Pittsburgh is a city transformed and on the rise. Yet it still finds time to reflect on its fascinating history, writes Joe Leogue.

SEVENTY years ago Billy Conn, weighing 174 pounds and fighting out of East Liberty, Pittsburgh, took on the Brown Bomber, Joe Louis, for the heavyweight title.

Fire swept through a three-storey home in the US early today, killing five young children believed to have been under a baby-sitter’s care at the time, Pennsylvania authorities said.