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Steve Carell helps 'The Office' close its doors
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The doors of Dunder Mifflin's Scranton branch closed for the last time on Thursday as NBC's &...
Renewed or canceled? A fall TV preview
How did your shows fare? We've got the list of the renewed and canceled shows below.ABC:RENEWED: Scandal, Grey's Anat...
Scranton gives big sendoff to TV's 'The Office'
SCRANTON, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of people, including some of the stars of "The Office," gave a...
In blow to Obama, Senate blocks gun-control plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's campaign to curb gun violence after the Newtown school massacre was dealt...
Senate backers of background checks scramble for votes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bipartisan proposal to expand background checks for gun buyers appeared on Tuesday to be short of th...
'Hard work starts now' as Senate takes up gun control
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate cleared the way on Thursday for debate on proposals to curb gun violence, rejecting an effo...
Senate agrees to open gun-control debate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate cleared the way on Thursday for an emotional, weeks-long debate on proposals to curb gun vi...
Key senators reach deal on background checks for gun buyers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Prospects for a gun control bill's passage in the Senate in coming weeks got a boost on Wednesday ...
Stadium aims to please fans with urinal video games
(Reuters) - Play doesn't need to stop for sports fans taking a bathroom break at a Pennsylvania minor-league baseball sta...
Punxsutawney Phil charged with fraud for early spring forecast
CLEVELAND (Reuters) - With a snow storm expected to batter the Plains, Midwest and East Coast this weekend, a spring-deprived...
Opponents mark Obamacare's third anniversary with lobbying surge
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Eight months before President Barack Obama's health care law goes prime time, a confederation of i...
Michigan governor names bankruptcy attorney to run Detroit
DETROIT (Reuters) - Michigan Governor Rick Snyder on Thursday named a lawyer with deep expertise in corporate bankruptcy as t...
Distinguished dogs advance at Westminster show
NEW YORK (Reuters) - An athletic American foxhound, a little black affenpinscher, a fluffy white bichon frise and a shaggy ol...
NBC's 'The Office' to get send-off on May 16
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Emmy-winning comedy "The Office" will pack up its pencils and staplers after eight years wi...
Under Obama, coal country fights for its way of life
BEALLSVILLE, Ohio (Reuters) - Leon Lieser has been a coal miner 49 years, his bent fingers testament to his first job, loadin...
Cold snap torments those still without heat after Sandy
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Arctic air gripped parts of the United States on Thursday, making life miserable for people still withou...
Three witnesses won't be charged in Ohio rape case
(Reuters) - At least three members of a high school football team in Steubenville, Ohio, received word they would not be pros...
Bigger fights loom after 'fiscal cliff' deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and congressional Republicans looked ahead on Wednesday toward the next round o...
Governor sues NCAA over Penn State sex scandal
(Reuters) - Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett filed a lawsuit on Wednesday demanding that sanctions imposed on Penn State Uni...
Gun enthusiasts pack shows to buy assault weapons
ALLENTOWN, Penn./KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) - Gun enthusiasts thronged to shows around the country on Saturday to buy as...
Frankie Muniz, 26, suffers mini-stroke
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Former "Malcolm in the Middle" child star Frankie Muniz said on Tuesday he had suffered a m...
Can NBC keep up its ratings swagger without NFL, 'The Voice?'
NEW YORK (Reuters) - NBC is expected to wrap up its fall season as the No. 1 broadcast network in the key 18-49 advertising d...
Red Cross response to Sandy fails to meet expectations
ROCKAWAY PARK, New York (Reuters) - Noreen Ellis begged the American Red Cross for help a few days after Superstorm Sandy sla...
Wintry storm smacks an already battered Northeast
By Daniel Trotta and Karen FreifeldNEW YORK (Reuters) - A wintry storm dropped snow on the Northeast on Wednesday and threate...
Americans hand Obama a second term, challenges await
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama won a second term in the White House on Tuesday, overcoming deep doubts among v...
