A roach scurries across a cutting board. Raw chicken juices mingle with cooked shrimp as ready-to-serve sushi decomposes nearby in a faulty cooler. (Today)

Highmark Inc. has spent more than $1.4 million on state lobbying expenses since announcing in March 2007 that it planned to merge with Independence Blue Cross of Philadelphia. ... (Today)

The Center for Science in the Public Interest wants all state and local governments to post letter grades in the front windows of restaurants showing the restaurant's performance on the most recent food safety inspection. (Today)

The Center for Science in the Public Interest examined food safety inspection reports for 539 restaurants in 20 cities, including Pittsburgh. ... (Today)

A look back over the headlines of the past week: (Today)