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Barack Obana swept the trio of Pennsylvania, Ohio and Florida in 2008
Quinnipiac has Obama ahead of Romney by 45-41 percent in Florida; 47-38 in Ohio; and 45-39 in Pennsylvania
Nail Yakupov, first overall pick by the Edmonton Oilers
A US jury has convicted former Penn State coach Jerry Sandusky (C) on 45 of 48 counts in a child sex abuse case
Jerry Sandusky's child abuse case has shocked the US, where many hold up their college football coaches as demi-gods
Jerry Sandusky's child abuse case has shocked the US, where many hold up their college football coaches as demi-gods
A US jury has convicted former Penn State coach Jerry Sandusky (C) on 45 of 48 counts in a child sex abuse case
A US jury has convicted former Penn State coach Jerry Sandusky on 45 of 48 counts in a child sex abuse case, reports say
Jerry Sandusky's child abuse case has shocked the US, where many hold up their college football coaches as demi-gods
Jerry Sandusky's lawyer says the victims had fabricated their stories in an effort to pursue a civil lawsuit
Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky (C) departs from his child sex abuse trial
Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky arrives at the Centre County Courthouse
Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky arrives at the Centre County Courthouse
Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky arrives at the Centre County Courthouse
The campaign bus of US presidential hopeful Mitt Romney stops at a gas station
A reporter takes a photo of note left by Romney on a bus carrying journalists following him on a campaign tour
Mitt Romney
The campaign bus of US presidential hopeful Mitt Romney stops at a gas station
US presidential hopeful Mitt Romney greets people in Quakertown
US presidential hopeful Mitt Romney greets an employee as he visits a WaWa gas station
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Man indicted in crash death of couple, unborn child

By Staff Reporter  AFP American Edition
Mar 13, 2013 15:44 EDT
A drunk driver who killed a young couple on their way to a hospital to give birth -- and whose baby died the next day -- was indicted Wednesday for fleeing the scene, a prosecutor said.
 

Vick's book signings canceled amid threats: report

By Staff Reporter  AFP American Edition
Mar 12, 2013 03:07 EDT
Eagles quarterback Michael Vick has canceled several book signings due to threats of violence against him, Philadelphia-based TV station NBC10 reported.
 

Japan, England among US Open qualifying hosts

By Staff Reporter  AFP American Edition
Mar 04, 2013 14:18 EST
Courses in England and Japan will host 36-hole sectional qualifying rounds for the US Open golf championship for the ninth year in a row, the US Golf Association announced on Monday.
 

US digs out from one winter storm as another looms

By Staff Reporter  AFP American Edition
Feb 22, 2013 13:46 EST
The central United States was digging out from a massive winter storm Friday while East Coast residents were preparing for a whopper set to strike over the weekend.
 

Berkshire, 3G buy ketchup maker Heinz in $28bn deal

by Paul Handley  AFP Global Edition
Feb 14, 2013 17:44 EST
Billionaire Warren Buffett's investment powerhouse Berkshire Hathaway and Brazilian-led 3G Capital announced Thursday they would take over venerable US ketchup maker Heinz in a deal worth $28 billion.
 

Official addresses electronic equipment at 9/11 hearing

By Staff Reporter  AFP American Edition
Feb 14, 2013 10:03 EST
Guantanamo's top security official said Wednesday that intelligence agents had bugged rooms where the accused 9/11 plotters meet with their lawyers, despite a ban on eavesdropping.
 

US able to eavesdrop on 9/11 suspects at Guantanamo

by Chantal Valery  AFP American Edition
Feb 12, 2013 19:02 EST
The United States was capable of eavesdropping on supposedly private conversations at Guantanamo Bay between the accused 9/11 plotters and their lawyers, experts testified on Tuesday.
 

US able to eavesdrop on 9/11 suspects in court

by Chantal Valery  AFP American Edition
Feb 12, 2013 15:55 EST
The United States was capable of eavesdropping on what were thought to be private conversations in court between the suspected plotters of 9/11 and their lawyers, a witness testified Tuesday.
 

US able to eavesdrop on 9/11 suspects' in court

by Chantal Valery  AFP American Edition
Feb 12, 2013 15:09 EST
The United States was capable of eavesdropping on what were thought to be private conversations in court between the suspected plotters of 9/11 and their lawyers, a witness testified Tuesday.
 

US able to eavesdrop on 9/11 suspects' conversations

By Staff Reporter  AFP American Edition
Feb 12, 2013 13:11 EST
The US government was capable of eavesdropping on whispered conversations between the suspected plotters of 9/11 and their lawyers in court at Guantanamo Bay, a witness testified Tuesday.
 