Complaints about voter IDs, ballots, long lines in election
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sporadic complaints about voting procedures surfaced from Pennsylvania to Florida on Tuesday, while lo...
Ex-Penn State president to be charged in Sandusky scandal
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - Former Penn State University President Graham Spanier will be charged with perjury and o...
Northeast back to business after Sandy's hard hit
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Millions of people across the U.S. Northeast stricken by massive storm Sandy will attempt to resume norm...
Nuclear plant declares 'alert' after Sandy storm surge
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Exelon Corp declared an "alert" at its New Jersey Oyster Creek nuclear power plant due to a re...
Sandy strengthens as nears coast; Wall Street shut
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hurricane Sandy, the monster storm bearing down on the East Coast, strengthened on Monday after hundreds...
Ex-Penn State coach Sandusky appeals child sex convictions
(Reuters) - Former Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky appealed his child sex abuse convictions on Thursday, with his la...
Biden comes out swinging at debate, clashes with Ryan
By John Whitesides and Andy SullivanDANVILLE, Kentucky (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden leaped to the attack against...
Presidential race now a dog fight as Romney surges
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The presidential race had seemed on the verge of slipping from Republican Mitt Romney's grasp a we...
Former Penn State coach Sandusky sentenced to 30-60 years
BELLEFONTE, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - Former Pennsylvania State University football coach Jerry Sandusky was ordered to spend ...
Jerry Sandusky faces sentencing in child sex abuse scandal
(Reuters) - Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky is expected to face life in prison when he is sentenced...
Pennsylvania judge: Voter ID law a no-go for November 6
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - A judge on Tuesday blocked Pennsylvania from requiring voters to show photo identificati...
Armed man holding hostage in Pittsburgh office
(Reuters) - An armed man claiming to have a bomb has taken a hostage inside a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania high-rise building, lo...
High school football saving brains as game goes on
By Daniel Trotta and Jo Ingles(Reuters) - In the small northeast Ohio town of Massillon, a few miles from the National Footba...
Groups race against time to get Florida voters registered
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Voting-rights groups that virtually stopped registering voters in Florida for a year as they challenge...
Americans mark 11th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Memorial ceremonies marking the anniversary of the September 11 attacks began Tuesday under clear blue s...
Yosemite extends hantavirus warning; death toll rises
By Ronnie CohenSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Yosemite National Park doubled the scope of its hantavirus warning on Thursday to so...
Yosemite: 1,700 may have had exposure to rodent-borne illness
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Yosemite National Park is warning 1,700 people that they may have been exposed to a potentially dea...
Republicans showcase Romney as storm clouds convention
TAMPA, Florida (Reuters) - Presidential candidate Mitt Romney flies to Tampa on Tuesday to join fellow Republicans seeking to...
Ex-Penn State president blasts Freeh report
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Penn State's ex-president assailed a report that accused him of covering up a pedophilia scandal...
Mormon, Bible-Belt states are top givers to charities
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Americans in Utah, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, South Carolina and Idaho gave the highest percentage...
Boy Scout leader attacked by rabid beaver
PINE PLAINS, N.Y. - A New York Boy Scout leader, swimming in the Delaware River is recovering after being attached by a rabid...
NASCAR fan killed, nine injured in lightning strike
(Reuters) - Lightning killed a NASCAR spectator at Pocono Raceway in Pennsylvania on Sunday and injured nine others, one crit...
Sandusky shower victim comes forward, plans suit
(Reuters) - A man whose 2001 sexual assault as a boy in a Penn State locker room shower by former assistant football coach Je...
Romney camp steps up response to Democrats' attacks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - For weeks, anxious Republicans called on Mitt Romney to respond more aggressively to attacks from the ...
U.S. hiring stuck in low gear in June
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. employers hired at a dismal pace in June, raising pressure on the Federal Reserve to do more to b...
Obama knocks China trade policy, Romney on campaign tour
MAUMEE, Ohio (Reuters) - President Barack Obama took a shot at China and Republican rival Mitt Romney on Thursday, complainin...
