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As surely as water flows downhill, Pennsylvania will not meet its ambitious 2025 goals for water pollution reductions to boost the Chesapeake Bay’s re...

It really does not take a study by the Ohio River Valley Institute or Keystone Research Center to understand the joblessness of Appalachia (“New Repor...

Citizens should know what issues their school boards, borough councils and other government agencies plan to deliberate and/or vote on at public meeti...

Hillary Clinton can’t say she didn’t warn us. In a new 3,500-word essay on “The Weaponization of Loneliness” in The Atlantic, the former secretary of ...

It’s called artificial intelligence because it was created not by nature but by humans, this gift of ours to robots, computers and other specially des...

PITTSBURGH (TNS) — He was found guilty. He was deemed eligible for capital punishment. He was sentenced to death. Whether or not he will die feels irr...

The police have wide leeway when they’re in pursuit of a dangerous criminal. But can they destroy homes, businesses and other property with impunity d...

To prevent the government from railroading criminal defendants in closed proceedings, the Constitution’s Sixth Amendment holds that “in all criminal p...

HARRISBURG (TNS) — Gov. Josh Shapiro's signing last week of a $45.45 billion spending bill erased growing concerns about delays in funding for schools...

For the second time in a week, Donald Trump has been indicted. Perhaps he’s Hunter Biden’s lucky charm. The latest Trump charges — filed Tuesday by sp...

In a federal courthouse that rioters marched past on their way to storm the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, former President Donald Trump pled not guilt...

LOS ANGELES (TNS) — One of the reliably perplexing things about attempts to bring former President Trump to justice is the enduring loyalty of his MAG...

How we listen to music, news and other content as we drive on our daily commute or travel around the country has changed dramatically over the years. ...

Donald Trump has gotten indicted yet again, and, as usual, most of the other Republican candidates have been sympathetic, if not outright deferential,...

Congressional Republicans who claim to be budget and defense hawks somehow are aghast at President Joe Biden’s decision to save money while maintainin...

There are many inane and inefficient aspects of Pennsylvania’s alcohol laws, as most residents of the commonwealth know, usually from frustrating expe...

About 22% of the power for buildings owned by Philadelphia’s city government and Philadelphia International Airport soon will come from a 700-acre, 80...

Freedom of speech is a cornerstone of any free society. Constitutional protections help shield Americans from governments that might otherwise be keen...

FORT WORTH, Texas (TNS) — A couple years ago, a column in The Washington Post criticized Gov. Greg Abbott for his decision to pull the licenses of she...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — As someone who has taught American history in a Florida school, I’ve followed the controversy over the state’s curriculum regarding...