PHILADELPHIA — Former U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr personally urged a top federal prosecutor in Pennsylvania to issue a misleading public statement amid the 2020 presidential election that was later pounced upon by former President Donald Trump to spread false claims of vote-rigging in the state, an investigation by the Justice Department’s watchdog agency concluded Thursday.

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SWOYERSVILLE — Heading into the second round of the USA Mullet Championships, “The Kammander” is in charge — he’s at the top of the leaderboard in his age category.

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Wednesday delivered a solemn call to voters to defend the country’s democracy as he laid out in an Oval Office address his decision to drop his bid for reelection and throw his support behind Vice President Kamala Harris.

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Luzerne County Council is reevaluating a proposal to sell unused county-owned land in Butler Township.

WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris is beginning to vet about a dozen possible candidates to be her running mate, according to two people familiar with the matter, as she approaches one of the most consequential decisions of her new presidential candidacy.

WASHINGTON — Insisting that “the defense of democracy is more important than any title,” President Joe Biden on Wednesday will explain in an Oval Office address his decision to drop his bid for reelection and to throw his support behind Vice President Kamala Harris.

WASHINGTON — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed “total victory” against Hamas and condemned American opponents of the war in Gaza on Wednesday in a scathing speech to Congress boycotted by dozens of Democratic lawmakers and protested by thousands seeking an end to the war and the humanitarian crisis created by it.

The start of James Franklin’s 11th season as Penn State coach saw him share the stage with schools from California on Wednesday at Big Ten media days.

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PHILADELPHIA — As Saquon Barkley trotted out of the NovaCare Complex and onto the practice field for his first training camp session as a Philadelphia Eagle on Tuesday, he maneuvered through a tunnel of cheering kids, their arms outstretched in search of high-fives.

The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders split a doubleheader with the Worcester Red Sox Wednesday night at PNC Field, winning the first game 8-1 and dropping the nightcap 7-4.

PHILADELPHIA — Jalen Hurts got to the point faster than he gets into the end zone on a tush push. Before a reporter could finish the first question to Hurts on the first day of Eagles’ training camp about the franchise QB’s seemingly complicated dynamic with coach Nick Sirianni, Hurts cut him off: The bottom line, all is good between Hurts and the fourth-year coach.

On a wild opening day for the Olympic men’s soccer tournament, the United States came within the width of the crossbar from taking the lead against host nation France.

MINNEAPOLIS — Max Kepler’s infield single drove in the winning run with one out in the ninth inning, giving the Minnesota Twins a series-clinching 5-4 win over Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday.

The bottom of the batting order set things up for Back Mountain National on Wednesday. The top of the order took care of the rest.