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3 mushroom pickers found alive after 6 days
A couple and their adult son were found injured but alive Saturday in Southern Oregon, six days after they disappeared from their campsite to go mushroom picking.
For mentally ill, care in jail often out of reach
A man who was declared suicidal by a New Mexico jail and alleges he was then left to rot in solitary confinement for nearly two years is just one of many former inmates who say they were denied essential mental health services while incarcerated at that detention center, which like others across the country has struggled with how to treat the mentally ill.
Report: Climate of 'mistrust' in air marshal...
The Federal Air Marshal program is rife with acrimony between supervisors and air marshals, creating a climate of "tension, mistrust, and dislike," according to a report due to be released next week.
American aid worker in Libya: US bars my return
U.S. citizen Jamal Tarhuni went to his native Libya to conduct aid work and now finds himself prevented from flying home by American officials for mysterious reasons.
30 marijuana bales found floating off Calif. beach
About $500,000 worth of marijuana was found floating off the coast of Marina del Rey, Calif., Wednesday afternoon, police said.
Major winter storm pummels Colorado, closing roads
A powerful winter storm moving across Colorado forced the state Department of Transportation to close portions of Interstate 70 and Interstate 25 on Friday.
NBC: Americans kidnapped in Egypt let go
Two Americans and their Egyptian guide were kidnapped in South Sinai, Egypt, by Bedouins, police said Friday.
Cold case: 1940s starlet's death befuddles cops
It was one of those cases that seemed straight out of pulp fiction, a noir mystery written by one of those hard-boiled scribes who liked to surround damsels in distress with mobsters and movie stars.  Yet it was real life.
Law schools sued over job-placement claims
Fifty law school graduates from across the country are suing their schools, alleging they were misled about job prospects and burdened with huge amounts of student debt.
Under fire, Komen CEO denies politics in Planned...
Nancy G. Brinker rejected accusations that the organization caved to political pressure in cutting ties to Planned Parenthood. She spoke to NBC's Andrea Mitchell.
Committee to Holder: 'Give us the documents'
Attorney general takes heat for government's role in a gun-smuggling program called Fast and Furious.
Why are fans paying medical bills for skier Burke?
Sarah Burke, a 29-year-old Canadian skiing star who died after a Utah training accident, should have been covered by Canada's insurance system, right? The answer is yes - and no.
Panetta: US to end combat in Afghanistan next year
U.S. and other international forces in Afghanistan aim to end their combat role next year and switch to training and advising Afghan forces through 2014, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Wednesday.
Air shipment of 60 lab monkeys blocked, PETA says
A daylong bombardment of emails, social media posts and phone calls led Air France to cancel a planned shipment Wednesday of monkeys to a testing lab in the U.S.
Orbiter gives glimpse of moon's far side
A NASA orbiter has beamed back its first images of the far side of the moon, including scenes of a massive crater caused by an ancient cosmic impact, the space agency announced Wednesday.

Running back Curtis Martin one of five elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame
He is joined by Chris Doleman, Cortez Kennedy, Willie Roaf, Dermontti Dawson, and senior selection Jack Butler.
Pennsylvania Proposes New Welfare Limits
The Department of Public Welfare has submitted its final plan to the Food and Nutrition Service restrictions.
Editorials from around Pennsylvania
Imagine you're appearing in court, about a matter that's very important to you. You've never seen the judge before. But the attorney for the opposition has given his Honor thousands of dollars in campaign donations, which helped the judge become a judge in the first place.
Romney far ahead in fundraising
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney raised $57 million last year a good chunk of which came from Pennsylvania and has about $20 million on hand to fuel his surging campaign as the Republican primary race heads into Nevada this weekend.
Eastern PA Celebrates a Century of Girl Scouting
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania (GSEP) is joining the Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) in celebrating the organization's 100th Anniversary milestone a century ...
Four Southeastern Pennsylvania recruits to sign...
Like the three other Southeastern Pennsylvania recruits headed to Coastal Carolina, Richard Sampson hopes to focus on football and academics and not get too caught up in all that the warm-weather town has to offer.
Few in Pennsylvania maintain a financial safety...
More than one-third of residents in Pennsylvania are living so close to the edge financially they don't have enough saved to live at the poverty level for three months if they lost a job or had some other emergency.
Pennsylvania residents must now track, pay sales...
Pennsylvania's Department of Revenue has given Internet retailers a reprieve, pushing a February deadline for companies such as Amazon to start collecting sales tax back to September.
jcpenney Relocates and Expands at North Hanover...
Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust today announced an agreement with jcpenney to relocate and expand its anchor store at North Hanover Mall in Hanover, Penn
Eaton Vance Pennsylvania Municipal Income Trust...
BOSTON, Jan. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Eaton Vance Pennsylvania Municipal Income Trust (NYSE Amex: EVP) (the "Trust"), a closed-end management investment company, today announced the earnings ...
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