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Pa. judge nixes Sandusky's bid for new abuse trial
Jerry Sandusky lost a bid for a new trial Wednesday when a judge rejected his argument that his lawyers were not given enough time to prepare for the ...
Latest NCAA scandal comes from headquarters
The latest black eye for college sports belongs to the NCAA. In an embarrassing blow to its watchdog image, the NCAA said Wednesday its enforcement ...
Vigil planned to remember Paterno 1 year later
From bumper stickers to signs posted by a few businesses to the occasional T-shirt, reminders of Joe Paterno sprinkle Happy Valley. Most cues are ...
GOP eyes new election laws
After back-to-back presidential losses, Republicans in key states want to change the rules to make it easier for them to win. From Wisconsin to ...
Increase in court cases could impact NCAA image
The NCAA will open its annual convention this week with a host of reform measures on the agenda, part of President Mark Emmert's push to address ...
Some gun shows canceling after Conn. mass shooting
Several gun shows, all about an hour's drive from Newtown, Conn., have been canceled. A show in White Plains, N.Y. — brought back a few years ago ...
Criminal cases made Pa. AG hand over NCAA suit
Pennsylvania's attorney general said she granted Gov. Tom Corbett the authority to file a federal antitrust lawsuit against the NCAA because the ...
Column: Why did NCAA really pile on Penn State?
Piling on is one of those things you're supposed to know when you see it. Some of us argued that's what the NCAA did back in July, when it knee-capped ...
Pa. governor sues NCAA over Penn State sanctions
Pennsylvania's governor, in a challenge to the NCAA's powers, claimed in a lawsuit Wednesday that college sports' governing body overstepped its ...
Governor to sue NCAA over Penn State sanctions
Gov. Tom Corbett said Tuesday he plans to sue the NCAA in federal court over stiff sanctions imposed against Penn State University in the wake of the ...
Conn. shooting victims remembered worldwide
People around the country and world paused for a moment Friday morning to memorialize the 26 victims of the massacre a week ago at an elementary ...
Unions plan new offensive after Michigan loss
Blindsided by a new law weakening union rights in Michigan, organized labor is preparing to target Republican governors in politically important ...
School shooting postpones Cruise premiere in Pa.
The U.S. premiere of the Tom Cruise action movie "Jack Reacher" is being postponed following the deadly Connecticut school shooting.
NY, 6 other states suing EPA over drilling methane
Seven Northeastern and mid-Atlantic states announced plans Tuesday to sue the Environmental Protection Agency, saying it is violating the Clean Air ...
Gas drilling presents Obama with historic choices
Energy companies, environmental groups, and even Hollywood stars are watching to see what decisions President Barack Obama makes about regulating or ...
Penn State ex-President Spanier arraigned
Former Penn State president Graham Spanier was arraigned and released on bail at a brief court appearance Wednesday on charges he lied about and ...
Pa.: One last Romney foray for Obama to defend
Rip Scott regrets his 2008 presidential vote for Barack Obama. The 60-year-old real estate company owner is going home to his Republican Party this ...
Penn St. officials arraigned on new charges
Two Penn State administrators were arraigned Friday on new accusations they hushed up child sexual abuse allegations against former assistant football ...
Ex-Penn St. president charged in Sandusky case
The "conspiracy of silence" that protected Jerry Sandusky extended all the way to the top at Penn State, prosecutors said Thursday as they charged ...
East begins to stir after 2 days of hunkering down
Wednesday is the new Monday for thousands of workers and schoolchildren as the East Coast begins coming back to life after superstorm Sandy. New York ...
Superstorm now ashore, its work is far from done
The storm that was Sandy isn't done just yet. After lashing coastal cities and inundating parts of New York City with 13 feet of water, the core of ...
Funeral: Specter's roots fueled centrism, tenacity
Friends and colleagues of former U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter trace his centrist political views to a childhood spent in the only Jewish family in Russell, ...
Friends memorialize ex-Sen. Arlen Specter in Pa.
Former U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter was an "irreplaceable" force who approached politics — and life — with grit and determination, a who's who of ...
Centrist Sen. Specter died fighting for moderation
Arlen Specter, a pugnacious and prominent former moderate in the U.S. Senate who developed the single-bullet theory in President John F.
WH race contested in far fewer states than in past
So much for Mitt Romney's plans to compete for Democratic-trending Michigan or Pennsylvania. And what about President Barack Obama's early hopes of ...