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Click here for updates on this story SCRANTON, Pennsylvania (WNEP) — These West Scranton High School students are used to seeing each other on computer screens. They’re gathering in person this week for a project they’re not getting extra credit for doing. They’ve asked the community to help them collect clothing and nonperishable food for
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LEWISBURG, Pennsylvania (WNEP) — The Lewisburg Farmers Market is part of the Wednesday routine for many people. It’s open year-round, and nearly 50 vendors operate out of the building. Market managers want people to know that it’s safe to shop here during the pandemic. “It’s not like a
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(CNN) — Estaba previsto que ocurriera una explosión, después de cuatro años de incitación, conspiración, mentiras y enfrentamientos entre estadounidenses. Y sucedió el miércoles en Washington, cuando una turba enfurecida saqueó el Capitolio de Estados Unidos por primera vez desde los británicos en 1814. La violenta invasión al Capitolio de Estados Unidos incluyo a los
Continue ReadingElon Musk is getting close to grabbing the title of world’s richest person from Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos. The Bloomberg real-time billionaire tracker now has the two multi-billionaires within $3 billion of each other, with Bezos at $184 billion and Musk at $181 billion. Bill Gates is now a distant third at $132 billion, according
Continue ReadingAmerica is ideologically split, and if the animosity over the 2020 election results is any indication, we may be fast losing the ability to bridge the divide. Is there any way to reconnect? Could we learn how to discuss our beliefs with opposing friends, family and acquaintances — perhaps over Zoom or socially distanced get-togethers
Continue ReadingPresident Donald Trump’s dark-of-night statement vowing an “orderly transition” was issued in part to stanch a wave of resignations from within the West Wing and the broader administration, according to a person familiar with the matter. The resignations began Wednesday with the first lady’s chief of staff, the White House social secretary, a deputy press
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Crystal Hefner says she “almost didn’t make it through” a cosmetic procedure and is using the experience to talk about unrealistic beauty standards. Hugh Hefner’s widow posted a photo Wednesday on her verified Instagram account showing her bandaged, with a caption that begins, “I had a fat transfer surgery October 16 and almost didn’t make
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story AUBURN, New York (The Citizen) — Kaylee Gabak tested positive for COVID-19 on Christmas. The next day, she gave birth to a new life. But now, the 24-year-old Auburn nursing aide is fighting for hers. Gabak has been intubated at Upstate University Hospital since Dec. 30. After regular
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BILLINGS, Montana (Billings Gazette) — Two women have been charged with child endangerment in connection with an eight-year-old girl who has been missing for more than a year. Mildred Old Crow, 8, was last seen while in the care of her Tribal Court-appointed guardian on the Crow Indian
Continue ReadingFormer White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney, who still had an administration job as special envoy to Northern Ireland, told CNBC in an interview Thursday morning that he called Secretary of State Mike Pompeo last night and resigned. “I called Mike Pompeo last night to let him know I was resigning from that. I
Continue ReadingAfter rioters stormed the US Capitol on Wednesday to protest Joe Biden’s Electoral College victory, players and coaches across American sports leagues voiced their concerns about what they witnessed in Washington. “This is what’s going on. It has been incited. People can’t be surprised at what’s happening, because it’s kind of been provoked for a
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Palm Springs has launched a new campaign with the slogan “We Are Palm Springs” — encouraging people to support local businesses that need support during the shutdown. With travel and traditional tourism discouraged right now, longtime business owners say shopping local has never been more important. The new digital campaign is designed to showcase small
Continue ReadingCorporate America is speaking out forcefully against Wednesday’s riots in Washington, in which the US Capitol was breached by supporters of President Donald Trump. The US Capitol is once again secured but four people died during the chaos that engulfed the nation’s capital after Trump urged his supporters to fight against the ceremonial counting of
Continue Reading The World Health Organization (WHO) has called on European countries to intensify coronavirus measures as the region deals with a new variant that was first detected in the UK. WHO Europe director Hans Kluge said Thursday that further measures were needed to “flatten the steep vertical line” of rising cases in some countries. While the
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Palm Springs reached a high temperature of 74° on Wednesday. The average this time of year is 68°. Temperatures will continue above average through the next week ahead. We are still under the influence of a ridge of high pressure, though it is flattening. Coastal winds will be weakly onshore with inland winds weakly offshore.
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The events that unfolded in Washington DC on Wednesday are not the same as what happens elsewhere, in countries often referred to as “third world” or “developing” or “over there.” Those are places where, lest we forget, the United States has often meddled or invaded under the auspices of bringing democracy. Sure there are superficial
Continue ReadingFacebook and Twitter took the extraordinary step on Wednesday of locking President Donald Trump’s account on their platforms after his supporters stormed the Capitol building to protest the election. Twitter said it has locked President Donald Trump’s account for 12 hours, and warned for the first time that it may suspend him permanently. The temporary
Continue Reading (CNN) —La turba que irrumpió en el Capitolio de EE.UU. este miércoles incluía a teóricos de la conspiración vinculados a QAnon y los Proud Boys, dos facciones de extrema derecha que el presidente Donald Trump se negó repetidamente a condenar durante su campaña electoral el año pasado. MIRA: La insurrección en el Capitolio fue alimentada por
Continue Reading (CNN) — La insurrección en el Capitolio este miércoles fue alimentada por grupos conspirativos, extremistas y movimientos marginales vinculados a QAnon y los Proud Boys, dos facciones de extrema derecha que el presidente Donald Trump se negó repetidamente a condenar durante su campaña electoral el año pasado. MIRA: La insurrección en el Capitolio fue alimentada por
Continue ReadingIt was a shocking day in American history after a mob of President Donald Trump’s supporters stormed the Capitol, engulfing one of country’s most iconic buildings in chaos and disrupting the electoral vote count. Urged on by the president, Trump supporters went on a rampage, damaging property and forcing lawmakers to take cover in an
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