Alsop has had enviable success, and was the first female conductor to lead a top American orchestra. She wants to take another step up.
As director of the International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union, she fought for better working wages and conditions while wresting control from the mob.
Heather Pressdee, 41, admitted to trying to kill 19 patients by administering excessive amounts of insulin, prosecutors said. She pleaded guilty to three counts of murder and other charges.
The body of Miguel Angel Luna Gonzalez, one of the six workers who went missing in the collapse, was recovered on Wednesday. One more remains unaccounted for.
Wally, an emotional support alligator that was denied entrance to a Phillies game last year, was apparently kidnapped, found and dropped in a swamp.
The move by the Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center was the second time this month that a hospital has taken this rare step.
The food scene in and around the nation’s capital is vibrant these days, with Italian, Ethiopian, Salvadoran and more. Comments are open.
With pro-Palestinian protests spreading across campuses nationwide, university leaders have had to confront a central question: When does a demonstration cross the line?
At the Carnegie Museum of Art, an installation by the artist Marie Watt celebrates the region’s industrial history with I-beams and glass.
The relatively small bank, the first to fail this year, will have its deposits assumed by another Pennsylvania lender, Fulton Bank.
The House Freedom Caucus stalwart and 2020 election denier is confronting a general election challenge in a central Pennsylvania district that has grown more competitive.
The state police in Pennsylvania were pursuing the car in connection with thefts in the area.
The Secret Service agent was removed during an incident on Monday morning shortly before Vice President Kamala Harris left for a campaign event in Wisconsin.
Costanzo will be a rare figure in classical music: an artist in his prime who is also working as an administrator.
The Cumberland Valley School Board reversed its decision to cancel Maulik Pancholy’s speech at a middle school next month. “I cannot wait to meet all of you in person,” he said.
Votes for dropout candidates, such as Nikki Haley, have been features of past election cycles, too.
Apiary Studio in Philadelphia works with whatever a site holds to create landscapes that match the city’s aesthetic: “gritty, punk, improvised, layered with history.”
A liberal Pittsburgh-area congresswoman turned away a centrist challenger, Nikki Haley kept ringing up votes against Donald Trump, and a Senate race began in earnest.
A first-term representative, Ms. Lee defeated a centrist Democrat in a race that centered on her opposition to the war in Gaza.
Senator Bob Casey, the Democratic incumbent, will face David McCormick, a wealthy businessman whose first run for Senate was torpedoed by former President Donald J. Trump.
A relatively small share of voters participate in off-year elections, and even fewer make a habit of it. Counties in Pennsylvania honor voters who show up every time.
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The Democratic primary for Representative Summer Lee, a vocal Israel critic, is the contest getting the most attention on Tuesday.
Creative approaches to landscaping and a post-pandemic interest in outdoor activities are driving institutions to make better use of their grounds.
The owner and manager of the cargo ship that downed the Francis Scott Key Bridge asked a judge to exonerate them from liability. The city argued otherwise.
The race in Pennsylvania once seemed primed to become a major test of Democratic attitudes about the Middle East. But in much of the district, an expected ideological battle has not arrived.
Summer Lee, the first Black woman to represent Pennsylvania in the House, got help from Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Justin Jones as she faced criticism over her stance on Gaza.
Edsaul Mendoza, a former Philadelphia police officer, could face up to 40 years in prison after pleading guilty to third-degree murder.
Over time researchers have found fewer of the insects turning up in light traps, suggesting they may be less attracted to some kinds of light than they once were.
David McCormick has often spoken about his modest upbringing on a farm in Pennsylvania. A close look at his past tells a different story.
An African American burial ground project in South Carolina is just one subject in Caroline Gutman’s search for a history hiding in plain sight.
President Biden’s push to transform the race into a binary choice between him and Donald Trump has been aided by blanket coverage of Mr. Trump’s courtroom appearances.
The Natural Law Party, which has ballot access in Michigan, nominated Mr. Kennedy. President Biden’s campaign is worried that he could tip the election to former President Donald J. Trump.
Biden needs to find a narrative for his candidacy, then work like hell to push it out. But it’s hard to argue people out of their feelings.
Speaking to the United Steelworkers union in Pittsburgh, the president urged major increases to some tariffs on steel and aluminum products from China.
