IRS official contradicts claims about reviews

(AP) Democratic Sen. Kay Hagan of North Carolina rode President Barack Obama's coattails in 2008, winning a seat Republicans had held for nearly four decades.

(AP) Is the era of ultra-low interest rates nearing an end?

(AP) British Prime Minister David Cameron says leaders gathering Monday for the G-8 summit in Northern Ireland should reach speedy agreement on trade and tax reforms, and...

(AP) British Prime Minister David Cameron says leaders gathering for the G-8 summit in Northern Ireland should reach speedy agreement on trade and tax reforms and draw...

(AP) Asian stocks edged up Monday amid hopes that the U.S. Federal Reserve will put off plans to wind down its stimulus program.

DALLAS — Mountain Post A gutted out a ninth-inning victory and Back Mountain answered with a two-hitter as the senior legion squads split a doubleheader on Sunday at Misericordia.

LOS ANGELES — “Man of Steel” leaped over box office expectations in a single weekend.

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — “Days of Our Lives” won drama series honors for just the second time in 40 years at the Daytime Emmy Awards on Sunday night.

ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland — Europe is mired in debt and recession. Financial markets have hit violent ups and downs on fears that U.S. stimulus efforts may soon be scaled back. Japan is finally looking up after years of stagnation — but it remains an open...

The Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic held the fundraiser Season Finale Tapas Brunch June 9 at Ruth's Chris Steak House in Plains Township. Lizzy Kuna of Pittston, left, and Mina Hailstone of Forty Fort were there.

WASHINGTON — An Internal Revenue Service supervisor in Washington says she was personally involved in scrutinizing some of the earliest applications from tea party groups seeking tax-exempt status, including some requests that languished for more than a year...

A Boston hospital is starting the world's first hand transplant program for children, and doctors say it won't be long until face transplants and other radical operations to improve appearance and quality of life are offered to kids, too.

BEIRUTBlast in embassy areaSyrian state TV and residents said Sunday an explosion shook a Damascus neighborhood that houses several embassies and a military airport.

JERUSALEM — The surprising victory of a reformist candidate in Iran's presidential election has put Israel in a difficult position as it tries to halt the Iranian nuclear program: With Hasan Rowhani likely to enjoy an international honeymoon, Israel could...

The National Park Service ignored its own findings that construction of a massive power line across federal lands near Bushkill would cause serious adverse environmental impacts, so that it could accept $66 million in “mitigation,” an environmental coalition...

WASHINGTON — Current and former top U.S. officials on Sunday defended the government's collection of phone and Internet data after new revelations about the secret surveillance programs, saying the operations were essential in disrupting terrorist plots and...

>> SHAKE, SHAKE, SHAKE: If you're walking down the street this Friday, take a look at the guy next to you. Don't breathe heavy and stare or he'll think you're weird. Just stop, calmly extend your hand and shake his. (Make sure you...

At least 24 men convicted or charged with murder or rape based on bite marks on the flesh of victims have been exonerated since 2000, many after spending more than a decade in prison. Now a judge's ruling later this month in New York could help end the practice for...

John Watson, the former editor and publisher of Pittston's Sunday Dispatch, has died, his brother, Bill Watson, said.

Luzerne County Controller Walter Griffith said he has scheduled a meeting with county officials today to discuss his concerns about the upcoming implementation of a new financial software system.

PITTSTON — The 8th Annual Tour of Historic Churches of Greater Pittston, which will visit St. Michael's Byzantine Catholic Church and the Italian Christian Church, is set for Sunday beginning at 1 p.m.

WILKES-BARRE — City police reported the following:• The Turkey Hill convenience store on Carey Avenue was robbed around 2:45 a.m. Saturday.

WILKES-BARRE —The Wilkes-Barre YMCA, in partnership with the city of Wilkes-Barre, the Wilkes-Barre City Health Department and the Commission on Economic Opportunity, will offer its free Food-n-Fun @ the Park Program for the third year so fewer kids and teens go...

SCRANTON – On Sunday afternoon, 230 couples and their families celebrated their 25th and 50th anniversaries with a wedding anniversary celebration Mass at St. Peter's Cathedral.

HARRISBURG — In the year since eight young men took the stand to testify they were sexually abused by former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, the scandal has played out in the courts, in the halls of the university and in continuing debate about...

KINGSTON TWP.Assault leads to hospitalizationA Shavertown man was hospitalized in critical condition Sunday after an alleged assault by a neighbor.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has chosen a high-powered Washington lawyer with extensive experience in all three branches of the government to be the State Department's special envoy for closing down the military-run prison at the Guantanamo Bay...

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Doug Davidson of “The Young and the Restless” and Heather Tom of “The Bold and the Beautiful” won lead acting honors at the Daytime Emmy Awards on Sunday night.

(AP) Riot police cordoned off streets, set up roadblocks and fired tear gas and water cannon to prevent anti-government protesters from converging on Istanbul's central...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Thomas Penfield Jackson, who as a federal judge in Washington presided over a historic Microsoft antitrust case and the drug possession trial of former Mayor Marion Barry, has died.

WASHINGTON — On the surface, President Barack Obama would seem to have a strong hand as he heads to the annual Group of 8 economic summit. Instead, the meetings Monday and Tuesday seem set to provide the first test of how much his administration's...

WASHINGTON (AP) — An Internal Revenue Service supervisor in Washington says she was personally involved in scrutinizing some of the earliest applications from tea party groups seeking tax-exempt status, including some requests that languished for more than a year...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans are “in a demographic death spiral” and will fail in their effort to win the presidency if the party blocks an immigration overhaul, a leading GOP senator said Sunday.

DALLAS (AP) — A private jet that had former President George W. Bush on board made an emergency landing after the smell of smoke was reported in the cockpit.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A group of 51 beauty queens from every U.S. state and the District of Columbia are preparing to smile and strut their way toward the 62nd Miss USA title.

WASHINGTON — Lawyers for former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., who awaits sentencing July 3, say he needs ongoing mental health treatment for a mood disorder and assert that he is unlikely to get suitable care if sent to prison.