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House chairman renews criticism of VA bonuses
A House committee chairman renewed his criticism Thursday of the bonuses paid to senior executives at the Veterans Affairs Department and called on the VA to recoup a nearly $63,000 bonus given to an official who oversaw a Pittsburgh hospital where an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease killed five veterans. Rep. ...
Daughter voices anger at mom found after 11 years
The teenage daughter of a woman who just revealed she abandoned her family 11 years ago said Thursday the disclosure has angered her and she is not eager to restart their relationship. Morgan Heist, who learned last week Brenda Heist had surfaced in the Florida Keys, said the news has ...
Police: Man finds decaying money in W. Pa. woods
State police are trying to find the owner of a large stash of decaying cash that was found in some western Pennsylvania woods. Troopers from the barracks in Clarion say the money was found in Highland Township, about 60 miles northeast of Pittsburgh. Gary Rex tells WPXI-TV (http://bit.ly/12nm8SS ) that ...
Fidel Castro's niece to get gay rights award in US
The daughter of Cuban President Raul Castro will be allowed to travel to Philadelphia to accept an award for her gay rights advocacy, officials said Tuesday, reversing a previous decision to reject her visa request. Mariela Castro will attend the Equality Forum's annual conference on civil rights for lesbians, gays, ...
Musical of 'Rocky' heading to Broadway
It's been a knockout in Germany. Now Sylvester Stallone hopes a musical based on his beloved boxing film "Rocky" will also be a hit on Broadway. Producers said Sunday they plan to get "Rocky" up and punching at the Winter Garden by February following a successful debut in Hamburg last ...
3 generations of Wyeths coming to auction
American realist painter Andrew Wyeth left an indelible impression on Eric Sambol after a museum class trip in the 1970s. Many years later, the New Jersey businessman was able to acquire a work by Wyeth. It was the beginning of a collection that gradually expanded to include Wyeth's equally famous ...
Hundreds gather for Washington's annual river trek
George Washington has made his annual Christmas Day ride across the Delaware River. The 59th annual re-enactment of Washington's daring Christmas 1776 crossing of the river — the trek that turned the tide of the Revolutionary War — was staged Sunday on the Pennsylvania and New Jersey border.
Audio files reveal 9/11 air traffic horror
Newly posted audio files depict the horror of 9/11 unfolding in the sky, as air traffic controllers struggled to follow the faint tracks of hijacked planes, fighter jets tried in vain to chase them down and a flight attendant made a desperate appeal for help. The sound files add a ...
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