PENNSYLVANIA

A quick look at the GOP members chosen to help tackle the country?s financial problems.

Pregnant women can now know the sex of their baby as early as seven weeks into a pregnancy with a simple blood test. This new technology allows expectant mothers to know whether they are having a boy or girl months earlier than usual.

Blood Tests will Not Lead to more Abortions

Smokers who light up within half an hour of rising are considerably more likely to develop lung, head and neck cancers.

Stink bugs did not get their names for no reason - they emit an unbearable smell similar to that of rotting garbage when squashed. And now these stink bugs, which caused $37 million worth of damage last year, are returning with a mission to invade, after waking up from hibernation.

A majority of states do not approve of President Barack Obama's performance and his national approval rating is hovering just below 50 percent, according to a new Gallup Poll.

Thousands of striking Verizon workers are joining picket lines and rallies at locations from New York to Massachusetts to Virginia.

A shooting incident rocked the small town near Akron, Ohio, after a family argument resulted in a man gunning down seven people, killing an 11-year-old boy.

While Adam Scott celebrated the biggest victory of his career at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational on Sunday, his caddie Steve Williams took a few verbal jabs at his former employer Tiger Woods.

More than 900 red-lipsticked, redheaded women -- and men -- gathered near a "Vitameatavegamin" sign in the hometown of "I Love Lucy" star Lucille Ball to mark her 100th birthday on Saturday with a world record for most Lucy look-alikes.

Australian Adam Scott has played golf with renewed vigor this year and says he has gained further inspiration since inheriting New Zealand caddie Steve Williams from Tiger Woods last month.

Where can investors hide when even gold and cash look dicey?

U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) continues to investigate the outbreak of Salmonella poisoning that spread across 26 states linked to ground turkey, as meat manufacturer Cargill pulls 36 million pounds of meat in the second-biggest recall in U.S. history.

Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackle Mike Patterson has a rare brain condition that most likely caused his seizure this week at training camp, the National Football League (NFL) team said on Thursday.

A tour bus crash in Upstate New York has left 28 people injured, four seriously, in the third such incident in less than three week's time.

New U.S. claims for unemployment benefits were little changed last week, a government report showed on Thursday, pointing to a marginal improvement in the labor market.

Obama receives a lot of love- and campaign contributions- on his birthday.

The White House said on Wednesday it was looking at ways to end a partial shutdown of the Federal Aviation Administration that has halted airport construction projects employing thousands of people and extended the summer's political battles.

Silicon Valley?s fuel cell maker Bloom Energy continues to add customers looking to power part of their data center operations with distributed, cleaner power in California. On Thursday, the U.S. division of Japanese telecom giant NTT, NTT America, said it will install five Bloom fuel cells at one of its data center facilities in San Jose, Calif.

Silicon Valley?s fuel cell maker Bloom Energy continues to add customers looking to power part of their data center operations with distributed, cleaner power in California. On Thursday, the U.S. division of Japanese telecom giant NTT, NTT America, said it will install five Bloom fuel cells at one of its data center facilities in San Jose, Calif.

With Medicare at the top of lawmakers' fall agenda, Tea Party movement leaders hope to ignite support for Republican plans to transform the popular federal healthcare program for the elderly.