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BOSTON (TNS) — A Kamala Harris-Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez presidential ticket is gaining some traction among desperate Democrats, but it could be the be...

By the 1920s, Pennsylvania’s anthracite coal region was already living with the consequences of decisions made far from its towns and patch villages. ...

What a difference a single year makes. The once-dominant push to radically reshape society in hopes of averting climate catastrophe has collapsed. Loo...

During Gov. Josh Shapiro's lengthy and, on occasion, unusually partisan budget address this past Tuesday, one theme attracted significant support from...

In Pennsylvania, five distinct geographical pockets will partake in a historic changing-of-hands. Due to the resignation of five state representatives...

The U.S. Postal Service spent a record $42.8 billion on payroll in 2025 while posting a $9 billion loss, according to payroll records obtained by Open...

In August 2024, nearly every county in our region was impacted by severe flooding from Tropical Storm Debby. Towns were evacuated and residents had to...

It is said that all good things must come to an end. And thus brings an end to my nearly 25 years of reporting for The Bradford Era. Other than sports...

BOSTON (TNS) — Leah Foley is showing what a difference a good U.S. Attorney can make, embarrassing Massachusetts officials by uncovering another major...

Pennsylvania took a historic step forward with the passage of Act 1 of 2023 and Senate Bill 88, which eliminated out-of-pocket costs for supplemental ...

STATE COLLEGE (TNS) — Consider the following example: I am offered a new job containing more responsibility and longer hours. As part of my choosing w...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — The economy is far too tight for many Americans—more about how to fix that in a minute — but first some good news: Household wealth...

Talk about biting the hand that feeds you. A Los Angeles advocacy group that sued the city twice was simultaneously being funded by the city itself. S...

PORTVILLE, N.Y. — Who knew we would ever be celebrating that temperatures reached 20 degrees? I mean, FINALLY reached 20 degrees again. Those days sur...

NEW YORK (TNS) — Put me down as an AI optimist. Artificial intelligence has the potential to transform the economy and make Americans richer, healthie...

CHICAGO — Forty years ago, Congress passed the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986. It was the last time our legislature passed a comprehensive...

Fewer than three months after last year's Pennsylvania state budget negotiations ended, this year's budget process began Tuesday with Gov. Josh Shapir...

Midterms are rarely kind to the president’s party, and with balloting just nine months off, the storm clouds look particularly threatening for Republi...

The federal government gives billions of dollars in research grants to universities every year, but not all of it directly funds scientific inquiry. M...

Technology and tactics have changed dramatically since Abraham Lincoln was training Whig Party leaders, though his strategy for winning elections stil...