The California Department of Public Health has issued a warning about the dangers of e-cigarettes, as states across the country consider new regulations for the booming industry. In a report…
SVYATOHIRSK, Ukraine – As fighting escalates around the town Debaltseve in eastern Ukraine, a growing wave of civilians are fleeing their homes, taking the risk of being struck by stray…
The ball created by Sarris Candies of Canonsburg was auctioned off Friday on KDKA radio to benefit the Dollar Energy Fund. The fund provides utility assistance for poor residents. A…
Residents say the extremists smashed the locks that had protected the biggest repository of learning in the northern Iraq town, then loaded around 2,000 books – including children’s stories, philosophy,…
The attorney, Gadeir Abbas, said Liban Mohamed’s family “rejects the allegations” against him and noted that the family has something of a fraught relationship with federal authorities. Abbas represents Mohamed’s…
Five things to know before Obama rolls out his new budget
ALBUQUERQUE – An audacious, nearly 7,000-mile-long trip across the Pacific Ocean came to an end Saturday as two accomplished pilots safely touched down in the water just off the coast…
An online video released Saturday purported to show an Islamic State group militant beheading Japanese journalist Kenji Goto, ending days of negotiations for a possible prisoner swap. The video made…
Sub was first in history to sink enemy warship
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama is calling for an investment to move away from one-size-fits-all-medicine, toward an approach that tailors treatment to your genes. The White House said Friday that…
Latifa Ibn Ziaten, mother of French soldier Imad Ibn Ziaten who was killed by Islamist gunman Mohamed Merah, answers questions during an interview with the Associated Press in Paris. Latifa…
Rep. Nancy Pelosi, left, D-Calif., the leader of the House Democrats, and Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter, right, listen as President Barack Obama addresses House Democrats Thursday in Philadelphia. Pelosi said…
New data show that their cosmic observations no longer back up that conclusion, they say. The original announcement caused a sensation because it appeared to show evidence that the universe…
Signs of an economic recovery in the U.S. are abundant, such as these workers at a Boston construction site. The Commerce Department reported Friday that economic growth slowed in the…
Former GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney announced Friday that he will not enter the 2016 presidential campaign “in order to give other leaders in the party the opportunity to become…
President Barack Obama is greeted on the tarmac by Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf, right, and Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter, left, upon his arrival on Air Force One at Philadelphia International…
WASHINGTON – The Obama administration says it will ask Congress for $1 billion next year to run schools for Native American children – including millions in new money to help…
President Barack Obama waves during his arrival on Air Force One at Philadelphia International Airport Thursday, in Philadelphia. Obama traveled to Philadelphia and speak at the House Democratic Issues Conference.Pablo…
A new Pew study shows that 87 percent of scientists believe global warming is caused by human activity while only half of the public believes that. Pew Research Center polls…
Study cites technology, improved car designs for drop in fatalities
Army and Pentagon officials said there has been no decision on what, if any, criminal charges will be filed against Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, the soldier who left his post in…
WASHINGTON – Sixteen million children were on food stamps as of last year, the highest number since the nation’s economy tumbled in 2008. Numbers released by the Census Bureau Wednesday…
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica – Cuban President Raul Castro demanded on Wednesday that the United States return the U.S. base at Guantanamo Bay, lift the half-century trade embargo on Cuba…
Islamic State group releases message extending deadline