Scorching heat, dry conditions stifle July 4 celebrations
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Millions of Americans headed for parades and fireworks shows on Wednesday to mark a sweltering Fourth ...
Over 1.4 million still without power from Illinois to Virginia
(Reuters) - More than 1.4 million people from Illinois to Virginia remained without power Tuesday morning after the weekend&#...
Obama takes lead in swing states, economy still weighs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama is carving out a clear lead in swing states that are key to the November 6 pres...
From cuisine to circuses, summer camps target bored kids
HIGHGATE, Vermont (Reuters) - Ten-year-old Max Oreck had been planning to spend much of his summer vacation playing computer ...
Sandusky insists he is innocent of child sex abuse: lawyer
(Reuters) - Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky still maintains he is innocent of sexually abusing chil...
Sandusky lawyers may use NBC tape error in appeal
(Reuters) - Lawyers for Jerry Sandusky sought a mistrial before his conviction for child sex abuse on the grounds that prosec...
Sandusky found guilty of most sex abuse charges
BELLEFONTE, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - A jury found former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky guilty on 45 out ...
Sandusky jury to resume deliberations on Friday
BELLEFONTE, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - The jury in the child sex abuse trial of Jerry Sandusky began deliberations on Thursday ...
Sex abuse trial of ex-coach Sandusky heads to jury
BELLEFONTE, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - The jury in the child sexual abuse trial of former Penn State football coach Jerry Sandu...
Defense resumes as Sandusky sex abuse trial winds down
(Note: explicit sexual content)BELLEFONTE, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - The defense for accused child sex offender Jerry Sandusky...
Prosecution set to rest in Sandusky child sex abuse trial
BELLEFONTE, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - Prosecutors were expected to rest their case on Monday in the child sex abuse trial of J...
State jobless rates drop, raise election stakes
By Lisa Lambert(Reuters) - Jobless rates in 49 out of the 50 U.S. states dropped in May from a year earlier, the Labor Depart...
Final alleged victim tells of rape by Sandusky
(Note: explicit sexual content)By Ian SimpsonBELLEFONTE, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - The final alleged victim to testify in the ...
Wall Street roller coaster climbs; Fed, Greece eyed
By Edward KrudyNEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rose on Thursday as Wall Street continued its roller coaster ride ahead of cl...
Prosecution case nearing close in Sandusky sex abuse trial
By Ian SimpsonBELLEFONTE, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - Prosecutors in the fast-paced Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse trial are clo...
Jurors in Sandusky case hear graphic abuse allegations
By Ian SimpsonBELLEFONTE, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - A third accuser of Jerry Sandusky told jurors on Wednesday the former Penn...
Tearful teen testifies in Sandusky sex abuse trial
By Ian SimpsonBELLEFONTE, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - A sobbing witness in the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse trial testified on...
Parents protest surge in standardized testing
(Reuters) - A backlash against high-stakes standardized testing is sweeping through U.S. school districts as parents, teacher...
Paternos unaware may be called to testify in Sandusky trial
(Reuters) - The widow and the son of former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno said on Thursday they were not aware they m...
Miss Pennsylvania resigns crown, organizers question motive
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Organizers of the Miss USA contest on Wednesday raised questions about the credibility of Miss Pennsylva...
Jury selection off to fast start in Sandusky sex abuse trial
BELLEFONTE, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - Jury selection resumes Wednesday in the child sex abuse trial of former Penn State Unive...
Penn State coach's child sex abuse trial to start Tuesday
BELLEFONTE, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - The child sex abuse trial of a former Pennsylvania State University football coach start...
San Diego eighth grader wins National Spelling Bee with 'guetapens'
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Snigdha Nandipati, a 14-year-old eighth grader from San Diego, won the Scripps National Spelling Bee o...
Sandusky lawyers asks appeals court for sex-abuse trial delay
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - Attorneys for former Penn State assistant coach Jerry Sandusky on Thursday asked an appe...
Man tells police he killed NY boy Etan Patz in 1979
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Police on Thursday arrested a New Jersey man who they said had confessed to the 1979 killing of 6-year-o...
