Cam Booser walked away from baseball in 2017 and became a carpenter. Now he's in the major leagues

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Cam Booser thought he was done with baseball seven years ago. Turns out, baseball wasn't done with him. The left-handed pitcher walked away from the game in 2017, discouraged by a string of injuries from Tommy John surgery to a broken back sustained...

PPG Industries: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

PITTSBURGH (AP) — PITTSBURGH (AP) — PPG Industries Inc. (PPG) on Thursday reported first-quarter profit of $400 million. The Pittsburgh-based company said it had profit of $1.69 per share. Earnings, adjusted for amortization costs and restructuring costs, came to $1.86 per share....

The Chicago Bears are poised to draft Caleb Williams with the No. 1 overall pick in the NFL draft

CHICAGO (AP) — Caleb Williams might want some deep dish recommendations. The Chicago Bears are poised to select the USC quarterback with the No. 1 overall pick in the NFL draft and bank on the 2022 Heisman Trophy winner to stabilize a position that has long haunted the founding NFL...

The Steelers made splashy moves in free agency. Don't bet on a return to normalcy in the NFL draft

PITTSBURGH (AP) — There used to be a time — say the vast majority of the franchise's first 92 seasons — when the Pittsburgh Steelers would rely almost exclusively on the NFL draft to address whatever holes they might have on the roster. Those days appear to be over. ...

F.N.B.: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

PITTSBURGH (AP) — PITTSBURGH (AP) — F.N.B. Corp. (FNB) on Wednesday reported first-quarter profit of $122.3 million. The Pittsburgh-based bank said it had earnings of 32 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were 34 cents per share. The...

Alcoa: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

PITTSBURGH (AP) — PITTSBURGH (AP) — Alcoa Corp. (AA) on Wednesday reported a loss of $252 million in its first quarter. On a per-share basis, the Pittsburgh-based company said it had a loss of $1.41. Losses, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were 81 cents per share. ...

Biden promises to keep US Steel as a 'totally American company' while his administration reviews Japanese takeover plan

Ohio River near Pittsburgh reopens to maritime traffic after sunken barge is found

The U.S. Coast Guard reopened the Ohio River in Pittsburgh to maritime traffic on Tuesday, nearly four days after 26 barges broke loose and floated away during weekend flooding. “The river is open. The Ohio River is open,” Lt. Eyobe Mills told The Associated Press. ...

Union settles extended strike with Pittsburgh newspaper, while journalists, other unions remain out

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The union that represents a Pittsburgh newspaper’s truck drivers, one of five unions that have been on strike for 18 months, has approved a new contract with the paper’s owners. Four other unions, including one representing the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s journalists and...

Ohio River near Pittsburgh is closed as crews search for missing barge, one of 26 that broke loose

A stretch of the Ohio River near Pittsburgh remained closed to maritime traffic on Monday as crews equipped with sonar looked for a barge believed to have sunk over the weekend — one of more than two dozen barges that broke loose and floated down the rain-swollen river. The U.S....