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Latinos found jobs and cheap housing in a Pennsylvania city but political power has proven elusive
HAZLETON, Pa. (AP) — Latinos seeking jobs and affordable housing have transformed Hazleton, Pennsylvania, in recent decades, but a federal lawsuit argues the way representatives are elected to their local school board is unfairly shutting them out of power. Nearly two-thirds of...
GOP tries to 'correct the narrative' on use of mailed ballots after years of conflicting messages
Marta Moehring voted the way she prefers in Nebraska's Republican primary Tuesday — in person, at her west Omaha polling place. She didn’t even consider taking advantage of the state’s no-excuse mail-in ballot process. In fact, she would prefer to do away with mail-in voting...
Arrests of US tourists in Turks and Caicos for carrying ammunition prompt plea from three governors
Five Americans are facing prison sentences of up to 12 years in the Turks and Caicos Islands on charges they illegally carried ammunition during recent trips to the popular, upscale tourist destination about 600 miles (965 km) southeast of Miami. Three of the arrests have prompted...
Man arrested in 1989 killing of 78-year-old Pennsylvania woman who fought her attacker
ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) — A man has been arrested and charged with killing a 78-year-old woman in her eastern Pennsylvania home more than 35 years ago, authorities announced Thursday. Rose Josephine Hnath tried to fend off her attacker but was found stabbed and beaten to death in her...
National political themes will lead off the campaign for Pennsylvania's next attorney general
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — National political themes will lead off the campaign for Pennsylvania's next attorney general, an office that played a major role — and gained national notoriety — in fighting lawsuits designed to keep Donald Trump in power after he lost the 2020 presidential election...
Delaware police exchange gunfire with woman in police chase through 2 states that ends in her death
A police pursuit through two states that involved two separate shootouts with law enforcement officers and several crashes ended with the death of the woman being sought, authorities said. Wilmington police said they began their pursuit of Yazmyn Stewart, 23, shortly before noon...
Editorial Roundup: Pennsylvania
Philadelphia Daily News/Inquirer. May 9, 2024. Editorial: Pa. lawmakers must join other states in fighting the rise of exorbitant hospital ‘facility fees’ Thirteen states have taken action to ban the charges and protect consumers. In Harrisburg, a similar...
United Methodists scrap their anti-gay bans. A woman who defied them seeks reinstatement as pastor
Twenty years ago, Beth Stroud was defrocked from her beloved job as a United Methodist pastor in Philadelphia. In a church trial, she was found guilty of violating “Christian teaching” because she had acknowledged living in a committed relationship with another woman. Earlier...
CNX plans $1.5B hydrogen fuels plant at Pittsburgh airport, but wants federal tax credit to build it
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Natural gas producer CNX Resources said it plans to build a $1.5 billion facility at Pittsburgh's airport to make hydrogen-based fuels, but only if President Joe Biden’s administration allows coal mine methane to qualify for tax credits that are central to the Democrat's...
American sought after ‘So I raped you’ Facebook message detained in France on 2021 warrant
LYON, France (AP) — An American accused of sexually assaulting a Pennsylvania college student in 2013 and later sending her a Facebook message that said, “So I raped you,” has been detained in France after a three-year search. A prosecutor in Metz, France, confirmed Tuesday...
