3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (982+ words) By JOSEPH FREDERICK, DAVID R. MARTIN and LEAH WILLINGHAM Holding her child, she went outside. Around her, people stared up at a gash in the north tower of the World Trade Center, smoke billowing from the building just blocks from her…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago   (316+ words) The list of speakers at this week’s Republican convention in Dallas includes U.S. Rep. Rob Bresnahan and U.S. Sen. Dave McCormick. Bresnahan, R-8, Dallas Twp., is seeking a second term against Democrat Paige Cognetti, the mayor of Scranton, in a…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (455+ words) The referendum petition to repeal Luzerne County’s nondiscrimination ordinance has 8,971 signatures with deficiencies, a challenge filed Friday with the county election board claims. The petition filed on Aug. 10 included 15,405 signatures, and 11,615 valid signatures from registered county voters are required. Seven…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (367+ words) Platner, who won the nomination in June but dropped out in July after Politico reported that a former girlfriend said he sexually assaulted her, had been scheduled to speak Monday at the rally in Ellsworth, near his hometown of Sullivan....

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (966+ words) While experiments in containment continue, including the release of tens of thousands of octopus predators, the industry’s response has been shifting to find new markets for the crustaceans. The strategy is already salvaging the livelihood of some fishermen and, some…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (478+ words) Carney said U.S.-Canada trade talks could resume if Washington became serious about negotiations, but he also accused the United States of pursuing terms that he said could leave Canadian industries “gradually wound down in Canada and wiped out.” “When the…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (718+ words) The 18 member states and territories of the Pacific Islands Forum, which opened its annual summit in Palau’s largest city Koror on Monday, do not include China, the United States or Taiwan. However, battles for influence over the lucrative oceans and…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (145+ words) The Citizens' Voice Apple’s new CEO John Ternus takes the helm of the iconic tech giant on Tuesday, ending Tim Cook’s 15-year tenure during which the company’s value skyrocket to $4.6 trillion thanks to the iPhone’s enormous popularity. The transition to…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (583+ words) By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and LINDSAY WHITEHURST A federal judge on Wednesday lifted a major obstacle to President Donald Trump’s executive order limiting mail voting, even as Democratic state officials filed a new court challenge with the midterm elections fast approaching....

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (1698+ words) By WILL WEISSERT and SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN But just like around many parts of the country, opposition has been building in ways that defy typical partisan boundaries. Conservative farmers and the state Sierra Club chapter recently found common cause against…...