Probe begins after Conn. commuter trains crash

Karen Ceppa-Hirko expects to gain some votes Tuesday in the race for the Luzerne County controller Republican nomination due to the wiretap charges filed against opponent Walter Griffith, but she's not presuming a victory.

Walter Griffith has criticized many Luzerne County government employees and officials since he was elected county controller in 2009, so there wasn't much sympathy beneath the courthouse dome Friday for his arraignment on felony wiretapping...

Luzerne County Transportation Authority officials — not bus drivers — are responsible for overcounts of senior citizen riders that prompted state investigations after allegations of number padding surfaced, the drivers' union says.

For the thousands of college graduates accepting a sheepskin this month, they enter a job market still struggling to recover from the recession that began before they were freshmen.

Former Luzerne County Judge Mark Ciavarella and his wife, Cindy, held hands when they walked into the federal courthouse in Scranton during his corruption trial in February 2011.

PLYMOUTH — Politics has always been part of the fabric of this West Side town, and this primary season is no different.

The 2013 annual report by The Institute for Public Policy & Economic Development indicates Northeastern Pennsylvania is showing signs of an economic turnaround.

WASHINGTON — Senior Treasury officials were made aware in June 2012 that investigators were looking into complaints from tea party groups that they were being harassed by the Internal Revenue Service, a Treasury inspector general said Friday, disclosing that Obama...

LAS VEGAS — The lawyer who defended O.J. Simpson on armed robbery charges delivered a potentially heavy blow to the former football star's bid for a new trial Friday, testifying that Simpson knew his buddies had guns on them when he went to a hotel room to...

MILAN — Silvio Berlusconi's private disco featured not only aspiring showgirls performing striptease acts as sexy nuns and nurses, but one woman dressed up as President Barack Obama and a prominent Milan prosecutor whom the billionaire media mogul has accused...

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Friday ordered the military to recertify all 25,000 people involved in programs designed to prevent and respond to sexual assault, an acknowledgement that assaults have escalated beyond the Pentagon's...

After suffering years of abuse and seeing her children murdered by her first husband, Tammy Purpura has overcome giant struggles and persevered to better herself.

In workplaces across the nation, Americans are inviting their colleagues to chip in $2 for a Powerball ticket and a shared daydream.

WILKES-BARRE — Luzerne County Controller Walter Griffith is leaving his re-election to the fate of voters, hoping they will see past charges filed against him on Friday alleging he secretly recorded a private meeting and two telephone calls.

WILKES-BARRE — Two days after a federal judge sentenced him to 25 years in federal prison for online sex-related crimes, an ex-Holy Redeemer High School football coach was back in court Friday where learned he'll spend an additional two to four years in a...

Glamour magazine says few colors are as flattering as turquoise. Anyone can wear it.

ON THE SHELF

If last year's record temperatures were any indication — 2012 ranks as one of the hottest years on record — you can plan to once again crank up your home's air conditioner this summer.

Q: When Sandy flooded our basement, we had a contractor pull up the carpeting and install vinyl tiles.He prepared the concrete floor by scraping up the rug glue that remained, and used commercial adhesive to put down the new tiles.

(AP) North Korea is still trying to import and export nuclear and ballistic missile-related items but financial and trade sanctions are slowing progress on development of...

(AP) Seeking maximum political gain from the string of controversies swirling around the White House, Republicans are on the attack against Democratic lawmakers who accepted...

FAIRFIELD, Conn. (AP) — A New York-area commuter railroad says two trains have collided in Connecticut. Police say that 20 or more people were injured, but that there were no fatalities.

(AP) A New York-area commuter railroad says two trains have collided in Connecticut. Police say that 20 or more people were injured, but that there were no...

(AP) Former Groupon CEO Andrew Mason is diving into several new ventures, including indulging his inner rock star with an album of "motivational business music."

(AP) Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Friday ordered the military to recertify all 25,000 people involved in programs designed to prevent and respond to sexual assault, an...

(AP) The handbag Donna Karan was showing off Friday lacked her signature logo, or any designer's logo. It was made of paper mache and, the fashion designer said, represented...

(AP) Two cups of coffee ended life on the run for an Internet sensation known as Kai the hatchet-wielding hitchhiker.

(AP) NewsRight, an organization created to turn unauthorized publishers of newspaper content on the Internet into licensed customers, said it is disbanding and transferring...

(AP) Former Groupon CEO Andrew Mason is diving into several new ventures, including indulging his inner rock star with an album of "motivational business music."

(AP) President Barack Obama's budget would trim projected federal deficits by $1.1 trillion over the coming decade, using nearly $6 in higher revenues for every $1 in reduced...

(AP) A live outdoor television broadcast from the Cannes Film Festival was briefly interrupted when what sounded like gunshots sent crew and spectators scurrying.

(AP) A Los Angeles doctor was sentenced Friday to 14 years in federal prison for bilking patients out of more than $1 million by promising them that an herbal supplement she...

(AP) A research report by the Pew Charitable Trusts says younger baby boomers and Generation Xers face an uncertain retirement because of reduced savings, high levels of...

(AP) Encouraging news about the U.S. economy is extending the stock market's rally.

(AP) It was supposed to be our IPO, the people's public offering.

(AP) Political scandals cause collateral damage and Republicans are hoping the furor over federal tax enforcers singling out conservative groups will snag some really big...