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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News

The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News

The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News

Trump administration says it won’t budge on deadline for ‘Dreamers’

By Patricia Hurtado | Bloomberg News (TNS) September 26, 2017

The Trump administration says it won't budge on an Oct. 5 deadline for young immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children by undocumented immigrants to renew their permits to work legally in the...

California suspends medical license of former USC dean tied to drug use

LOS ANGELES — The Medical Board of California has suspended the license of former University of Southern California medical school dean Carmen Puliafito pending a final decision on his fitness to practice...

Doubtful any NFL owner would push to fire player over anthem protest

By Geoff Baker | The Seattle Times September 25, 2017

Firing a National Football League player for kneeling during the national anthem isn't as easy as President Donald Trump made it sound. A team owner would need to be mighty determined and willing to...

Protesters disrupt Comey’s speech at Howard University

By Colleen Shalby | Los Angeles Times (TNS) September 25, 2017

More than 50 students at Howard University in Washington protested former FBI Director James Comey’s convocation address to students Friday. After a delay, Comey delivered his speech and received a...

‘No Progress’ in NAFTA talks, Canadian labor leader says

The head of Canada's largest private-sector union said there's been "no progress" in North American Free Trade Agreement talks and that he expects the U.S., Mexico and Canada to eventually abandon them. The...

Judge sets steep bonds for 3 suspects in violent riot at Georgia Tech

ATLANTA — The three people arrested during a protest on the Georgia Tech campus were all granted bond Wednesday. But getting out of the Fulton County jail will come with a price: The bonds range from...

Mexico rescues continue; death toll reaches at least 274

Scenes of desolation and rejoicing unspooled Thursday at the sites of buildings crumbled by Mexico's deadly earthquake, which killed at least 274 people and galvanized heroic efforts to reach those trapped. But...

Family, and friendly, ties bind Rams coach Sean McVay to a lineage of NFL greatness

By Gary Klein | Los Angeles Times September 21, 2017

Framed photographs, plaques and magazine covers adorn nearly every inch of wall space, memorabilia from a life in football that spans more than seven decades. A few are keepsakes from Massillon High...

Georgia Tech student called 911 before shooting, authorities say

Georgia Tech student Scout Schultz called 911 before being shot by campus police, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation said Monday. Schultz called 911 alerting them "of a suspicious person on campus."...

Creativity, timing and perseverance: How LA got the 2028 Olympics

By David Wharton | Los Angeles Times September 18, 2017

The afternoon had turned uncomfortably hot in Qatar as the two men stepped outside, away from the crowds at an international sports assembly. They needed to speak in private. Los Angeles Mayor Eric...

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