Barley, one of beer’s main ingredients, is especially susceptible to droughts and heat waves. As a result, people can expect beer supplies to decrease and cost to increase as climate change makes those weather events more common, according to a new study in Nature Plants.
33-year-old Megan Yunn used to run a youth program in Pittsburgh. And back in 2011, she was helping a 12-year-old girl named Beverly with her vocabulary homework when she found out the girl had never had a birthday party. She tried to explain what the word “accustomed” meant by asking her what people are “accustomed”…
As expected, Steve Perry‘s first album in over two decades, Traces, is making a major mark on the Billboard charts. The album, which is the former-Journey frontman’s first Top 10 solo debut, entered the Billboard 200 Albums Chart at Number Six “with over 73,000 total copies in sales and consumption.” The album entered the Billboard Album Chart at Number Four, and entered at Number…
Halloween is just about two weeks away, and if you don’t know what you’re going to dress up as . . . well, maybe it’s time to just say, “Eff it, I’ll go buy a superhero costume.” A new survey asked people what costumes they think will be the most popular this year. Here are…
An anti-hazing bill named for a Penn State freshman that died during a pledge event is headed to the Governor for his signature. With the bankruptcy and store closing announcement by Sears, the Altoona K-Mart is one of the stores to close, but the local Sears will stay open for now. A Tyrone man has…
THE PITTSBURGH PENGUINS HAVE SUFFERED A MAJOR SETBACK. FORWARD JUSTIN SCHULTZ WILL BE OUT AT LEAST FOR THE NEXT 4 MONTHS AFTER BREAKING HIS LEG DURING SATURDAY NIGHTS LOSS IN MONTREAL. CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL TEAM WILL HAVE MORE THAN ONE HOME FLOOR THIS SEASON. A REPORT IN TODAYS MIRROR SUGGESTS THAT THE SPRING…