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Machete Attack Victim Speaks Out Against Violence

Machete Attack Victim Speaks Out Against Violence

The 15-year old GAR High School student attacked with a machete two weeks ago is speaking out against violence.

Police Officer Injured in Freeland

Police Officer Injured in Freeland

A Freeland police officer has been seriously injured Thursday during incident on a borough...

K-9 Unit Brings Down Drug Dealers

K-9 Unit Brings Down Drug Dealers

In Luzerne County, Dallas Township Police have released a photo of their K-9 unit that...

Man Accused of Sexually Assaulting Multiple Teens

Man Accused of Sexually Assaulting Multiple Teens

Child sex charges have been filed against a man from Pittston.

Fire in Union County

Fire in Union County

A fire in Union County broke out Thursday.

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Alaska officials release final batch of Palin emails

ANCHORAGE (Reuters) - Alaska officials on Thursday released the second and final batch of email correspondence from private accounts of Gov....

Renowned climate scientist comes under fire

OAKLAND, California (Reuters) - The prestigious California-based Pacific Institute climate research group has launched an investigation of...

Man acquitted of drowning wife on Australia honeymoon

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - A judge on Thursday acquitted an Alabama man accused of killing his new wife on a honeymoon scuba dive...

Evangelical leaders call for immigration overhaul

BIRMINGHAM, Ala (Reuters) - Evangelical Christian leaders took up a bully pulpit on Thursday to call for a "humane" overhaul of the U.S....

Renowned climate scientist comes under fire

OAKLAND, Calif (Reuters) - The prestigious Pacific Institute climate research group has opened an investigation of its president and...

Boy, 9, charged in shooting of third-grade classmate

PORT ORCHARD, Washington (Reuters) - A 9-year-old Washington state boy accused of bringing a loaded handgun to third-grade, where it went...

 

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'Friends of Syria' to demand ceasefire

TUNIS (Reuters) - Western and Arab nations meeting on Friday will demand that Syria implement an immediate ceasefire to allow aid in for...

Armed men attack Egypt's Islamist presidential hopeful

CAIRO (Reuters) - A leading Islamist candidate for the Egyptian presidency was attacked by armed men overnight and was in an intensive...

Iraq attacks kill 60, raise sectarian fears

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Simultaneous early morning attacks on mostly Shi'ite targets across Iraq killed at least 60 people and wounded dozens on...

Syrian forces kill 13 in cold blood: activists

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian security forces lined up and shot dead 13 men and boys from one extended family on Thursday after raiding the...

Kofi Annan appointed U.N.-Arab League envoy to Syria

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Arab League chief Nabil Elaraby on Thursday appointed Ban's predecessor...

Wounded reporters in Syria's Homs appeal for ceasefire

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Wounded foreign journalists trapped inside a besieged rebel-held neighborhood in Syria on Thursday appealed for a...

 

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U.S. envoys says North Korea talks no instant fix

BEIJING (Reuters) - Progress in fresh talks with Pyongyang could take "weeks and months," the United States' envoy for the North Korean...

Attorney general defends financial crime record

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Attorney General Eric Holder on Thursday defended the Justice Department's record of financial crime enforcement, while...

Clinton suggests Syrian rebels will get arms

LONDON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton suggested on Thursday Syria's opposition will ultimately arm itself and said she would...

Republican House bill would strip Fed's jobs mandate

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Seeking to make good on past threats in Congress to rein in the Federal Reserve's powers, a prominent Republican...

House could scale back transportation bill

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican leaders in the House of Representatives may scale back a $260 billion transportation bill in order to...

Romney edges back into White House race, assails Santorum

MILFORD, Michigan (Reuters) - Republican Mitt Romney assailed presidential rival Rick Santorum on Thursday for abandoning his conservative...