Pennsylvania

Young Pennsylvania man arrested over alleged ISIS-inspired mass attack plot targeting synagogues

A search of Kramer’s home in 2023, when he was still a minor, uncovered a video in which he pledged allegiance to Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who was the leader of ISIS at the time.

 J. Edgar Hoover Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Building WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 3: A Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Investigation sign is displayed outside of the J. Edgar Hoover Federal Bureau of Investigation building on June 3, 2026 in Washington, DC.
A demonstrator holds a sign of Thomas Matthew Crooks outside of a security zone checkpoint by the Fiserv Forum as the RNC continues on July 17, 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

New information uncovered on Trump assassination attempt in Butler, says A-G Blanche

The US Capitol exterior after the US House of Representatives approved legislation to avert a government shutdown before the midterm elections, at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, September 1, 2026.

Republicans defend US House majority as 50 competitive races loom ahead of 2026 midterms

U.S. Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) looks on as U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Rand Paul (R-KY) presides over a vote whether to hold Anthony Fauci, the former director of the NIAID, contempt for having invoked the 5th Amendment.

Sen. Fetterman rejects former staffers' accusations of neglecting Senate duties as 'hit pieces'


Arizona couple admits in court to faking cancer-curing 'smart chip' device

At clinics in Arizona and several other states, Mary Blakley and her husband told patients that, for just $300, they could provide a full-body scan to detect a variety of potential illnesses.

 Dividing cancer cell

Winter weather in US Northeast leads to thousands of flight delays, cancellations

People in much of the Northeast were advised to stay off the roads because of treacherous conditions, with states of emergency declared in New York and New Jersey.

A DELTA Air Lines plane prepares to take off during a winter storm at Greater Rochester International Airport in Rochester, New York, US, December 26, 2025, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video.

School board votes to fire Pennsylvania principal over antisemitic voice message

The school district voted unanimously to fire Lower Gwynedd Elementary School Principal Phillip Leddy during a Tuesday special board meeting, replacing him with Susan Kanopka as interim principal.

Wissahickon Superintendent of Schools Mwenyewe Dawan, second from left, and School Board President Amy Ginsburg, third from left, speak at a press conference on Dec. 19, 2025.

Pennsylvania principal to be fired over antisemitic voicemail: ‘They control the banks’

Philip Leddy, the principal of the Lower Gwynedd Elementary School, accidentally recorded himself claiming that the parents of a student had “Jew money” and that “they control the banks."

Wissahickon Superintendent of Schools Mwenyewe Dawan, second from left, and School Board President Amy Ginsburg, third from left, speak at a press conference on Dec. 19, 2025.

Dog ruffs up owner: Pennsylvania man hospitalized after pooch fires shotgun

While traveling to the scene, officials said they were told the dog "jumped onto the bed and set the gun off."

 A dog is seen hiding under a blanket.

Maryland man pleads guilty for mailing violent antisemitic threats to 25 Jewish sites

Some of the letters, which were sent between March 2024 and June 2025, threatened arson or explosive attacks on the sites.

A police car is parked behind a yellow tape near the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, US May 22, 2025. (illustrative)

PA diocese condemns Catholic school float with Auschwitz 'Arbeit Macht Frei' gate replica

Videos of the parade show St. Joseph Catholic School's float with the 'Arbeit Macht Frei' replica gate on it.

A screenshot from social media showing the replica of the Auschwitz gate used by the St. Joseph Catholic School.

One killed, six injured in shooting at Lincoln University, Pennsylvania

One person has since been arrested, CBS News quoted District Attorney Christopher de Barrena-Sarobe as saying. 

Philadelphia police, ilustration.

Three police officers killed, two injured in Pennsylvania shooting, state police commissioner says

The shooter in the incident is dead, State Police Commissioner Christopher Paris said.

Police van in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, January 31, 2025; illustrative.

'I’m a prayerful person': Gov. Shapiro recounts April arson attack with Stephen Colbert

On Stephen Colbert's "The Late Show," Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro disscussed the April arson attack on his home, the community who helped them heal, and the current political landscape.

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro talks with "The Late Show" host Stephen Colbert on the July 24, 2025, episode