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Poorest in US unable to even afford low-income units

PORTLAND, Ore. — Mathew Davis, who lives in a homeless shelter in Austin, Texas, would love an apartment of his own. But with the little money he makes donating blood plasma, even a $450-a-month tiny home with no running water and a communal bathroom would be a stretch. Meanwhile, over ...

State sued over energy credit limits

West Virginia sued Pennsylvania, claiming its neighbor to the north illegally blocks its power producers from selling energy credits there. Attorney General JB McCuskey filed this lawsuit late last week in a Pennsylvania federal court. West Virginia argues that Pennsylvania violates the Commerce Clause by favoring its power producers over businesses from other states. The lawsuit names the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, PUC Chairman Stephen DeFrank and Vice Chair Kimberly Barrow. Pennsylvania requires power companies to get 18% of the power they sell from approved sources. ...

Effects of 9/11 attacks linger

NEW YORK — When the planes crashed and the buildings fell on that sunny September morning 25 years ago, the shock waves of dismay and grief went far past downtown New York City, rural western Pennsylvania and just outside Washington, D.C. They radiated through every part of the United ...

How to spend a day in Bellefonte

Bellefonte lives up to its name. Translated as “beautiful fountain” in French, the borough boasts distinct architecture, quaint shops, and pleasant views — charm practically flowing from every surface. Founded in 1795, the Centre County seat is roughly 20 minutes away from downtown ...

Candidates boost midterm efforts

PORTLAND, Maine — Troy Jackson was a longtime labor activist and logger before he unexpectedly became the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Maine. On Monday, he returned to a union hall to tell workers they need to go to the polls this fall — to raise the minimum wage, expand family ...

Ebola burial teams face struggles

BUNIA, Congo — Yuma Adolphe and his team are responsible for the safe and dignified burial of some of the people who die from Ebola in Congo’s Ituri province, the epicenter of history’s deadliest Ebola outbreak. Nearly every day, they dig the graves, prepare the bodies and handle the ...