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Congress’ proposed whole milk bill meets with approval from local farmers

After an 11-year absence, whole milk could return to American school cafeterias, much to the delight of Butler County farmers. The “Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act,” offi...

December 20, 2023 Education

Retired Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman on the Supreme Court, has died at age 93

WASHINGTON — Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, an unwavering voice of moderate conservatism and the first woman to serve on the nation's highest court, d...

December 01, 2023 National News

Record Thanksgiving travel rush off to a smooth start despite snowy forecast

The late crush of holiday travelers picked up steam Wednesday, with about 2.7 million people expected to board flights and millions more planning to drive or take the tra...

November 22, 2023 National News

2 dead after vehicle explodes at Rainbow Bridge border crossing in Niagara Falls, official says

NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. — A vehicle exploded at a checkpoint on the American side of a U.S.-Canada bridge in Niagara Falls Wednesday, leaving two people dead and prompting th...

November 22, 2023 National News

Biden signs bill averting shutdown, teeing up 2024 budget battle

President Joe Biden signed a stopgap bill to extend government funding into early 2024, averting a government shutdown for now but kicking a politically-divisive debate o...

November 17, 2023 National News

NTSB at scene of deadly Ohio interstate crash involving busload of high school students

ETNA, Ohio — A National Transportation Safety Board team was planning to start work Wednesday at the scene of a deadly highway crash in Ohio involving a charter bus fille...

November 15, 2023 National News

Doug Emhoff, feeling ‘great responsibility’ as Jewish trailblazer in the White House, goes back to Pittsburgh 5 years after synagogue shooting

WASHINGTON — Weeks before the election that would make him one of the most prominent Jewish Americans ever in U.S. politics, Doug Emhoff stepped off his wife's vice presi...

October 27, 2023 National News

Handling of sexual harassment allegations poses a big threat to Josh Shapiro’s political identity

A sexual harassment scandal had once again consumed Harrisburg. Allegations against a Democratic lawmaker , Rep. Mike Zabel, from both a lobbyist and a fellow House m...

October 25, 2023 National News

GOP's Jordan will back a temporary House speaker as he tries to shore up support, lawmakers say

WASHINGTON (AP) — Refusing to drop out, Republican Rep. Jim Jordan told GOP colleagues Thursday he will back a temporary U.S. House speaker as he works to shore up suppo...

October 19, 2023 National News

GOP's Jim Jordan fails again to win vote to become House speaker; colleagues seek other options

WASHINGTON — Republican Rep. Jim Jordan failed again Wednesday, Oct. 18, on a crucial second ballot to become House speaker, the hard-fighting ally of Donald Trump losing...

October 18, 2023 National News

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