State income up in April, but may not be enough
(Reuters) - Personal income tax collections in states in April might have grown an average of more than 7 percent, but for so...
No more monkey business at NBC, time for Revolution
(Reuters) - The NBC network brought a monkey to pitch new programs to prospective advertisers on Monday, looking to highlight...
U.S. military embraces robots with greater autonomy
PENN HILLS, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - The unattended steering wheel on the 15-ton military truck jerked sharply back and forth...
Republican Santorum endorses Romney for president
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum endorsed his one-time fierce rival Mitt Romney ...
Prosecutors say ready for long haul in 9/11 case
GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba (Reuters) - Prosecutors and defense attorneys for five defendants in the September 11 at...
Romney pulls into tie with Obama in Ohio, Florida
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has pulled into a virtual tie with President Barack Obam...
Obama, Romney tweak strategies for tight race
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - After months of casting Republican Mitt Romney as someone who often changes positions for political co...
Romney targets Obama after sweeping five more primaries
MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (Reuters) - Republican Mitt Romney launched his general election campaign against President Barack ...
Romney to pick up scores of delegates in five states
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Mitt Romney's expected wins in five states that hold primary votes on Tuesday will earn him scores...
Winter returns with a blast as snow pounds Northeast
BUFFALO, New York (Reuters) - A late-April snowstorm struck a wide area of the U.S. Northeast on Monday, raising the threat o...
Search for long missing boy fails to find remains
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investigators searching a New York basement for clues about the 1979 disappearance of a 6-year-old boy h...
Poll: Romney gaining on Obama
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's lead over Mitt Romney has narrowed to 4 percentage points from 11 points ...
Shooting zombies is the fad among gun enthusiasts
ST. LOUIS (Reuters) - One of Patrick Flanagan's favorite movies as a kid was "Night of the Living Dead," a 1968...
Judge in Jerry Sandusky case issues 'gag' order
(Reuters) - The judge overseeing former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky's child sex abuse trial has ba...
Under pressure, Santorum huddles with conservatives
Tumbling in the polls and under increasing pressure to abandon his White House campaign, Republican Rick Santorum huddled wit...
9/11 mastermind to stand trial at Guantanamo
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Accused September 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four suspected co-conspirators were directe...
Romney close to Republican nomination after victories
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - Mitt Romney made a big leap toward winning the Republican U.S. presidential nomination with a clean swe...
Football turns to helmet technology to tackle head injuries
BOSTON (Reuters) - As Americans grow more aware of the risk of brain injury tied to football - the country's most popular...
Santorum won't quit race; top Republican calls for unity
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate's top Republican called on his party to unite behind leading presidential candidat...
Rare Movie Posters Fetch $500,000 at Auction
A treasure trove of rare movie posters which were previously used as insulation in an attic have fetched $503,000at aucti...
Penn State police had warnings about Sandusky in 1998
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A psychologist warned Penn State University police in 1998 that football coach Jerry Sandusky's be...
Romney scores big win over Santorum in Illinois
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Republican Mitt Romney cruised to an easy victory over top rival Rick Santorum in Illinois on Tuesday, mo...
Romney leads in Illinois poll over Santorum
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney may be headed for an important victory in Illinois on Tuesda...
Fracking did not pollute water near homes: U.S.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A first round of tests showed no evidence that water at 11 homes in a small town in Pennsylvania near ...
Santorum wins big in South, grabs conservative banner
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - Republican Rick Santorum won a pair of crucial Deep South primaries on Tuesday, taking contro...
Republicans face off in tight Deep South primaries
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - Republicans Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich face off in a pair of high-stakes pr...
Retirees move, but not very far
CHICAGO (Reuters) - When Harvey and Cora Alter decided to move away from Washington, D.C., for their retirement, friends were...
Keystone oil pipeline bill fails in Senate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Democrats on Thursday defeated a Republican proposal to give a permit to the Keystone XL crude ...
