Recent cases show challenge of US terrorists

2010-03-17T22:15:46Z

<div id="subtitle">American terror suspects living in average US communities show challenge of homegrown problem</div><div><p>The growing front in the war on terrorism may be no farther than Main Street. The terror cases that have emerged in the past week have one common characteristic: The suspects are all Americans.</p><p>One is a woman who looked after the elderly in suburban Pennsylvania. Another a se...

Lawmaker says health care ad distorts and hurts

2010-03-17T18:45:14Z

<div id="subtitle">Pennsylvania lawmaker calls health care ad outrageous and untrue, but group refuses to halt it</div><div><p>A Pennsylvania lawmaker whose parents recently died of cancer is among the targets of an ad campaign by a conservative group that questions congressional Democrats' interest in preventing the disease.</p><p>Democratic Rep...

Court: Pa. DA can't bring 'sexting' charges

2010-03-17T13:30:26Z

<div id="subtitle">Federal appeals court says Pa. prosecutor can't pursue 'sexting' charges against teenage girl</div><div><p>A U.S. appeals court ruled Wednesday that a northeastern Pennsylvania prosecutor may not pursue felony charges against a teenage girl who appeared in a racy cell-phone photo.</p><p>In the first criminal "sexting" case to rea...

3 Republicans Cross Aisle To Defeat PA Gay Marriage Ban

2010-03-17T08:31:09Z

<div id="subtitle">Three Republican senators crossed the aisle Tuesday to help defeat a gay marriage ban in Pennsylvania</div><div><p> <p>Three Republican senators crossed the aisle Tuesday to help defeat a Pennsylvania resolution that sought to define marriage as a heterosexual union in the state constitution.</p> <p>The 8-to-6 vote in favor of tabling the measure in the Republican-controlled

Thief replaces stolen car wheels with worn tires

2010-03-16T18:15:32Z

<div id="subtitle">Pa. Police say thief steals wheels off car, but replaces them with worn tires</div><div><p>Police said a central Pennsylvania thief who stole the wheels off a car was nice enough to replace them — albeit with worn tires. Police in Lancaster said the thief broke a car window overnight Sunday and stole the car's stereo and GPS unit along with the whee...

steve harvey

2010-03-16T18:32:26Z

Ruben Studdard performs WDAS 105.3 FM’s 'Steve Harvey Morning Show' broadcasts live at the Kimmel Center to promote the 2010 Census as part of a massive civic outreach and awareness campaign Philadelphia, Pennsyl...

Pennsylvania Senate Committee Takes Up Gay Marriage Ban Bill

2010-03-16T08:00:46Z

<div id="subtitle">A key Pennsylvania Senate committee will take up the issue of gay marriage on Tuesday</div><div><p> <p>A key Pennsylvania Senate committee will take up the issue of gay marriage on Tuesday, the AP reported.</p> <p>Members of the Senate Judiciary Commit...

Sigma-Aldrich buys Ace Animals, terms undisclosed

2010-03-16T05:00:14Z

<div id="subtitle">Sigma-Aldrich buys Ace Animals for undisclosed amount, adds lab rodent breeding resource</div><div><p>Biochemical company Sigma-Aldrich said Tuesday that it will buy a commercial rodent breeder in Pennsylvania.</p><p>The acquisition of Ace Animals, based in President Barack Obama's health care plan.</p><p>The ads are funded by labor unions and other groups backing health care reform.</p><p>At least seven of the lawmakers — including Rep. Brad Ellsworth of I...

States go all in, expand gaming to plug the budget

2010-03-15T12:45:33Z

<div id="subtitle">Roll the dice, not once, but twice! States expand gaming to plug recession-battered budgets</div><div><p>Faced with a drop in gambling revenue, states are adding games, considering new casinos and increasing lottery options — anything to keep their cut of the profits rolling in.</p><p>States are adamant that they don't want to take advantage of anyone, but with budgets in free-fall and tax increases a losing hand politically, lawmakers ackno...

Consol Energy to buy Dominion's drilling business

2010-03-15T08:45:53Z

<div id="subtitle">Consol Energy to pay $3.5B for Dominion's Appalachian exploration and production business</div><div><p>Consol Energy Inc. said Monday it agreed to buy Dominion Resources Inc.'s Appalachian exploration and production business for $3.475 billion, substantially increasing its natural gas reserves and production c...

Experimental blood-thinner effective: study

2010-03-15T08:15:53Z

<div><p>An experimental blood thinner developed by Merck and Portola Pharmaceuticals was found to be safe and effective in a mid-stage study presented Monday, with a lower incidence of serious bleeding than current drugs.</p><p>The Phase II randomized trial compared the effects of betrixaban, which is part of a new class of drugs, to the widely used warfarin in 508 patients in the

Dentist pleads guilty to dumping waste in NJ ocean

2010-03-15T08:00:28Z

<div id="subtitle">Pa. dentist who admitted dumping medical waste, leading to NJ beach closures, pleads guilty</div><div><p>A Pennsylvania dentist has pleaded guilty to dumping medical waste into the ocean, causing numerous beach closures in New Jersey.</p><p>Thomas McFarland had unsuccessfully sought to enter a pretrial intervention program that would have spared him a criminal record.</p><p>...

Experimental Merck blood-thinner found effective

2010-03-15T07:16:02Z

Stormy Weather

2010-03-14T11:00:34Z

A man rides a bicycle past an overturned shed Sunday, March 14, 2010, in Atlantic City, N.J. Strong winds and heavy rain downed trees and power lines throughout New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York and Connecticut on Saturday, leaving...

Old laws, raids leave Philly bar owners foaming

2010-03-12T12:31:47Z

<div id="subtitle">Police raids, seizures of 'unlicensed' beers has Philadelphia bar owners frothing over</div><div><p>A real brouhaha has beer lovers in the City of Brotherly Love frothing over with anger.</p><p>State regulators say it's a simple matter of making sure bars and beer manufacturers aren't scamming the system. But bar owners say hard-to-spell beer names and typographical errors show how arch...

Jobless claims by state, at a glance

2010-03-11T09:15:30Z

<div id="subtitle">State highlights of the unemployment claims report, at a glance</div><div><p>First-time claims for unemployment benefits slipped last week by 6,000 to 462,000 for the week ending March 6. The total nearly matched analysts' estimates and was the second straight drop.</p><p>Here the states with the largest increases and decreases in claims. The state data is one week behind the initial claims data and is for the week ending Feb. 27.</p>&...

"JihadJane" accused of terror plot in Sweden

2010-03-10T20:45:11Z

<div><p>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Pennsylvania woman has been charged with plotting to kill a Swedish man and trying to recruit fighters via the Internet to commit violent attacks overseas, the U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday.</p><p>Colleen United States, Europe and Asia in a bid to carry out terror plots.</p><p>Pennsylvania resident Colleen LaRose

US 'JihadJane' charged for Europe, Asia terror recruiting

2010-03-10T07:16:03Z

<div><p>A US woman operating online under the name "JihadJane" has been indicted for recruiting jihadist fighters in the United States, Europe and Asia in a bid to carry out terror plots.</p><p>Pennsylvania resident Collee...

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