1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (726+ words) WASHINGTON — In a defeat for the Trump administration, a federal court on Friday ruled that the Energy Department exceeded its authority when it forced a Michigan coal-fired power plant to stay open past its scheduled retirement date last year. Energy…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (597+ words) The expression is not an excuse for bad behavior. It’s an admonishment to remember that children have different tendencies and capabilities than adults. There is a reason that a waitress might have to sweep under a table after a toddler…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (492+ words) A Maryland court has ruled against a proposed constitutional amendment that could have paved the way for Democrats to redraw the state’s congressional districts ahead of the 2028 elections. The ruling Wednesday by a judge in the state’s capital city marks…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (382+ words) A familiar face greeted students at Dorseyville Middle School on Aug. 25 to kick off the new school year, but this time Laura Miller did so as principal. The longtime Fox Chapel Area School District employee took over as head of…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (680+ words) Researchers at some of Philadelphia’s largest institutions are warning that proposed changes to federal science funding rules could drive early career scientists out of academia and stall discoveries that take years to reach patients. For Northeast Philadelphia residents who depend…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (204+ words) A U.S. judge on Monday blocked plans to move the FBI’s headquarters to a federal office building in Washington, finding that President Donald Trump’s administration illegally tossed out a previously approved plan to build a new facility nearby in Maryland. U....