown, I joined hundreds of local residents gathered in Dow Park...

Pennsylvania school facilities continue to be ‘in crisis’

(The Center Square) - One of the major conclusions of Pennsylvania’s 2024 Basic Education Funding Commission findings was that damaged and outdated school buildings pose huge health risks and learning obstacles to Pennsylvania schoolchildren in...

Pennsylvania officials have few options as WIC funding runs low amid federal government shutdown

Pennsylvania officials say they have few options to prop up federally-funded food assistance programs that are expected to run out of money quickly if the federal government shutdown drags deeper into October. The Women, Infants & Children (WIC)...

Pennsylvania Roundup: In Québec City, Shapiro strengthens partnership with key trading partners

Gov. Josh Shapiro attended the Great Lakes–St. Lawrence Governors and Premiers (GSGP) Leadership Summit this weekend to strengthen ties with critical trading partners in Canada and neighboring states across the Great Lakes region. Speaking at the...

Butler County man accused of posting AI-generated child pornography online

BUTLER COUNTY, Pa. — A Butler County man is accused of posting AI-generated child pornography online, according to the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office. Benjamin T. Staiger, 20, of Harmony, faces 42 felony counts of sexual abuse of children...

Corn mazes help keep family farms running

There's more to corn mazes than getting lost among corn that's 10 feet tall. They can be serious business for farmers. A rite of passage in autumn, corn mazes support farms economically, boost agritourism and can deepen community ties. For the...

2025 Cambridge deals pass $9.25bn as AstraZeneca and Honeywell step on the gas

The deals figure highlights the Cambridge Cluster’s enduring global importance, with significant M & A activity and a surge of capital flowing into DeepTech and therapeutic innovation. The scale of two acquisitions stood out. The biggest...

Defending the Algorithm™: A Bayesian Analysis of AI Litigation and Law

This article is part of the “Defending the Algorithm™” series and was written by Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Business and IP Trial Lawyer Acacia B. Perko, Esq., with research and drafting assistance from OpenAI’s GPT-5. The series explores the...

Letters to the Editor | October 25, 2025

Deputy PMs – RAJEND NAIDU SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA PM assumes role: ‘We can run without one deputy prime minister‘ (FT 24/10). Actually many Fijians believe the Rabuka government still has one extra deputy prime minister unnecessarily burdening the...