Summerlike heat across Great Lakes region forces school closings
Summerlike heat across Great Lakes region forces school closings

The calendar says it’s still spring, but for parts of the Great Lakes region, hot, summerlike temperatures already have arrived, forcing some schools to close or shift students to remote learning.

18 hrs 49 mins ago
Top speller in English to be crowned at Scripps National Spelling Bee finals
Top speller in English to be crowned at Scripps National Spelling Bee finals

The Scripps National Spelling Bee is set to crown a champion, with 11 finalists gathering in a convention center ballroom outside Washington to demonstrate their mastery of Merriam-Webster’s Unabridged dictionary.

20 hrs 49 mins ago
Rabbi recounts fear and heroism during deadliest antisemitic attack in US history
Rabbi recounts fear and heroism during deadliest antisemitic attack in US history

A rabbi who survived the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history says he immediately recognized the sound of gunfire coming from elsewhere inside the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh that day and that he tried to get members of his congregation to safety.

22 hrs 55 mins ago
Adult and teen charged in Pennsylvania shooting that killed 2 young boys, man
Adult and teen charged in Pennsylvania shooting that killed 2 young boys, man

Two young boys fatally shot in a triple homicide at an eastern Pennsylvania home this week were playing with their kittens in the backyard when the shots rang out.

June 1st, 12:03 PM EDT
DePasquale to run for Pennsylvania attorney general in 2024
DePasquale to run for Pennsylvania attorney general in 2024

Pennsylvania’s former two-term auditor general says he's running for state attorney general in the 2024 election.

June 1st, 11:21 AM EDT
Scripps National Spelling Bee finalists flex their knowledge quietly
Scripps National Spelling Bee finalists flex their knowledge quietly

The Scripps National Spelling Bee is down to 11 finalists, many of whom flash their knowledge onstage by asking questions even though they know the answers.

May 31st, 7:00 PM EDT
Teachers leaving their jobs at an accelerating rate in Pennsylvania, new study finds
Teachers leaving their jobs at an accelerating rate in Pennsylvania, new study finds

Teachers are leaving their jobs at an accelerating rate in Pennsylvania, amid fears of a nationwide exodus of burned-out teachers.

May 31st, 1:48 PM EDT
Shooting in Lebanon kills 3, including 2 children, wounds 4th person
Shooting in Lebanon kills 3, including 2 children, wounds 4th person

Authorities say a shooting outside an eastern Pennsylvania home killed three people, two of them children, and wounded another person.

May 31st, 1:06 PM EDT
'Felt like a year': Worshipper describes fear during gunman's deadly attack on Pittsburgh synagogue
'Felt like a year': Worshipper describes fear during gunman's deadly attack on Pittsburgh synagogue

Testimony has resumed in the trial of a suburban truck driver charged with carrying out the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history.

May 31st, 12:42 PM EDT
Victims of violent crime drive legislative change to state programs, pushing against barriers to aid
Victims of violent crime drive legislative change to state programs, pushing against barriers to aid

An Associated Press examination found that more than half of state legislatures in recent years have passed changes to their state victim compensation programs, where thousands of people turn each year for help with funeral costs, medical bills or other expenses after becoming the victim of a violent crime.

May 31st, 12:53 AM EDT
Video, tips sought in probe of shooting outside suburban Philadelphia stadium that wounded 8
Video, tips sought in probe of shooting outside suburban Philadelphia stadium that wounded 8

Authorities are asking the public to share any video or information as they investigate a weekend shooting that left eight teens wounded outside a stadium near Philadelphia.

May 30th, 1:47 PM EDT
Woman who threatened Nancy Pelosi with hanging during Capitol riot gets over 2 years in prison
Woman who threatened Nancy Pelosi with hanging during Capitol riot gets over 2 years in prison

A Pennsylvania restaurant owner who screamed death threats directed at then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi while storming the U.S. Capitol has been sentenced to two years and three months in prison.

May 30th, 1:23 PM EDT
Trial for accused gunman in Pittsburgh synagogue massacre slated to start
Trial for accused gunman in Pittsburgh synagogue massacre slated to start

The suspect in a 2018 Pittsburgh synagogue massacre is going on trial before a jury that could decide whether he will face the death penalty in the nation’s deadliest antisemitic attack.

May 30th, 12:05 AM EDT
Shooting in park outside stadium sends 8 to hospitals, 1 teen critically hurt
Shooting in park outside stadium sends 8 to hospitals, 1 teen critically hurt

Authorities say a shooting in a parking lot outside a stadium where young people had gathered left eight people injured, one critically.

May 29th, 4:29 PM EDT
Army Air Force pilot from Pennsylvania killed during WWII accounted for, authorities say
Army Air Force pilot from Pennsylvania killed during WWII accounted for, authorities say

Military authorities say an Army Air Force pilot from Pennsylvania killed during World War II has been accounted for almost eight decades later.

