LOCK HAVEN, Pa. (AP) — Josh Shapiro may be heavily favored to win reelection as Pennsylvania governor, but that doesn't mean there isn't a lot on the line for him this year. Shapiro, who is just beginning to hit the campaign trail, wants voters to give Democrats control of the state ...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The runway up to the NFL draft can feel endless for the young men who put themselves under its exacting process. Years of hard work followed by weeks of being poked and prodded, culminating in days of anxiety-inducing uncertainty while they wait for their name to be ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Opening statements began Thursday in the retrial of a former Ohio sheriff's deputy charged with murder and reckless homicide for killing a Black man who was shot multiple times in the back while entering his grandmother's house. The shooting of Casey Goodson Jr. by ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of 4-year-olds attending state-funded preschools reached record highs last school year, driven by states embracing universal access and an unprecedented $14.4 billion in spending. State-funded preschool enrollment in the U.S. rose to 1.8 million kids, reaching ...

INSTITUTE, W.Va. (AP) — A chemical leak at a West Virginia silver recovery business on Wednesday killed two people and sent about 30 others to hospitals, including one in serious condition, authorities said. The leak occurred at the Catalyst Refiners plant in Institute as workers were ...

After a school bus rolled on a West Virginia highway two years ago, forcing one boy to have his leg amputated and seriously injuring two other children aboard, police quickly discovered the driver was drunk. But the National Transportation Safety Board then discovered something even more ...

RIVERTON, Utah (AP) — When a dozen Republican activists gathered on a back deck in the Salt Lake City suburbs to talk about this year's elections, the conversation cycled through all the staples of conservative chatter in Utah such as dwindling water supplies, illegal immigrant fraud and ...

MEDIA, Pa. (AP) — Judy Prichard McCleary believes her ancestors have gone to the afterlife, and that only their bodies are buried at the family mausoleum in a sprawling Philadelphia-area cemetery. Yet she remains rattled by the discovery that five of their nine crypts were disturbed — and ...

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Sky-high ticket prices won't be the only thing emptying the wallets of soccer fans attending World Cup matches at some U.S. venues this spring. Fans trying to get to MetLife Stadium from New York City can expect to shell out $150 for a round-trip train fare for each ...

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Taylor Frankie Paul, a star of "The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives " and a recently scrubbed season of "The Bachelorette," will not be charged in a pair of February fights with her former partner, the Salt Lake County District Attorney's Office said Tuesday. Police in the ...

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette announced Tuesday it had prevented an imminent shutdown because a nonprofit journalism operation had agreed to buy the struggling newspaper. It's the latest example of a news outlet turning to the nonprofit sector to avoid closing as advertising and circulation ...

A major U.S. Postal Service union is launching a national TV ad campaign promoting voting by mail, stepping into a politically charged debate as skepticism about mail-in ballots has been raised by President Donald Trump and others. The 30-second message features a variety of voters, among them ...

FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — Junelle Lewis was on the hunt for a reprieve from Seattle-area gas prices driven high by the Iran war when an app on her phone gave her the answer: the Tulalip Reservation north of the city, almost half an hour from her home. She didn't hesitate. "I purposely ...

By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Still marveling over their moon mission, the Artemis II astronauts received a thunderous welcome home Saturday from hundreds who took part in NASA's lunar comeback that set a record for deep space travel. The crew of four arrived at ...

By The Associated Press The United States and Iran began face-to-face negotiations Saturday in Pakistan, days after a fragile, two-week ceasefire was announced. The war that has killed thousands of people and shaken global markets entered its seventh week. The White House confirmed the ...

By MEAD GRUVER Associated Press FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — Junelle Lewis was on the hunt for a reprieve from Seattle-area gas prices driven high by the Iran war when an app on her phone gave her the answer: the Tulalip Reservation north of the city, almost half an hour from her ...

By JULIE WALKER and GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A man with a machete who attacked three people randomly at a major New York City subway station Saturday morning was shot and killed by police, authorities said. Officers responding to a 9:40 a.m. emergency call of ...

By TRÂN NGUYỄN and MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell has so far denied calls for him to exit the California governor's race following allegations that he sexually assaulted a woman twice, including when she worked for him. After ...

By JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — As students banged on desks and stomped their feet inside a packed lecture hall at the University of Michigan, someone decades older stood in the back, quietly taking in the scene. Debbie Dingell, a longtime Democratic ...

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and BEN FINLEY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge must reconsider the possible national security implications of halting construction of President Donald Trump's $400 million White House ballroom, an appeals court ruled on Saturday. A three-judge ...