Associated Press

AP is a a not-for-profit news cooperative owned by its American newspaper and broadcast members. AP, which is headquartered in New York, operates in more than 280 locations worldwide, including every statehouse in the U.S. Two-thirds of its staffers are journalists.

More from the Contributor

Politics & Policy

York County’s Republican district attorney jumps into primary race for Pennsylvania attorney general

Dave Sunday is the first Republican to get in the race.

3 years ago

Community

Search continues for ‘very dangerous’ jail escapee; stockpiles, campsites found

Thirty-four-year-old Michael Burham fled the Warren jail late Thursday by climbing on exercise equipment and using bed sheets to escape through a window.

3 years ago

The suns sets behind the Rocky Mountains

Weather

Cities have long made plans for extreme heat. Are they enough in a warming world?

With Earth breaking average heat records, cities are sure to be giving a fresh look at their readiness plans for temperatures that can kill.

3 years ago

Courts & Law

Accused Kingsessing shooter may have begun his spree nearly 2 days earlier than police thought

On July 2, police were accidentally dispatched to North 56th Street, so they didn't discover Joseph Wamah Jr.'s body right away, authorities say.

3 years ago

In this 1921 image provided by the Library of Congress, smoke billows over Tulsa, Okla. An Oklahoma judge has thrown out a lawsuit seeking reparations for the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, dashing an effort to obtain some measure of legal justice by survivors of the deadly racist rampage. (Alvin C. Krupnick Co./Library of Congress via AP)

Courts & Law

Judge dismisses lawsuit seeking reparations for the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre

Judge Wall dismissed with prejudice the lawsuit trying to force the city and others to make recompense for the destruction of the once-thriving Black district of Greenwood.

3 years ago

Philadelphia Phillies' Jose Alvarado pitches during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Thursday, June 22, 2023, in Philadelphia

Community

Phillies place reliever Alvarado on the injured list with left elbow inflammation

Alvarado dealt with similar inflammation in early May and was sidelined for four weeks.

3 years ago

A child holds a PRIME hydration drink prior to a baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Arizona Diamondbacks, March 31, 2023, in Los Angeles

Health

The FDA is being asked to look into Logan Paul’s energy drink, which has the caffeine of 6 Coke cans

Senator Chuck Schumer said the drink contains nearly twice as much caffeine as Red Bull and poses a health risk to children.

3 years ago

Brenden Aaronson of the United States in action during the World Cup group B soccer match between Iran and the United States at the Al Thumama Stadium in Doha, Qatar, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2022

Community

Leeds midfielder, Medford native, Brenden Aaronson joins Union Berlin on loan

The 22-year-old United States midfielder has agreed a season-long deal after Leeds was relegated from the Premier League last term.

3 years ago

Community

Inmate suspected of homicide escapes from a Pennsylvania jail using bed sheets

Authorities are searching for an inmate described as “very dangerous” who officials say escaped from a jail in northwestern Pennsylvania using bed sheets.

3 years ago

Community

Philadelphia community tries to heal from trauma as shooter’s mental health comes into focus

Community organizations and faith leaders wondered how they could give people a safe place to heal when such a large swath of the neighborhood had become a crime scene.

3 years ago