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Kenya's nominees for cabinet secretary positions, who include an unprecedented number of women-6 out of 18-will undergo a grueling public vetting process by the Parliamentary Committee on Appointments.

Before going to the 35,000-student Irving, Texas, school system, Bedden served as superintendent for the Richmond County schools in Augusta, Ga., as well as in schools in Pennsylvania and in Washington, D.C. According to a report in Saturday's Dallas Morning News, Bedden has gradually lost support of his system's governing panel through recent ... (more)

When adult day services are provided to older dementia patients, the relatives that typically care for those individuals are less stressed and generally in better moods, according to a new report published Thursday in the journal The Gerontologist .

Paige Ardan Kaminski, daughter of LeeAnne and Marino Kaminski, of Exton, graduated from Penn State University with highest distinction with a Bachelor of Science in communication sciences and disorders and a minor in special education.

Washington, May 23 : Certain types of plastic additives known as phthalates could pose risk to children's heart health, a new study has suggested.

Bills to revise current legislation governing the nation's helium reserve managed by the Bureau of Land Management are moving through Congress.

A new kind of innovation has given birth to an exciting approach to green building The net-zero energy building, or NZEB, focuses less on the means and more on the end result, which is a building that generates as much energy as they use.

I'm writing this in Harrisburg where I'm honored to present at the Temple University PA Adolescent Sexual Health: Everyone Counts conference.

He was a graduate of Westminster College in New Wilmington, Pa., and Penn State University.

File - The turbulent surf off the Isle of Palms drew spectators as Hurricane Irene moved north off the coast of South Carolina on Friday August 26, 2011.

This summer, approximately 1,000 first-year students who will begin their studies in the fall semester at Penn State Berks will get a preview of what college life will be like through the New Student Orientation Part 1: Advising & Scheduling , which runs from mid-May to mid-June. a a "Berks NSO1 is an important program for students and their ... (more)

Incumbent Todd T.R. Williams, Jr. won the magistrial district judge race for District 39-3-04 over challenger Ginger Rowe with 1,142 votes on the Republican ticket and 410 votes on the Democratic ticket.

Meyer Sound and Live Design are pleased to announce the winners of the 2013 John and Helen Meyer Scholarship to the Live Design Broadway Sound Master Classes .

Even in places where skies are dark and the Milky Way seems to fill our view, the night sky is teeming with stars we cannot see.

Left to Right, Back: Greg Futato, Chip Luman, Jon Eliot, Todd Schonherz, John Barringer Front: Steve Bass, Bobby Haverstrom, future Pi Lams - the Bass boys Parking lot H at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, CA, was the site of a gathering of over 20 Pi Lambda Phi Alumni and Brothers representing over 25 years of Pi Lam history at Penn State .

Pennsylvania State University's costs for legal fees, consultants and other services connected to the Jerry Sandusky child sex-abuse scandal have reached $44.4 million, the university's latest bill shows.

Everything had to come together just perfectly to create the killer tornado in Moore, Okla.: wind speed, moisture in the air, temperature and timing.

Having finished their studies, the graduates enjoyed the moment with their families and friends, exchanged hugs, posed for photographs and kept up the college's tradition by signing the big green rock which had been painted for the occasion.

The bride-to-be is the daughter of William and Beverly McGeer of Forty Fort. She is the granddaughter of the late Ann and Tug McGeer, Kingston and the late James and Louise Cole, Kingston.

It isn’t the first country. It isn’t even the second country. And it’s not the first time she has been on her own.