Two dead in shooting at Pittsburgh hospital
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - Two people were killed and seven people were wounded in a shooting on Thursday at a psyc...
Romney hits Santorum with big ad buys
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Mitt Romney's presidential campaign would like to be focusing its attacks on Democratic President ...
Public schools sell empty classroom seats abroad
REVILLO, South Dakota (Reuters) - There are just seven pairs of boots lined up outside the kindergarten classroom in this fad...
School rampage victim mourned, suspect back in court
CHARDON, Ohio (Reuters) - Hundreds of mourners packed a church and gathered outside on Tuesday for the funeral of one of thre...
Romney wins early, Ohio too close to call
STEUBENVILLE, Ohio (Reuters) - Mitt Romney notched early wins as he fought to establish his dominance in the race for the Rep...
Super Tuesday: Romney, Santorum in fierce Ohio battle
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Reuters) - Mitt Romney can take a big step toward finishing off chief rival Rick Santorum and seizing command...
'Pay for pain' scandal could end up in courts
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A scandal in which U.S. football players got rewarded for injuring opponents could have legal consequenc...
Romney gains strength ahead of Super Tuesday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Mitt Romney closed in on Rick Santorum in Ohio and picked up a crucial endorsement in Virginia on Sund...
Sandusky's Alleged Victims Say Abuse Occurred on Penn State
By Mark ShadeHARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - Eight of the 10 men who prosecutors contend were sexually abused by former ...
Some 9/11 dead's remains ended in landfill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Partial remains from some people killed in the September 11 attacks in 2001 ended up in a landfill, ac...
Long, divisive White House fight is sapping Republicans
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Mitt Romney's narrow win in Michigan is unlikely to ease lingering doubts about his candidacy or h...
Ohio School shooter says he killed randomly
CHARDON, Ohio (Reuters) - A 17-year-old student suspected of a shooting rampage at an Ohio high school that killed three teen...
In Michigan, Mitt Romney faces day of reckoning
SOUTHFIELD, Michigan (Reuters) - Mitt Romney faces a day of reckoning on Tuesday when Michigan votes to either grant him a bi...
Romney clawing his way back in Republican race
MESA, Arizona (Reuters) - Mitt Romney is fighting his way back into the driving seat in the Republican presidential race, put...
In shift, Obama campaign targets Santorum
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's re-election campaign regularly rips Republican presidential frontrunner M...
For Santorum voters, he's a candidate like them
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Reuters) - Sporting his signature sweater vest and telling stories of his coal miner grandfather, Republican ...
With camps gone, Occupiers prepare for new fights
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (Reuters) - Their encampments are largely gone, but the U.S. Occupy movement is far from dead, with organiz...
Romney Returns to Familiar Playbook to Stop Rival Santorum
By Steve HollandWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Faced with a new surging rival, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is retur...
Dalmatian, Dachshund Could Make Westminster Show History
By Chris MichaudNEW YORK (Reuters) - A wire-haired Dachshund, Pekingese, Dalmatian and German Shepherd defeated thousands of ...
Judge Allows Ex-Penn State Coach Visits with Grandchildren
By Mark ShadeHARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - A judge on Monday granted nearly all requests from former Penn State assist...
Judge to decide if Sandusky can visit grandchildren
BELLEFONTE, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - A judge was due to rule Friday on whether former Penn State assistant football coach Jer...
In upcoming contests, pressure is on Romney
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Many U.S. Republicans may have growing concerns about their presidential front-runner Mitt Romney, but...
Three-state sweep revives Santorum's hopes
DENVER (Reuters) - Former U.S. senator Rick Santorum rejuvenated his presidential hopes on Tuesday with a shocking sweep of t...
Santorum aims for a victory in Republican contests
DENVER (Reuters) - Republican candidate Rick Santorum is gunning for a victory in at least one of the three states holding pr...
Romney campaign zeroes in on Santorum
GRAND JUNCTION, Colorado (Reuters) - Republican presidential frontrunner Mitt Romney on Monday focused his campaign's fir...
