Associated Press
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A Year After Fame Found Him in Paris, Stephen Nedoroscik, aka ‘Pommel Horse Guy,’ Is Back for More
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The glasses haven’t gone anywhere. And they aren’t going anywhere. The same goes for Stephen Nedoroscik’s hair, which remains a bit of a floppy, curly brown mess. Nor, insists the Penn State alumnus and gymnast who became forever known as “Pommel Horse Guy” after winning a pair of bronze medals in Paris, has his devotion to the…
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Shapiro Joins Lawsuit Accusing Trump of Intimidating Hospitals Over Gender-Affirming Care for Youth
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Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro is among Democratic officials from 16 states and Washington D.C. who filed a lawsuit Friday accusing President Donald Trump’s administration of unlawfully intimidating health care providers into stopping gender-affirming care for transgender youth.
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Former Penn State Tight End Tyler Warren Is Starting to Find His Fit at Indianapolis Colts Training Camp
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Tyler Warren still appreciates the blue-and-white team colors. Everything else has changed — his number, the shade of blue he wears, even his new decals-laden helmet.
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Sen. John Fetterman Releases Memoir ‘Unfettered’ This Fall, Looking at Political and Health Battles
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NEW YORK (AP) — A long-rumored and “unapologetic” memoir by Sen. John Fetterman will be released this fall, his publisher said. Crown, an imprint of Penguin Random House, announced on Wednesday that “Unfettered” is scheduled for Nov. 11. In the memoir, the Democrat will open up about his rise from mayor of Braddock, Pennsylvania, to national fame.…
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Schools and Counties Begin to See Payment Delays as Pennsylvania’s Budget Stalemate Hits a Month
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HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro ‘s administration says billions of dollars in aid to Pennsylvania’s schools and human services will be delayed, as he and the politically divided Legislature struggle to end what is now a month-long budget stalemate. State-supported universities, libraries, early-childhood education programs and county health departments also will see delays in payments,…
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Big Ten’s Petitti: No Support for SEC’s At-Large Bid Preference for College Football Playoff
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Big Ten commissioner doubled down on the league’s preference for multiple automatic qualifiers in the next version of the College Football Playoff on Tuesday, increasing the likelihood of a showdown with the Southeastern Conference when the format for 2026 is decided. At the league’s football media days, Tony Petitti said…
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Vance Touts Tax Breaks in Pennsylvania as He Makes White House’s First Big Pitch on Trump’s New Law
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WEST PITTSTON, Pa. (AP) — Vice President JD Vance on Wednesday made the Trump administration’s first big pitch to sell the public on President Donald Trump’s sweeping budget-and-policy package in the swing political turf of northeastern Pennsylvania. The vice president, whose tiebreaking vote got the bill through the Senate, touted the legislation’s tax breaks and cast Democrats as opponents of the…
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Trump Promotes Energy and Tech Investments at Summit in Pennsylvania
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PITTSBURGH (AP) — President Donald Trump touted tens of billions of dollars of recent energy and technology investments Tuesday in Pennsylvania while boasting of a “true golden age for America” in energy policy and artificial intelligence. Trump traveled to Pittsburgh at a summit helmed by Republican Sen. David McCormick that included dozens of top executives from companies aiming to…
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Independents Who Want to Vote in Pennsylvania’s Closed Primaries Seek Help From State’s High Court
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HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Voters hoping to open up Pennsylvania’s closed primary system to independents asked the state Supreme Court on Tuesday to declare the current system violates the state constitution’s right to free and fair elections. Four independent voters asked the justices to take up the case directly, arguing that in many districts and…
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Pennsylvania Among States Suing Trump Administration Over Frozen After-School and Summer Funding
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EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — More than 20 states, including Pennsylvania, sued President Donald Trump’s administration on Monday over billions of dollars in frozen education funding for after-school care, summer programs and more. Some of the withheld money funds after-school and summer programming at Boys & Girls Clubs, the YMCA or public schools, attended by 1.4 million children and…