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House Speaker Mike Johnson met with a group of Jewish students at Columbia University who say they've experienced antisemitic speech and harassment from protesters on and off campus.
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Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania wants a series of three debates with his Republican challenger David McCormick ahead of the November election, and McCormick is readily accepting. Casey says in a statement Thursday he intends to participate in debates in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Harrisburg.
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Devin Rhoads is the fifth person to hold the job in Snyder County since 2020, as a wave of election officials leave amid challenging conditions.
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The committee announced the plan for how counties of all sizes will be able to request their portion of the historic $7.5 million investment of state money.
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A whistleblower reported issues at an affordable housing complex. But a gap in the law meant she wasn’t protected from retaliation.
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Tuesday’s election saw a major upset in the Democratic race for state treasurer and a decisive win in a crowded Democratic attorney general field.
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Penn State leadership took its “road map for the future” on the road Wednesday. President Neeli Bendapudi and other university leaders held a Q&A with commonwealth campuses in an auditorium at its Altoona campus.
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CATA hosted a public meeting on Wednesday to discuss its new "B-Line" plan for Bellefonte and Benner Township.
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Penn Highlands Elk, a hospital in St. Marys, is ending its labor and delivery services on May 1. The nearest hospital to offer those services is in DuBois, which is about a 45 minute drive.
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The fourth generation of Old Willow was planted on the Old Main lawn.
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A decades-old Missouri law that may prevent a pregnant woman from getting divorced is being challenged by lawmakers. Advocates say changing the rule is urgent since Roe vs. Wade was overturned.
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Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday hit the campaign trial in Michigan and Wisconsin on a day off from his hush money trial in New York. Because of the trial, he has limited time to campaign.
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Democrats and Republicans have something in common: they're worried about the future of the U.S, but for different reasons.
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The health officials say the country is ready to produce a vaccine against a worrisome flu virus that recently jumped from birds to cows and at least one person. But some experts are skeptical.
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As protests continue to roil colleges across the nation, NPR looks at why police tactics have differed from campus to campus.
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Former combat surgeons warn it won't be easy to restore medical readiness to where it was during the last war, much less where is needs to be for the next one.
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Voters in Northampton County, Pa., say they remember having more money when Donald Trump was in office. But when it comes time to cast their ballots this year, other issues are at play too.
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Attorney Keith Davidson, a key witness who represented Stormy Daniels and Karen McDougal, is back on the stand to continue testifying against Trump in New York.
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Is Google an illegal monopoly that's thwarted rivals to remain on top or is it simply a beloved search engine? Now it's up to the judge to decide.
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