New Record Set at Wing Bowl Eating Extravaganza
By David WarnerPHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - More than 17,000 mostly beer-fueled spectators packed a Philadelphia indoor arena on ...
Romney surging ahead of Gingrich in Florida
HIALEAH, Florida (Reuters) - Republican Newt Gingrich struggled to halt surging rival Mitt Romney's momentum on Sunday, a...
Joe Paterno buried after thousands pay vigil
STATE COLLEGE, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - Former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno was buried in a private ceremony on Wedn...
Players, fans, family attend solemn Paterno memorial
STATE COLLEGE, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - Football fans, former players and mourners who thought of Penn State coach Joe Patern...
Penn State mourns longtime coach Joe Paterno
STATE COLLEGE, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - Penn State students and supporters laid flowers and lit candles on Monday as they mou...
Fast-moving snowstorm hits Northeast
(Reuters) - After an unusually mild winter across much of the United States, a fast-moving snowstorm struck the Northeast fro...
Sharp clashes at Republican debate ahead of vote
CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidates tore into each other on Thursday and Newt Gingrich ...
Santorum won Jan. 3 Iowa presidential caucuses
DES MOINES (Reuters) - Former Senator Rick Santorum won the January 3 Iowa Republican presidential caucuses by a razor-thin m...
Paterno was unsure how to handle abuse tip
(Reuters) - Joe Paterno, the longtime Penn State University football coach fired in the fallout from child sex abuse allegati...
Prepaid college plans: shrinking options, rising risks
(Reuters) - Jim and Celeste Durkin thought when they began investing six years ago in Illinois state's prepaid college saving...
Oddly mild winter leaves much of U.S. on thin ice
CONWAY, Mass (Reuters) - Unusually mild winter weather is spoiling the fun for hockey players, skaters and ice fisherman acro...
Republicans get another chance to pounce on Romney
CONCORD, New Hampshire (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidates stepped up their attacks on rival Mitt Romney in a tele...
Bachmann off, Perry on GOP rollercoaster
DES MOINES, Iowa/MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (Reuters) - Michele Bachmann was out, Rick Perry was back and Rick Santorum was up...
Michele Bachmann says she's calling it quits
DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) - Representative Michele Bachmann ended her campaign to become the 2012 Republican presidential no...
Romney squeaks out victory in Iowa
DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney squeaked out a victory in Iowa's first-in-the-nati...
Tight race in Iowa kicks off 2012 campaign
DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) - Iowa Republicans cast the first votes of the 2012 White House campaign on Tuesday, with Mitt Rom...
Romney looks more confident in Iowa vote run-up
AMES, Iowa (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's campaign has a hint of a swagger about it as a good sh...
Boston Student Re-United with $170,000 Violin
By Eric Johnson(Reuters) - Christmas came early for a Boston music student who was reunited with the $170,000 violin she ...
Jobless Claims at 3.5 Year Low
By Lucia MutikaniWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for jobless benefits hit a 3-1/2 year low l...
Sleep Disorders Common in Cops
By Genevra PittmanNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A survey from the United States and Canada found 40 percent of police officers ...
Jury finds man guilty of aiding al Qaeda
BOSTON (Reuters) - A jury on Tuesday found a Massachusetts man guilty of supporting al Qaeda by translating Arabic messages a...
Sandusky witness says he believes boy molested
HARRISBURG, Pa (Reuters) - A key witness in the sex abuse case of former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky t...
Sandusky case heads to trial after hearing waived
BELLEFONTE, Pa (Reuters) - Former Penn State University assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky on Tuesday abruptly waived hi...
Gingrich worse against Obama than Romney: poll
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Newt Gingrich holds a 10-point lead in the fight for the Republican presidential nomination, but he wo...
In surprise, Jerry Sandusky waives hearing
BELLEFONTE, Pa (Reuters) - Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky on Tuesday abruptly waived his right to ...
Former Penn State coach Paterno breaks pelvis
(Reuters) - Former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno fractured his pelvis after falling at his home on Saturday and was h...
