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Betrothed women of the world, unite! You have nothing to lose but your husbands’ names. I’m getting married in a few days, and — as I’m told happens w...

WASHINGTON — The word of the day is herky-jerky, which is a polite way of saying erratic. And which, I regret to report, is a fitting description of P...

ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — Dion Wright stood with his teammates outside Buckingham Palace, one earphone in and no semblance of a smile. The photo may hav...

BIDDEFORD, Maine (AP) — A baseball fan took up smoking a century ago and with it acquired another habit: holding onto little cards that bore the faces...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Tony Stewart has one final shot to make the Chase, and it's not a very good one: He must win Saturday night at Richmond, where ...

WASHINGTON — The monumental tapestry triptych by Marc Chagall, hanging in the State Hall of the Israeli Knesset in Jerusalem, hints at some of the art...

WASHINGTON — The questions hanging over Labor Day 2014 are whether and when America gets a pay raise. Ever since the 2008-09 financial crisis, the job...

So what do you make of the Bills six days from the start of their regular season? After Saturday’s cut to 54 players — linebacker Nigel Bradham doesn’...

HARRISBURG (AP) — For the past 3 1/2 years, Republicans have controlled all three power centers in Pennsylvania government — the governorship, both ch...

For the local sports writer it was the most anticipated event since the Dildine’s Day Parade as last Saturday was his annual mecca to the Little Leagu...

WASHINGTON — It’s August in the capital, quiet enough for scapegoats to roam freely. In fact, the mayor of Lynn, Mass., came for a visit on Wednesday ...

Welcome to another season of high school football! I hope everyone is as excited as I am as the season officially kicks off tonight with a full slate ...

WASHINGTON — The Census Bureau released a report the other day on Americans’ wealth that seemed full of bad news. Middle-class wealth was down, and in...

WASHINGTON — It’s a Democratic campaign consultant’s dream: a study from two respected academic economists concluding that, since the late 1940s, the ...

WASHINGTON — Russia’s ongoing dismemberment of Ukraine and the Islamic State’s erasing of Middle Eastern borders have distracted attention from the ha...

It is interesting how certain objects take on a personality, purpose and mystique all their own. The human being in all his infinite variations sees a...

Many years ago, my friend Butch and I were driving from Marshburg to the Westline area, innocently enjoying the quiet ride. OK, we were going to the W...

Tech companies are finally spilling some of their most sought-after secrets. No, not related to their R&D. I’m referring instead to other tightly guar...

WASHINGTON — “Don’t watch the video. Don’t share it. That’s not how life should be.” So tweeted Kelly Foley, a cousin of beheaded journalist James Fol...

SAN DIEGO — When it comes to what to do about the turmoil in Ferguson, Mo., President Obama is getting some bad advice. It came from one of the nation...