Jan 5th, 2009 · The House Financial Services Committee holds a hearing Monday into the scandal involving disgraced investor Bernard Madoff. Madoff is accused of running a $50 billion Ponzi scheme. Chairman Paul Kanjorski, a Democrat from Pa., tells Steve Inskeep the hearing will investigate why the Securities and Exchange Commission failed to detect the scandal.
Jan 4th, 2009 · Every answer is a familiar two-word phrase or name, in which the first word starts with "PA" and the second word ends in "N." For example, if the clue is, "namesake of a popular pizzeria chain," the answer would be, "Papa John," because it starts with "PA" and ends in an "N."
Jan 2nd, 2009 · The Web rises to solve yet another social nightmare — the horror of showing up at a formal event and seeing someone else wearing the same dress. Andrew Jones, co-founder of dressregistry.com, talks about how his site works.
Dec 12th, 2008 · When the Amish of Lancaster, Pa., need to buy a farm, they turn to one local banker for credit. Bill O'Brien says he has never lost money on an Amish deal. Amid the national mortgage crisis, his Hometowne Heritage Bank is having its best year yet.
Dec 3rd, 2008 · Masik Collegiate Fragrances of Harrisburg, Pa., has been creating perfumes and colognes specific to given colleges. Katie Masik had the idea 11/2 years ago and started the business with her family. She says the odors are both literal interpretations of campus smells and the mental image of the school.
Dec 1st, 2008 · The Big Three's financial problems are trickling down to dealerships across the country. Many local governments depend on tax revenues from dealers but are now experiencing huge losses. The city manager of Monroeville, Pa. discusses how failing dealerships are affecting his city's revenues.
Nov 18th, 2008 · Washington hotels are getting booked up and charging high rates for President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration Jan. 20. Visitors could stay in nearby Maryland or Virginia. But if crowds make that impossible, Sen. Bob Casey has a tip. He's urging people to stay in his state of Pennsylvania. He's sent his Senate colleagues a list of hotels, some of which are as close as 90 minutes away.
Nov 17th, 2008 · Dr. Jim Withers founded Operation Safety Net after he began making "house calls" under bridges in Pittsburgh, Pa. Now it's one of the nation's first full-time street medicine programs.