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Fire Chief: 6 Victims Found in Their Bedrooms
Fire tore through a family's eastern Pennsylvania home on Mother's Day, authorities said, killing four young children, their father and another relative while their mother was across the street doing laundry at a friend's house. (May 13)
Philly abortion doctor guilty in 3 babies' deaths
An abortion doctor was convicted Monday of first-degree murder and could face execution in the deaths of three babies who were delivered alive and then killed with scissors at his grimy, "house of horrors" clinic. In a case that became a grisly flashpoint in the nation's abortion debate, Dr. Kermit ...
Raw: 4 Children, 2 Adults Die in Pa. House Fire
Four children and two adults were found dead in a house fire in eastern Pennsylvania early Monday morning and authorities were searching for the cause. (May 13)
Philly mayor signs broad LGBT rights legislation
Mayor Michael Nutter signed legislation Thursday to afford equal rights to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, saying he hoped Philadelphia would become "the most LGBT-friendly" city in the world. Nutter, city and state lawmakers and gay rights advocates said the legislation makes Philadelphia the first city in the U.S. ...
"The Office" Forever Linked to Scranton, Pa.
NBC's "The Office," ending it's nine-season run on May 16, was loaded with references to real-life people and places in Scranton, Pa. The city is bidding the comedy a fond farewell. (May 8)
East about to be overrun by billions of cicadas
Any day now, billions of cicadas with bulging red eyes will crawl out of the earth after 17 years underground and overrun the East Coast. The insects will arrive in such numbers that people from North Carolina to Connecticut will be outnumbered roughly 600-to-1. Maybe more. Scientists even have a ...
Bionic Hand? There's an App for That
Double-amputee Jason Koger used to fly hundreds of miles to visit a prosthetist when he wanted to adjust the grips on his bionic hands. Now, there's an app for that. (May 3)
Bionic Hand? There's an App for That
Double-amputee Jason Koger used to fly hundreds of miles to visit a prosthetist when he wanted to adjust the grips on his bionic hands. Now, there's an app for that. (May 3)
House chairman renews criticism of VA bonuses
A House committee chairman renewed his criticism Thursday of the bonuses paid to senior executives at the Veterans Affairs Department and called on the VA to recoup a nearly $63,000 bonus given to an official who oversaw a Pittsburgh hospital where an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease killed five veterans. Rep. ...
Daughter voices anger at mom found after 11 years
The teenage daughter of a woman who just revealed she abandoned her family 11 years ago said Thursday the disclosure has angered her and she is not eager to restart their relationship. Morgan Heist, who learned last week Brenda Heist had surfaced in the Florida Keys, said the news has ...
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