Tag Archives: Pennsylvania

LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) — A scheduled “Drag Queen Story Hour” at a Pennsylvania library that had drawn opposition was canceled Saturday after a suspicious package was found in the building and two blocks were evacuated after threats were reported, authorities said. Police evacuated the Lancaster Public Library after the package was found. A state police bomb squad later cleared the …

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Gov. Josh Shapiro is taking the first step in what is shaping up to be a complicated, yearslong process to respond to a court decision that found that Pennsylvania’s system of public school funding violates the constitutional rights of students in the poorest districts. A dominant feature of Shapiro’s budget plan released Tuesday seeks a $1.1 …

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The changes railroads announced after last year’s fiery crash in East Palestine, Ohio, haven’t yet made a major difference, statistics show, and reforms have stalled in Congress. A few key measures in the latest Federal Railroad Administration statistics, including the total number of train accidents, worsened over the first 11 months of last year compared to …

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. Pennsylvania Quakers (9-11, 1-4 Ivy League) at Yale Bulldogs (14-6, 5-0 Ivy League) New Haven, Connecticut; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Yale faces the Pennsylvania Quakers after …

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The U.S. Women’s Open, already the largest purse in women’s golf, is getting a boost to $12 million under a new corporate partnership with Ally Financial. The deal makes Ally the presenting sponsor of the U.S. Women’s Open and the official retail banking partner of the USGA and the men’s and women’s Opens it runs. “Partnering …