The investigation appears to debunk claims by congressional Republicans linking al-Qaida to the deaths of Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans, including two former Navy SEALs, and back the Obama administration’s longstanding position that the offensive video fueled the attack…

20 km west of the university city of Pécs lies the village of Cserdi (pop. 411). As is often the case in Baranya county, a majority of the villagers are gypsies. There is an important difference, however. The mayor of Cserdi, a gypsy, is determined to prove that his people are capable of earning an honest living tilling the land.

Empty-nesters don’t need the big house and don’t want to mow the big lawn. High gas prices are making long commutes less practical. The urban renaissance in big cities ranging from New York to Portland, Ore. — and the revival of charming, vibrant downtowns in small cities like Missoula, Mont. — is making the bedroom suburb and the strip mall seem positively dull…

The telephone poll of 1,035 adults nationwide showed that 73 percent say Congress has done nothing to solve the country’s problems, with roughly 25 percent disagreeing.

Without changing a single vote from the 2012 elections, Mr. Leach drew a map that flipped eight districts from Republican to Democrat…

Bright, fast-talking, exuding confidence, Rob McCord will tell anyone who asks that his record as state treasurer melded with his high-tech business makes him the Democrat “best built” to oust Gov. Tom Corbett.

This legislation that is initiated by conservative republicans with the relationship of The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) and The State Policy Network (SPN) will end public education in leaving the public schools with the most difficult and costly students and an unsustainable infrastructure, that is the objective of ALEC & SPN.

After a yearlong fight, a plan to restructure $360 million in crushing debt tied to a municipal trash incinerator owned by Pennsylvania’s financially troubled capital city took effect Monday, a state-appointed receiver told the judge overseeing the complex transactions and agreements.

Editor: This is an extraordinary article of vast scope that defies excerpting. Whatever the reader may think about Snowden and what he did, careful reading of the article will be performing a patriotic duty.

The bill, sponsored by Sen. Lloyd Smucker, R-Lancaster, would toss any geographic restrictions on these entities opening charters. In other words, a university or college could open a charter wherever it perceived a need, not just in its own locale.

Boeing has elected to use the labor issue to give us all a chance in a sweepstakes that could net a region 8,500 new jobs. Very simply, Boeing estimates the new plant will cost over $10 billion and asks various governors how much their taxpayers will cough up to land all these new jobs.