May 28th, 9:03 AM EDT
Bear that attacked young children caught and euthanized, officials say
Bear that attacked young children caught and euthanized, officials say

Authorities say a bear that attacked and injured two young children playing in the driveway of a northeastern Pennsylvania home has been captured and euthanized.

May 27th, 9:53 AM EDT
Stepfather of murdered Delaware 3-year-old pleads guilty to child endangerment
Stepfather of murdered Delaware 3-year-old pleads guilty to child endangerment

The stepfather of a 3-year-old girl whose burned remains were found on a softball field several years ago has pleaded guilty to child endangerment charges.

May 26th, 2:35 PM EDT
U.S. cities reporting fewer killings hope crime strategies promote peace this summer
U.S. cities reporting fewer killings hope crime strategies promote peace this summer

Mayors and police officials around the U.S. are rolling out familiar strategies in response to the traditional summer bump in violent crime.

May 26th, 2:17 PM EDT
Pennsylvania baseball player fatally struck in the face while dismantling unapproved dugout
Pennsylvania baseball player fatally struck in the face while dismantling unapproved dugout

A coroner in Pennsylvania ruled that a college baseball player died accidentally when a makeshift dugout collapsed and he was struck in the face.

May 26th, 10:29 AM EDT
Always wanted a lighthouse? US is giving some away, selling others at auction
Always wanted a lighthouse? US is giving some away, selling others at auction

Ten lighthouses that for generations have stood like sentinels along America’s shorelines protecting mariners from peril and guiding them to safety are being given away at no cost or sold at auction by the federal government.

May 26th, 12:23 AM EDT
Jury selection wraps in Pittsburgh synagogue massacre with testimony expected Tuesday
Jury selection wraps in Pittsburgh synagogue massacre with testimony expected Tuesday

Jury selection has concluded in the trial of a man charged with killing 11 worshippers at a Pittsburgh synagogue in the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history.

May 25th, 6:59 PM EDT
Anniversary of George Floyd's killing: Changes were made, but short of 'reckoning' on racial justice
Anniversary of George Floyd's killing: Changes were made, but short of 'reckoning' on racial justice

The murder of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police was three years ago today, and the fervent protests that erupted around the world in response seemed like the catalyst needed for a nationwide reckoning on racism in policing.

May 25th, 12:13 AM EDT
Pennsylvania doctor sentenced in West Virginia to 6 months in pain pill scheme
Pennsylvania doctor sentenced in West Virginia to 6 months in pain pill scheme

A Pennsylvania doctor who pleaded guilty in a pain pill prescription scheme in West Virginia has been sentenced to six months in prison.

May 25th, 5:35 PM EDT
Victims' families settle wrongful death suit against quadruple killer, his parents
Victims' families settle wrongful death suit against quadruple killer, his parents

The families of four young men killed and buried on a Pennsylvania farm have settled their wrongful-death lawsuits against the man who confessed in the killings and his parents.

May 25th, 5:23 PM EDT
Community commits kind acts to honor slain University of Idaho student for 'Maddie May Day'
Community commits kind acts to honor slain University of Idaho student for 'Maddie May Day'

The family of one of four University of Idaho students killed in a stabbing attack last fall wanted to celebrate her birthday by remembering the joy she brought others.

May 25th, 3:11 PM EDT
GOP field in Pennsylvania Senate race still wide open as candidates consider jumping in
GOP field in Pennsylvania Senate race still wide open as candidates consider jumping in

The GOP primary field in Pennsylvania to challenge Democratic Sen. Bob Casey remains wide open, with the hopes of top party officials hanging on the potential entry of a high-profile candidate in a top-tier 2024 race.

May 25th, 2:35 PM EDT
Capitol rioter who propped feet on Pelosi's desk in photo sentenced to over 4 years
Capitol rioter who propped feet on Pelosi's desk in photo sentenced to over 4 years

An Arkansas man who propped his feet on a desk in then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office in a widely circulated photo from the U.S. Capitol riot was sentenced Wednesday to more than four years in prison.

May 24th, 6:54 PM EDT
Shell agrees to pay $10 million for air pollution at massive new Pennsylvania petrochemical plant
Shell agrees to pay $10 million for air pollution at massive new Pennsylvania petrochemical plant

Shell has agreed to pay $10 million to resolve allegations that it polluted the air around its massive new petrochemical refinery in western Pennsylvania.

May 24th, 6:24 PM EDT
Pennsylvania high court appears split over plan to force power plants to pay for carbon emissions
Pennsylvania high court appears split over plan to force power plants to pay for carbon emissions

Justices on Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court are indicating that they're likely to have split opinions on whether a governor can force power plant owners to pay for their planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions.

May 24th, 4:54 PM EDT
Catholic clergy abuse report could prompt lawsuits, changes to Illinois law
Catholic clergy abuse report could prompt lawsuits, changes to Illinois law

Illinois’ attorney general ended a five-year investigation into sexual abuse of children by Catholic clergy in the state Tuesday, releasing a nearly 700-page report that revealed the problem was far worse than the church had said in 2018 at the start of the state’s review.

May 24th, 3:54 PM EDT