ALLENTOWN, Pa. - Federal health researchers have tested nearly 2,200 people in northeastern Pennsylvania for a genetic mutation associated with a rare blood cancer. The testing found the mutation in 19 people, or 1.6 percent of those who participate
OXFORD, Pa. - Obese students at a historically black college near Philadelphia won't have to take a fitness class to graduate after all. Lincoln University faculty nixed the idea this week amid complaints the so-called fat course undermined a scho
PHILADELPHIA - Gov. Ed Rendell says a Greek company that makes solar panels will open a new manufacturing facility along the Philadelphia waterfront. Athens-based Heliosphera plans to open the plant in Philadelphia's redeveloped Navy Yard. Pennsylva
PITTSBURGH The Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way for the retrial of a central Pennsylvania man who allegedly murdered his wife and then shot himself in the head, leaving him delusional and a paraplegic. Edward Hummel, however, will most likel
PHILADELPHIA - A Pennsylvania university's requirement that overweight students take a fitness course to graduate has raised the hackles of students and the eyebrows of health and legal experts. Officials at historically black Lincoln University sai
WASHINGTON You can't see it, but there's a quiet cultural revolution under way at the White House. The Obamas are decorating their private spaces with more modern and abstract artwork than has ever hung on the White House walls. New pieces by conte
Authorities say a hate-filled George Sodini meticulously planned his asault on a women's gym class, killing three. ABC News These are some of the words psychiatrists use to describe , the Pennsylvania gunman who three women and injured nine others
ALLENTOWN, Pa. The state Supreme Court bowed to pressure and abandoned its plan to destroy the records of thousands of juveniles who appeared before a corrupt judge between 2003 and 2008. In a letter made public Monday, the high court said it now s
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