'Friend' of suspect in UK slaying arrested

(AP) Police say that a teacher was among the 17 burned to death in eastern Pakistan when a minibus taking children to school suddenly caught fire.

(AP) Filmmaker and actor Tyler Perry has surprised middle school students in Ohio by showing up at a musical concert and donating $100,000 to help student athletes in the...

(AP) It was the customer service disaster heard around the Internet.

(AP) Evan Gattis had a two-run, pinch-hit single in the top of the eighth, then the Mets rallied to tie it in a downpour in the bottom half before the Atlanta Braves and New...

“He's at the point where he needs to be taught a lesson,” said Brian McGuinness, who is portraying the bumbling character in Ghostlight Productions' Shakespeare in the Park presentation of “The Merry Wives of Windsor” through June 2 at...

DETROIT — Baz Luhrmann's “The Great Gatsby” has been inspiring product tie-ins and TV events. Check out these examples, none of which, thankfully, involves an aftershave named “Old Sport.”

NEW YORK — In one photo, a woman is on all fours, presumably picking something up, her posterior pressed against a glass window. Another photo shows a couple in bathrobes, their feet touching beneath a table. And there is one of a man, in jeans and a T-shirt, lying...

WILKES-BARRE — A federal appeals court Friday knocked $100 off the fines imposed on former Luzerne County Judge Mark Ciavarella but let stand his 28-year prison sentence and conviction on corruption-related charges in the “Kids for Cash” scandal that...

WILKES-BARRE — The investigation and possible prosecution in the Mother's Day fatal hit-and-run incident in Jenkins Township has been turned over to the state Office of Attorney General.

Luzerne County's new Budget and Financial Services Division Head Richard Cardamone has submitted his resignation to accept another position outside the area, county Manager Robert Lawton told council in an email.

Rice Township was the fastest growing municipality in Luzerne County from 2010 to 2012, ranking 78th among 5,772 incorporated municipalities statewide, according to new U.S. Census data released Thursday.

TOBYHANNA — With the region's largest employer as his backdrop, U.S. Sen. Bob Casey stood outside the Tobyhanna Army Depot Friday to advocate for the Federal Aviation Administration to consider the Monroe County military complex as the site for a new $200...

Gas prices are lower than they were last Memorial Day, but that's apparently not enticing more local or national travelers to head out of town for the holiday. The number of motorists expected to travel 50 miles or more this extended weekend is projected to stay...

WEST WYOMING — Borough officials hosted a special informational session Wednesday night to educate the public about a bridge replacement project slated for 2014.

MOUNT VERNON, Wash. — Federal officials were searching the country for a possible temporary replacement for a bridge that collapsed along the crucial Interstate 5 corridor, but Washington Gov. Jay Inslee cautioned Friday that major disruptions will last for weeks,...

The Boy Scouts of America will get no reprieve from controversy after a contentious vote to accept openly gay boys as Scouts.

MINNEAPOLIS — It's considered the Holy Grail of comic books: Action Comics No. 1 from 1938, featuring the debut of Superman. And David Gonzales found one mixed in with old newspapers insulating a house he was renovating in a small town in...

BEIRUT — Syria's government has agreed to attend a U.S.-Russian-brokered peace conference, according to Moscow. While this development might seem at first glance to be a step toward ending the civil war, strong skepticism persists on both...

LONDON — Both of the suspects accused of butchering a British soldier during broad daylight on a London street had long been on the radar of Britain's domestic spy agency, though investigators say it would have been nearly impossible to predict that the men...

PHOENIX — A federal judge ruled Friday that the office of America's self-proclaimed toughest sheriff systematically singled out Latinos in its trademark immigration patrols, marking the first finding by a court that the agency racially profiles...

WASHINGTON — Haynes Johnson, a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter who migrated from newspapers to television, books and teaching, died Friday. He was 81.

WILKES-BARRE — The Luzerne County Election Bureau failed to notify two neighboring counties of the withdrawal of a Hazleton Area School Board candidate from Tuesday's primary, prompting the possibility of re-voting for that race.

WILKES-BARRE — Valley Cat Rescue, which operated a no-kill feline shelter for many years, will no longer take in cats for adoption because of space limitations but will continue to offer informational and referral services to pet owners who need...

(AP) The Stone Temple Pilots accuse former frontman Scott Weiland of misusing the band's name to further his solo career and want a judge to strip the rocker of his ability...

(AP) Department of Justice lawyers filed court papers Friday again asking a federal appeals court to delay lifting age restrictions and prescription requirements on an...

(AP) Haynes Johnson, a pioneering Washington journalist who won a Pulitzer Prize for his coverage of the civil rights movements and migrated from newspapers to television,...

(AP) A federal judge ruled Friday that the office of America's self-proclaimed toughest sheriff systematically singled out Latinos in its trademark immigration patrols,...

(AP) Haynes Johnson, a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter who migrated from newspapers to television, books and teaching, died Friday. He was 81.

(AP) A person with direct knowledge of Hulu says the video site is again up for sale, with Yahoo and pay TV operators DirecTV and Time Warner Cable among the seven...

A 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the 28-year prison sentence of former Luzerne County Judge Mark Ciavarella.

(AP) It's considered the Holy Grail of comic books: Action Comics No. 1 from 1938, featuring the debut of Superman. And David Gonzales found one mixed in with old newspapers...

(AP) Dick Evey (EE'-vee), a tackle who played most of his eight seasons in the NFL with the Chicago Bears, has died at age 72.

(AP) Legislators in Puerto Rico on Friday approved a heavily debated bill that outlaws employment discrimination based on gender or sexual orientation.

(AP) Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Friday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market:

(AP) The international police agency Interpol has rejected a Russian push to locate and arrest a Britain-based investor who is a vocal critic of President Vladimir Putin's...

WILKES-BARRE — Joe Matteo knew something was missing from the Frederick Stegmaier Mansion from the moment he bought it.