WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is holding a hastily scheduled news conference this afternoon to take questions about the tax cut deal he’s struck with congressional...
CONNOQUENESSING TWP — Volunteer firefighters were called to 591 Dick Road about 5:15 a.m. today for a reported house fire. The fire reportedly caused $20,000 in damages....
LONDON — The lawyer for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has confirmed that he is in contact with British police to discuss the Swedish arrest warrant for him.
Lawyer Ma...
PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers are seeking a punter after losing Daniel Sepulveda for the rest of the season with a torn right anterior cruciate ligament.
Sepulved...
FREEPORT — A fire at a vacant house in the 600 block of Market Street early this morning spread to two other two-story homes.
No one was injured in the fire that a Kitta...
MERCER TWP — A 41-year-old woman died early Sunday morning when the car she was driving crashed and rolled over on Route 8 near the Butler-Venango County line, state pol...
WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans have blocked legislation allowing taxes to rise on upper income taxpayers on Jan. 1.
The vote Saturday was 53-36, which is seven short of...
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Emergency vessels rushed Saturday toward a struggling cargo ship carrying thousands of gallons of fuel oil that had been drifting near the far reache...
MADRID — Spain’s government says the country’s air space has reopened today after a closure prompted by striking air traffic controllers.
An official with the civil avia...
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has granted the first pardons of his presidency, to nine people convicted of crimes ranging from cocaine possession to mutilation of ...
