Justices extend bar on automatic life terms for teenagers

Lingering flight delays remain in the wake of US blizzard

Good afternoon! Here's a look at AP's general news coverage today in Pennsylvania. For questions about the state report, contact the Philadelphia bureau at 215-561-1133. Ron Todt is on the desk. Editor Larry Rosenthal can be reached at 215-446-6631 or lrosenthal@ap.org. A reminder this information is not for publication or broadcast, and these coverage plans are subject to change. Expected stories may not develop, or late-breaking and more newsworthy events may take precedence. Advisories, digests and digest advisories will keep you up to date. Some TV and radio stations will receive shorter APNewsNow versions of the stories below, along with updates. TOP STORIES: BIG SNOWSTORM NEW YORK — East Coast residents clobbered by the weekend blizzard trudged into the workweek Monday amid slippery roads, spotty transit service and mounds of snow that buried cars and blocked sidewalks after some cities got an entire winter's snow in two days. By Michael R. Sisak and Verena Dobnik. Moved About 1100 words. Will be updated throughout the day. AP Photos. With: — BIG SNOWSTORM-PENNSYLVANIA — Pennsylvanians continue digging out from a major snowstorm that crippled a stretch of the turnpike. The Capitol complex in Harrisburg and the Philadelphia and Reading state office buildings are closed for non-essential employees. — BIG SNOWSTORM-DEATHS — At least 31 people have died as a result of the mammoth snowstorm that pounded the eastern U.S. The deaths occurred in car accidents, from carbon monoxide poisoning, and from heart attacks while shoveling snow: WASHINGTON, D.C. By The Associated Press. AP Photos VASH107-0123161041, VASH102-0123161111. — BIG SNOWSTORM-STATE BY STATE — East Coast residents who made the most of a weekend blizzard faced new challenges Monday as the workweek began including slippery roads and spotty transit service. For many, the weekend extended into Monday because of closed schools and government offices. Elsewhere, thousands in North Carolina remained without electricity. NEW JERSEY By The Associated Press.. POLICE OFFICER INDICTED PITTSBURGH — A former Pennsylvania officer who has agreed to never again work in law enforcement faces a federal court sentencing for violating the civil rights of a man he threw to the ground and slugged. By Joe Mandak. UPCOMING: 130 words, with 450 words developing from 2:30 p.m. sentencing hearing. PHILADELPHIA-OFFICER AMBUSHED PHILADELPHIA — Hearing scheduled for man charged with attempted murder in ambush shooting of a Philadelphia patrolman in his cruiser. By Errin Haines Whack. UPCOMING; 130 words by 3 a.m., updates from hearing, 400 words by 3 p.m. CHILD RAPE-PORNOGRAPHY PITTSBURGH — A western Pennsylvania man already serving 15 to 30 years in state prison for repeatedly raping two teenage girls is set to plead guilty to making child pornography of the victims. UPCOMING: About 3000 words developing from 11 a.m. plea hearing. SUPREME COURT-LIFE WITHOUT PAROLE WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Monday that people serving life terms for murders they committed as teenagers must have a chance to seek their freedom, a decision that could affect more than 1,000 inmates. By Mark Sherman. SENT: About 710 words. UNABOMBER CORRESPONDENCE FLORENCE, Colo. — In handwritten letters to hundreds of supporters and curiosity seekers, Unabomber Ted Kaczynski expressed shock over the 9/11 attacks and wrote that he preferred Hillary Clinton over Barack Obama in the 2008 Democratic presidential race. Kaczynski also wrote to pen pals from federal prison in Colorado asking for more information about Osama bin Laden and the origins of al-Qaida, and has relied on others to inform him about the rise of the Internet and social media. Moved, 450 words. AP Photos NY107-0621960000. THEATER-CABARET TOUR NEW YORK — The national tour of the thrilling musical "Cabaret" is about to launch and it's led by a young woman who knows it intimately. After all, she watched it for a year on Broadway — from the stage. By Mark Kenendy. SENT: About 550 words. IN BRIEF: SUPREME COURT-DEATH PENALTY — The Supreme Court is rejecting a Pennsylvania inmate's appeal to consider banning the death penalty across the United States. FOUND DEAD IN YARD — State police say a man found fatally shot in a western Pennsylvania yard was wounded during a drug robbery gone bad. PRIEST ON LEAVE — A central Pennsylvania priest has been placed on leave over a child-sex abuse allegation from more than 30 years ago. UMASS-DARTMOUTH CHANCELLOR — Former Muhlenberg College President Peyton Randolph Helm has been named interim chancellor at the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth. UMass President Marty Meehan said in a statement Monday that Helm has proven leadership abilities and a record of success. Meehan says Helm has the "wisdom, judgment and experience" to guide UMass during a transitional period. FATAL ROLLOVER CRASH — State police have identified the Pennsylvania woman who died in a northern New Jersey crash. A police spokesman tells NJ.com (http://bit.ly/1ZMTatQ ) that Wanda Daley died Friday afternoon when her sport utility vehicle left Route 15 in Lafayette Township. FIREFIGHTERS KILLED-APPEAL — Lawyers for a man accused in the arson deaths of three Pittsburgh firefighters two decades ago are seeking to have the state's highest court handle the case. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports attorneys for Gregory Brown Jr. filed a request on Thursday asking the state Supreme Court to take over the case and go to trial. FATAL DOUBLE SHOOTING — Authorities have identified a New Jersey resident as the second person gunned down last week at a western Pennsylvania industrial park. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports the Allegheny County Medical Examiner's Office identified the second man as 24-year-old Divine Barrett of Paterson, New JerseyEXCHANGE: SPORTS: HKN--BRUINS-FLYERS PHILADELPHIA -- The Boston Bruins come to Philadelphia to play the Flyers. By Dan Gelston. UPCOMING. 650 words. Game starts at 7 p.m. AP Photos. BKC--RISING BIG EAST OMAHA, Neb. — The reconfigured Big East was best known for its failures in the NCAA tournament the last two years. With Villanova and Xavier ranked in the top five and the conference posting an impressive non-conference record, the Big East hopes to be a beast when March comes. By Eric Olson. UPCOMING: 800 words, photos. BKC--PENN STATE-OHIO STATE COLUMBUS, Ohio — Penn State plays Ohio State. UPCOMING: 600 words, photos developing from game starting at 7 p.m. ___ If you have stories of regional or statewide interest, please email them to phillyap@ap.org. 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