Paleontologists at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History have described a new species of early terrestrial amphibian whose fossilized skull was found in 2004 near Pittsburgh International Airport and named after the University of Pittsburgh student who found it and the FedEx Corp., which owns the property where it was discovered (Today)

A University of Pittsburgh astronomer is a key member of an international team that will use the Hubble Space Telescope to peer through time and space to witness galaxy formation that occurred a mere 600 million years after the Big Bang (Today)

STRONGSVILLE, Ohio -- Opening what may be remembered as the climactic week of the long debate on health care, President Barack Obama defended his proposal in this economically troubled state, saying that it would bring a significant middle class tax break and rebutting critics who contend it would weaken Medicare. (Today)

The 10th Street Bypass opened in time for the morning rush hour. (Today)

The state Department of Education today announced the team that Wednesday will make a presentation aimed at winning up to $400 million in Race to the Top money to improve education (Today)