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Saudi Crown wins $1 million Pennsylvania Derby on sloppy track

Sep. 23, 2023 19:47 PM EDT

BENSALEM, Pa. (AP) — Saudi Crown led all the way to win the $1 million Pennsylvania Derby by a half-length on a sloppy track Saturday at Parx Racing. Tropical Storm Ophelia brought rain to the suburban Philadelphia track, where Saudi Crown outlasted a late challenge from Dreamlike...

Aidan Sayin throws for 3 TDs as Penn beats Bucknell for 9th straight time

Sep. 23, 2023 19:24 PM EDT

LEWISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Aidan Sayin threw for 354 yards and three touchdowns and Pennsylvania beat Bucknell 37-21 on Saturday for its ninth straight victory in the series. Jared Richardson was Sayin's favorite target, finishing with 12 catches for 139 yards and two scores. Alex...

Renzi's 40-yard FG as time expires lifts Sacred Heart past St. Francis 37-34

Sep. 23, 2023 15:21 PM EDT

LORETTO, Pa. (AP) — Jon Moccia's 34-yard kickoff return set up Sam Renzi's 40-yard field goal as time expired expired, lifting Sacred Heart to a 37-34 win over St. Francis (Pa.) on Saturday afternoon. St. Francis tied it on Cole Doyle’s pin-point 17-yard pass to Aaron Tutino with...

Federal investigators will look into fatal New York crash of a bus carrying high school students

Sep. 22, 2023 18:28 PM EDT

Federal investigators promised a thorough investigation into what caused a charter bus carrying a high school marching band to veer off a New York highway in a wreck that killed two adults and seriously injured other passengers. “Our goal is to find out what happened, why it...

Governors, Biden administration push to quadruple efficient heating, AC units by 2030

Sep. 21, 2023 19:42 PM EDT

A group of 25 state governors that make up the U.S. Climate Alliance and the Biden administration announced a pledge Thursday to quadruple the number of heat pumps in U.S. homes by 2030, from 4.7 million to 20 million. Heat pumps use little electricity, yet are able to heat and cool...

Republican David McCormick launches 2nd Senate bid in Pennsylvania, aims to oust Democrat Bob Casey

Sep. 21, 2023 19:35 PM EDT

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Republican David McCormick announced Thursday that he will make his second bid for U.S. Senate in swing-state Pennsylvania, this time to take on Democratic Sen. Bob Casey after losing in last year’s bruising and crowded Republican primary. In a ballroom...

Biden says Norfolk Southern must be held accountable for Ohio derailment but won't declare disaster

Sep. 21, 2023 18:30 PM EDT

President Joe Biden ordered federal agencies to continue holding Norfolk Southern accountable for its February derailment in eastern Ohio and appoint a FEMA official to oversee East Palestine's recovery, but he still stopped short of declaring a disaster. Biden issued the executive...

Jail where murderer Danilo Cavalcante escaped plans to wall off yard and make other upgrades

Sep. 21, 2023 12:35 PM EDT

The Pennsylvania jail from which convicted murderer Danilo Cavalcante brazenly escaped, eluding searchers for two weeks, plans to enclose its exercise yards with walls and a roof and make inmates wear brighter uniforms, along with other security improvements. The Chester County jail...

Railroads work to make sure firefighters can quickly look up what is on a train after a derailment

Sep. 20, 2023 19:07 PM EDT

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — In the chaos after a Norfolk Southern train careened off the tracks and caught fire in eastern Ohio in February, it took roughly 45 minutes for firefighters to learn exactly which chemicals were involved. Now the railroad industry is trying to ensure that never...

Pennsylvania state government will prepare to start using AI in its operations

Sep. 20, 2023 17:17 PM EDT

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania state government will prepare to use artificial intelligence in its operations, Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro said Wednesday, as states are increasingly trying to gauge the impact of AI and how to regulate it. Shapiro, speaking at a news...