Pa. congressional delegation briefly crossed party lines to scold Trump on Syria
Pennsylvania’s Congressional delegation had a rare moment of near unity this week when members came together to vote 354-60 to condemn President Trump’s abrupt withdrawal from Syria. The 18-member delegation, split evenly between Democrats and Republicans, largely ignored the partisan divide that has polarized the nation. They voted 16-2 in...
Chicago teachers to strike amid no contract deal
CHICAGO — Chicago teachers are set to go on strike after failing to reach a contract deal with the nation’s third-largest school district. Both sides have been negotiating for months over issues including pay and benefits, class size and teacher preparation time. The Chicago Teachers Union said Wednesday night that...
911 recording: Boy found hanging in home with sister was bullied, ‘didn’t want to go alone’
ALLENTOWN — Minutes after finding her two children hanging from a support beam in the basement of their Albany Township home, Lisa R. Snyder told a 911 dispatcher that her 8-year-old son was bullied and had “made threats of doing this, but didn’t want to go alone,” a recording of...
Attorney: Lawsuit planned over VA hospital death in West Virginia
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — An attorney representing the family of a patient who died at a Veterans Affairs hospital in West Virginia says he plans to sue over what he believes is the man’s suspicious death from a wrongful insulin injection. Charleston attorney Tony O’Dell said a notice of a pending...
Trump warns Erdogan not to be ‘tough guy’ or ‘fool,’ seeks dealVideo
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump wrote a letter to Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan calling on him to “work out a good deal!” and warning him not to be a “tough guy” or “fool.” “History will look upon you favorably if you get this done the right and humane way,”...
Ligonier electrician known for generosity
William E. LaRue didn’t always accept money for his work as an electrician. “He was very good at bartering, he brought that trade back to life,” said his daughter, Susan Huba. When people needed help he helped them, regardless of if they could pay for it. “He didn’t feel that...
Fentanyl test strips should be legal in Pennsylvania, auditor general says
Citing the growing role of fentanyl in drug overdoses, Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale on Wednesday called on state lawmakers to legalize fentanyl test strips. The call was among the top recommendations DePasquale released in a new report, “A Deadly Dose: Fentanyl’s Impact on Pennsylvania.” The two-term auditor general, who...
GM and union reach tentative deal that could end strike
DETROIT — Bargainers for General Motors and the United Auto Workers reached a tentative contract deal on Wednesday that could end a monthlong strike that brought the company’s U.S. factories to a standstill. The deal, which the union says offers “major gains” for workers, was hammered out after months of...
Stoneman Douglas High School commission says mental health system needs overhaul
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Florida’s mental health system is underfunded and needs to be overhauled, with better coordination between providers, law enforcement and educators, the commission investigating last year’s high school massacre recommended to the legislature Wednesday. The Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Commission, meeting in Orlando, found...
Bike lane prank dangerous but a hit on social media
A city in Cyprus got some surprises when it hired a company to paint a bike trail. Residents of Limassol found their new red cycling route a little difficult (and unsafe) to follow, reports Knews Kathimerini. The painted path made twists and turns around obstacles like trees and parked cars,...
Aging, thin pipe likely cause of Philadelphia refinery fire
PHILADELPHIA — An aging, failed elbow pipe appears to be the initial cause of a June 21 fire and subsequent explosions that injured five people at the largest oil refinery on the East Coast, federal investigators said Wednesday. The U.S. Chemical and Safety Hazard Investigation Board released a preliminary factual...
British family held at Pa. detention center decries treatment by U.S. after border crossing
Seven members of an extended British family who made an unauthorized crossing into the United States from Canada are being held in federal custody at a Pennsylvania detention center nearly two weeks after their arrest, their lawyer said Tuesday, as U.S. border officials defended their handling of the case by...
Kim Jong Un rides horse on sacred peak, vows to fight U.S. sanctions
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea released a series of photos Wednesday showing leader Kim Jong Un riding a white horse to a sacred mountain he has often climbed before making key decisions. Near the mountain, Kim reportedly vowed to overcome U.S.-led sanctions that he said had both pained and...
