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An emotional President Obama unveils his plan to cut gun violence

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama, at one point wiping tears from his cheek, unveiled his plan Tuesday to tighten control and enforcement of...

Bill Cosby charged with a sex crime dating to 2004

ELKINS PARK, Pa. (AP) — Bill Cosby was arrested in the twilight of his life and career Wednesday and charged with a decade-old sex...

AP: Global supermarkets selling shrimp peeled by slaves

SAMUT SAKHON, Thailand (AP) — Every morning at 2 a.m., they heard a kick on the door and a threat: Get up or get...

Michael Vick lobbies for law to protect animals in hot cars

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — NFL quarterback Michael Vick got the celebrity treatment as he visited the state Capitol on Tuesday to lobby for a...

'Unlikely advocate' Michael Vick meets with lawmakers on ‘pets in cars’ bill

*Steelers quarterback Michael Vick is making good on a promise that he would advocate for animal safety locally. Vick is scheduled to meet with Pennsylvania lawmakers Tuesday in support of PA House Bill 1516, or the pets in cars bill, which would give cops authority to rescue dogs and cats from cars due to unsafe … Continue reading Michael Vick Meeting With Lawmakers on ‘Pets In Cars’ Bill: ‘I Know I’m an Unlikely Advocate’ →

1965 Immigration Act, presented as symbolic, changed nation

By Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) _ It was considered a symbolic move _ President Lyndon Johnson going to the Statue of Liberty and signing an...

Obama can do Iran nuclear deal even if Congress disapproves

WASHINGTON (AP) — The September vote on the Iran nuclear deal is billed as a titanic standoff between President Barack Obama and Congress. Yet...

Republicans are itching for war with Iran

With each scare tactic employed by those who oppose the nuclear deal with Iran, I not only become more and more furious, but equally...

City Council approves O’Connor’s sick leave bill

During the only public hearing on Pittsburgh Councilman Corey O’Connor’s legislation requiring businesses in the city to grant employees paid sick leave, restaurateur Joe...

Iran deal sets 2016 clash between Clinton and GOP hopefuls

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton's endorsement of the landmark nuclear deal with Iran underscores the deeply tangled links between President Barack Obama's...

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