The company’s directors are asking shareholders to again approve the multibillion-dollar compensation plan and to move the company’s registration to Texas, from Delaware.
Since the collapse of the Key Bridge, other East Coast ports have absorbed the cargo previously handled in Baltimore, but some parts of the supply chain like trucking are struggling.
Winning the state, where he narrowly defeated Donald J. Trump in 2020, is crucial to his re-election strategy.
In a speech to union steelworkers in Pittsburgh, the president will announce several new measures meant to raise new barriers against floods of Chinese imports.
In a speech about his tax plan, President Biden compared Scranton, Pa., to Trump’s Mar-a-Lago to highlight the different economic and social values between America’s middle class and its wealthy.
Speaking in Scranton, Pa., his hometown, the president used a speech about economic fairness as a new avenue of attack against his Republican rival, who was in a courtroom two hours away.
Representative David Trone of Maryland was spending millions from his personal fortune even before his recent use of a racial slur drew criticism.
In Scranton, his hometown, the president discussed tax policy in terms of economic fairness, arguing that Donald Trump’s tax cuts benefited billionaires.
Rallying the faithful in the political battleground of eastern Pennsylvania, the former president made everyone else the bad guy.
Lawmakers raising national security concerns and seeking to disconnect a major Chinese firm from U.S. pharmaceutical interests have rattled the biotech industry. The firm is deeply involved in development and manufacturing of crucial therapies for...
Frustrated by higher prices, many Pennsylvanians with fresh pay raises and solid finances report a sense of insecurity lingering from the pandemic.
The barges, some carrying coal, damaged a marina. One barge, which likely sank, remained missing on Saturday, an official said.
Judge Maryellen Noreika declined to dismiss the charges against the president’s son, saying Mr. Biden’s lawyer failed to show prosecutors had been motivated by animus.
Up to four inches fell in less than 24 hours across broad sections of both states, and officials were watching rising waterways warily.
The shooting took place on Wednesday afternoon in West Philadelphia, where 1,000 people were gathered to mark the end of Ramadan.
The president’s effort to court voters in crucial swing states is influencing economic and trade policy, and worrying longstanding allies.
Ed Piskor, 41, was known for his detailed “Hip Hop Family Tree” and “X-Men: Grand Design.” A Pittsburgh gallery didn’t open an exhibition of his work after the initial allegation.
The economy is in good shape. Why are so many Americans still saying it’s bad?
Vice President Kamala Harris will stop in the city on Monday to promote efforts to forgive student debt. Some local officials are calling for greater outreach in more rural areas.
Workers are unloading the 4,700 containers on the ship, a crucial step in moving the vessel and reopening the channel in the Port of Baltimore.
One bill would require apps like Instagram and TikTok to prioritize young people’s safety, and the other would restrict the collection of consumer data.
John B. McLemore, the brilliant and quirky star of the hit podcast “S-Town,” is the center of a show highlighting his work in the art of clock restoration.
No one mistook them for cat burglars, but the authorities say the crew spent two decades pilfering, and in some cases destroying, art and sports treasures, including Yogi Berra’s championship rings.
The collapse of the Key Bridge in Baltimore has prompted a reassessment of critical bridges around the country that may be similarly vulnerable to a ship strike.
The pandemic upset a delicate balance of part-time and full-time residents in a community in the Poconos, sparking a debate over short-term rentals.
The country is on track for a record drop in homicides, and many other categories of crime are also in decline, according to the F.B.I.
Strained by limited resources, prosecutors are deploying special teams and nurturing local relationships to catch up to a wave of fraud.
Many of the nation’s major cities face a daunting future.
Americans over 65 remain the demographic most likely to have received the original series of vaccinations. But fewer are getting the follow-up shots, surveys indicate.
A signature-matching rule in North Carolina is rejected, mail ballots in Pennsylvania are in dispute, and more.
A signature-matching rule in North Carolina is rejected, mail ballots in Pennsylvania are in dispute, and more.
With cases rising again, the superintendent said that as the pandemic evolves, “so too will our response to it.”
Josh Shapiro said he had mild symptoms and would stay home during the state’s primary election on Tuesday.
The report sheds new light on executives’ worries about deficiencies in the company’s quality control systems at its troubled Baltimore plant; no contaminated doses were ever released to the public.