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9:56pm, 22nd March, 2019

Jury clears Pennsylvania police officer of murder in Antwon Rose shooting

A Pittsburgh jury on Friday unanimously found that a white police officer did not commit murder when he fatally shot black teenager Antwon Rose, an incident that sparked protests and fueled the debate about racial bias in the U.S. criminal justice sy...

Pennsylvania prosecutor focuses on officer's motive in murder trial

2:34pm, 19th March, 2019

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Pennsylvania prosecutor focuses on officer's motive in murder trial

A Pennsylvania prosecutor on Tuesday urged jurors in the racially-charged trial of a white police officer who shot and killed unarmed black teenager Antwon Rose in June 2018 to focus on what motivated him to pull the trigger.

Trump campaign preparing early focus on Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Michigan

6:01am, 13th March, 2019

Politics

Trump campaign preparing early focus on Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Michigan

President Donald Trump's re-election campaign is preparing an early focus on Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin, states that were instrumental to his improbable 2016 victory but where his support has softened, two campaign advisers said.

Pennsylvania state lawmaker offers bill to save nuclear power plants

3:53pm, 11th March, 2019

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Pennsylvania state lawmaker offers bill to save nuclear power plants

Pennsylvania state Representative Tom Mehaffie introduced legislation on Monday that would compensate the state's nuclear reactors for the zero-carbon energy they produce, in an effort to provide the plants with enough revenue to stay open.

Mother, daughter charged with slaying five family members in Pennsylvania

8:39am, 26th February, 2019

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Mother, daughter charged with slaying five family members in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania officials on Tuesday charged a 45-year-old woman and her daughter with murdering five family members whose bodies were discovered in an apartment outside Philadelphia, court records showed.

U.S. Supreme Court turns away Pennsylvania electoral map dispute

9:11am, 29th October, 2018

Politics

U.S. Supreme Court turns away Pennsylvania electoral map dispute

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rebuffed a bid by Republican legislators in Pennsylvania to reinstate a congressional district map struck down by that state's top court as unlawfully biased in favor of Republicans.

Pennsylvania law to make hazing punishable as felony

7:38am, 19th October, 2018

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Pennsylvania law to make hazing punishable as felony

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf is expected to sign legislation on Friday raising the maximum penalty for fraternity hazing to a felony, carrying up to seven years in prison.

Justice Department probes Catholic Church sex abuse in Pennsylvania

6:02pm, 18th October, 2018

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Justice Department probes Catholic Church sex abuse in Pennsylvania

The U.S. Justice Department has opened an investigation into child sex abuse by priests in Pennsylvania, six Roman Catholic Church dioceses said on Thursday.

Trump on Twitter (Oct 10): Florida, Pennsylvania

11:38pm, 10th October, 2018

Politics

Trump on Twitter (Oct 10): Florida, Pennsylvania

The following statements were posted to the verified personal Twitter account of U.S. President Donald Trump (@realDonaldTrump)

Trump pays tribute to 9/11 'true heroes' in Pennsylvania memorial visit

11:19am, 11th September, 2018

Politics

Trump pays tribute to 9/11 'true heroes' in Pennsylvania memorial visit

President Donald Trump on Tuesday lauded the men and women of United Flight 93 for saving countless lives when they struggled with hijackers on Sept. 11, 2001 and called the field where the plane went down a monument to "American defiance."

Vatican voices 'shame and sorrow' over Pennsylvania clergy sex abuse

5:14pm, 16th August, 2018

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Vatican voices 'shame and sorrow' over Pennsylvania clergy sex abuse

The Vatican expressed "shame and sorrow" on Thursday over revelations that Roman Catholic priests in Pennsylvania sexually abused about 1,000 people over seven decades, as U.S. bishops vowed to involve non-clerical experts in abuse investigations.

Rescuers pull people from cars, homes in flooded New York, Pennsylvania

10:09am, 14th August, 2018

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Rescuers pull people from cars, homes in flooded New York, Pennsylvania

More forecasts of heavy rains posed new danger on Tuesday in parts of New York state and Pennsylvania, where rescuers hauled people from waterways, flooded cars and homes.

Pennsylvania woman charged after baby's death blamed on drugs in breast milk

6:53pm, 16th July, 2018

US

Pennsylvania woman charged after baby's death blamed on drugs in breast milk

A Pennsylvania woman was charged with criminal homicide for the death of her 11-week-old son after an autopsy showed the baby had died because of drugs in the mother's breast milk, prosecutors said.

Two Pennsylvania men due in court in quadruple murder case

8:45am, 16th May, 2018

US

Two Pennsylvania men due in court in quadruple murder case

HARRISBURG, Pa. (Reuters) - Two Pennsylvania men accused of luring four young men to a farm with the promise of marijuana, shooting them dead and then burning their bodies in a pig roaster were due in court in the murder case on Wednesday.