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The audience at the Department of Interior reacts as President Barack Obama signs the Violence against Women Act, Thursday, March 7, 2013. (Pool/Dennis Brack/Black Star/MCT)

[Photo] Violence Against Women Act extension included in stopgap spending deal

By Katherine Tully-McManus | CQ-Roll Call
September 14, 2018
Pitt basketball head coach Jeff Capel shouts instructions to his team during the first half of the men's Big 12 basketball Tournament in 2011 when he was head coach at Oklahoma. (Rich Sugg/Kansas City Star/MCT)

[Photo] Capel's first year means improvement, not victory

August 26, 2018
Pitt basketball head coach Jeff Capel shouts instructions to his team during the first half of the men's Big 12 basketball Tournament in 2011 when he was head coach at Oklahoma. (Rich Sugg/Kansas City Star/MCT)

[Photo] Capel’s first year means improvement, not victory

August 20, 2018
Willie Theison, elephant program manager at the Pittsburgh Zoo, stands between Zuri and her sister Victoria. (Nate Guidry/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette/MCT)

[Photo] Pittsburgh Zoo should not expand breeding program

June 6, 2018
Jeff Capel secured a legacy player with Curtis Aiken Jr.'s verbal commitment to Pitt Thursday night. (Rich Sugg/Kansas City Star/MCT)

[Photo] Aiken basketball legacy to continue at Pitt

May 4, 2018
Jeff Capel, then head coach at Oklahoma, shouts instructions to his team during the first half of the men's Big 12 basketball in 2011. (Rich Sugg/Kansas City Star/MCT)

[Photo] Pitt hires Jeff Capel as men’s basketball head coach

By Jordan Mondell / Assistant Sports Editor
March 27, 2018
Michigan State mascot Sparty high fives fans as they wait for the players to come onto the court for practice for the Final Four at Ford Field in Detroit in 2009. (Andre J. Jackson/Detroit Free Press/MCT)

[Photo] Hear me out: The sexiest mascots in college sports

March 20, 2018
Michigan State mascot Sparty high fives fans as they wait for the players to come onto the court for practice for the Final Four at Ford Field in Detroit in 2009. (Andre J. Jackson/Detroit Free Press/MCT)

[Photo] Hear me out: The sexiest mascots in college sports

By Jordan Mondell | Assistant Sports Editor
March 20, 2018
Rhode Island head coach Dan Hurley directs his players during the first half against George Washington on Jan. 11, 2014. (Chuck Myers/MCT)

[Photo] Hurley takes coaching job at UConn, Pitt's search continues

March 22, 2018
Vermont head coach John Becker calls out a play in the second half as the Duke Blue Devils beat the Vermont Catamounts 91-90 at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina, Sunday, Nov. 24, 2013. (Chuck Liddy/Raleigh News & Observer/MCT)

[Photo] Column: Potential picks for Stallings’ successor

By Colin Martin | Staff Writer
March 13, 2018
Pitt's Levance Fields (2) shoots the game-winning three with six seconds remaining in overtime. Pitt defeated Duke, 65-64, at Madison Square Garden in New York City, Thursday, December 20, 2007. (Ted Richardson/Raleigh News & Observer/MCT)

[Photo] 3 times Pitt beat the clock

December 10, 2017
Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., added an amendment to the GOP tax bill which would have exempted colleges that don’t receive federal funding. The amendment didn’t pass. (Nabil K. Mark/Centre Daily Times/MCT)

[Photo] Editorial: Senate tax bill sets dangerous precedents

December 5, 2017
Tina DeSilvio holds a container of cannabis buds — the “Sweet Willie” strain — she obtained from the Garden State Dispensary. (Tom Gralish/Philadelphia Inquirer/MCTO)

[Photo] Editorial: Slow start highlights flawed state cannabis law

November 5, 2017
Former President George W. Bush gives a speech during the 2014 Civil Rights Summit at the LBJ Presidential Library in Austin, Texas. (Vernon Bryant/Dallas Morning News/MCT)

[Photo] Bush 2020? One great speech can’t erase eight years

October 24, 2017
Sen. Thad Cochran, R-Miss., attends a political rally in Pass Christian, Mississippi, in 2014. (John Fitzhugh/Biloxi Sun Herald/MCT)

