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Interior issues new drilling rule on public land
Companies that drill for oil and natural gas on federal lands will be required to disclose publicly the chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing operations, the Obama administration said Thursday. The new "fracking" rule replaces a draft proposed last year that was withdrawn amid industry complaints that federal regulation could hinder ...
Quick Response Saved Baby on Phila. Train Tracks
Transit officials in Philadelphia say an old-fashioned but vital piece of safety equipment helped avert disaster when a stroller carrying a baby fell onto train tracks. (May 16)
Second court invalidates Obama recess appointment
A second federal appeals court has found that President Barack Obama exceeded his power when he bypassed the Senate to install a member to the National Labor Relations Board. The ruling by the 3rd Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in Philadelphia came on the same day that a Senate panel ...
Gosnell case fuels bitter US abortion debate
One of the last people seated in the witness box at Dr. Kermit Gosnell's murder trial was a character witness for a co-defendant, and had nothing to do with Gosnell's abortion clinic. But the woman happened to be six months pregnant, and nearly waddled to the stand. If the jury ...
Raw: Child, Stroller Falls Onto Pa. Train Tracks
Officials say a 14-month-old girl was hospitalized after a stroller fell onto elevated train tracks in Philadelphia. Surveillance video shows a woman on the platform with the girl in a stroller, which slowly rolled toward the track and fel...
Penn State defends medical changes after report
Penn State coach Bill O'Brien is fervently disputing suggestions raised in a report that player medical care has been compromised after the team doctor was replaced. Speaking often in an angry tone that might be otherwise reserved for an argument with an official, O'Brien told reporters in a conference call ...
Deer smashes Pa. bus windshield, takes short ride
A deer has taken a ride on a western Pennsylvania bus. The Johnstown Tribune-Democrat newspaper (http://bit.ly/14nGOx0) reports the white-tailed deer crashed through the windshield of a public bus being driven Tuesday evening in Johnstown, about 65 miles east of Pittsburgh. The deer hopped around frantically near the driver before jumping ...
Oh Deer! Bus Gets Surprise Passenger
A bus driver in western Pennsylvania had a surprise passenger. Video shows the deer crashing through the windshield of a public bus Tuesday evening. Authorities say the driver opened the door and the deer got off. (May 15)
Jurors: Pa. abortion doc got greedy, lost his way
Dr. Kermit Gosnell proved a serene but solitary figure in the courtroom during his long murder trial, in contrast to the chaotic life he built as an inner-city doctor, abortion provider and father of six. Jurors who convicted him this week of killing three babies born alive at his run-down ...
Lincoln Center names a Broadway producer as head
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts has tapped as its new leader a Broadway producer who has helped mount such hits as the Tony Award-winning revival of "Hair" and "Equus" with Daniel Radcliffe. Jed Bernstein, a former advertising executive who led the trade group Broadway League from 1995-2006, was named ...
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