Politics
Jan 01, 2016
HONOLULU (AP) — President Barack Obama is looking for ways to keep guns out of the hands of "a dangerous few" without depending on Congress to pass a ...
Politics
Jan 01, 2016
WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department opened the new year by falling short of a court-ordered goal from last year to have out by now 82 percent of Hi...
Politics
Dec 19, 2015
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has signed a $1.1 trillion measure that will boost spending for defense and non-defense programs over the com...
Politics
Dec 18, 2015
WASHINGTON (AP) — Just as the Federal Reserve is pulling back slightly on the economic accelerator, Congress is pressing down a bit harder. The spendi...
Politics
Dec 18, 2015
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress has approved legislation banning plastic microbeads used in soaps, body washes and other personal-care products after compl...
Politics
Dec 18, 2015
WASHINGTON (AP) — Among the work-related emails that Defense Secretary Ash Carter handled with his personal, unsecured email account was a message fro...
Politics
Dec 18, 2015
Congress Oks budget deal worth $1T in new spending and $680B in tax cuts, sends bill to ObamaKey countries meet in latest push to launch Syrian peace ...
Politics
Dec 18, 2015
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is preparing to take questions from reporters at the White House before starting his annual Hawaii vacation. ...
Politics
Dec 18, 2015
The Associated Press-GfK poll on immigration was conducted by GfK Public Affairs and Corporate Communications Dec. 3-7. It is based on online intervie...
Politics
Oct 06, 2015
CHICAGO (AP) — The mass shooting at an Oregon community college last week has thrust the debate over the nation's gun laws to the center of the presid...
Politics
Oct 06, 2015
WASHINGTON (AP) — South Carolina's congressional delegation is vowing to make sure the state gets federal help to recover from the historic flooding f...
Politics
Oct 06, 2015
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders said Tuesday he has "zero doubt" that rank-and-file union members will support his Democratic presidenti...
Politics
Oct 06, 2015
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Three top officials with Ron Paul's 2012 presidential campaign claim political motivations are behind charges alleging they vi...
Politics
Oct 06, 2015
WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department is leaning on former Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton to hand over any additional work-related emails sent usin...
Politics
Oct 06, 2015
DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton says she'll soon offer a plan to deal with "Wall Street abuses." In Io...
Politics
Sep 06, 2015
NORWOOD, Mass. (AP) — Donald Trump insults and exaggerates. He dismisses the need for public policy ideas, gets confused about world affairs and somet...
Politics
Aug 09, 2015
Donald Trump already slammed the president, the Democratic Party and his Republican rivals in the race for the White House, as well as immigrants from...
Politics
Aug 09, 2015
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump doesn’t appear to be going away anytime soon, so his rivals are scrambling to figure out how best to handle the blowbac...
Politics
Aug 09, 2015
WASHINGTON (AP) — The 11 million Americans who receive Social Security disability face steep benefit cuts next year — right in the middle of a preside...
Nation, News, Politics
Jul 15, 2015
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on Wednesday picked up an endorsement for president from Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, who praised C...
Lifestyles
August 19, 2025
Dear Heloise: I just read a hint in your column about the advantages of using a cane. My mental response was, "Yes, yes, yes." And this is also why I ...
Lifestyles
August 19, 2025
DEAR ABBY: I am 65, single and retired with an almost-40-year-old bipolar child. Although she's compliant with her meds, she also self-medicates and s...
Round the Square
August 19, 2025
STOP: We were compelled to write this after a recent trip through Allegany State Park. Near the benches beside Red House Lake, a deer stood grazing — ...
Local Sports
August 18, 2025
This year the Dutchmen’s roster consists of 21 golfers with only 6 players returning from last year, three of which were District qualifiers and a Sta...
Crime, Local News
August 18, 2025
(Editor's note: The Era has opted not to include the photo described here.) There's a photo circulating on social media of murder victim Oakley Hedlun...
Local Sports
August 18, 2025
GIRLS TENNIS ST. MARYS - St. Marys swept Bradford 5-0 in girls’ tennis action Monday. “We beat a tough team by playing smart tennis tonight. The Dutch...
