WASHINGTON — Republicans intent on scrapping Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act have a budget problem. As it turns out, repealing and replacing the law they hate so much won’t save nearly as much money as getting rid of it entirely, the goal they’ve been campaigning on for seven years. That means trouble for the federal deficit and for Congress’ fiscal
Watch Video WASHINGTON — It should be tall, climb-resistant, difficult to penetrate and blend into the landscape. Those are among the requirements for the US-Mexico border wall released by the federal government late Friday, kicking off a bidding process that will lead to one of the largest government construction projects in US history. “The wall design shall be physically imposing
Wilfredo Cortez (Courtesy: Sacramento Police Department) SACRAMENTO — A man has been arrested in connection to a deadly hit and run near Hagginwood Park, Sacramento Police announced Saturday. Investigators say a man was riding a bicycle near Marysville and Las Robles Boulevard when he was struck by what appeared to be a blue work truck. The driver fled and the
Two judges have ordered to block President Trump’s revised travel ban. One of those judges graduated from Harvard with Obama and was appointed by Obama. Ann Coulter believes these judges should be impeached. .@AnnCoulter: “[The Republican Congress] ought to be impeaching those two travel ban judges immediately… It is against the Constitution.” pic.twitter.com/6o7lgsm2J2 — Fox News (@FoxNews) 18 de
SHREWSBURY, YORK COUNTY, Pa. — “He was like the definition of a true firefighter. He was the fireman’s firefighter. He was, you know, the best there is,” said Captain Brian Howell with Eureka Volunteer Fire Company. Firefighters, family, and friends say farewell to Harrisburg Fire Lieutenant Dennis DeVoe and recall their fond memories of the man they call a leader.
EAST LAMPETER TOWNSHIP, LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. — A shooting in East Lampeter Township on Friday night, sends two people to the hospital; one of them in serious condition. According to East Lampeter Township Police, officers responded to the 100-block of Crest Avenue for reports of a shooting just before 8 p.m. Police at the scene say one man was taken
PARIS — A man holding a gun on a French female soldier at Orly Airport shouted, “I am here to die in the name of Allah … There will be deaths,” before two of the soldier’s comrades shot the attacker dead Saturday morning, a prosecutor told reporters. None of the soldiers were wounded, Paris Prosecutor Francois Molins said. The suspect,
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has chosen the husband of White House counselor Kellyanne Conway to head the civil division of the Justice Department. The Wall Street Journal reports that George Conway was chosen to head the office that has responsibility for defending the administration’s proposed travel ban and defending lawsuits filed against the administration. Conway is a partner
SCHYULKILL HAVEN, SCHUYLKILL COUNTY, Pa — A Pottsville man is dead after he lost control of his snowmobile Friday night. Dennis G. Keefer III, 22, was driving a snowmobile aroun 11:30 p.m. on Second Mountain near Weiser State Game Lands in Wayne Township when he lost control and struck a tree Schuylkill County Assistant Coroner Debra Detweiler responded to the
WASHINGTON — The House Republican health care bill has competition from another GOP group, governors with their own proposal on how to overhaul Medicaid for low-income people. They’re hoping Republican senators will find their ideas more persuasive. It’s a gradual approach, with additional options for states. It’s likely to involve more federal spending than the House bill, but also keep
