Pennsylvania man convicted of kidnapping a woman, driving her to a Nevada desert and suffocating her
Pennsylvania man convicted of kidnapping a woman, driving her to a Nevada desert and suffocating her

A Pennsylvania man who authorities say killed his girlfriend in a Nevada desert has been convicted.

20 hrs 33 mins ago
Which states could have abortion on the ballot in 2024?
Which states could have abortion on the ballot in 2024?

Voters have sided with abortion rights supporters every time the issue has been directly on the ballot since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the nationwide right to abortion.

21 hrs 23 mins ago
Pennsylvania nurse who gave patients lethal or possibly lethal insulin doses gets life in prison
Pennsylvania nurse who gave patients lethal or possibly lethal insulin doses gets life in prison

A Pennsylvania nurse who administered lethal or potentially lethal doses of insulin to numerous patients has pleaded guilty to three counts of murder and other charges and been sentenced to life in prison.

21 hrs 53 mins ago
Man says his emotional support alligator, known for its big social media audience, has gone missing
Man says his emotional support alligator, known for its big social media audience, has gone missing

A Pennsylvania man says his emotional support alligator named Wally has gone missing amid the coastal marshes of Georgia.

May 1st, 6:13 PM EDT
Remains of child found in duffel bag in Philadelphia neighborhood identified as missing boy
Remains of child found in duffel bag in Philadelphia neighborhood identified as missing boy

A decomposed body found in a duffel bag in west Philadelphia have been identified as a 4-year-old boy who authorities say was beaten to death.

May 1st, 5:33 PM EDT
Duane Eddy, twangy guitar hero of early rock, dead at age 86
Duane Eddy, twangy guitar hero of early rock, dead at age 86

Duane Eddy, a pioneering guitar hero whose reverberating electric sound on instrumentals such as “Rebel Rouser,” “Forty Miles of Bad Road" and “Cannonball” helped put the twang in early rock ‘n’ roll and influenced George Harrison, Bruce Springsteen and countless other musicians, has died at age 86.

May 1st, 4:33 PM EDT
Vendor that mishandled Pennsylvania virus data to pay $2.7 million in federal whistleblower case
Vendor that mishandled Pennsylvania virus data to pay $2.7 million in federal whistleblower case

A staffing company that performed COVID-19 contact tracing for Pennsylvania and exposed the private medical information of about 72,000 residents will pay $2.7 million in a settlement with the U.S. Justice Department and a whistleblower.

May 1st, 4:33 PM EDT
Democrats advance election bill in Pennsylvania long sought by counties to process ballots faster
Democrats advance election bill in Pennsylvania long sought by counties to process ballots faster

Pennsylvania’s House of Representatives is advancing legislation long sought by counties seeking help to manage huge influxes of mail-in ballots during elections in the presidential battleground state.

May 1st, 3:53 PM EDT
Union Pacific undermined regulators' efforts to assess safety, US agency says
Union Pacific undermined regulators' efforts to assess safety, US agency says

Federal regulators say Union Pacific managers undermined their efforts to assess safety at the railroad by coaching employees on how to respond and suggesting they might be disciplined.

May 1st, 3:23 PM EDT
Former students of the for-profit Art Institutes are approved for $6 billion in loan cancellation
Former students of the for-profit Art Institutes are approved for $6 billion in loan cancellation

The Biden administration says it will cancel $6 billion in student loans for people who attended the Art Institutes, a system of for-profit colleges that closed the last of its campuses in 2023 amid accusations of fraud.

May 1st, 6:23 AM EDT
Investors trying to take control of Norfolk Southern railroad pick up key support
Investors trying to take control of Norfolk Southern railroad pick up key support

The activist investors trying to take control of Norfolk Southern are picking up key support.

April 29th, 4:12 PM EDT
Tractor-trailers with no one aboard? The future is near for self-driving trucks on US roads
Tractor-trailers with no one aboard? The future is near for self-driving trucks on US roads

Within three or four years, thousands of self-driving tractor-trailers are expected to travel on America’s public freeways.

April 29th, 6:11 AM EDT
Tractor-trailers with no one aboard? The future is near for self-driving trucks on US roads
Tractor-trailers with no one aboard? The future is near for self-driving trucks on US roads

Late this year, Aurora Innovation Inc. plans to start hauling freight on Interstate 45 between the Dallas and Houston areas with 20 driverless trucks.

April 29th, 6:11 AM EDT
New charges announced against 4 youths arrested in gunfire at event to mark end of Ramadan
New charges announced against 4 youths arrested in gunfire at event to mark end of Ramadan

Authorities have announced new charges against four juveniles arrested following an exchange of gunfire earlier this month between rival groups that wounded three people and sent participants in a joyful celebration of the end of Ramadan in west Philadelphia running for cover.

April 28th, 11:41 AM EDT
Police officer hiring in US increases in 2023 after years of decline, survey shows
Police officer hiring in US increases in 2023 after years of decline, survey shows

U.S. police departments have reported a year-over-year increase in sworn officers for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic and the police killing of George Floyd.

