Facebook sends privacy alerts to affected users

Facebook has begun alerting some users that their data was swept up in the Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal.

Advocates speak out for Equal Pay Day, highlighting gender wage gap

In the continuing fight for equal pay for female workers, women and men across the country are joining in advocacy efforts for Equal Pay Day.

Delaware lawmakers, students rally for gun control

NEWARK, Del. (AP) - Democratic lawmakers are joining university students to call for more gun control measures in Delaware.

Pa. court to decide if drug use while pregnant is child abuse

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Pennsylvania's highest court will decide whether a woman's use of illegal drugs while pregnant qualifies as child abuse under state law.

Pa. eyes expanding medical marijuana to plant form

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- A state medical marijuana board is recommending that Pennsylvania allow the sale of marijuana in dry leaf form, in theory to allow users to vaporize and inhale it.

Pa. House holds gun violence prevention hearings

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- The Pennsylvania House Judiciary Committee is kicking off days of hearings on gun violence and public safety in the wake of February's school shooting that killed 17 people in Parkland, Florida.

President Trump condemns 'mindless chemical attack' in Syria

As Washington worked to verify the claim by Syrian opposition activists and rescuers that poison gas was used, Trump said there would be a "big price to pay" for resorting to outlawed weapons of mass destruction.

Arizona sending 150 Guard troops to border next week

Arizona will deploy about 150 members of the state National Guard to the U.S.-Mexico border next week.

GOP Rep. Blake Farenthold resigns after sexual harassment claims

Texas Republican Rep. Blake Farenthold abruptly resigned Friday, four months after announcing he wouldn't seek re-election amid sexual harassment allegations.

Congressman Farenthold to resign amid sexual misconduct allegations

Republican Rep. Blake Farenthold of Texas has resigned abruptly from Congress, saying it is time for him to "move along and look for new ways to serve."

Wolf backs bills to fight workplace sexual harassment

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Gov. Tom Wolf's administration says the Democrat is backing a package of forthcoming legislation that's designed to improve protections in Pennsylvania against workplace sexual harassment and discrimination.

Gov. Murphy orders regular gun violence reports

ASBURY PARK, N.J. (AP) - New Jersey governor has signed an executive order requiring regular reports on gun violence in the state be made public.

Trump repeats unsubstantiated claim that 'millions' of people voted illegally in California

Tossing his "boring" prepared remarks into the air, President Donald Trump on Thursday unleashed a fierce denunciation of the nation's immigration policies, calling for tougher border security while repeating his unsubstantiated claim that "millions" of people voted illegally in California.

House panel says Facebook's Zuckerberg to testify April 11

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will testify before a House oversight panel on April 11 amid a privacy scandal that has roiled the social media giant, the panel announced Wednesday.

Pa. widens bidding in new casino license auction

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Pennsylvania is widening the bidding pool for the fifth mini-casino license authorized by lawmakers to scrape up cash for the state's tattered finances.

US suspects cellphone spying devices in DC

For the first time, the U.S. government has publicly acknowledged the existence in Washington of what appear to be rogue devices that foreign spies and criminals could be using to track individual cellphones and intercept calls and messages.

President Trump wants military to secure US-Mexico border until wall built

President Donald Trump said Tuesday he wants to use the military to secure the U.S.-Mexico border until his promised border wall is built.

RUSSIA INVESTIGATION: Dutch attorney gets 30 days in prison for lying to FBI in Russia probe

A Dutch attorney who lied to federal agents investigating former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort was sentenced Tuesday to 30 days in prison in the first punishment handed down in special counsel's Russia investigation.