Long-term jobless eye bleak future as benefits end
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - George Parks has been out of work for 21 months and his unemployment benefits will run out at the end ...
Sandusky arrested again on 12 new charges
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - Former Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky, already charged with 40 counts of abusi...
Bare-bones bikes help Harley slay 'Geezer' image
(Reuters) - For Harley-Davidson, Michael Adams is a godsend.When the 22-year-old college senior showed up for a $25 rider...
New accuser first to sue former Penn State coach
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - A new accuser filed the first lawsuit against former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandu...
Obama cites progress towards payroll tax cut
NEW YORK (Reuters) - President Barack Obama struck an optimistic note on Wednesday night that lawmakers in Congress could rea...
Government begins Penn State abuse scandal probe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Investigators from the Department of Education arrived at Penn State University on Monday to review ho...
Penn state players lived by special rules
STATE COLLEGE, Pa (Reuters) - Penn State University football players received special treatment compared to other students wh...
Man charged with trying to assassinate Obama
PITTSBURGH (Reuters) - A 21-year-old man who called President Barack Obama the "devil" and "anti-Christ" ...
New judge appointed for Penn State scandal hearing
STATE COLLEGE, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - A senior district judge with no known ties to Penn State University has been named to...
Jerry Sandusky's lawyer vows 'different story'
STATE COLLEGE (Reuters) - The lawyer for former Penn State University assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky said on Tuesday...
Penn State's Sandusky denies he is a pedophile
STATE COLLEGE (Reuters) - Jerry Sandusky, the former Penn State University assistant football coach charged with child sex ab...
Pennsylvania governor expects more Sandusky victims
(Reuters) - More alleged sexual abuse victims of former Penn State University football coach Jerry Sandusky are likely to com...
Penn State students protest after Paterno fired
STATE COLLEGE, Pa (Reuters) - More than 1,000 protesting Penn State University students poured into the streets around campus...
Penn State trustees fire Joe Paterno, president
STATE COLLEGE, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - Famed U.S. college football coach Joe Paterno and the president of Penn State Univers...
Penn State's Joe Paterno to retire at end of season
STATE COLLEGE, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - Penn State University football coach Joe Paterno said on Wednesday he will retire at ...
Penn State's Sandusky: Father figure or predator?
STATE COLLEGE, Pa (Reuters) - Father figure to underprivileged children or serial sexual predator? For ex-Penn State football...
Clock running down for Paterno, trustees open probe
STATE COLLEGE, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - Pressure mounted on Joe Paterno on Tuesday to retire as head football coach at Penn S...
Penn State's Paterno cancels briefing amid scandal
STATE COLLEGE, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - Penn State University football coach Joe Paterno, one of the most famous figures in A...
Police express shock at Penn State child abuse cover up
STATE COLLEGE, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - Two former Penn State officials were charged on Monday with covering up alleged sexua...
Penn State officials quit over sex abuse scandal
STATE COLLEGE, Pa (Reuters) - Two top Penn State officials quit their posts and were charged on Monday with covering up a sex...
Protesters circle White House in oil pipeline row
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Thousands of protesters opposed to a new oil pipeline from Canada to the United States circled the Whi...
Thousands remain without power week after storm
BOSTON (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of homes remained in the dark on Sunday a week after a historic snowstorm paralyzed the ...
Sex abuse case against ex-Penn State coach jolts state
STATE COLLEGE, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - Criminal charges for sexually abusing boys filed against a longtime assistant to lege...
One million people still without power in NE
CONWAY, Mass (Reuters) - About 1 million people remained without power in the Northeast on Wednesday after an uncommonly robu...
Nerves fray as power still out for 1.6 million in NE
MERIDEN, Connecticut (Reuters) - Cold, tired and frustrated, residents of more than 1.6 million homes in the Northeast remain...
Firms to charge smokers, obese more for healthcare
(Reuters) - Like a lot of companies, Veridian Credit Union wants its employees to be healthier. In January, the Waterloo, Iow...
