pittsburgh

Initial reports coming from a multiple casualty shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in the Squirrel Hill section of Pittsburgh, PA, are saying that 8 people are dead and several others are injured. The suspect is alive.

"The Economist" has rated Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania the most liveable city in the United States. The magazine bases their ratings on stability, health care, culture and environment, education, and infrastructure. Despite topping the U.S., Pittsburgh was only the 29th most highly rated city in the world. Among other U.S. cities, Honolulu came in 30th, Los Angeles 44th and New York 56th.