Pa. Republican official’s home swatted after saying on CNN he’s voting for Kamala HarrisVideo
A suburban Philadelphia Republican leader’s home was swatted Friday after he publicly urged others to vote for Vice President Kamala Harris. Matthew McCaffery, who is a local leader for Upper Merion Republicans, made it clear last month in an opinion piece he wrote for the Inquirer that he’s not voting...
U.S. intelligence officials: Iran to blame for hacks targeting Trump, Biden-Harris campaigns
WASHINGTON — U.S. intelligence officials said Monday they were confident that Iran was responsible for the hack of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, casting the cyber intrusion as part of a brazen and broader effort by Tehran to interfere in American politics and undermine faith in democratic institutions. Although the Trump...
Oakland bustling as Pitt, Carnegie Mellon students move in
Brand-new pillows still in their packaging, bulky room fans and other poundage piled into overburdened moving carts explained the frazzled looks on some entering dorms at the University of Pittsburgh on Monday. Then there was Devin Knause, 17, a first-year student from Tenafly, N.J., who arrived outside Litchfield Tower A...
Democrats seek to toss Kennedy, others off Georgia ballots as new trial opens in New York
ATLANTA — Challengers seeking to throw Robert F. Kennedy Jr. off Georgia’s November ballot told a judge on Monday that the independent presidential candidate must be disqualified because the New York address he used on Georgia ballot access petitions is a “sham.” It shows how a decision by a New...
Sen. Fetterman says absence from DNC this week not a result of squabbles with fellow Democrats
Pennsylvania U.S. Sen. John Fetterman, who has sparred with fellow Democrats over his support for Israel and President Joe Biden, won’t be at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago this week but it’s not because of those issues, he said. Instead, Fetterman told The Free Press in an article on...
Penn State student killed during hazing incident will be focus of A&E series’ next episode
A series on A&E will feature an episode dedicated to a hazing at Penn State which left one student dead. Episode three of “Houses Of Horror: Secrets of College Greek Life” will focus on the story of Tim Piazza, a 19-year-old freshman at Penn State who was pledging at the...
Floods from ‘training thunderstorms’ lead to dramatic rescues and 2 deaths in ConnecticutVideo
OXFORD, Conn. — Torrential rains turned streets into raging rivers in parts of Connecticut and New York’s Long Island, trapping people in cars and a restaurant, covering vehicles in mud, and sweeping two women to their deaths, authorities said. Dramatic rescues unfolded as a foot of rain fell on some...
Former U.S. Rep George Santos pleads guilty to wire fraud and identity theft in his federal caseVideo
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. — George Santos, the former New York congressman who spun lies into a brief political career, pleaded guilty Monday to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, acknowledging that he allowed his ambitions to cloud his judgment. Santos, 36, is likely to spend at least six years in...
Blinken says Israel has accepted U.S.-backed proposal for a cease-fire, calls on Hamas to do sameVideo
TEL AVIV, Israel — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday that Israel has accepted a proposal to bridge differences holding up a cease-fire and hostage release in Gaza, and he called on Hamas to do the same, without saying whether it had addressed concerns cited by the militant...
Some protesters tear down security fence as thousands march outside Democratic National Convention
CHICAGO — Dozens of protesters broke through a security fence near the site of the Democratic National Convention on its opening day Monday as thousands took to the streets to voice their opposition to the war in Gaza. Families with babies in strollers, students, elected leaders and others holding signs...
Fetterman to skip DNC in Chicago to spend time with his kids
The Democratic National Convention, which kicks off Monday in Chicago, won’t feature one of its largest figures. Pennsylvania’s junior U.S. Sen. John Fetterman, who stands 6 feet 8 or 6 feet 9 (depending on the source of information), will not be attending the four-day convention, his office confirmed to TribLive...
Phil Donahue, whose pioneering daytime talk show launched an indelible TV genre, dead at 88
Phil Donahue, whose pioneering daytime talk show launched an indelible television genre that made household names of Oprah Winfrey, Montel Williams, Ellen DeGeneres and many others, has died. He was 88. NBC’s “Today” show, citing family members, said Donahue died Sunday after a long illness. Dubbed “the king of daytime...