Rare, deadly October storm hangs on in Northeast
NEW YORK (Reuters) - One of the darkest Halloweens ever loomed for roughly 2.8 million households left without power on Sunda...
PA declares fiscal emergency in Harrisburg
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett declared a fiscal emergency for Harrisburg on Monday, putting the stat...
Emergency hearing set on Harrisburg filing
(Reuters) - An emergency hearing on the bankruptcy filing by the city of Harrisburg was set for Monday after the city's mayor...
Richard Gere guitars sell for nearly $1 million
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Actor Richard Gere auctioned his extensive collection of classic guitars, to the tune of nearly $1 m...
Boeing workers busted in drug sweep at plant
RIDLEY PARK, Penn (Reuters) - Federal agents arrested dozens of current and former Boeing workers on Thursday on charges of i...
Flight 93 families at burial of remains
PITTSBURGH (Reuters) - Family members witnessed the burial on Monday of unidentified human remains recovered at the crash sit...
9/11 memorial in New York opens to public
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Thousands of people visited the National September 11th Memorial at the site of the World Trade Center o...
Obama, Bush see raw emotions at 9/11 events
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama picked up where his predecessor George W. Bush left off in the war against Isla...
Solemn gathering marks Flight 93 crash in PA
SHANKSVILLE, Pa (Reuters) - Thousands gathered Sunday at the site where hijacked United Airlines Flight 93 crashed as the nat...
With grief, America marks 9/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Children yearned for lost parents and grown men and women sobbed in raw grief on the hard stone bearin...
Obama: U.S. stronger 10 years after 9/11
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Saturday the United States was stronger 10 years after the September 11...
Decade after 9/11, New Yorkers ready to move on
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The attacks of September 11, 2001 changed life in the United States forever, but 10 years after the deva...
Bush: The U.S. 'will never forget' Flight 93
SHANKSVILLE, PA (Reuters) - Former President George W. Bush on Saturday promised that the nation would never forget the heroi...
Post-9/11 U.S. intelligence reforms take root
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. intelligence agencies will forever be scarred by their failure to connect the dots and detect the...
Obama to call for urgent steps on economy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will lay out a jobs package worth more than $300 billon on Thursday, stakin...
Military raises alert level ahead of September 11
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon on Wednesday raised the alert level at military bases, most of them domestic, ahead of th...
Top 10 BBQ spots for Labor Day weekend
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Picking top barbecue spots is a tad dangerous. The emotions connected to hometown recipes run as deeply ...
Job growth grinds to halt
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. employment growth ground to a halt in August as sagging confidence discouraged already skittish b...
Flood victims still in the dark, stuck in mud
LUDLOW, Vermont (Reuters) - Residents of several Northeast states approached the Labor Day holiday weekend mired in mud and s...
Kids of 9/11 shared their experience on TV
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Lucas Brody was just 10 years-old when he watched the Twin Towers fall to the ground one block from h...
New York City gets back to business after Irene
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City was slowly getting back to business as usual on Monday after Hurricane Irene but hundreds ...
Two arrested for harassing Sarah Palin's attorney
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - A Pennsylvania father and son were arrested on Thursday on charges they made harassing phone calls t...
Costly tobacco boosts wholesale prices
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. wholesale prices outside of food and fuel rose at the fastest pace in six months in July as costs...
After victory Scott's caddie takes aim at Tiger
AKRON, Ohio (Reuters) - While Adam Scott celebrated the biggest victory of his career at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational on ...
'Lucy' look-alikes honor Lucille Ball's 100th birthday
JAMESTOWN, New York (Reuters) - More than 900 red-lipsticked, redheaded women -- and men -- gathered near a "Vitameatave...
Tea Party groups see Medicare overhaul chance
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With Medicare at the top of lawmakers' fall agenda, Tea Party movement leaders hope to ignite support ...
South Plains break heat records, Midwest cold front due
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Oppressive heat and record temperatures baked the southern Central Plains on Wednesday with the mer...