Associated Press
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Pennsylvania Sues USDA Over Cutting Funding to $1 Billion Food Aid Program for States
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HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania sued the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Wednesday, saying the agency, under President Donald Trump, had illegally cut off funding to it through a program designed to distribute more than $1 billion in aid to states to purchase food from farms for schools, child care centers and food banks. The…
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DHS Removes ‘Sanctuary Jurisdiction’ List That Included Centre County, State College
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A list of cities, counties and states that the Trump administration said are “defying federal immigration law” has disappeared from the Department of Homeland Security’s website after being published Thursday. Before it was removed, the list of more than 500 “sanctuary jurisdictions” included Centre County and State College Borough. Officials in communities across the country,…
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Trump Tells Pa. Steelworkers He’s Going to Double Tariffs on Foreign Steel to 50%
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WEST MIFFLIN, Pa. (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday told Pennsylvania steelworkers he’s doubling the tariff on steel imports to 50% to protect their industry, a dramatic increase that could further push up prices for a metal used to make housing, autos and other goods. In a post later on his Truth Social platform, he added that aluminum…
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Olympic Gold Medalist, Nittany Lion Wrestling Club Member Kyle Snyder Pleads to Lesser Charge After Arrest in Prostitution Sting
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Former Olympic wresting gold medalist Kyle Snyder, who has trained with the Nittany Lion Wrestling Club since 2019, pleaded guilty Monday to a lesser charge of disorderly conduct after being arrested in a prostitution sting. Snyder, one of the most successful wrestlers in U.S. history, initially was charged with engaging in prostitution after he was…
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Shapiro Says Rural Hospitals, Health Care for Hundreds of Thousands of Pennsylvanians at Risk Under GOP Medicaid Cuts
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HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Gov. Josh Shapiro warned Wednesday that the Medicaid cuts Congress is considering would mean billions of dollars in lost federal aid to Pennsylvania, hundreds of thousands of people losing access to the health insurance program and more struggling rural hospitals shutting their doors. Shapiro, a Democrat who is considered a potential White House contender in…
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Democrats Endorse Set of Changes to Pennsylvania Election Rules, Sending Bill to State Senate
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HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania voters would get more than a week of early voting and county election officials would have more time to start processing mail-in ballots under an election law proposal that advanced out of the state House on Tuesday by a single vote, with all Republicans opposed. The wide-ranging bill sponsored by…
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Robert Prevost Becomes Pope Leo XIV, First Pontiff From U.S.
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VATICAN CITY (AP) — Robert Prevost, the Chicago-born missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and took over the Vatican’s powerful office of bishops, was elected the first pope from the United States in the history of the Catholic Church on Thursday. Prevost, a 69-year-old member of the Augustinian religious order, took the name Leo XIV. In his…
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Sen. John Fetterman Raises Alarms With Outburst at Meeting with Union Officials
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HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania was meeting last week with representatives from a teachers union in his home state when things quickly devolved. Before long, Fetterman began repeating himself, shouting and questioning why “everybody is mad at me,” “why does everyone hate me, what did I ever do” and slamming his hands…
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Pa. Senate Votes to Ban Transgender Athletes in Girls’ Sports, but Bill Faces Uphill Battle
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HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s state Senate on Tuesday approved a bill to ban transgender athletes from competing in women’s and girls’ sports at the collegiate and K-12 levels, although the Republican-penned bill is unlikely to get a vote in the state’s Democratic-controlled House of Representatives. The bill passed, 32-18, with five Democrats crossing party…
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Consultant Says Security Report Into Arson at Governor’s Residence Won’t Be Made Public
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A consultant paid to review security at the official residence of Gov. Josh Shapiro after it was firebombed by a late-night intruder said Friday that his team’s findings will not be made public.