[Photo] Term limits could transform congress

October 22, 2017
Rock music legend Bob Seger performs at the Huntington Center in Toledo, Ohio in March 2011. (Madalyn Ruggiero/Detroit Free Press/MCT)

[Photo] Bob Seger rocks through PGH on 'Runaway Train' tour

October 2, 2017
Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) speaks during a meeting of the Senate Banking Housing and Urban Affairs in Washington, DC in 2009. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/MCT)

[Photo] No mercy for Menendez

September 24, 2017
Willie Theison, elephant program manager at the Pittsburgh Zoo, attends to Zuri (left) and her sister, Victoria (right). (Nate Guidry/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette/MCT)

[Photo] Editorial: Elephant death is tragic, but zoo does more good than harm

September 4, 2017
Former point guard Levance Fields handles the ball in Pitt's 78-76 loss to Villanova in the 2009 NCAA Tournament. (Yong Kim/Philadelphia Daily News/MCT)

[Photo] Return to greatness: basketball alums compete in annual tournament

July 4, 2017
Andrew McCutchen celebrates with Travis Snider after the team's 4-3 victory over the San Francisco Giants in May 2014. (Matt Freed/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette/MCT)

[Photo] Weak division gives battling Bucs opportunity

June 20, 2017
Steeler's owner Dan Rooney leaves the field following the trophy presentation as the Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Arizona Cardinals 27-23 in Super Bowl XLIII at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, Sunday, February 1, 2009. (Mark Cornelison/Lexington Herald-Leader/MCT)

[Photo] Remembering Rooney: Obama to join Pittsburghers for funeral in Oakland

April 18, 2017
President Barack Obama visits Minneapolis, Minnesota in 2013, to garner support from the law enforcement community for gun control legislation. (Glen Stubbe/Minneapolis Star Tribune/MCT)

[Photo] Demand policymakers to be knowledgable about issues

March 2, 2017
The Tea Party movement holds a protest in Washington, DC in 2010. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/MCT)

[Photo] Editorial: Republicans ignore protesters, history at their own risk

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
February 23, 2017
Map of the U.S. showing Sunoco Logistics' pipelines and terminals | TNS

[Photo] Editorial: No Mariner East II pipeline, period.

February 15, 2017
Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group/MCT

[Photo] Editorial: County council should ban vaping, prioritize health

February 13, 2017
Northwestern head coach Pat Fitzgerald has returned the Wildcats to prominence after leading them to two Big Ten titles as a player in 1995 and 1996. (TNS)

[Photo] Scouting Northwestern: Wildcats more dangerous than they appear

December 7, 2016
The Pitt Panthers will play the Northwestern Wildcats in the 2016 Pinstripe Bowl. TNS

[Photo] Pitt football to play in Pinstripe Bowl on Dec. 28

December 4, 2016
An inmate talks through the small opening in his cell door at the Sanislaus County Public Safety Center in Modesto, California, on November 18, 2010. | TNS

[Photo] Local prison system in dire need of reform

November 17, 2016
Facebook Founder & CEO Mark Zuckerberg |TNS

[Photo] Editorial: Fake news on Facebook hinders political discourse

November 13, 2016
Fracking rigs in Butler County dot the landscape across western Pennsylvania. TNS

[Photo] Editorial: PA doctors' fracking ban a call for more research

October 30, 2016
TNS

[Photo] Glitz: Give slashers a chance

October 27, 2016
Head coach Mike Tomlin and the Pittsburgh Steelers lost to the New England Patriots on Sunday, 27-16. (TNS)

[Photo] Armchair Coach: Tomlin's mistakes cost Steelers chance at huge upset

October 24, 2016
TNS

[Photo] Editorial: Remember, today is your last chance for Pa. voter registration

October 11, 2016
Novelist Patti Smith visited Carnegie Music Hall for a book lecture Monday night. TNS

[Photo] Author, musician Patti Smith visits Pittsburgh

October 11, 2016
TNS

[Photo] Opioid task force overlooks some addiction complexities

October 6, 2016
Pitt’s School of Medicine will soon begin research partnerships to study medical marijuana. TNS

[Photo] Pitt plans to begin research on the effects of medical marijuana

October 4, 2016
Madison Bumgarner came out of the bullpen to pitch the San Francisco Giants to victory against the Kansas City Royals in Game 7 of the 2014 World Series. The Giants won, 3-2, to capture the Series title. (TNS)

