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Negotiators on Capitol Hill announced that lawmakers had reached an agreement in principle to fund the government ahead of midnight Friday deadline to avoid another shutdown.

His new lawyer — a prominent death penalty litigator who represented one of the Boston Marathon bombers — signaled he might be open to a plea deal.

Former Allentown managing director Francis Dougherty, who pleaded guilty to a corruption charge almost two years ago, was sentenced Friday to three years' probation.

Virginia's embattled lieutenant governor has urged authorities to investigate sexual assault allegations made against him but hasn't heeded calls to resign.

For years, Pennsylvania's school-funding system has stuck out nationally, occasionally flagged as one of the least equitable.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren made her bid for the presidency official on Saturday, grounding her 2020 campaign in a populist call to fight economic inequality.

Pelosi is set to endorse a split-the-differences deal on government funding that appears on track to give President Donald Trump at least some barriers on the border.

Sen. Cory Booker took his message of social justice to Iowa, where he visited with residents and black leaders Friday on his first trip as a Democratic presidential candidate.

The National Enquirer's alleged attempt to blackmail Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos with intimate photos could get the tabloid's parent company and top editors in deep legal trouble.

Facing a contentious and partisan congressional hearing, Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker insisted that he had "not interfered" in the Russia investigation.

While still active, Robinson fulfilled his quest to become the first African-American manager in the big leagues.

Bill Cosby has been moved to a general population unit as he serves three to 10 years in prison for sexual assault in Pennsylvania.