April 28th, 12:50 AM EDT
Regulators close Philadelphia-based Republic First Bank, first US bank failure this year
Regulators close Philadelphia-based Republic First Bank, first US bank failure this year

Regulators have closed Republic First Bank, a regional lender operating in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York.

April 26th, 8:00 PM EDT
Help is coming for a Jersey Shore town that's losing the man-vs-nature battle on its eroded beaches
Help is coming for a Jersey Shore town that's losing the man-vs-nature battle on its eroded beaches

Help is finally on the way for the most critically eroded part of the Jersey Shore.

April 26th, 1:20 PM EDT
What to know about Bell's palsy, the facial paralysis affecting Joel Embiid
What to know about Bell's palsy, the facial paralysis affecting Joel Embiid

Philadelphia 76ers All-Star center Joel Embiid has been diagnosed with Bell’s palsy.

April 26th, 11:40 AM EDT
A look at the Gaza war protests that have emerged on US college campuses
A look at the Gaza war protests that have emerged on US college campuses

Student protests over the Israel-Hamas war have popped up on an increasing number of U.S. college campuses following last week’s arrest of more than 100 demonstrators at Columbia University.

April 26th, 10:40 AM EDT
Paramedic sentencing in Elijah McClain's death caps trials that led to 3 convictions
Paramedic sentencing in Elijah McClain's death caps trials that led to 3 convictions

Almost five years after Elijah McClain died after being put in a neck hold and injected with the powerful sedative ketamine, three of five Denver-area first responders prosecuted in the Black man’s death have been convicted.

April 26th, 1:49 AM EDT
Debates to play a major role in Pennsylvania's 2024 US Senate election
Debates to play a major role in Pennsylvania's 2024 US Senate election

Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania wants a series of three debates with his Republican challenger David McCormick ahead of the November election, and McCormick is readily accepting.

April 25th, 6:09 PM EDT
Arkansas woman pleads guilty to selling 24 boxes of body parts stolen from cadavers
Arkansas woman pleads guilty to selling 24 boxes of body parts stolen from cadavers

A former Arkansas mortuary worker has pleaded guilty to charges that she sold 24 boxes of stolen body parts from medical school cadavers to a Pennsylvania man.

April 25th, 4:49 PM EDT
4 die in fiery crash as Pennsylvania police pursued their vehicle
4 die in fiery crash as Pennsylvania police pursued their vehicle

Pennsylvania state police say three adults and a pregnant teenager died in a fiery crash as police pursued their vehicle in connection with retail thefts.

April 25th, 2:09 PM EDT
BNSF becomes 2nd major railroad to sign on to anonymous federal safety hotline for some workers
BNSF becomes 2nd major railroad to sign on to anonymous federal safety hotline for some workers

BNSF will become the second major freight railroad to allow some of its employees to report safety concerns anonymously through a federal system without fear of discipline.

April 25th, 2:09 PM EDT
Gay actor's speech back on at Pennsylvania school after cancellation over his 'lifestyle'
Gay actor's speech back on at Pennsylvania school after cancellation over his 'lifestyle'

A Pennsylvania school district has reversed the cancellation of an appearance by actor and children’s book author Maulik Pancholy.

April 25th, 11:09 AM EDT
Some Nikki Haley voters are hanging on to her candidacy and, like her, refuse to endorse Trump
Some Nikki Haley voters are hanging on to her candidacy and, like her, refuse to endorse Trump

When Nikki Haley suspended her presidential campaign, she refused to endorse Donald Trump for the 2024 Republican nomination — and apparently so did some of her supporters in Pennsylvania.

April 24th, 11:18 AM EDT
Pennsylvania redesigned its mail-in ballot envelopes amid litigation. Some voters still tripped up
Pennsylvania redesigned its mail-in ballot envelopes amid litigation. Some voters still tripped up

A form Pennsylvania voters must complete on the outside of the envelopes used to return mail-in ballots has been redesigned, but that didn't prevent some voters from failing to complete it accurately for this week’s primary.

April 24th, 4:28 PM EDT
Primary voters take down at least 2 incumbents in Pennsylvania House
Primary voters take down at least 2 incumbents in Pennsylvania House

At least two incumbent Pennsylvania state lawmakers are losing their seats after primary voters elected opponents.

April 24th, 12:38 PM EDT
Chris Dziados wins Democratic nomination for U.S. House in Pennsylvania's 14th Congressional District
Chris Dziados wins Democratic nomination for U.S. House in Pennsylvania's 14th Congressional District

Chris Dziados wins Democratic nomination for U.S. House in Pennsylvania's 14th Congressional District.

April 23rd, 11:08 PM EDT
Why AP called the Pennsylvania 12th District primary for Summer Lee: Race call explained
Why AP called the Pennsylvania 12th District primary for Summer Lee: Race call explained

In her primary victory Tuesday in Pennsylvania’s 12th Congressional District, first-term Democratic U.S. Rep. Summer Lee not only far outperformed her lone challenger across the District, but she was also on track to far surpass her own win in the primary two years ago.

April 23rd, 10:28 PM EDT