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Bradford Regional Medical Center submits closure notice; transitioning to outpatient care center

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Bradford Regional Medical Center submits closure notice; transitioning to outpatient care center

Transitioning to outpatient care center

By SARA FURLONG news@bradfordera.com

February 17, 2026

(Editor's note: This story has been updated with additional information available from hospital officials and state Rep. Martin Causer Tuesday afterno...

Lawyers for accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed press to let his guilty plea go forward

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Lawyers for accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed press to let his guilty plea go forward

Jan 09, 2025

WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawyers for accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed are urging a federal appeals panel to let his scheduled guilty plea Frida...

Shapiro challenged to back U.S. Steel lawsuit or lose to Ohio

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Shapiro challenged to back U.S. Steel lawsuit or lose to Ohio

CHRISTEN SMITH The Center Square

Jan 09, 2025

HARRISBURG — Gov. Josh Shapiro faces a new challenge after the White House blocked U.S. Steel’s overseas acquisition. Join the lawsuit the company fil...

Treasurers urge states to divest pension funds from China

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Treasurers urge states to divest pension funds from China

BETHANY BLANKLEY The Center Square

Jan 07, 2025

HARRISBURG — More state legislatures and governors are expected to take actions this year related to threats posed by the Communist Party of China (CC...

Nippon, US Steel file suit against Biden administration, union, and rival after $15B deal scuttled

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Nippon, US Steel file suit against Biden administration, union, and rival after $15B deal scuttled

FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press

Jan 06, 2025

WASHINGTON (AP) — Nippon Steel and U.S. Steel filed a federal lawsuit Monday challenging a Biden administration decision to block Nippon's proposed $1...

U.S. Steel alleges union corruption over blocked overseas sale

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U.S. Steel alleges union corruption over blocked overseas sale

CHRISTEN SMITH The Center Square

Jan 06, 2025

PITTSBURGH — U.S. Steel said Monday that union corruption toppled the company’s overseas buyout and pressured regulators to ignore the law in the orga...

Pa. man who traveled to Middle East to join terrorist group faces charges: feds

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Pa. man who traveled to Middle East to join terrorist group faces charges: feds

Jan 03, 2025

PITTSBURGH (TNS) — A former Pittsburgh-area man who federal officials say traveled to Lebanon and Syria to join the terrorist group Hezbollah has been...

Biden rejects Nippon Steel’s proposed deal to acquire US Steel

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Biden rejects Nippon Steel’s proposed deal to acquire US Steel

FATIMA HUSSEIN, JOSH BOAK and MARC LEVY Associated Press

Jan 03, 2025

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has rejected the nearly $15 billion proposed deal for Nippon Steel of Japan to purchase Pittsburgh-based U.S. St...

Customs agents seize 22,000 fake Pennsylvania vehicle inspection stickers shipped from Israel

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Customs agents seize 22,000 fake Pennsylvania vehicle inspection stickers shipped from Israel

Dec 30, 2024

HARRISBURG (AP) — The U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency said it has seized more than 20,000 counterfeit Pennsylvania vehicle inspection sticke...

Digital authorization required for Americans to travel to U.K. in 2025

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Digital authorization required for Americans to travel to U.K. in 2025

Dec 18, 2024

(TNS) — Planning a trip to the United Kingdom in 2025? If so, you'll need more than just a passport. Starting Jan. 8, American citizens will need to a...

7 planets will align for viewing in early 2025

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7 planets will align for viewing in early 2025

Dec 10, 2024

(TNS) — This January, the seven visible planets will align in the sky in a "planet parade." The rare celestial event will start just before Jan. 21, w...

Trump vows to block Japanese steelmaker from buying US Steel, pledges tax incentives and tariffs

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Trump vows to block Japanese steelmaker from buying US Steel, pledges tax incentives and tariffs

MARC LEVY and JOSH BOAK Associated Press

Dec 06, 2024

HARRISBURG (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump is underscoring his intention to block the purchase of U.S. Steel by Japanese steelmaker Nippon Steel C...

‘We never left’: How federal funding will help this Westmoreland County chipmaker keep the power on

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‘We never left’: How federal funding will help this Westmoreland County chipmaker keep the power on

EVAN ROBINSON-JOHNSON Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Dec 04, 2024

PITTSBURGH (TNS) — The semiconductor chips coming out of a nondescript fabricator in Youngwood used to be so sensitive that soldiers would rather dest...

What to know about the Canada Post strike

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What to know about the Canada Post strike

EMILY BLOCH The Philadelphia Inquirer

Dec 03, 2024

(TNS) — A Canadian postal service strike during one of the biggest shopping weeks of the year is causing shipping snags for Canadians and Canada-based...

Aluminum wars: U.S. factory owners seek ‘political’ route to higher import taxes under Trump

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Aluminum wars: U.S. factory owners seek ‘political’ route to higher import taxes under Trump

JOSEPH N. DiSTEFANO The Philadelphia Inquirer

Dec 03, 2024

PHILADELPHIA (TNS) — Thwarted by the U.S. International Trade Commission in its push to boost tariffs on 14 countries — even after the Commerce Depart...

Archaeologists discover 4,000-year-old canals used to fish by predecessors of ancient Maya

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Archaeologists discover 4,000-year-old canals used to fish by predecessors of ancient Maya

CHRISTINA LARSON AP Science Writer

Nov 25, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Long before the ancient Maya built temples, their predecessors were already altering the landscape of Central America’s Yucatan peni...

Israel rejects book on Jew-Arab love for school curriculum

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Israel rejects book on Jew-Arab love for school curriculum

TIA GOLDENBERG

Nov 23, 2024

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel has refused to include a novel about a love affair between a Jewish woman and a Palestinian man in the country's high school c...

Egyptian officials raid art house, publishing house

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Egyptian officials raid art house, publishing house

MARAM MAZEN

Nov 23, 2024

CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian officials raided two prominent cultural venues — a popular art gallery and a publishing house — questioning workers about their ...

UK husband and wife imprisoned for planning London bombing

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UK husband and wife imprisoned for planning London bombing

Nov 23, 2024

LONDON (AP) — A husband and wife convicted for conspiring to bomb civilian targets in London have been given hefty prison sentences. Mohammed Rehman, ...

Most of Wall Street rolls higher as bitcoin bounces above $86,000

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Most of Wall Street rolls higher as bitcoin bounces above $86,000

STAN CHOE Associated Press

Nov 11, 2024

NEW YORK (AP) — Most U.S. stocks are rising Monday and adding to the gains made during their best week of the year. The S&P 500 was up 0.1% in afterno...

More evidence mounts for water fern azolla as global food insecurity solution

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More evidence mounts for water fern azolla as global food insecurity solution

Nov 03, 2024

UNIVERSITY PARK — Is the floating freshwater fern commonly called Carolina azolla the potential answer to global food insecurity or a possible threat ...