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ArtistGNDphotography/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The number of striking workers in the U.S. more than doubled last year due to massive work stoppages carried out by autoworkers, nurses and Hollywood writers and actors, according to a study released by Cornell University on Thursday. The total number of striking workers climbed 141% in 2023, amounting to nearly 540,000 workers who walked off the job, the report found. "This rise in strike action after many years of diminished activity indicate...

Kali9/Getty Images(LONDON) -- Kenyan police have arrested two people they believe helped a man escape custody as he was awaiting extradition for allegedly killing his girlfriend in the U.S. last year. In addition to announcing the arrests, Amin Mohammed Ibrahim, chief of Kenyas Directorate of Criminal Investigations, said Tuesday they have made progress in their search for Kevin Kangethe. "Its unfortunate that after we made laborious efforts to apprehend him that through circumstances yet t...

Pop Tarts(NEW YORK) -- William “Bill” Post, the man often credited with inventing the beloved Pop Tart, has died at 96. Born on June 27, 1927 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Post was one of seven children born to Dutch immigrants and, at the age of 16, Post began working part-time washing trucks at Hekman Biscuit Company, according to his obituary. After serving in the Army Air Corps in occupied Japan during World War II, Post would eventually return to Hekman at the age of 21 to work full as the...

Crawford Grill was considered Pittsburgh's jazz emporium, where artists like Miles Davis, Nat King Cole, Johnny Mathis and George Benson graced the stage.

Blount County Sheriffs Office(KNOXVILLE, Tenn.) -- A murder suspect wanted in the fatal shooting of a Tennessee deputy has been caught following a nearly weeklong manhunt, authorities said. Kenneth DeHart was detained in Knoxville on Tuesday, the Blount County Sheriffs Office said on social media while sharing a photo of a large police presence outside a residence. The 42-year-old fugitive was wanted on first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder charges in connection with the shooting...

Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden on Tuesday blasted former President Donald Trumps comments that he would "encourage" Russia to "do whatever the hell they want" to NATO-aligned countries that are "delinquent" -- calling them "shocking" and "un-American." "The former president has set a dangerous, and shockingly, frankly un-American signal to the world," Biden said in remarks at the White House. Trump made ...

Cooper Neill/Getty ImagesThree-time Super Bowl champion Travis Kelce is adding film producer to his resume. Kelce is using President Joe Biden’s renewable energy tax credits to finance My Dead Friend Zoe, Variety reports. The indie film is headed to the SXSW festival and stars Natalie Morales, Ed Harris, Morgan Freeman and Sonequa Martin-Green. This marks Kelce’s first foray into the film industry. He’ll serve as an executive producer on the dark comedy movie. My Dead Friend Zo...

Ilbusca/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A pet owner has caught a rare case of the bubonic plague, health officials in central Oregon say, and its believed they may have caught it from their cat. The Deschutes County Health Services confirmed the case of the plague in a local resident last week. The resident was likely "infected by their symptomatic pet cat," health officials said in a Feb. 7 press release. "All close contacts of the resident and their pet have been contacted and provide...

Looking for something to do in Pittsburgh this week? From a Beauty and the Beast ballet to the Machine Killer Tour to the water lilies of Monet, there's always something happening in the Steel City!