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PITTSBURGH (AP) – Two men ambushed a backyard cookout near Pittsburgh, killing a pregnant woman, her 8-month-old fetus and four other adults, because they wanted…

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) – Like many autistic children, Julian Brown has trouble reading emotions in people’s faces, one of the biggest challenges for people…

HARRISBURG (AP) — Legislation signed by Gov. Tom Wolf is killing tougher regulations over Pennsylvania’s traditional shallow oil and gas drilling industry approved in April…

NORFOLK (AP) — The mysterious “zombie bee” parasite that kills honeybees has reached the southern United States after scientists confirmed a case in Virginia about…

DENVER (AP) – Cameras are everywhere in a pot shop, from the parking lot to the front door to the warehouses where the plant is…

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — The number of trees in California’s Sierra Nevada forests killed by drought, a bark beetle epidemic and warmer temperatures has dramatically…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Rebellious Democrats disrupted the House’s legislative work on Wednesday, staging a sit-in on the House floor and refusing to leave until they…

  WASHINGTON (AP) — Routine use of small drones by real estate agents, farmers, filmmakers and countless other commercial operators was cleared for takeoff by…

  LOS ANGELES (AP) — For days, wildfires have raged amid spiking heat across Southern California and much of the West, driving hundreds of people…

HARRISBURG (AP) – Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf backed off his latest proposal for an increase in sales or income taxes, saying Tuesday his budget priorities…

CHICAGO (AP) — A suburban Milwaukee city won a hard-fought battle Tuesday to draw its drinking water from Lake Michigan, a key test of a…

NEW YORK (AP) — A handful of new startups are tackling a thorny problem that AOL couldn’t solve with zillions of dollars: How to cover…

HONOLULU (AP) – After the most powerful El Nino on record heated the world’s oceans to never-before-seen levels, huge swaths of once vibrant coral reefs…

The Associated Press The summer solstice marks the season’s official arrival around the globe Monday. In the United States, summer begins at 6:34 p.m. on…

WASHINGTON (AP) – Up to 1 in 5 people may be dying unnecessarily from car crashes, gunshots or other injuries, a stark conclusion from government…

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A week has passed since the Orlando nightclub shooting that killed 49 club patrons and the funeral processions are wrapping up,…

GOLETA, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters battling a California wildfire that forced the evacuation of campgrounds and ranches were struggling with strong overnight winds and bracing…

GOLETA, Calif. (AP) — Fueled by hot and dry weather, wildfires threatened homes in California and other Western states as crews struggled to corral flames…

HARRISBURG (AP) – A judge on Thursday ordered hearings to let former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky develop more information as he tries…

The Associated Press Some like it hot. But a new report from the World Health Organization suggests that when it comes to beverages such as…

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia has announced it will open on April 19 next year. It’s the anniversary of…

NEW YORK (AP) – The father of a young woman killed in the Paris massacre last November is suing Google, Facebook and Twitter, claiming that…

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s governor had a Confederate flag removed from a Flag Day exhibit in the state Capitol on Wednesday after the chairwoman…

  LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Walt Disney World closed beaches at its Florida resorts Wednesday while dozens of rescuers searched a lagoon for…

PITTSBURGH (AP) — A huge turnout is expected in downtown Pittsburgh for the 2016 Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins victory parade. A parade after the…

  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Into battle and outer space, outside homes and on covered wagons, the American flag goes wherever Americans go. Their stories are…

WASHINGTON (AP) – Scientists have a found a quick way – but not a cheap one – to turn heat-trapping carbon dioxide gas into harmless…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — An Indiana man arrested over the weekend in California with three assault rifles and ammunition in his car was forbidden from…

  DENVER (AP) — The deadliest shooting in modern U.S. history has people around the world wondering why mass violence keeps happening in America. For…

HARRISBURG (AP) – Republican leaders of the Pennsylvania House surprised many this week when they pushed through a bill to allow sales of wine at…

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A gunman wielding an assault-type rifle and a handgun took hostages and opened fire inside a crowded Florida nightclub, killing approximately…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) – The Greatest was laid to rest in his hometown Friday after an all-day send-off that was a lot like Muhammad Ali…

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A women’s advocacy group said it will turn in petitions Friday that urge a California agency to remove the judge who…

WASHINGTON (AP) – An international team of scientists has found that man-made climate change nearly doubled the likelihood of last month’s devastating French flooding. In…

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The death of a tourist who left a boardwalk and fell into a boiling, acidic spring in Yellowstone National Park shows…

HARRISBURG (AP) – A new law will soon give Pennsylvania consumers many more options about where to purchase their favorite varieties of wine. Democratic Gov….

MONACA (AP) – Shell Chemical Appalachia LLC is building a petrochemical plant in western Pennsylvania that will create up to 6,000 construction jobs and 600…

GREENSBURG, Pa. (AP) — A prosecutor is trying to block the appeal challenging a judge’s decision that a defendant must stand trial as an adult…

BEAVER, Pa. (AP) — A western Pennsylvania man has been arrested in Kentucky after being charged with slaying his ex-girlfriend in her Pennsylvania apartment. Twenty-six-year-old…

PITTSBURGH (AP) – A western Pennsylvania man pleaded guilty Monday to selling thousands of counterfeit, Chinese-made DVDs on eBay, all while twice running for the…

CINCINNATI (AP) — A prosecutor said Monday that he isn’t seeking charges against the mother of a 3-year-old boy who got into the Cincinnati Zoo’s…

CLEARFIELD (AP) – The American Red Cross has set up a service center to help residents needing help after last week’s flooding in central Pennsylvania….

CALABASAS, Calif. (AP) — A car crash that downed power lines turned the hills northwest of Los Angeles into torches, forcing thousands from their homes…

BEAVER (AP) – A woman in western Pennsylvania found an 8-foot-long unwelcomed passenger on her SUV. The Beaver County Times reports Patricia Russell discovered a…

LIGONIER, Pa. (AP) — Emergency crews had to evacuate several residents along a western Pennsylvania creek swollen by heavy overnight rains. Flooding was plaguing Ligonier…

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) – Federal officials said Thursday they will consider extending protections under the Endangered Species Act to moose in four upper Midwestern…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The investigation into a murder-suicide on the UCLA campus took a more sinister turn Thursday when police announced they suspected the…

NEW KENSINGTON (AP) – A western Pennsylvania man has been jailed in a standoff that police say began when he used a bow-and-arrow to shoot…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A murder-suicide at a UCLA engineering building Wednesday drew hundreds of heavily armed officers who swarmed the sprawling Los Angeles campus,…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two people were shot and killed on the UCLA campus Wednesday morning, according to a Los Angeles Police Department spokesman. The…