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Washington — The State Department is expanding opportunities for Afghans who are at-risk and their families to resettle in the United States, it announced Monday, amid a rise in violence by the Taliban as the U.S. troop withdrawal nears its conclusion at the end of the month. The State Department said …

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania — The aging 61-year-old South Bridge in central Pennsylvania is one of 12,000 in the state that needs repair. On several other bridges, CBS News discovered rust, cracks and some closed bridges waiting for fixes.  The American Society of Civil Engineers gave Pennsylvania a C- on its infrastructure …

A giant inflatable rat commonly used by unions at picket sites can continue to see the light of day, a labor regulator has decided. For decades, the balloon rodent, affectionately known as “Scabby” by labor groups, has been a common fixture at worksites and at union protests, with its snarling …