McEWEN, Tenn. (AP) — Officials were investigating a blast that leveled an explosives plant in rural Tennessee, as families of the 18 people missing and feared dead waited anxiously Saturday for answers.
WADI GAZA, Gaza Strip (AP) — Tens of thousands of Palestinians headed back to the heavily destroyed northern Gaza Strip on Friday as a U.S.-brokered ceasefire came into effect in a deal that raised hopes for ending the Israel-Hamas war. All the remaining hostages were set to be released within days.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — In the contest for best scrapple sculpture in Philadelphia on Friday it was the “Mush Push” fashioned from the regionally popular pork breakfast meat that got Patrick Moser's entry over the goal line.
The Norristown tattoo artist's tribute to the Philadelphia Eagles' trademark short yardage play, known as the “tush push,” took the top honor at a lighthearted art competition to kick off the Scrapple & Apple Festival.
The celebration of all things scrapple at Reading Terminal Market began with the contest to fashion art from 5 pounds of scrapple.
A Pennsylvania state trooper remained hospitalized in serious condition Thursday and another was treated and released after both were shot multiple times by a man suspected of stealing clothing from a store before leading police on a high-speed chase, investigators said.
The suspect, Lamar Lorenzo Foy, 31, was shot and killed when troopers returned fire Wednesday evening, Pennsylvania State Police said.
A federal judge partially blocked the Trump administration's deployment of National Guard troops to the Chicago area, but did not detail specifics in her ruling Thursday.
U.S. District Judge April Perry didn’t lay out details of any order or say what part of the request she was granting as she spoke from the bench in her crowded courtroom. She promised more on Friday.
Israel and Hamas have agreed to pause their devastating two-year war and release the remaining hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said early Friday his Cabinet approved the “outline” of a deal to release hostages held by Hamas. The brief statement focused on the hostage release and made no mention of the other parts of President Donald Trump’s plan for ending the war.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Financial aid for thousands of Pennsylvania college students is on hold as a result of the state budget impasse, creating more delays for a program that has faced serious challenges over the past year.
The PA State Grant Program is the commonwealth’s largest need-based financial aid provider, giving more than 100,000 students an average of $2,000 each semester.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS will furlough nearly half of its workforce on Wednesday as part of the ongoing government shutdown, according to an updated contingency plan posted to its website. Most IRS operations are closed, the agency said in a separate letter to its workers.
MAE SOT, Thailand (AP) — Mohammed Taher clutched the lifeless body of his 2-year-old son and wept. Ever since his family’s food rations stopped arriving at their internment camp in Myanmar in April, the father had watched helplessly as his once-vibrant baby boy weakened, suffering from diarrhea and begging for food.
Just minutes after a medical helicopter crashed onto a California highway, Sacramento Fire Capt. Peter Vandersluis found himself directing an impromptu response team of about 15 drivers to lift the wreckage off a paramedic trapped underneath.
When Vandersluis shouted “lift,” they raised the aircraft. When he ordered “hold,” they kept it elevated.
“Just out of instinct — the people were there willing to help, and they didn’t hesitate and followed my exact commands,” Vandersluis told The Associated Press on Tuesday. “And we were able to lift it up with ease.”