Saturday, May 18, 2013


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Probe begins after Conn. commuter trains crash

3:38am

(AP) Two commuter trains packed with rush-hour commuters collided in an accident that sent more than 60 people to Connecticut hospitals, severely damaged the tracks and...

Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

3:38am

(AP) Guest lineups for the Sunday TV news shows:

Top officials call to overhaul euro institutions

3:38am

(AP) Engineering a financial bailout for Cyprus in March was such a chaotic process that top European officials say it is time to rethink how the region manages its crisis...

Griffith's situation elicits little empathy in courthouse

12:34am

Some say the headline-grabbing

controller is getting a taste of his own medicine.


Union: Bus drivers not to blame for miscounts

12:34am

Transit workers pin trouble on inadequate training from LCTA officials.


Degree in hand, so now what?

12:32am

College seniors enroll in graduate or volunteer programs to delay job hunt.


Former Luzerne County Judge Mark Ciavarella and his wife, Cindy, held hands when they walked into the federal courthouse in Scranton during his corruption trial in February 2011.

Ciavarella's wife files for divorce

12:32am

The couple, married for 35 years, separated before ex-judge’s corruption trial.


12 in the running for Plymouth Borough Council

12:32am

Two factions are vying for control on Democratic ballot in Tuesday race.


Report: NEPA economy is turning around

12:26am

Annual assessment of region will be released and discussed at a forum Thursday.


Treasury aware of IRS probe during Obama's '12 campaign

12:26am

Congressional inquiry Friday draws apologies, but fails to soothe riled Republicans.


LAS VEGAS — The lawyer who defended O.J. Simpson on armed robbery charges delivered a potentially heavy blow to the former football star's bid for a new trial Friday, testifying that Simpson knew his buddies had guns on them when he went to a hotel room to...

Lawyer slams Simpson's story

12:26am

Yale Galanter takes stand Friday, contradicts much of his former

client’s testimony.


MILAN — Silvio Berlusconi's private disco featured not only aspiring showgirls performing striptease acts as sexy nuns and nurses, but one woman dressed up as President Barack Obama and a prominent Milan prosecutor whom the billionaire media mogul has accused...

Woman describes Italian premier's 'bunga bunga' parties

12:26am

Ex-aides to Silvio Berlusconi on trial for allegedly

procuring prostitutes.


Military to review sex-abuse prevention

12:22am

Defense Secretary balks at terminations, instead stresses education of tens of thousands.


After suffering years of abuse and seeing her children murdered by her first husband, Tammy Purpura has overcome giant struggles and persevered to better herself.

Grad has things to teach about life

12:20am

Tammy Purpura earns her

college degree over 17 years


In workplaces across the nation, Americans are inviting their colleagues to chip in $2 for a Powerball ticket and a shared daydream.

Advice worth $600M

12:18am

POWERBALL JACKPOT: Winning may be a long shot, but if your office pool gets lucky, how prepared are you?


WILKES-BARRE — Luzerne County Controller Walter Griffith is leaving his re-election to the fate of voters, hoping they will see past charges filed against him on Friday alleging he secretly recorded a private meeting and two telephone calls.

Watchdog under fire

12:36am

County controller’s attorney finds it ‘curious’ state AG filed charges

four days before primary election


WILKES-BARRE — Two days after a federal judge sentenced him to 25 years in federal prison for online sex-related crimes, an ex-Holy Redeemer High School football coach was back in court Friday where learned he'll spend an additional two to four years in a...

Ostrowski sentence increases

12:18am

Judge rejects request to run two-four years concurrently with 25-year federal sentence.


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