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By STEPHANIE STAHL Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — A Montgomery County bakery and Facebook played critical roles in saving a life and creating a new forever friendship. Strangers met for the first time at Penn Medicine and there was already an intense, emotional connection. “I think I cried liked like
Continue ReadingBy Brian Fung, CNN Washington (CNN) — Meta’s top executives, including CEO Mark Zuckerberg, ignored warnings for years about harms to teens on its platforms such as Instagram, a company whistleblower told a Senate subcommittee on Tuesday. Meta instead fosters a culture of “see no evil, hear no evil” that overlooks evidence of harm internally
Continue ReadingBy TOM DOUGHERTY, ED SPECHT, KERRI CORRADO Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — University of Pennsylvania police and the FBI are investigating threatening antisemitic emails sent to university staff, specifically naming Penn Hillel and Lauder College House, President Liz Magill said. Penn’s Division of Public Safety found no credible threat after
Continue ReadingBy STEFANIE DAZIO and JULIE WATSON Associated Press THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — Southern California authorities investigating the death of a Jewish man following a fight with a pro-Palestinian demonstrator over the Israel-Hamas war haven’t determined whether a crime occurred and on Tuesday asked for the public’s help to unravel what happened. Ventura County Sheriff
Continue ReadingBy STEFANIE DAZIO and JULIE WATSON Associated Press THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — Southern California authorities investigating the death of a Jewish man following a fight with a pro-Palestinian demonstrator over the Israel-Hamas war haven’t determined whether a crime occurred and on Tuesday asked for the public’s help to unravel what happened. Ventura County Sheriff
Continue ReadingBy NAJIB JOBAIN and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel said Tuesday that its ground forces were battling Hamas fighters deep inside Gaza’s largest city, signaling a major new stage in the month-old conflict, and its leaders foresee controlling the enclave’s security after the war. The push into Gaza City
Continue ReadingBy Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Television legend Bob Newhart has nothing but enthusiasm for and fond memories of playing Papa Elf to Will Ferrell’s starry-eyed Buddy in “Elf.” The modern holiday classic, released in 2003, turned 20 years old on Tuesday. “Without question, the part of Papa Elf outranks, by far, any role I
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press A coding error in an eastern Pennsylvania county has caused votes to be flipped on a ballot question that asked whether a pair of incumbent state appeals judges should be retained. The issue affected all of the county’s voting machines in use Tuesday, but county officials were aware of the
Continue ReadingBy Ariane de Vogue, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court seemed poised Tuesday after oral arguments to rule in favor of a federal law that bars individuals subject to certain domestic violence restraining orders from possessing firearms. The case – argued in the wake of a mass shooting in Maine that killed 18 last month – is the first substantive Second Amendment case to
Continue ReadingBy SHELLEY BORTZ Click here for updates on this story LOWER BURRELL, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — A Pittsburgh-area football coach says his players were targets of racial slurs during a playoff game last week. Burrell coach Shawn Liotta said when he complained to the officiating staff, he was kicked off the field. He said it happened
Continue ReadingBy Annie Grayer, CNN David Weiss, the special counsel overseeing the Hunter Biden federal criminal investigation, told the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday that politics have played “no part” in his investigation into the president’s son, and that he was never stopped from bringing charges by the Justice Department or other federal offices. In his
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By Dakin Andone, Cindy Von Quednow and Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — A 69-year-old Jewish man died after suffering a head injury Sunday following an “interaction” with a pro-Palestinian demonstrator during dueling rallies in Southern California, the Ventura County Sheriff said Tuesday, adding authorities had not ruled out the possibility of a hate crime. The
Continue Reading By Richard Roth, Hamdi Alkhshali, Pierre Meilhan and Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — Gaza is “becoming a graveyard for children,” the United Nations chief warned on Monday as the death toll rises and calls grow around the world for a ceasefire, one month into Israel’s assault on Hamas – the militant group that runs the
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s Republican Assembly leader is downplaying pressure he’s receiving from former President Donald Trump and fellow GOP lawmakers to impeach the state’s nonpartisan elections administrator, saying such a vote is “unlikely” to happen. Some Republicans have been trying to oust state elections administrator Meagan Wolfe, who
Continue ReadingBy MIKE CATALINI Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey voters are wrapping up casting ballots for a new Legislature, with all 120 seats on the ballot. Republicans are fighting for a shot at controlling either chamber for the first time in more than two decades. The GOP has stopped short of declaring they
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The American Express donated to 16 local organizations during their Community Impact Celebration. The $1 million donation, which was distributed amongst the award recipients, was collected during the 2023 PGA Tour Golf Tournament. The 16 recipients of the award are apart of charitable organizations that provide support for health and wellness services, families, education and
Continue ReadingBy JESSICA MOORE Click here for updates on this story WOODMERE, New York (WCBS) — Two Israeli sisters traveled to Long Island on Monday hoping to keep their father’s story alive after he and several other family members were kidnapped by Hamas on Oct. 7. As photos and videos of her father played on the
Continue ReadingBy GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Rams are signing quarterback Carson Wentz, a person with knowledge of the deal tells The Associated Press. The source spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity Tuesday because Wentz needed to pass a physical before the deal could be announced. Los
Continue ReadingBy KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nashville Police Chief John Drake says he’s “disturbed” over the unauthorized release of writings from the shooter who killed six people, including three children, at The Covenant School in March. Drake confirmed the authenticity of the writings in a statement late Monday evening. Earlier that day,
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urielblanco (CNN) — Gruñidos, rechinar de dientes, ruido de pezuñas… Cuando cae la noche en uno de los campos de golf más pintorescos de Estados Unidos, unos ruidos siniestros resuenan en las paredes rojizas del cañón. Y cuando por la mañana el sol de Arizona ilumina Seven Canyons, la destrucción queda al descubierto. Extensos montículos
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