Pennsylvania now lags well behind many other states when it comes to renewable energy investment and output. A farmer and an entrepreneur say farmland can reshape the state’s energy economy.

Tammy Kilgore raised the giant claw of a John Deere excavator high in the air, then slammed it down on the roof the house where she had spent nearly her entire adult life. The shingles crunched, but not much else. So she did it again, and again — each time taking a bigger bite with the mouth-like claw, until the...

Former Fort Worth Police Chief Joel Fitzgerald said Sunday he’s a whistleblower who was fired within hours of meeting with the FBI about city hall corruption.

In a social media post, the Chicago Teachers Union has announced it has reached a tentative deal with Chicago Public Schools, but says that a “return to work” agreement has yet to be reached in the ongoing teachers strike.

Alabama’s capital, a city once known as the cradle of the Confederacy and later the birthplace of the civil rights movement, elected its first African American mayor Tuesday. Probate Judge Steven Reed, 45, clasped the history-making victory to be elected the next mayor of Montgomery after defeating businessman David Woods by a decisive margin. Reed won about 67% of the...

Music and dancing filled up a small section of Hartford on Friday night for Pratt Street Patio. On Saturday it’s expected to be even busier for the fifth annual PrideFest.

On this final day before the primary, Eddie Perez walked door-to-door making one last pitch about why he deserves another chance as Hartford mayor.

Amazon held is latest job fair in New Haven on Friday. The retail giant is still hiring for its new North Haven fulfillment center, which opened last month and will ultimately employ 1,800 people.

The small rural community of Gilroy is reeling in the wake of a mass shooting at its annual garlic festival. But at a Monday night vigil, hundreds of residents vowed to remain “Gilroy Strong.”

Videos of NYPD officers getting doused in buckets of water that surfaced on Monday have sparked a debate on whether the behavior was simply a prank, or it was anti-police sentiment.

A black artist has dropped his bid to build a slave memorial in front of Boston’s historic Faneuil Hall after the NAACP objected. Steve Locke announced Tuesday on the crowdfunding site Kickstarter that he won’t go forward with the project because the president of the Boston chapter of the prominent civil rights group warned him they would come out strongly...

Thousands of super fans from across the country descended on the Canyon of Heroes, where the U.S. women’s national soccer team was feted for the second time with a confetti parade through the heart of New York City.

The city will hold a ticker-tape parade to celebrate the U.S. women’s soccer team’s World Cup victory Wednesday, marking the second time that the honor will be bestowed upon female athletes.

The city will hold a ticker-tape parade to celebrate the U.S. women’s soccer team’s World Cup victory Wednesday, marking the second time that the honor will be bestowed upon female athletes.

Psyched for Wednesday’s ticker-tape parade to honor the U.S. women for their latest World Cup victory? New York City is making it easy for you to be in the know.

New York City will hold a ticker tape parade this week to celebrate the United States’ win over the Netherlands in the Women’s World Cup, the mayor said.

New York City will hold a ticker tape parade this week to celebrate the United States’ win over the Netherlands in the Women’s World Cup, the mayor said.

The South Philadelphia oil refinery that caused a series of massive explosions last week will close within the next month, Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney confirmed.

A “prehistoric” wide load is taking over the morning commute between South Jersey and Philadelphia during the Wednesday morning commute.