6+ hour, 54+ min ago   (526+ words) WASHINGTON — A federal judge has ruled that a plan by the Trump administration to slash staffing at the federal agency tasked with responding to disasters by 50% was unlawful. The opinion issued late Friday marked a victory for labor groups who…...

8+ hour, 27+ min ago   (381+ words) Five years ago, the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections spent less than $25,000 a month on Suboxone (used to treat opioid addiction) for inmates. Today, taxpayers are footing a bill of more than $3 million every month — nearly $37 million a year. That’s an…...

10+ hour, 48+ min ago   (364+ words) Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Sunday, Sept. 13: First measles death reported in Jefferson County A 40-year-old woman in Jefferson County died Saturday from complications related to measles, according to the county coroner. “Many people…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (1116+ words) LOS ANGELES — The U.S. Justice Department failed to secure felony convictions against most of the 102 protesters arrested in four major cities last year on charges of assaulting federal authorities — a record far below the norm in federal assault prosecutions. All…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (242+ words) ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A former CIA official found with $40 million of gold bars in his home has reached a tentative plea agreement after being charged with theft for fraudulently inflating his salary, according to court records. A federal judge on Friday…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (95+ words) A man’s body was found Saturday in the Allegheny River between the Roberto Clemente and Andy Warhol bridges, according to Pittsburgh Public Safety. River Rescue responded around 11:15 a.m. to a report of body amongst river debris near the shoreline. A…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (624+ words) ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Alaska prosecutors are dropping voter misconduct cases against a group of residents born in American Samo a after a state appeals court threw out felony charges against a woman who wrongly checked a box saying she was a U.S....

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (726+ words) WASHINGTON — In a defeat for the Trump administration, a federal court on Friday ruled that the Energy Department exceeded its authority when it forced a Michigan coal-fired power plant to stay open past its scheduled retirement date last year. Energy…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (366+ words) Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Saturday, Sept. 12: 2 men wounded in Pittsburgh shooting Emergency crews were called just before 11:30 p.m. to the area of Brighton Road at Woods Run Avenue along border of both neighborhoods. They…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (801+ words) The scope of an alleged cocaine distribution ring involving students at Penn State University remains unclear, but testimony at preliminary hearings offered some clarity as to how much money and drugs were exchanged between the two accused leaders of the…...