• Review panel criticizes Great Lakes health study 9/5/2008, 5:09 p.m. ET
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Substandard science has hurt a federal agency's seven-year effort to document possible links between industrial pollution and health problems in the Great Lakes region, an independent review panel said Friday.

• Review panel criticizes Great Lakes health study 9/5/2008, 5:06 p.m. ET
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Substandard science has hurt a federal agency's seven-year effort to document possible links between industrial pollution and health problems in the Great Lakes region, an independent review panel said Friday.

• Rangel had no-interest mortgage more than 10 years 9/5/2008, 2:45 p.m. ET
WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Charles Rangel paid no mortgage interest on a beach resort property for more than 10 years, a lawyer for the powerful House committee chairman said Friday.

• Terror claims against NJ Muslim leader rejected 9/4/2008, 7:14 p.m. ET
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — An influential New Jersey Muslim leader accused by some federal officials of having terrorist ties but praised by others as being an important ally won his fight to gain permanent U.S. residency Thursday.

• La. gov and New Orleans mayor are praised 9/3/2008, 7:03 p.m. ET
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — If Hurricane Katrina was one big lesson in government bungling, Gustav has been an open-book test of whether the politicians learned anything from the disaster.

• Experts: IRA is disappearing in Ireland 9/3/2008, 5:03 p.m. ET
BELFAST, Northern Ireland (AP) — The Irish Republican Army is fading away in Northern Ireland and poses no security threat to the British territory, international experts concluded Wednesday in another landmark for peacemaking.

• Sports in the state at 2 p.m. 9/1/2008, 2:32 p.m. ET
(AP) — If you have stories of statewide interest, breaking news or questions about the report, please send them to phie(at)ap.org or call 215-561-1133 in Philadelphia, 412-281-3747 in Pittsburgh and 717-238-9413 in Harrisburg.

• Hospital chided for reporting illegal applicant 9/1/2008, 4:18 a.m. ET
CARROLLTON, Texas (AP) — Maria Martinez' attempt to land a cafeteria job at a suburban Dallas hospital got her arrested, jailed and deported.

• Auto association projects drop in Labor Day travel 8/31/2008, 6:39 a.m. ET
MIAMI (AP) — Falling gas prices might not be enough to entice people to travel this Labor Day weekend, with some keeping a wary eye on dangerous Hurricane Gustav, which is threatening the Gulf Coast.

• AAA: Labor Day travel expected to dip 8/30/2008, 6:11 p.m. ET
MIAMI (AP) — Falling gas prices might not be enough to entice people to travel this Labor Day weekend, with some keeping a wary eye on dangerous Hurricane Gustav, which is threatening the Gulf Coast.

• Pay hikes suggested for Allegheny transit drivers 8/30/2008, 3:07 p.m. ET
PITTSBURGH (AP) — A state-appointed fact finder recommended 3 percent annual salary increases for Allegheny County public transit operators and proposed changes in health care coverage that would cut costs and discourage early retirements.

• 2 airliners nearly collide over Atlantic 8/29/2008, 10:39 p.m. ET
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two airliners were one minute from colliding when at least one of the planes turned away from the other over the Atlantic Ocean this week, federal authorities said Friday.

• 2 airliners nearly collide over Caribbean 8/29/2008, 8:40 p.m. ET
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two airliners were one minute from colliding when at least one of the planes turned away from the other over the Caribbean this week, federal authorities said Friday.

• 2 airliners nearly collide over Caribbean 8/29/2008, 7:56 p.m. ET
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two airliners were one minute from colliding when one of the planes turned away from the other over the Caribbean this week, federal authorities said Friday.

• State Dept. issues warning on Caribbean travel 8/27/2008, 7:42 p.m. ET
WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department urged Americans on Wednesday to be aware of the risks caused by Tropical Storm Gustav to people traveling to Haiti, Jamaica, the Cayman Islands, Cuba and Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula.

• Pittsburgh's popular sports center closes for year 8/25/2008, 7:23 a.m. ET
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh's interactive sports center is closed for a year until the Carnegie Science Center completes construction of a new facility to house the popular exhibit.