Author: Mark Scolforo
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Punxsutawney Phil is said to have seen his shadow, forecasting 6 more weeks of wintry weather
PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. (AP) — Punxsutawney Phil predicted six more weeks of wintry weather Monday, a forecast sure to disappoint many after what’s already been a long, cold season across large parts of the United States. His annual prediction and announcement that he had seen his shadow was translated by his handlers in the Punxsutawney Groundhog…
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Explosion at a Pennsylvania nursing home kills at least 2, governor says
BRISTOL, Pa. (AP) — A thunderous explosion Tuesday at a nursing home just outside Philadelphia killed at least two people, collapsed part of the building, sent fire shooting out and left people trapped inside, authorities said. Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said in a news conference several hours after the explosion that at least two had…
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Pennsylvania magistrate judge is charged with shooting her ex-boyfriend as he slept
A suspended magistrate judge in Pennsylvania is accused of shooting her estranged boyfriend in the head as he slept last weekend
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City drops charges against pastor as sides negotiate over Ohio church’s 24/7 ministry
An Ohio city is dropping criminal charges against a pastor over his around-the-clock ministry to the homeless and others in need of help while the two sides work to end the dispute that has landed in federal court
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Another Catholic diocese seeks bankruptcy after abuse deals
HARRISBURG, Pa. • The Roman Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg, Pa., filed for bankruptcy Wednesday, six months after disclosing it had paid millions of dollars to people sexually abused as children by its clerics. The diocese joins at least 20 others across the United States in seeking protection from creditors through the federal bankruptcy system, but…
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Gunman attacks Pittsburgh synagogue, killing 11 people
PITTSBURGH • A gunman who’s believed to have spewed anti-Semitic slurs and rhetoric on social media barged into a Pittsburgh synagogue on Saturday and opened fire, killing 11 people in one of the deadliest attacks on Jews in U.S. history. The 20-minute attack at Tree of Life Congregation in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood left six…
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Gunman attacks Pittsburgh synagogue, killing 11 people
PITTSBURGH — A gunman who’s believed to have spewed anti-Semitic slurs and rhetoric on social media barged into a Pittsburgh synagogue on Saturday and opened fire, killing 11 people in one of the deadliest attacks on Jews in U.S. history. The 20-minute attack at Tree of Life Congregation in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood left six…
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Catholic priests molested 1,000 children in Pennsylvania, report says
HARRISBURG, Pa. — A priest raped a 7-year-old girl while he was visiting her in the hospital after she’d had her tonsils removed. Another priest forced a 9-year-old boy into having oral sex, then rinsed out the boy’s mouth with holy water. One boy was forced to say confession to the priest who sexually abused…
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Report IDs more than 1,000 victims of priest abuse
HARRISBURG, Pa. • More than 1,000 children — and possibly many more — were molested by hundreds of Roman Catholic priests in six Pennsylvania dioceses, while church officials took steps to cover it up, according to a landmark grand jury report released Tuesday. The grand jury said it believes the “real number” of abused children…
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Catholic church aimed to cover up abuse by hundreds of priests, grand jury says
HARRISBURG, Pa. — More than 1,000 children — and possibly many more — were molested by hundreds of Roman Catholic priests in six Pennsylvania dioceses, while senior church officials took steps to cover it up, according to a landmark grand jury report released Tuesday. The grand jury said it believes the “real number” of abused…