Pennsylvania

News from the state of Pennsylvania

US says it will reduce detention of immigrant families

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HOUSTON — U.S. immigration authorities will no longer use a small Pennsylvania detention center to hold parents and children seeking asylum, part of a...

Bone cancer survivor to join billionaire on SpaceX flight

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — After beating bone cancer, Hayley Arceneaux figures rocketing into orbit on SpaceX’s first private flight should be a piece of...

Arkansas officer expected to fully recover after shooting

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LONOKE, Ark. — An Arkansas police officer who was shot multiple times during a confrontation at a fast-food restaurant with a man suspected of...

Agency to take action on fracking ban near Delaware River

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WEST TRENTON, N.J. — A regulatory agency that’s responsible for the water supply for more than 13 million people is poised to take final...

Epstein warden now running new prison despite ongoing probe

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WASHINGTON — The warden who ran the beleaguered federal jail when disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein killed himself has been put in charge of another...

Latest rail plan would put tunnel under Long Island Sound

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President Joe Biden’s promise to improve the nation’s infrastructure has renewed interest in the decades-old idea of a high-speed railroad connecting New York and...

Prosecutors refile charges against officer in summer protest

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PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia prosecutor's office has refiled charges against a city police officer who was accused of striking a protester in the head...