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Schwarber hit his 43rd homer as the Phillies beat the Nationals 6-2 on Friday night, but the win was marred by an apparent ...

Health officials are working to alert hundreds of people in dozens of states and several countries who may have been exposed to rabies in bat-infested cabins in Wyoming’s Grand Teton National Park ...

The work is part of PennDOT’s $83.6 million project to reconstruct and improve approximately 2.1 miles of the expressway and ...

When Terrence Dwyer received a knock on his door and a flyer for a solar panel system small enough to fit on his deck, he was ...

Republicans hold a 219-212 majority in the House, with four vacancies. New maps are typically drawn once a decade after the ...

The bill removes discriminatory language in Pennsylvania law and affirms marriage equality should both state and national ...

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are hanging around their record levels on Friday as Wall Street heads toward the finish of ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan paid tribute Friday to more than 3 million war dead as the country marked its surrender that ended World ...

He’s spent more than 31 years as a law enforcement officer, including 22 at the DEA. At the agency, he worked in Oklahoma, ...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Rapper Sean Kingston is scheduled to be sentenced in South Florida on Friday after being ...

CHOSITI, India (AP) — Flash floods triggered by torrential rains have killed over 200 people and left scores others missing ...