Older, grayer AFL-CIO making greater push to pull in younger membersPITTSBURGH — The face of organized labor is getting older and grayer, but the AFL-CIO’s new leaders said Monday they intend to change that trend and spark a resurgence in union membership. Obama warns Wall Street against ‘reckless behavior and unchecked excess’NEW YORK — President Barack Obama sternly warned Wall Street Monday against returning to the sort of reckless and unchecked behavior that threatened the nation with a second Great Depression. AFL-CIO president, stepping down after 14 years as leader, bids farewell at labor conventionPITTSBURGH — John Sweeney, stepping down after 14 years at the helm of the AFL-CIO, urged union leaders Sunday to keep up the fight to reform health care and overhaul labor laws so workers can form unions more easily. AFL-CIO president John Sweeney bidding farewell after 14 years of leadershipPITTSBURGH — The man who guided the nation’s largest union federation for 14 years is bidding farewell. AFL-CIO president bids farewell on Sunday after 14 years of leadershipPITTSBURGH — The man who guided the nation’s largest union federation for 14 years is bidding farewell. ACLU files suit saying Pittsburgh is violating G-20 protesters’ constitutional rightsPITTSBURGH — The American Civil Liberties Union is suing Pittsburgh because it says the city is violating the civil rights of people who want to protest the Group of 20 summit. G-20 protesters told to use Pittsburgh parking lot; organizer says city’s offer unacceptablePITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh plans to lease a downtown parking lot for four days to accommodate protesters during the Group of 20 economic summit this month. Protesters interrupt Pittsburgh mayor’s talk about G-20 preparednessWASHINGTON — Pittsburgh mayor Luke Ravenstahl came to the nation’s capital Wednesday to tout his city’s readiness to host the upcoming G-20 economic summit — and was interrupted by protesters who accused him of being too slow to issue demonstration permits. VP Joe Biden pledges to back workers in the first of 2 Labor Day stops in PennsylvaniaPITTSBURGH — Vice President Joe Biden told a rally at Pittsburgh’s Labor Day parade that organized labor was the backbone of the country and that he and Sen. Arlen Specter would continue fighting for workers. Coroner: More tests needed to determine cause of death for Pa. boy, 4, found in septic tankHOOKSTOWN, Pa. — An autopsy was performed Sunday on the body of a 4-year-old boy found stuffed in a septic tank, but a coroner said more tests are needed to determine how he died. Police are calling it a homicide investigation. Pittsburgh firms launch Web sites, blogs, foreign-language links to try to capitalize on G-20PITTSBURGH — Some Pittsburgh companies will not be satisfied with just having the world come to their doorstep in September when an economic summit convenes in the Steel City. Finance ministers of 7 European countries call for strict bank bonus regulationsSTOCKHOLM — Seven European countries on Friday called on G-20 leaders to put together strict limits on bonuses to bank executives, calling excessive payouts not only “dangerous” but also “indecent, cynical and unacceptable.” Boeing plane deliveries slide 22 pct, orders dip in August as airlines shelve buying plansBoeing Co.’s commercial jet deliveries tumbled 22 percent in August, as weaker demand for air travel forces airlines to scale back plans to buy new planes. Pa. woman, 86, trapped in crashed car for 2 days; pinned in vehicle by body of driverNEW BRIGHTON, Pa. — An 86-year-old woman missing for two days has been found alive in a car that went off the road in western Pennsylvania. Federal government files condemnation papers to acquire key land for Flight 93 memorialPITTSBURGH — The federal government has filed court documents to acquire land needed for the Flight 93 National Memorial. IRS alleges retired Hall of Fame Steeler Mel Blount owes more than $631K in back taxesPITTSBURGH — The Internal Revenue Service is alleging that a Pittsburgh Steelers Hall of Famer owes more than half-a-million dollars in back income taxes. Salazar announces deal on Flight 93 land, says memorial construction will start in NovemberPITTSBURGH — The federal government will pay about $9.5 million to acquire land so the Flight 93 National Memorial can be built by the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said Monday. 240 cats seized from Pa. sanctuary available for adoption now that owner guilty of crueltyPITTSBURGH — Nearly 250 cats seized by animal welfare agents from a western Pennsylvania sanctuary will soon be available for adoption now that the owner has been convicted of animal cruelty. Flight 93 victim’s brothers planning cross-country motorcycle ride to honor passengers, crewPITTSBURGH — A Flight 93 victim’s relatives are organizing a cross-country motorcycle ride to honor the victims and raise money for a national memorial in southwestern Pennsylvania. Last call: Pittsburgh-area bartender, 95, retiring; served first dime beer as Prohibition diedWEST VIEW, Pa. — Only minutes after Prohibition died in 1933, Angelo Cammarata, 19, served a 10-cent bottle of Fort Pitt beer to a customer in his father’s neighborhood grocery. Wesco receives $429 million for 2 debt exchange offersPITTSBURGH — Electrical and industrial supplier Wesco International Inc. said Monday it received tender offers valued at $429 million for previously announced debt exchange offerings. Famed for its dinosaur bones, Vernal was also an outlaw hideoutVERNAL, Utah — Local legend has it that cowboys, sheep herders and trappers long knew about the huge fossilized bones that regularly surfaced from the ancient rock underlying Utah’s dinosaur country. Pittsburgh-area health club where gunman killed 3 women reopen to membersBRIDGEVILLE, Pa. — A Pittsburgh-area health club where a gunman killed three women and wounded nine others before killing himself has reopened to members. Pittsburgh approves permit for G-20 summit protest rally; considers public safety lawsPITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh has approved a permit for a protest rally the day before the Group of 20 economic summit and has picked two locations for protesters to gather when the world’s economic leaders meet next month. Sen. Arlen Specter does 10-minute set at comedy club near Pittsburgh to benefit charityHOMESTEAD, Pa. — Arlen Specter is running for another term in the U.S. Senate, but he brought down the house at a Pittsburgh-area comedy club. Ah-choo! Government issues college guidance to protect roommates from swine fluWASHINGTON — A new rule for college students: Don’t sneeze on your roommate. Dick’s Sporting Goods earnings fall 2.5 percent but beat street; raises outlook, shares soarPITTSBURGH — Dick’s Sporting Goods Inc. on Thursday reported a 2.5 percent slip in its second-quarter profit, but results beat Wall Street estimates and the company raised its full-year outlook, sending shares soaring. Heinz fiscal 1st-quarter profit falls on stronger dollar but beats Wall Street’s expectationsPORTLAND, Ore. — H.J. Heinz Co. said Thursday that its fiscal first-quarter profit fell 7 percent largely due to the stronger dollar, but the results topped analysts’ estimates. Pittsburgh-area health club where gunman killed 3 women to reopen SaturdayBRIDGEVILLE, Pa. — A Pittsburgh-area health club where a gunman killed three women and wounded nine others before killing himself will reopen to members on Saturday and to the general public on Monday. Naked signed picture of Jackie Kennedy, old wedding cake, what is this? Andy Warhol’s junkPITTSBURGH — A cardboard lid is lifted and four archivists peer inside. A postal box from Paris. Who sent it? A piece of crusty wedding cake. Whose? Another box: $17,000 in cash. Yet another: An autographed picture of a naked Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. |
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