The Latest Breaking News from Pennsylvania

As midterm elections loom, chances of victory hinge on health of economy

PITTSBURGH — With inflation the highest it's been since the early 1980s and Americans feeling the pain of a downtrodden economy, Democrats in Pennsylvania — a state with two of the most high-profile races in the country — are hoping to convince voters that they should be an exception to…

Tribune News Service · Jun 20, 2022

Unlikely duo: Pennsylvania Democrats aim for united front

The fate of the Democratic Party is intertwined in a pair of Pennsylvania elections that’ll be closely watched this year

The Independent UK · Jun 20, 2022

Appeals Court Judge Overturns Pennsylvania's Controversial Vape Recall: Cannabis Companies Cheer, Health Dept. Appeals

A Commonwealth Court judge ruled to allow Pennsylvania medical marijuana companies to resume selling vapes, taken off the market upon request of the Department Of Health last February.

Benzinga · Jun 16, 2022

Election 'deniers' quiet on fraud claims after primary wins

Dozens of Republican candidates who sought Donald Trump’s endorsement have spent months parroting the former president's baseless claims of 2020 election fraud

The Independent UK · Jun 16, 2022

Dems make risky bets on Trump Republicans

Will it get their guys elected? Or will Democrats have personally helped send some of the most extreme, anti-Democratic and dangerous candidates into elected office?

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 15, 2022

Juneteenth celebrates just one of the United States’ 20 emancipation days – and the history of how emancipated people were kept unfree needs to be remembered, too

The actual day was June 19, 1865, and it was the Black dockworkers in Galveston, Texas, who first heard the word that freedom for the enslaved had come. There were speeches, sermons and shared meals, mostly held at Black churches, the safest places to have such celebrations.

The Conversation · Jun 15, 2022

After 91 years, the murder conviction of a Pa. teen has been overturned

PHILADELPHIA — In 1931, an all-white jury took just four hours to convict Alexander McClay Williams, a Black teenager, in the stabbing death of a matron at the Glen Mills School for Boys in Delaware County, Pennsylvania.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Jun 15, 2022

Pennsylvania Options For Wellness Launches Rick Simpson Oil In Its Pennsylvania-Based Dispensary Locations

Pennsylvania Options for Wellness, Inc. launched Rick Simpson Oil under its "Vytal Options" brand of products in its Pennsylvania-based dispensary locations. The development of this product was announced after PA Options for Wellness/"Vytal Options" saw an increase in demand for a competitively priced RSO product. directions.

Benzinga · Jun 15, 2022

Stephen A. Smith Says He Was Approached About Running for Senate

The ESPN personality was told about 10 years ago by a former Pennsylvania governor that he should consider going into politics.

Sports Illustrated · Jun 14, 2022

Native children’s remains in US to be returned to families

Disinterment at cemetery in Pennsylvania comes as US investigates abuses against Native children at boarding schools.

Al Jazeera · Jun 14, 2022