Afghan president's forces taking security lead

(AP) Women may be able to start training as Army Rangers by mid-2015 and as Navy SEALs a year later under plans set to be announced by the Pentagon that would slowly bring...

(AP) Giancarlo Stanton drove in all three Miami runs with a pair of homers and the Marlins handed the Arizona Diamondbacks their fourth straight loss, 3-2 on Monday...

(AP) Katy Perry 'goes there' with Vogue about two of her high-profile relationships, as the magazine's July cover story.

(AP) A commuter train shook on the tracks and then derailed in a tunnel under the East River shortly after leaving Penn Station on Monday night, forcing the hundreds of...

(AP) There's good news for most companies that provide health benefits for their employees: America's slowdown in medical costs may be turning into a trend, rather than a...

(AP) In one of the biggest-ever showdowns between an automaker and the government, Chrysler on Tuesday is expected to file papers explaining its refusal to recall 2.7 million...

(AP) The nation's teacher-training programs do not adequately prepare would-be educators for the classroom, even as they produce almost triple the number of graduates needed,...

Erik Walkowiak drove in the game-winning run in the bottom of the seventh to lift Greater Pittston to a 2-1 victory over Wilkes-Barre in a senior Legion game on Monday. Bart Chupka doubled as part of a two-hit effort.

Cassidy Graham fired a no-hitter as Greater Wyoming Area defeated West Side 11-0 in four innings on Monday in District 31 Little League major softball play. Graham also led the team at the plate, going 3-for-3 with a home run and two doubles.

WILKES-BARRE - Two Turkey Hill stores about one mile apart were robbed early Saturday morning by a suspect wearing a scarf on his face.

Luzerne County government's second-highest expense — the prison system — will be dissected at county council's first monthly budget work session tonight.

WILKES-BARRE — At 23, Jeffrey Ford already is a veteran visitor to the Friends of the Osterhout Free Library book sale.

A STORY PUBLISHED ON Page 1A Thursday about the appointment of an interim budget director requires a clarification. Luzerne County Councilman Edward Brominski only distributed a county employee's job application to one news organization, The Times...

WILKES-BARRE – A man serving a state prison sentence on drug-related charges was sentenced Monday in a case in which police say he stabbed a man last June.

ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland — The European Union and the United States will open negotiations next month on a long-sought deal to create free trade between the world's two mightiest economic regions — an effort that could create millions of jobs but...

Homebuilder confidence soarsFor the first time in seven years, most U.S. homebuilders are optimistic about home sales, a sign that construction could help drive stronger economic growth in coming months.

NEW YORK — Here's the latest goal for food makers: Perfect the art of imperfection.

WASHINGTON — Is the era of ultra-low interest rates nearing an end?That's the question — and the fear — Chairman Ben Bernanke will face this week when he takes questions after a Federal Reserve policy meeting.

WILKES-BARRE — What kind of community do you want to live in?

WILKES-BARRE — With kids running around the playground at Coal Street Park on a warm and sunny Monday, the city's heralded splash pad was bone dry.Parents at the park were told the water attraction is broken — again.

MIAMI — As a child, Jorge Tume used to sit and do homework as his parents cleaned the desks and floors of a concrete company in Miami. When he was finished, he'd take out the trash and help finish cleaning.

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday struck down an Arizona law requiring that people registering to vote in federal elections provide proof of U.S. citizenship.

PITTSTON TWP. — The Board of Supervisors on Monday tabled a motion to modify zoning for property at 755 S. Township Blvd. to make way for a transitional housing facility for veterans.

LEHMAN TWP. — The Board of Supervisors announced Monday that planned paving on sections of Fedor and Jackson roads as well all of Mountainview Drive is ready to put up for bid.

LEHMAN TWP. — In a cost-cutting move, the Lake-Lehman School Board on Monday appointed an administrator with no classroom experience as principal of Ross Elementary.

WILKES-BARRE —About 25 children were having fun at the Coal Street playground Monday, but when a summer worker yelled “Lunch is served,” they all came running.

PITTSTONMan is sought by police

OAKLAND TOWNSHIP, Mich.Agents search again for Hoffa

ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland — Russian President Vladimir Putin told President Barack Obama on Monday that their positions on Syria do not “coincide” but the two leaders said during the G-8 summit that they have a shared interest in stopping the...

NEW YORK — By the time 10-year-old Sarah Murnaghan finally got a lung transplant last week, she'd been waiting for months, and her parents had sued to give her a better shot at surgery.

WASHINGTON — Women may be able to start training as Army Rangers by mid-2015 and as Navy SEALs a year later under plans set to be announced by the Pentagon that would slowly bring women into thousands of combat jobs, including those in elite special operations...

WASHINGTON — NSA leaker Edward Snowden defended his disclosure of top-secret U.S. spying programs in an online chat Monday with The Guardian and attacked U.S. officials for calling him a traitor.

SALEM TWP. — Failure to report potentially debilitating medical conditions of nuclear plant operators — ranging from sleep apnea to cardiac and respiratory problems — in a timely fashion could result in federal enforcement actions against PPL, Nuclear...

HARRISBURG — If Senate Republicans want the chamber to approve a liquor privatization bill, they will have to do it themselves, the Senate Democratic Leader said Monday.

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania is joining about 20 other states in limiting coverage of abortions under health care insurance policies offered in a federally run insurance marketplace starting next year under a sweeping federal law.

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