Paterno family slams Penn State scandal review

By Staff Reporter  AFP American Edition
Feb 10, 2013 16:26 EST
A report commissioned by the family of the late Joe Paterno claimed Sunday that a probe of the child sex scandal at Penn State University was flawed and biased and "totally wrong" on key issues.
 

US winter almost over: Phil the groundhog

By Staff Reporter  AFP American Edition
Feb 02, 2013 18:59 EST
It's official, at least according to America's most celebrated groundhog: spring is around the corner.
 

Five charged with 'hate' in disabled kidnap case

By Staff Reporter  AFP American Edition
Jan 23, 2013 17:27 EST
US authorities on Wednesday announced hate crime charges against a gang accused of imprisoning mentally disabled people in a decade-long scheme to steal their Social Security benefits.
 

Down in a bunker, US chef targets French cooking prize

by Fabienne Faur  AFP Global Edition
Jan 19, 2013 22:49 EST
Richard Rosendale is a man on a mission -- to capture one of international cooking's most coveted prizes, the Bocuse d'Or. And he's going about it with military precision.
 

Pentagon rejects request to drop 9/11 charge

By Staff Reporter  AFP American Edition
Jan 18, 2013 19:24 EST
The official tasked with running the Guantanamo military tribunals has rejected a prosecution recommendation to drop one of the counts faced by several detainees charged in the September 11, 2001 attacks, the Pentagon said Friday.
 

McIlroy rivalry needs time, Woods says

by Allan Kelly  AFP American Edition
Jan 16, 2013 09:36 EST
Tiger Woods has played down talk of a big rivalry with Rory McIlroy, saying that the two first needed to cross swords at the business end of the majors before that could become a reality.
 

McIlroy and Woods set for first clash

by Allan Kelly  AFP Global Edition
Jan 14, 2013 09:42 EST
The new golf season gets into full swing in Abu Dhabi this week with the top two ranking players - Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods - opening their accounts.
 

Awlaqi may have bought hijackers pre-9/11 tickets

By Staff Reporter  AFP Global Edition
Jan 03, 2013 22:32 EST
The FBI suspected that US-born Al-Qaeda cleric Anwar al-Awlaqi, killed in a 2011 drone strike in Yemen, could have bought air tickets for three of the 9/11 hijackers before the attacks, a transparency watchdog said.
 

Travel chaos as deadly storm hits northeast US

by Brigitte Dusseau  AFP Global Edition
Dec 27, 2012 23:23 EST
The US northeast was battered by heavy snow and strong winds as a powerful storm carved a violent arc across several states, killing more than a dozen people and snarling holiday travel.
 

Seven dead as US storm snarls post-Christmas travel

by Mira Oberman  AFP Global Edition
Dec 27, 2012 01:05 EST
A massive Christmas storm that whipped up tornadoes, ice and snow from the Gulf of Mexico to the Great Lakes has killed at least seven people and grounded more than 2,000 US flights.
 
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Facts from the Wikipedia page:

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Flag of PennsylvaniaState seal of Pennsylvania
FlagSeal
Nickname(s): Keystone State; Quaker State;
Coal State; Oil State; State of Independence
Motto(s): Virtue, Liberty and Independence
before statehood, known as
the Province of Pennsylvania
Map of the United States with Pennsylvania highlighted
Official language(s)None (English, de facto)
Spoken language(s)English 90.7%
Pennsylvania Dutch
DemonymPennsylvanian
CapitalHarrisburg
Largest cityPhiladelphia
Largest metro areaDelaware Valley
Area Ranked 33rd in the US
 - Total46,055 sq mi
(119,283 km2)
 - Width280 miles (455 km)
 - Length160 miles (255 km)
 - % water2.7
 - Latitude39°43′ N to 42°16′ N
 - Longitude74°41′ W to 80°31′ W
Population Ranked 6th in the US
 - Total12,448,279 (2008 est.)[1]
 - Density274.02/sq mi  (105.80/km2)
Ranked 10th in the US
 - Median income US$48,562 (26th)
Elevation 
 - Highest pointMount Davis[2]
3,213 ft  (979 m)
 - Mean1,099 ft  (335 m)
 - Lowest pointDelaware River[2]
0 ft  (0 m)
Admission to Union December 12, 1787 (2nd)
GovernorEdward G. Rendell (D)
Lieutenant GovernorJoseph B. Scarnati III (R)
U.S. SenatorsArlen Specter (D)
Bob Casey, Jr. (D)
U.S. House delegation12 Democrats, 7 Republicans (list)
Time zoneEastern: UTC-5/-4
AbbreviationsPA Penn. or Penna. US-PA
Websitehttp://www.pa.gov