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WASHINGTON — The federal government has proposed new staffing rules for nursing homes — including requiring registered nurses to be on site 24 hours a...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — An exploding population of hard-to-eradicate “super pigs” in Canada is threatening to spill south of the border, and northern state...

PHILADELPHIA (TNS) — Is it possible that Israel could win a military victory in Gaza and still lose the war? I understand the reason for Israel’s inva...

HARRISBURG — The Port Allegany School District in McKean County will receive a USDA Rural Development grant aimed at helping people in rural Pennsylva...

SAVANNAH, N.Y. (AP) — A man on a hunting trip was shot and killed in Western New York on Saturday, the first day of the state’s regular deer and bear ...

HARRISBURG (TNS) — Hundreds of millions of dollars in state money designated for “general support” to the University of Pittsburgh and Temple Universi...

PHILADELPHIA (TNS) — Words matter, especially when it comes to discussing Hamas’ brutal slaughter of Israeli civilians, or the massive civilian casual...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — As he battles criminal prosecutors and civil suits in four jurisdictions, former President Trump is relying on three tactics: denou...

“Office Space” may be a comedy classic, but the government’s version is no laughing matter. Last month, the U.S. Government Accountability Office rele...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — Last week, Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken headed for the Middle East to try to keep Israel’s war in Gaza from spinning out of...

WASHINTON (TNS) — When Hamas terrorists invaded Israel and slaughtered more than 1,300 men, women and children dead, Students for Justice in Palestine...

Children are once again at the front lines of pandemic-era social service cuts, this time in the form of Medicaid restarting its annual eligibility ch...

Gov. Josh Shapiro said beginning Wednesday the state will provide refunds to people, businesses or organizations whose permit- or license-related pape...

The OYO Hotel was condemned Wednesday, but owners Millstone Investment are making a hard charge to get life safety issues addressed in time to prevent...

The interim acting secretary of the Pennsylvania Departments of Banking and Securities had her title shortened on Wednesday by the state Senate. The c...

The recent sexual harassment scandal rocking Gov. Josh Shapiro’s administration has made many headlines. And though Shapiro must take these accusation...

Gov. Josh Shapiro’s administration paid $295,000 in taxpayer funds to settle a sexual harassment complaint from a female former deputy secretary invol...

PITTSBURGH — An “emergency temporary suspension” was issued Friday by the state Office of Disciplinary Counsel against Elk County attorney Christopher...

COUDERSPORT — Northern Pennsylvania Regional College (NPRC) will host a panel of representatives from various state and federal agencies to provide in...

HARRISBURG — Proposals to let independent voters cast ballots in party nomination primaries passed a Pennsylvania House of Representatives committee T...