http://www.post-gazette.com/ news en-us Copyright 2012, post-gazette.com. 2012-05-17 05:22:35 15 http://www.post-gazette.com/includes/2007design/images/pg_now_logo.png http://www.post-gazette.com/ 258 46 http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/news/us/edwards-bare-bones-defense-wraps-up-case-at-fraud-trial-636305/ John Edwards' team wrapped up their defense Wednesday without calling the ex-presidential candidate, his mistress or his daughter. 2012-05-17 00:21:00 http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/news/us/national-briefs-slain-brides-groom-sought-636303/ Police found Estrella Carrera stabbed to death in her bathtub, still clad in the silver sequined cocktail dress she wore after her wedding. 2012-05-17 00:20:00 http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/news/world/world-briefs-russian-police-break-up-protest-636302/ Russian police arrested about 20 protesters on Wednesday night at a central Moscow square where demonstrators had moved. 2012-05-17 00:20:00 http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/news/world/war-crimes-trial-of-bosnian-serb-military-leader-begins-636301/ Ratko Mladic confronted the accusations against him at the opening of his war crimes trial Wednesday with contemptuous gestures. 2012-05-17 00:19:00 http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/news/world/us-agents-supporting-hondurans-in-drug-firefights-636300/ A commando-style squad of Drug Enforcement Administration agents accompanied Honduran counternarcotics police during two firefights. 2012-05-17 00:19:00 http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/news/world/greece-schedules-new-elections-amid-fears-of-a-run-on-its-banks-636299/ With Greece's future in the euro increasingly in doubt, this troubled nation cobbled together an emergency government. 2012-05-17 00:19:00 http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/news/science/study-suggests-more-life-can-come-from-coffee-cup-636297/ Coffee, caffeinated or decaffeinated, appears to extend the lives of people who drink it daily, a U.S. study found. 2012-05-17 00:17:00 http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/news/science/sensor-helps-paralyzed-move-robot-with-minds-636294/ Two people who are virtually paralyzed from the neck down have learned to manipulate a robotic arm with just their thoughts. 2012-05-17 00:14:00 http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/region/event-raises-2-million-for-flight-93-memorial-636291/ Nearly 400 people attended a bypartisan fundraiser to help raise the funds still needed to complete the project. 2012-05-17 00:09:00 http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/region/post-gazette-wants-upmc-highmark-pact-to-be-unsealed-636290/ The agreement delaying the divorce of Highmark and UPMC should be made visible to the public, the newspaper contends. 2012-05-17 00:00:00 http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/state/with-trial-looming-side-in-sandusky-case-still-seek-information-636246/ As the criminal trial of former PSU coach Jerry Sandusky nears, the prosecution and defense teams are demanding information from each other. 2012-05-17 00:00:00 http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/state/people-in-support-of-voter-id-want-say-in-challenge-to-law-636219/ A group of Pennsylvania voters who support requiring photo ID at the polls is arguing it should have a say in the lawsuit over the new law. 2012-05-17 00:00:00 http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/news/us/local-soldier-receives-medal-of-honor-42-years-after-dying-636217/ Army Spc. Leslie H. Sabo Jr. was recognized for an act of wartime heroism that took his life at age 22. 2012-05-17 00:00:00 http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/news/education/shaler-teachers-fill-boardroom-636165/ At least 100 of Shaler Area School District's 400 teachers filled the Barbara J. Duss Conference Room. 2012-05-16 22:11:00 http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/news/education/pittsburgh-teachers-union-elects-president-to-second-term-636163/ Nina Esposito-Visgitis tonight was elected to serve a second term as president of the Pittsburgh Federation of Teachers. 2012-05-16 21:51:00 http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/region/harness-racings-dave-palone-is-looking-for-the-the-golden-number-636159/ The Meadows' driver is expected to soon have the most wins in North America. 2012-05-16 16:10:00 http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/news/politics-local/biden-rips-romneys-business-background-in-youngstown-636154/ At a high-tech factory, Vice President Joe Biden said GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney "doesn't get it" when it comes to the economy. 2012-05-16 15:27:00 http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/news/world/south-korea-myanmar-pledges-to-stop-buying-norths-weapons-636147/ South Korea has received assurances from Myanmar that it will no longer buy weapons from North Korea, an aide to President Lee Myung-bak sai 2012-05-16 13:01:00 http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/news/world/as-trained-afghans-turn-enemy-a-us-led-imperative-is-in-peril-636146/ COMBAT OUTPOST SANGESAR, Afghanistan -- A burst of gunfire snapped First Sgt. Joseph Hissong awake. Then came another, and another, all with 2012-05-16 13:01:00 http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/news/world/un-team-sees-clash-between-syrian-protesters-and-soldiers-636145/ BEIRUT, Lebanon -- A convoy of unarmed United Nations monitors got caught up in a violent confrontation between protesters and Syrian govern 2012-05-16 13:01:00