[Photo] Layne Van Buskirk earns second ACC Freshman of the Week award

By Steve Rotstein | Sports Editor
October 3, 2016
Amanda Raymond | TNS

[Photo] Editorial: Civic education requirements need reform and funding

September 27, 2016
SNED

[Photo] Editorial: Port Authority's funding cuts emphasize need for alternatives

September 13, 2016
Bringing up Jerry Sandusky in the renewal of the Pitt-Penn State rivalry will do Pitt fans no good. TNS

[Photo] Sandusky saga has no place in Pitt-Penn State rivalry

September 8, 2016
Joe Paterno leading the Nittany Lions as their Head Coach from 1966-2011. (TNS)

[Photo] Storied past of Pitt vs. Penn State

September 6, 2016
TNS

[Photo] 'Horace and Pete': C.K.'s brilliant gamble pays off

May 31, 2016
Francisco Liriano's .348 batting average is higher than any qualified Pirates position player. TNS

[Photo] Pirates' pitchers helping themselves at bat

May 31, 2016
Pitt researchers found that computerized CBT can be more effective than going to a primary care provider alone. /TNS

[Photo] Researchers: Computer-based therapy effective

May 24, 2016
(TNS)

[Photo] Radiohead makes strong return with "A Moon Shaped Pool"

May 10, 2016
TNS

[Photo] Port Authority to vote on flat fare

April 22, 2016
KRT 2005

[Photo] Kanye's jest?: the revised 'Life of Pablo'

April 20, 2016
Pittsburgh assistant coaches Barry Rohrssen and Brandin Knight call out to their team as they take on Virginia in the second half of the semifinals of the ACC Tournament in Greensboro, N.C., Saturday, March 15, 2014. Virginia defeated Pitt, 51-48. (Matt Freed/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette/MCT)

[Photo] Former Pitt assistant Knight accepts job at Rutgers

April 18, 2016
Of African-American women ages 20 and older, 49 percent have heart diseases. Actress Phylicia Rashad is on an educational tour to discuss PAD (Peripheral Artery Disease). The Miami Herald talked with Rashad about the disease, her career, and her visit.(Carl Juste/Miami Herald/MCT)

[Photo] Study details how heart disease affects black women

April 11, 2016
Kevin Stallings announced Pitt's 2016-17 men's basketball schedule in a press release on Tuesday. (TNS)

[Photo] Q+A: Pitt coach Kevin Stallings talks team, conference and moving

April 7, 2016
A monitor shows a live webcast as Team Coast members Darshan "ZionSpartan" Upadhyaya, Josh "NintendudeX" Atkins, Danny "Shiphtur" Le and Brandon "DontMashMe" Phan compete in Santa Monica, California, on July 25, 2013. Le is the first eSports player to be granted a visa usually reserved for pro athletes. (TNS)

[Photo] Joystick jocks: Competitive gaming enters new era

By Ryan Reichardt / Staff Writer
April 5, 2016
TNS

[Photo] Boyd enters draft, sort of

By Dan Sostek | Sports Editor
March 31, 2016
Pitt men's basketball head coach Kevin Stallings was considering sophomore guard Crisshawn Clark for the core group this season. (TNS)

[Photo] Who will jump in for Clark?

November 9, 2016
New Pitt men's basketball head coach Kevin Stallings will be without sophomore guard Crisshawn Clark for the 2016-17 season. (TNS)

[Photo] Pitt announces Kevin Stallings as 15th head coach in program history

By Dan Sostek / Sports Editor
March 27, 2016
(Bay Area News Group)

[Photo] Falling into feminism

March 24, 2016
Governor Tom Wolf closed the SCI Pittsburgh prison to decrease Pennsylvania's budget deficit. (Nabil K. Mark/Centre Daily Times/MCT)

[Photo] Governor Wolf closes SCI Pittsburgh prison

January 27, 2017
Pittsburgh assistant coaches Barry Rohrssen and Brandin Knight call out to their team as they take on Virginia in the second half of the semifinals of the ACC Tournament in Greensboro, N.C., Saturday, March 15, 2014. Virginia defeated Pitt, 51-48. (Matt Freed/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette/MCT)

