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Tribune-Review U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Pennsylvania Brian Bartels raises his hands near a damaged Pittsburgh Police SUV on May 30.   TribLIVEs Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox. Laurel: To asking for what you need. It is a tired and trite trope that kids hate school. Parents have known for years that when summer vacation ends, most kids are ready to get back to the classroom. And if the coron...

Paula Reed Ward U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Pennsylvania In this photo included in the federal indictment against him, Brian Bartels raises his hands near a damaged Pittsburgh Police SUV on Saturday, May 30 2020. Bartels faces state and federal charges relating to his alleged attack on the vehicle, an act authorities say kicked off violence during what had been a peaceful protest.   TribLIVEs Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information...

Eight minutes changed the course of 2020. It was Memorial Day. May 25. George Floyd was being arrested by Minneapolis police outside of a grocery store after authorities received a 911 call that someone paid with a counterfeit bill. The caller told authorities the man was acting erratically. Floyd, who is Black, matched the caller’s description of the suspect. Minneapolis police officers responded and handcuffed Floyd. Shortly thereafter, Officer Derek Chauvin, who is white, was caught on cam...

My Year in Drinks: 2020 Wayne Curtis 2020 was the year we reconsidered our relationship with drink, both collectively and individually. Collectively we drank more but spent less on liquor. According to a survey of 1,540 Americans recently published by the Journal of the American Medical Association, the frequency of drinking rose 14 percent in 2020 over the previous year. We drank less in bars, which were being shuttered, and more at home, having gone into survivalist bunker mo...

You can easily find great food- and drink-related gifts online. Dreamstime/TNS This year we are faced with staying home and staying safe, so how do we shop for those we want to gift for the holidays? Thank goodness for the internet! Amazon and other websites will do the heavy lifting of wrapping and sending gifts to many of our loved ones, so here are some items that may not be on your radar. Packit Freezable Double Wine Bag For the wine lover on your list this is perfect for transp...

These easily scalable cocktails will set a festive mood. They include Fireside Sangria, a sparkling wine punch to cozy up with on colder days from " Winter Drinks: Over 75 Recipes to Warm the Spirits Including Hot Drinks, Fortifying Toddies, Party Cocktails and Mocktails" ( Ryland Peters & Small). FIRESIDE SANGRIA About 10 seedless red grapes, halved lengthwise 1 small orange, finely sliced 3 ounces orange liqueur, such as Grand Marnier 3 ounces aged sweet red vermouth, such as Carpano Antica...