Josh Shapiro
American politician (born 1973)
Photo: Governor Tom Wolf from Harrisburg, PA, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons, cropped)
- 4d ago
Pennsylvania reports sixth measles death as CDC counts only two nationwide
A 39-year-old woman in Franklin County died of a measles-associated death, the sixth in Pennsylvania's outbreak. The CDC's national tally still counts only two deaths, as Governor Josh Shapiro and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. dispute how such deaths are defined.
- Oct 10
Gunman kills eight, including two children, then himself in Erie, Pennsylvania
Police said nine people died, including the suspect, after a Friday shooting at a home in Erie, Pennsylvania. Officers arrived after all nine deaths had already occurred.
- Oct 2
Amazon pledges $1 billion to US data center communities and ends government NDAs
Amazon Web Services will spend over $1 billion over five years on local workforce and energy programs while dropping government nondisclosure agreements amid nationwide backlash against data center construction.
- Sep 13
Pennsylvania conditions CDC measles assistance on federal recognition of four outbreak deaths
Pennsylvania Health Secretary Debra Bogen warned the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that the state will rescind its emergency Epi-Aid request unless federal officials acknowledge four measles-related fatalities recorded in 2026.
