TORONTO — Deniz Undav scored twice after being subbed on in the second half as Germany defeated Ivory Coast, 2-1, on Saturday and clinched a spot in the knockout phase at the World Cup.

The early results are in: This U.S men’s national team is for real in this World Cup.

The Rev. Vincent Ponder of Community Baptist Church in the Lincoln Beach section of Upper Burrell had a simple way of describing what Juneteenth is about.

A 14-day journey of some 320 miles came to an end Saturday in Lower Burrell.

An Arnold house that was recently vacated was destroyed by fire Saturday afternoon.

GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. — Visitors to Grand Canyon National Park are being warned about extreme heat that will plague the popular destination early next week after a recent increase in heat-related incidents in the inner canyon, including the deaths of three hikers.

In his New York Times column earlier this week, “The Democrats’ ‘Upstairs-Downstairs’ Coalition Is at a Breaking Point,” Thomas Edsall describes a time 40 years ago when “Democratic centrists bitterly complained” that progressives “were pushing the party too far left.”

After years of bipartisan work, Pennsylvania stands on the verge of transforming how it invests in higher education. But with the state’s June 30 budget deadline just weeks away, that progress remains at a pivotal point. Without funding this year for the state’s new performance-based funding model, we risk losing momentum — and with it, a key opportunity to strengthen the commonwealth’s workforce, economy and long-term competitiveness.

TYRE, Lebanon — U.S. and Iranian negotiators headed to a Swiss venue Saturday for talks on adding key details to their interim agreement to halt the war, hours after Tehran said it closed the Strait of Hormuz because of Israel’s attacks in Lebanon and warned that little might be achieved if the fighting doesn’t stop.

WASHINGTON — The paint is peeling from Washington’s Reflecting Pool after the renovation ordered by President Donald Trump, and he is now alleging that someone damaged it intentionally.