Missing Calif. hunter, 72, spent 19 days in forest
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The 72-year-old hunter who was lost for more than two weeks in a California forest survived by eating squirrels and other animals he shot with his rifle, and by making fires an
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Investors shrug off threat of U.S. default
NEW YORK (AP) — Warren Buffett likens it to a nuclear attack. Economists warn government spending on programs like Social Security would plunge.
Congressional leaders hopeful
WASHINGTON (AP) —Racing the clock, the Senate’s Democratic and Republican leaders closed in on a deal Monday night to avoid an economy-menacing Treasury default and end the two-week partial governm
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<strong>Dog beaten and tied to tree
</strong> STROUDSBURG (AP) — A flea-ridden dog was found beaten and tied to a tree on Sunday in the Poconos area.
Playoffs feature traditional logos
Tune in this week to watch Yasiel Puig or David Ortiz in high-def, then check out these throwbacks: Jackie Robinson stealing home in a grainy newsreel, Ted Williams swinging in a black-and-white ph
Tigers count on Verlander
DETROIT — The last time Justin Verlander took the mound, his team’s season was on the line.
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<strong>Muslim cops target cabbies
CEO pay, patient outcomes not in sync
CHICAGO (AP) — CEOs at nonprofit hospitals earned an average of $600,000 a year —and in some cases, more than $3 million — but there was no correlation between high pay and good outcomes for patien
WHAT’S HAPPENING
Red Cross Blood Drive: 8 a.m.-1 p.m., next to Schuylkill Valley Sports, Columbia Mall, Buckhorn.
HISTORY LESSON
1860: Eleven-year-old Grace Bedell of Westfield, N.Y., wrote a letter to presidential candidate Abraham Lincoln, suggesting he could improve his appearance by growing a beard.