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Ex-Pennsylvania senator ruled incompetent to stand trial for corruption

Crime

Ex-Pennsylvania senator ruled incompetent to stand trial for corruption

Michael Rubinkam -

January 7, 2014 5:00 am

FILE - This June 26, 1997 file booking photo provided by the Tom Green County Jail in San Angelo, Texas, shows Colleen R. LaRose, also known as Jihad Jane. LaRose's sentencing hearing starts Monday, Jan. 6, 2014, in Philadelphia. LaRose admits she plotted to kill a Swedish artist over a cartoon that offended Muslims. Prosecutors will seek a long sentence Monday, despite her extensive cooperation. (AP Photo/Tom Green County Jail, File)

National Security

‘Jihad Jane’ gets 10 years in plot to kill artist

Washington Examiner -

January 6, 2014 5:00 am

FILE - In this May 17, 2013 file photo, Rep. Jim Gerlach, R-Pa. speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. Gerlach, one of a shrinking number of GOP moderates in the House, has announced he will retire from Congress at the end of his term. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Moderate Pennsylvania GOP Rep. Gerlach to retire

Washington Examiner -

January 6, 2014 5:00 am

Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidate Allyson Schwartz announced Thursday that her campaign raised $6.5 million in 2013 for her bid to unseat Republican incumbent Gov. Tom Corbett.ÃÂ (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Politics

Campaign: Allyson Schwartz raises $6.5m in bid for Pennsylvania governor

Steve Doty -

January 2, 2014 5:00 am

$The incomes of those who live in the 28 New York counties above the Marcellus Shale have the potential to expand by as much as 15 percent over the next four years -- if the state's moratorium on hydro-fracturing is lifted. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)$

Energy and Environment

Pennsylvania gas drilling decision leaves future uncertain

Washington Examiner -

December 20, 2013 5:00 am

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett's approval ratings have hit an all-time low, according to a new Quinnipiac University poll.ÃÂ (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty images)

Politics

Poll: Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett’s approval ratings hit all-time low

Steve Doty -

December 18, 2013 5:00 am

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett, who is running for re-election, speaks with reporters during a campaign stop, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013, at the Cpl. John Loudenslager American Legion Post 366 in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Poll: Pa. gov. Tom Corbett’s ratings sink, even among Republicans

Steve Doty -

November 26, 2013 5:00 am

Blog says it’s time for the GOP to break up with Virginia

Beltway Confidential

Blog says it’s time for the GOP to break up with Virginia

Charles Hoskinson -

November 20, 2013 5:00 am

In recent years, many states have passed laws allowing police to take DNA samples at arrest -- before a suspect is charged with a crime, much less found guilty -- and enter them into state-level databases along with the national DNA database run by the FBI. (Thinkstock)

Crime

New questions raised about mandatory DNA swabbing by police

Eric Boehm -

November 20, 2013 5:00 am

Bryce Stenzel of Mankato Minn., dressed as Abraham Lincoln, arrives before a ceremony commemorating the 150th anniversary of the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery and President Abraham Lincoln'sÃÂ GettysburgÃÂ Address on Tuesday inÃÂ Gettysburg, Pa. (AP/Matt Rourke)

Beltway Confidential

Obama adviser blames Obamacare website failure for president missing Gettysburg anniversary

Ashe Schow -

November 19, 2013 5:00 am

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