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HARRISBURG — The push to raise the sales tax in Pennsylvania is reigniting the debate over whether the state ought to give its lowest-paid workers a raise.

NEW YORK - Add weak demand for electronics to the list of woes facing retailers during the holidays.

WINDHAM, N.H. — The 30 pills Shane Lafond takes daily leave him nauseated and weak, to the point he sometimes feels he will vomit or collapse in class or on the football field.

ENID, Okla. -- An Enid Fire Department fire captain has been placed on administrative leave as part of an investigation into a laser a UPS pilot says was pointed into the cockpit o

WASHINGTON - Most people can probably agree that standing in line at a government building is more or less awful. Unless you have a really great book to read or some quality starin

ZIONSVILLE, Ind. — Former Subway spokesman Jared Fogle was remanded to the U.S. Marshals Service immediately following his sentencing Thursday afternoon, Nov. 19, on charges of dis

AUSTIN - The United Nations last month adopted rules saying no prisoner should spend more than 15 days of solitary confinement.

Your choice of running shoe is a very personal decision. You've got to balance how well they protect your feet and legs with how they fit, how heavy they are and, yes, even how the

An Enid Police Department report filed Thursday shows a man arrested late Wednesday night in connection to more than 40 drive-by shootings in Enid was recently fired from an auto g

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — A Northern Michigan mayor usually makes a health-conscious choice to avoid the candy bowls and donuts available at meetings, but his attitude changed once he

AMESBURY, Mass. — As a native of Maine, Rachael Boudreau is used to all kinds of wildlife. But nothing could prepare the first-time homeowner for what has recently moved in with he

Police in Enid, Oklahoma arrested a man late Wednesday who they suspect of being involved in the more than 30 drive-by shootings reported in and around the city earlier that evenin

Shortly before Hallmark would have traditionally launched its seasonal commercial heart-warmers, the greeting-card giant made a surprising confession: This year, for the first time

OKLAHOMA CITY — State employees, agency heads and board members tasked with spending and overseeing taxpayer dollars may no longer have to disclose financial information such as ou

Youth homelessness comes in many forms. A human rights commission in northern Michigan is encouraging awareness of that reality with a forum this week.

NEW YORK - Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. waded into the renewed debate over government access to smartphones, proposing a compromise to Apple and Google that may moll

NORMAN, Okla. — Two days after the terrorist attacks in Paris last week, an Oklahoma man told a 911 dispatcher he felt mentally ill and was planning to shoot anyone who looked Musl

ALEDO, Okla. — The shirts and bracelets sold as part of the fundraiser read "Every kid deserves a chance to play."

INDIANAPOLIS — On a day when the Statehouse was filled with conflicting groups rallying for and against civil rights for gay and transgendered Hoosiers, Indiana Senate Republicans

Haven't gotten your flu shot yet? On Thursday, you can order one up using Uber.