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In 1859, the first oil well was drilled in Titusville. That action by Col. Edwin Drake sparked what has become the modern global petroleum industry. S...

In the mid-1950s, when Jim Crow laws reigned in Alabama, state attorney general John M. Patterson — later a Ku Klux Klan-supported governor — filed a ...

This week, May 19-25, marks the 50th anniversary of National EMS Week. It’s a time to show our gratitude toward EMTs, paramedics, and first responders...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — The presidential campaign appears achingly close and oddly immovable. Former President Trump leads narrowly in national and swing-s...

Pennsylvania House legislators have come out in strong support of maternal doula care with a package of bills affectionately called the “Momnibus.” Un...

The passage of a bill that will ban motorists from handling cellphones on Pennsylvania roadways was a testament to the determination of one grieving m...

NEW YORK (TNS) — Corporate America would very much like its employees to be quiet now. Executives have had enough of the bring-your-whole-self-to-work...

When climate activists use the term “environmental justice,” they mean it literally. Rather than legislating and passing laws (as is customary in a co...

NEWTON SQUARE — In childhood, Tasliym Morales was always interested in civic affairs, so it was no surprise to those who knew her that as soon she tur...

Each and every day, emergency medical responders answer calls for assistance with one purpose — to save lives. These dedicated individuals, whether vo...

Every trip has its highlights and memorable moments. Sometimes they are good and sometimes not so much. I’ve just returned from one I make each spring...

Democrats calm themselves over President Joe Biden’s miserable poll numbers by noting that the election remains months away, an eternity in politics. ...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — A poll published by the Economist this month included a finding that was striking yet unsurprising: Almost 7 in 10 Americans believ...

As the field of candidates for the presidential election continues to narrow, President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are the last ones ...

Last week, Apple released the worst advertisement in its long and previously illustrious history of brand creation, extension and promotion. Why? The ...

State Sen. Ryan Aument, a Lancaster County Republican who serves as Senate whip, “sent a letter to his colleagues in December urging them to support a...

The General Services Administration plans to spend $85 million to $95 million on renovations at a border crossing site in Maine, but the station is ba...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — In just nine years, the oldest Gen-Xers will reach Social Security’s normal retirement age of 67. But they have a rude awakening wh...

HARRISBURG — A squabble between Sen. Bob Casey and his Republican challenger Dave McCormick over nursing homes reveals wider problems in the commonwea...

Even green Europeans would rather tap coal than face the reality of overdependence on unreliable renewable energy. Late last month, Germany’s energy r...