Favorable views of Kamala Harris have risen this summer heading into the DNC, AP-NORC poll shows
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris is entering the Democratic National Convention with increased excitement from Democrats and a steady rise in her favorability ratings among Americans as a whole. About half of U.S. adults — 48% — have a very or somewhat favorable view of Harris, according to...
Biden gets a rousing ovation from Democrats as he gives Harris an enthusiastic endorsementVideo
CHICAGO — President Joe Biden delivered his valedictory address to the Democratic National Convention on Monday night, as his decision to end his reelection bid released newfound energy within his party with Vice President Kamala Harris ′ elevation to the top of the ticket. After 52 years rising to the...
Trump will campaign across the country this week as he struggles to adjust to Harris
BEDMINSTER, N.J. — As Democrats kick off their convention in Chicago, Donald Trump ‘s campaign is trying to regain its footing after weeks of struggling to adjust to Vice President Kamala Harris at the top of the opposing ticket. Trump will attempt to undercut the Democratic celebration with a jam-packed...
What do marijuana, the death penalty and fracking have in common? Harris shifted positions on them
WASHINGTON — As California’s attorney general, Kamala Harris successfully defended the death penalty in court, despite her past crusade against it. As a new senator, she proposed to abolish cash bail — a reversal from when she chided San Francisco judges for making it “cheaper” to commit crimes by setting...
‘History in the making’: PennWest professor sends students to political conventions
Sydney Speicher, a rising senior at Pennsylvania Western University, rode an overnight Amtrak train to Chicago so she could spend this week living a political science major’s dream. There’s no guarantee Speicher, 22, of Midway will witness a major candidate’s speech up close, just because she’s earning academic credit by...
Plane carrying passengers collides with tug tractor at Philadelphia airport
A plane carrying 65 passengers, plus crew, that was heading to Kansas City made contact with a tug tractor near a gate at Philadelphia International Airport on Saturday. The plane, flight 4487, was an American Eagle, a regional branch of American Airlines, according to NBC10 and Fox29. It was operated...
Search continues for British tech magnate and 5 others after luxury superyacht sinks off Sicily
PORTICELLO, Sicily — British tech magnate Mike Lynch and five other people were missing early Monday after their luxury superyacht sank during a freak storm off Sicily, Italy’s civil protection and authorities said. Lynch’s wife and 14 other people survived. Lynch, who was acquitted in June in a big U.S....
Ukrainian officials issue an evacuation order for families with children from the city of Pokrovsk
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian local authorities on Monday ordered families with children to urgently evacuate the eastern city of Pokrovsk. They say Russian forces are advancing so quickly that it is compulsory for families to leave the city and other nearby towns. Russian troops have been pushing toward Pokrovsk for...
House Republicans release their impeachment report on Biden but the next steps are uncertain
WASHINGTON — House Republicans have released their initial impeachment inquiry report on President Joe Biden, alleging an abuse of power and obstruction of justice in the financial dealings of his son Hunter Biden and family associates. The nearly yearlong inquiry by Republicans stops short of alleging any criminal wrongdoing by...
Republicans are central in an effort to rescue Cornel West’s ballot hopes in Arizona
WASHINGTON — A group of lawyers with deep ties to the Republican Party scrambled over the weekend to rescue an effort to get independent presidential candidate Cornel West on the Arizona ballot, offering one of the clearest examples yet of the GOP’s extensive involvement in furthering the left-wing academic’s long-shot...
Chinese and Philippine ships collide again in disputed waters, and the countries are trading blame
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Chinese and Philippine coast guard ships collided at sea, damaging at least two vessels, in an encounter early Monday near a new flashpoint in their increasingly alarming confrontations in the disputed South China Sea. Each blamed the other for the collision near Sabina Shoal, a disputed atoll...
Ex-Rep. George Santos expected to plead guilty to multiple counts in fraud case
Former U.S. Rep. George Santos is expected to plead guilty to multiple counts in his federal fraud case, according to a person familiar with the matter. Santos, a Republican from New York, is expected to enter the plea at a court hearing planned for Monday on Long Island, the person...
Antony Blinken, on 9th Mideast trip since Gaza war began, seeks cease-fire momentum as talks to resume
TEL AVIV, Israel — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will use his ninth diplomatic mission to the Middle East since the start of the Israel-Hamas war to press for the quick conclusion of an elusive cease-fire agreement. Blinken arrived in Israel on Sunday before what mediators have billed as...