2 shot while sitting in car, drive themselves to hospital
PHILADELPHIA — Authorities say two people who were shot and wounded while sitting in their car in Philadelphia were able to drive themselves to a hospital. But it’s not yet known what sparked the shooting, which occurred shortly after 2 a.m. Wednesday. The two victims, a man and a woman,...
Study: ‘Medicare for All’ not only way to universal coverageVideo
WASHINGTON — Health care memo to Democrats: There’s more than one way to get to coverage for all. A study out Wednesday finds that an approach similar to the plan from former Vice President Joe Bide n can deliver about the same level of coverage as the government-run “Medicare for...
AP fact check: Claims from the Democratic debate – Oct. 16, 2019
WASHINGTON — Twelve Democrats seeking the presidency tussled Tuesday night in a wide-ranging debate featuring the largest number of qualifying candidates on the same stage. Here’s a look at how some of their claims from Westerville, Ohio, stack up with the facts: JOE BIDEN: “I would not have withdrawn the...
Debate rivals assail Warren as she joins Democrats’ top rank
Elizabeth Warren repeatedly came under attack during Tuesday’s Democratic presidential debate as rivals accused the Massachusetts senator of ducking questions about the cost of Medicare for All and her signature “wealth tax” plan in an attempt to derail her rising campaign. The pile-on reinforced her new status as a front-runner...
Bomb scare at Montana school turns out to be false alarm
HELENA, Mont. — Authorities evacuated an elementary school in Montana on Tuesday after officials found what they thought were the remnants of a homemade bomb that exploded, but it turned out to be a plastic bottle filled with nuts and bolts left in the schoolyard. School officials in Helena made...
Prosecutors seek life for New Mexico man who killed family
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A New Mexico man convicted of killing his parents and three younger siblings when he was 15 apologized to the rest of his family Tuesday as he asked a judge for an opportunity at rehabilitation and redemption. Nehemiah Griego, now 22, was the last person to address...
Vegan calls cops on friends after she was fed chicken nuggets while drunk
A vegan woman went to the police after her friends fed her chicken nuggets while she was drunk. The woman, on an anonymous post on Reddit, said she was at a party where she got "white girl wasted" and her friends "thought it would be funny to feed me chicken...
House won’t vote to formalize impeachment investigationVideo
WASHINGTON — House Democrats won’t be voting soon to formalize the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump. That’s according to people familiar with Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s message behind closed doors to her colleagues Tuesday. Pelosi had gathered lawmakers for a closed session after House leaders surveyed rank-and-file members about it....
Deputies ask Florida man to quit calling 911 about his stolen marijuanaVideo
DADE CITY, Fla. — Authorities say a Florida man repeatedly called 911 to report that his roommate had stolen his marijuana. A deputy for the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office posted a Twitter response to the man’s calls Saturday night: Stop calling. Deputy Neal Zalva says in the Twitter video that...
Fort Worth chief: ‘Absolutely no excuse’ for woman’s killingVideo
FORT WORTH, Texas — The furor Tuesday over the killing of a black woman by a white Fort Worth officer became increasingly about a gun pointed at a bedroom window. But the police chief and activists said the focus was on the wrong gun. Officer Aaron Dean was arrested on...
Pennsylvania accepting applications for environmental project awards
The state is accepting applications for the 2020 Governor’s Awards for Environmental Excellence from those who participated or led an environmental stewardship project, as well as all schools, nonprofits, businesses, farms, and government agencies. People or organizations that conducted an environmental project may also be nominated. Applications for the 2020...
Census Bureau seeking driver’s license info, administrative records
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Census Bureau wants even more details on American residents, requesting states to provide driver’s license and administrative records to add to a trove of federal data being collected by the agency in its census count. Officials plan to use the administrative records to help catch people...
