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Democrats win control of Pennsylvania House, end GOP rule

Democrats win control of Pennsylvania House, end GOP rule

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Democrats won control of the Pennsylvania House in special elections Tuesday, wresting partial power from Republicans for the first time in a dozen years in the competitive swing state.
U2's Bono, family of Tyre Nichols' among Jill Biden's guests

U2's Bono, family of Tyre Nichols' among Jill Biden's guests

Rock star Bono, the family of Tyre Nichols and the 26-year-old who disarmed a gunman in last month’s Monterey Park, California, shooting were among the featured guests sitting alongside first lady Jill Biden at Tuesday's State of the Union address .
Toll of police brutality on display at State of the Union

Toll of police brutality on display at State of the Union

WASHINGTON (AP) — The toll of police brutality in America was on painful display Tuesday night as family members of Black men and women killed in custody joined lawmakers in the Capitol to hear President Joe Biden's State of the Union address.

Myanmar, Russia sign pact on developing nuclear power

BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s military-led government, working with Russia’s state atomic energy company, has inaugurated a nuclear power information center as a step toward developing atomic power to fill energy shortages in the strife-torn Southeast Asi
Transcript: Biden's second State of the Union address

Transcript: Biden's second State of the Union address

Transcript of President Joe Biden's second State of the Union address, as prepared for delivery and as provided by the White House: Mr. Speaker. Madam Vice President. Our First Lady and Second Gentleman. Members of Congress and the Cabinet.
Live Updates | Turkey, Syria earthquake search intensifies

Live Updates | Turkey, Syria earthquake search intensifies

ADANA, Turkey (AP) — Rescuers are racing to pull survivors from earthquake rubble before they succumb to cold weather in southern Turkey and war-ravaged northern Syria.
Poorer districts win challenge to Pa. public school funding

Poorer districts win challenge to Pa. public school funding

HARRISBURG, Pa.
'It was a chaotic situation': Toronto man stuck in Turkey recounts earthquake

'It was a chaotic situation': Toronto man stuck in Turkey recounts earthquake

Zein Almoghraby ran outside his hotel room in southeast Turkey when the building began shaking early Monday morning. Once he stepped into the hallway, the Toronto resident saw people running frantically down the stairs.
B.C. minister says her cancer has returned, but she's 'confident' in treatment

B.C. minister says her cancer has returned, but she's 'confident' in treatment

VICTORIA — British Columbia's minister of post-secondary education says she is undergoing chemotherapy after a scan revealed cancer had returned. Selina Robinson told the B.C. legislature that she got the news on Jan. 27.
Trudeau lays out $196-billion, 10-year health-care offer to premiers

Trudeau lays out $196-billion, 10-year health-care offer to premiers

OTTAWA — The federal government has presented a new health-care funding offer that would see Ottawa shift $196 billion to the provinces and territories over the next 10 years in exchange for commitments to massively upgrade health-care data collectio
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