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Pa. coffee run leads to hatchet hitchhiker arrest
Two cups of coffee ended life on the run for an Internet sensation known as Kai the hatchet-wielding hitchhiker. An employee at a Starbucks in ...
A late fade on Wall Street; Wal-Mart, Disney slump
Signs of a slowing economy combined with comments from a Federal Reserve official helped pull the stock market down Thursday. There was plenty of ...
Gosnell case fuels bitter US abortion debate
One of the last people seated in the witness box at Dr. Kermit Gosnell's murder trial was a character witness for a co-defendant, and had nothing to ...
Deer smashes Pa. bus windshield, takes short ride
A deer has taken a ride on a western Pennsylvania bus. The Johnstown Tribune-Democrat newspaper (http://bit.ly/14nGOx0) reports the white-tailed deer ...
Jurors: Pa. abortion doc got greedy, lost his way
Dr. Kermit Gosnell proved a serene but solitary figure in the courtroom during his long murder trial, in contrast to the chaotic life he built as an ...
Carlos Zambrano, Phils agree to minor league deal
In a need of a lift in the rotation, the Phillies are taking a chance on Carlos Zambrano. The three-time All-Star agreed to a minor league contract ...
Penguins jump on Senators in series opener, 4-1
The formula for beating the Pittsburgh Penguins is not difficult. It's the doing it for 60 minutes part that's tricky. The Ottawa Senators did ...
Penguins top Senators 4-1 to take series opener
The Ottawa Senators know there is little margin for error if they want to upset the Pittsburgh Penguins. If they don't slow down Pittsburgh's potent ...
Convicted Pa. abortion doctor gets life in prison
An abortion doctor convicted of killing three babies born alive at his rogue clinic dodged a possible death sentence on Tuesday in a hasty ...
Stolen US historical documents returned to owners
At a table in the library of the Maryland Historical Society, an investigator with the National Archives pulls file folder after file folder from a ...
4 kids, 2 adults dead in Pa. fire on Mother's Day
Fire tore through a family's home on Mother's Day, authorities said, killing four young children, their father and another relative while their mother ...
Autopsy: NJ hostage-taker shot, woman stabbed
The woman whose decomposing body was pulled from a New Jersey home following a tense, 37-hour standoff died from stab wounds and blunt force trauma, ...
Philly abortion doctor guilty in 3 babies' deaths
An abortion doctor was convicted Monday of first-degree murder and could face execution in the deaths of three babies who were delivered alive and ...
Pennsylvania student charged in nude pope-parody
A Carnegie Mellon University student was charged Friday with indecent exposure by campus police after a Catholic bishop complained about her parading ...
Crosby delivers as Penguins take command
Sidney Crosby picked up the touch pass from Jarome Iginla near center ice and sprinted toward the New York Islanders' net. Broken jaw or no broken ...
Penguins drop Islanders 4-0 to regain series lead
Tomas Vokoun had forgotten what it was like to start in the playoffs. Tyler Kennedy wondered if he'd ever get the chance again. That's never an issue ...
NYC Council OKs sick days plan, seen as key step
In a significant victory amid a push for paid sick time laws around the country, city lawmakers voted Wednesday to make businesses provide the benefit ...
PSU coach O'Brien not expecting more transfers
Penn State has 67 scholarship players on its football roster and coach Bill O'Brien sees no reason why that will change significantly by the time the ...
Penguins turning to backup Vokoun for Game 5
Pittsburgh Penguins coach Dan Bylsma insists he still believes in Marc-Andre Fleury, that the issues for the reeling Penguins go far beyond the ...
Streit's 2 goals lift Isles into 2-2 series tie
Leads aren't safe in the wild first-round playoff matchup between the New York Islanders and Pittsburgh. Suddenly, neither are the top-seeded Penguins
Pa. teen wins August Wilson Monologue Competition
A 17-year-old from Pittsburgh has won the fifth annual August Wilson Monologue Competition, performing a section of the playwright's "King Hedley II" ...
Pa. abortion trial jury continues deliberations
A Philadelphia jury reviewed laws addressing murder and manslaughter without reaching a verdict Monday in the high-profile case of an abortion ...
Phillies' Halladay to have tests on sore shoulder
Roy Halladay appears headed to the disabled list, and the Philadelphia Phillies can only hope the discomfort he feels in his right shoulder is nothing ...