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An adult and a child wearing glasses sit on a couch, smiling and reading a book together.

The hardest decision I ever made for my son

by First-person essay by Amy Whipple May 2, 2025May 4, 2025

A person with long blond hair and pink sunglasses poses with arms crossed in front of a clothing rack in a room filled with clothes, under purple lighting.

GENDER & IDENTITY

From clothing swaps to legislation, defenders of sex work answer challenges with community

by Nico Hall April 28, 2025

A person gestures toward a robotic device on a workbench in a lab, with complex mathematical equations written on a whiteboard in the background.

Hearing ‘it doesn’t matter, you are a girl,’ sealed my fate as an engineer

by First-person essay by Melisa Orta Martinez April 25, 2025

A person claps and smiles among a diverse group of people holding signs and a "Solidarity" banner during a rainy outdoor gathering. Some attendees hold umbrellas.

GENDER & IDENTITY

Families, officials fault UPMC for conceding to Trump order on gender-affirming care for youth

by Venuri Siriwardane and Stephanie Strasburg April 3, 2025April 17, 2025

A group of people stand on a staircase in a building, holding signs advocating for equal pay and worker's rights. A woman speaks at a podium, surrounded by others.

House lawmakers reintroduce bill to close Pennsylvania’s gender earnings gap

by Peter Hall, Pennsylvania Capital-Star March 19, 2025March 23, 2025

Workers pick apples in an orchard, placing them into wooden crates. A forklift is visible on the path between the rows of trees.

‘The labor shortage will only get worse:’ Trump deportation plans could hit Pa. agriculture hard

by Ian Karbal January 15, 2025January 19, 2025

Collage with people holding protest signs, a man pointing, and a "2024 Year in Review" text on a light background.

Inside our Newsroom

You survived 2024. Now vote one more time — for your must-follow news topics.

by Jamie Wiggan and Rich Lord December 23, 2024December 23, 2024

A person dressed in a red jacket and black beanie stands on a city sidewalk beside a tree and row houses.

How drug overdose deaths have plagued one generation of Black men for decades

by Josh Katz, Margot Sanger-Katz and Nick Thieme December 20, 2024December 22, 2024

A man leans on a porch railing, looking off into the distance. It's dusk in a residential neighborhood with cars and people in the background.

A generation ‘constructed’ for tragedy: Older Black men hit hardest by overdose crisis

by Venuri Siriwardane and Jamie Wiggan December 20, 2024December 21, 2024

Community storytelling

Pittsburgh bridged my Peruvian and American worlds, and helped me flourish as an artist

by First-person essay by Romina Tammi Tello Lobato December 6, 2024September 24, 2025