[Photo] TPN Picks: Top five Dixon replacements

March 22, 2016
Pittsburgh assistant coaches Barry Rohrssen and Brandin Knight call out to their team as they take on Virginia in the second half of the semifinals of the ACC Tournament in Greensboro, N.C., Saturday, March 15, 2014. Virginia defeated Pitt, 51-48. (Matt Freed/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette/MCT)

[Photo] TPN Picks: Top five Dixon replacements

By Dan Sostek / Sports Editor
March 22, 2016
Illustrations comparing a normal and an Alzheimer's brain and showing the progression of the disease. (Los Angeles Times/MCT)

[Photo] Study finds exercise can prevent Alzheimer's disease

March 22, 2016
(Chicago Tribune/MCT)

[Photo] Pitt adds environmental science major

March 4, 2016
U.S. Senator Pat Toomey (R-PA), seen May 28, 2013 in State College, Pennsylvania. | TNS

[Photo] Advocating filling Supreme Court vacancy in Toomey’s best interest

By Henry Glitz / Columnist
March 3, 2016
Women look at a picture they took of themselves before the start of the Eid prayer, marking the end of Ramadan, the Muslim month-long fasting ritual as more than 3,500 gathered inside the Jackson Sports Academy at McClellan Park on Thursday, August 8, 2013, in Sacramento, California. Eid celebrates the conclusion of the dawn-to-sunset fasting during the month of Ramadan. (Randy Pench/Sacramento Bee/MCT)

[Photo] Pitt to host course on Muslims in America

March 3, 2016
TNS

[Photo] "Pablo" unites divided Kanye

February 15, 2016
Jon Stewart on stage at the 64th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at Nokia Theatre, L.A. Live, in Los Angeles, California. (Mark Boster/Los Angeles Times/MCT)

[Photo] Bee joins late night, Stewart club

February 1, 2016
Chris Rock is set to be the Host of the upcoming Oscars on February 28th. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times/MCT)

[Photo] Hollywood, time to act

January 28, 2016
A fan holds up a sign during a Pro Bowl at Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Joe Rimkus Jr./Miami Herald/MCT)

[Photo] Fixing the NFL's Pro Bowl Problem

January 25, 2016
Port Authority will begin reducing underused bus stops to improve efficiency. (Lake Fong/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette/MCT)

[Photo] Port Authority to eliminate bus stops

June 28, 2016
Cincinnati Bengals linebacker, Vontaze Burfict (55) hit and concussed Pittsburgh Steelers' receiver Antonio Brown in Sunday's post-season game. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun/MCT)

[Photo] Burfict problematic, not the problem in NFL's roughness epidemic

January 11, 2016
Ammar Zirli, right, puffs on a hookah along with friends Yussef Assaf, center, and Hassan Soueid while sitting at Off The Hookah at Las Olas Riverfront, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. (J. Albert Diaz/Miami Herald/MCT)

[Photo] New hookah study aims to educate young smokers

January 12, 2016
Matt Canada will join Pitt's football coaching staff. TNS

[Photo] Pitt hires new offensive coordinator

By Chris Puzia / Assistant Sports Editor
January 8, 2016
Double-decker buses are typical modes of transport for Londoners. (George Bridges/MCT)

[Photo] True life: I’m in a committed relationship with English transportation

December 6, 2015
(Joe Koshollek/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel/MCT)

[Photo] Researcher texts to curb drinking

December 2, 2015
Patient Mary Jo Tye, left, has just undergone radiation therapy with the linear accelerator in the radiation treatment room, assisted by Katie Rose, radiation therapist, at Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee, February 20, 2007. (Karen Sherlock/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel/MCT)

[Photo] UPMC researcher advocates for radiation therapy

November 10, 2015
Arthur Longworth presents material to other inmates during Spanish class, on February 16, 2012. Although he was sentenced to life without parole, he opted not to "just be quiet, shut up, go to my cell and die there." (Ken Lambert/Seattle Times/MCT)

[Photo] Professors, inmates talk prison education

November 8, 2015
Chuck Todd illustration of Huffington Post founder Arianna Huffington. Bay Area News Group (TNS)

[Photo] It's time to separate the click bait from the news

November 4, 2015
TNS

[Photo] College Democrats, Republicans weigh in

By Elli Warsh, Megan Tingley and Mark Pesto / Pitt News Staff
October 22, 2015
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