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Wolf relents after 9-month budget impasse

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s Democratic governor backed off his veto threat Wednesday on the GOP’s $6.6 billion no-new-taxes spending…

03.23.16

Tampon tax: Does being female in the US carry unfair costs?

NEW YORK (AP) — Margo Seibert and Natalie Brasington don’t think women should have to pay a “period tax,” and…

03.09.16

States reduce jobless checks, adding pressure to unemployed

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — When Demetrius White recently lost his job as a $10-an-hour forklift driver loading pallets of…

02.28.16

Some Detroit schools closed again due to teacher absences

DETROIT (AP) — Some Detroit schools were closed again Wednesday due to the absence of teachers, but it was the…

01.13.16

Obama vetoes bill to repeal signature health care law

WASHINGTON (AP) — Protecting his signature domestic achievement, President Barack Obama on Friday vetoed Republican-inspired legislation to repeal his health…

01.08.16

An emotional President Obama unveils his plan to cut gun violence

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama, at one point wiping tears from his cheek, unveiled his plan Tuesday to tighten…

01.05.16

Bill Cosby charged with a sex crime dating to 2004

ELKINS PARK, Pa. (AP) — Bill Cosby was arrested in the twilight of his life and career Wednesday and charged…

12.30.15

AP: Global supermarkets selling shrimp peeled by slaves

SAMUT SAKHON, Thailand (AP) — Every morning at 2 a.m., they heard a kick on the door and a threat:…

12.14.15

Michael Vick lobbies for law to protect animals in hot cars

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — NFL quarterback Michael Vick got the celebrity treatment as he visited the state Capitol on Tuesday…

12.09.15

‘Unlikely advocate’ Michael Vick meets with lawmakers on ‘pets in cars’ bill

*Steelers quarterback Michael Vick is making good on a promise that he would advocate for animal safety locally. Vick is…

12.08.15