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Jon Corzine sued by MF Global Holdings bankruptcy trustee Louis Freeh
The trustee, former FBI Director Louis Freeh, says the former New Jersey governor "failed to act in good faith" while running the company. View full sizeFormer New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine is being...
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Youngest Boston Marathon bombing victim laid to rest
Martin Richard, 8, was among three people killed April 15 when two bombs exploded at the finish line of the Boston Marathon. View full sizeMartin Richard, 8, who was among the three people killed in...
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Hacked Associated Press Twitter account causes stock market turmoil
Stocks, bonds and crude oil prices all fell but recovered after a fake posting about an attack at the White House. View full sizeStocks fell but recovered today after a tweet from a hacked Associated...
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Court sides with AP over access to Tom Corbett's calendar
The state Office of Open Records ruled the governor’s office must turn over the requested records without redacting portions it claimed are protected. View full sizeGov. Tom CorbettThe Asscciated...
View ArticleCrowd rallies at Pennsylvania Capitol in support of Second Amendment - PM...
Also, Rutgers hires Eddie Jordan as its men's basketball head coach. Crowd rallies at state Capitol in support of Second Amendment [pennlive.com]Once Christie supporters, environmental group backs...
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Three murder charges thrown out against Philadelphia abortion provider - UPDATE
Dr. Kermit Gosnell, 72, still faces the death penalty if convicted of first-degree murder in four remaining infant deaths. View full sizeKermit GosnellAP File Photo Three of eight murder charges were...
View ArticleWoman allegedly assaulted fellow Northampton County Prison inmate
The 29-year-old attacked a fellow inmate while in custody for trying to stab her boyfriend in Bethlehem, court records say. An inmate in Northampton County Prison, accused of trying to stab her...
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Charges dropped against Miss. man in ricin letters case - UPDATE
Meanwhile, authorities searched Tuesday at the home of another Mississippi man in connection with the case. View full sizeFederal agents in hazmat suits on Friday inspect the home and possessions of...
View ArticleLehigh Valley has nation's 14th worst particle pollution levels, American...
The Lehigh Valley's air pollution levels have worsened in the last year, bucking the nationwide trend of improvement, the American Lung Association found. The Lehigh Valley’s air pollution levels have...
View ArticlePennsylvania civil union bill would allow same-sex marriages in other states...
Also, Newark Liberty International Airport experiencing delays after sequester cuts; slowly getting a handle on Boston suspects' online lives; and Bucks County women say they received drugs in return...
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Homicide in area of Scoobies Gentlemans Club leads to arrest warrant
Ulysses "Slime" Rodriguez, 20, whose last known address was in Allentown, is sought on a charge of homicide, authorities announced. View full sizeScoobies Gentlemans Club is in Allentown, though...
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Boston bombing suspect's name added to terrorist database 18 months before...
The CIA's request came about six months after the FBI investigated Tamerlan Tsarnaev, also at the Russian government's request, but the FBI found no ties to terrorism, officials said. View full...
View ArticleReading High School basketball player sought in murder, police say
The 19-year-old stabbed a 33-year-old man who later died, police say. Police in Reading say they are searching for a former high school basketball star in a fatal stabbing. Authorities say 19-year-old...
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U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright defends electric car loan program
A House subcommittee held a heavily politicized hearing Wednesday on the suspended federal loan awarded to a California maker of luxury hybrids. View full sizeThe Fisker Karma, a sports luxury plug-in...
View ArticleU.S. says Syria likely used sarin gas during civil war
'It violates every convention of warfare,' U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel says. U.S. intelligence has concluded "with some degree of varying confidence," that the Syrian government has used...
View ArticleFidel Castro's niece denied visa to enter U.S. to receive gay rights advocacy...
The event is slated for Philadelphia. The daughter of Cuba President Raul Castro won't be traveling to Philadelphia to accept an award for her gay rights advocacy. Officials at the Equality Forum said...
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Pohatcong Township, Readington fire departments receive grant money
The Huntington Volunteer Fire Co., of Pohatcong Township, will get a $57,437 grant, and the Readington Volunteer Fire Co. will receive $43,650. View full sizePohatcong Township fire engines responding...
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United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley raised $10.3 million in 2012
Staffers, volunteers and donors gathered at Revolutions in Lower Saucon Township to mark the occasion. View full sizeVolunteers on Thursday reveal the amount raised in the United Way of the Greater...
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Ray Little, once the local face of Social Security, remembered for dedication...
Little, who retired in 2006, died recently. He was 85. View full sizeJohn McCann, left, former manager of the Easton Social Security office, jokes with Ray Little, who was the office's public affairs...
View ArticleJump in consumer spending offsets cut in government spending as GDP grows at...
Expectations of 3 percent growth are missed because of defense cuts, among other things. U.S. economic growth accelerated to an annual rate of 2.5 percent from January through March, buoyed by the...
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