Trump’s strength and unpredictability can help end the war in Ukraine,...
By ILLIA NOVIKOV, Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is “strong and unpredictable,” and those qualities can be a decisive factor in his policy approach to Russia’s...
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Top Reading News photographs of 2024
Take a trip back through 2024 with this gallery of Berks County photographs by Reading News photographer Bill Uhrich. Bill Uhrich top photos of 2024. (BILL UHRICH/READING EAGLE) Bill Uhrich top photos...
View ArticleBiden will visit New Orleans on Monday in the wake of the deadly Bourbon...
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE and FATIMA HUSSEIN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will visit New Orleans next week, with the city still reeling from the deadly New Year’s rampage in...
View ArticleSurgeon General calls for new label on drinks to warn Americans of alcohol’s...
By AMANDA SEITZ, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Alcohol is a leading cause of cancer, a risk that should be clearly labeled on drinks Americans consume, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy proposed...
View ArticleA major airline is being fined for chronic flight delays, and passengers may...
By DAVID KOENIG, AP Airlines Writer The Transportation Department said Friday it will hit JetBlue Airways with a $2 million penalty for chronically late flights along the East Coast, and half the money...
View ArticleRepublicans’ trust in accuracy of US elections jumps after Trump’s win, poll...
By LINLEY SANDERS and NICHOLAS RICCARDI WASHINGTON (AP) — A majority of Republicans say they are confident in the 2024 vote count after Donald Trump’s win, according to a new poll that finds a sharp...
View ArticleMany felt blah rather than joy this Christmas [Opinion]
A post on Nextdoor grabbed my attention. “Just curious,” R.F. from Denver, Lancaster County, wrote. “Does anyone else feel like Christmas was weird this year? Like it didn’t ‘feel’ like Christmas?...
View ArticleSnow coming to southeastern PA, NJ Friday, bigger storm looming Sunday
The National Weather Service is forecasting a snow event Friday afternoon into the evening, with small amounts and the possibility of larger amounts Sunday into Monday. A winter weather advisory is in...
View ArticlePedestrian fatally struck near Wyomissing post office; police seek witnesses
A pedestrian accident late Thursday afternoon near the Wyomissing post office claimed the life of a 79-year-old borough man, police said Friday. Richard Weiherer was pronounced dead Thursday evening by...
View ArticleCourt throws out Biden FCC’s net neutrality rule
By Michael Macagnone, CQ-Roll Call (TNS) WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court on Thursday overturned a Biden administration rule establishing so-called net neutrality for internet providers following...
View ArticleBiden’s final actions as president leave some transgender people feeling...
By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM President Joe Biden began his term in the White House with a broad promise to protect transgender Americans against Republican policies that painted them as a threat to children...
View ArticleMexico opens possibility of receiving non-Mexican deportees from Trump
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico opened the possibility Friday of receiving non-Mexican migrants deported by the United States after initially saying they would push President-elect Donald Trump to return...
View ArticleRock music menu: Beatles may get snubbed at the Grammys
It’s hard to believe, but the Beatles never brought home a Grammy for Record of the Year. That could change a month from now at the 67th Annual Grammy Awards, slated to be held in Los Angeles on Feb....
View ArticleHouse Republicans look to tee up immigration bills
Chris Johnson | (TNS) CQ-Roll Call WASHINGTON — House Republicans have included five immigration-related measures in an initial package of rules for the 119th Congress, potentially teeing up early...
View ArticleA data company has figured out which airlines fly on time most often
By The Associated Press Mexican airline Aeromexico had the world’s best record for on-time arrivals in 2024, according to an annual ranking released Thursday. Delta Air Lines scored the highest among...
View ArticleReligious landscape of new Congress features noticeable partisan differences
Nick Eskow and Paul V. Fontelo | (TNS) CQ-Roll Call The religious makeup of the 119th Congress will be little changed from the previous term, although with some pronounced differences between the two...
View ArticleDistrict 3 basketball power rankings: 8 Berks teams in the top five
Eight teams, including the top-ranked Berks Catholic boys team, are in the top five in District 3 boys and girls power rankings after Thursday's games. Berks Catholic (7-2) is the top ranked boys team...
View Article‘At this point, I have no hope’: Injured officers, Democrats still waiting...
By Justin Papp, CQ-Roll Call (TNS) WASHINGTON — Winston Pingeon is not out for awards or accolades, he said. He does not care about personal recognition. But like others who defended the Capitol that...
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Moyer and Son to close Souderton feed mill after 155 years
SOUDERTON — Moyer and Son Inc.’s feed mill, a historic fixture in the Indian Valley, will close its doors after 155 years. Owner David Moyer attributed the mill’s closure to “business factors”...
View ArticlePerkiomen man held for trial, accused of fatally beating girlfriend with hammer
NORRISTOWN — A Perkiomen Township man accused of using a hammer to fatally beat his girlfriend must answer to homicide charges in Montgomery County Court. William Roy Carey Jr., 46, of the 500 block of...
View ArticleNew Yankees 1B Goldschmidt says he’s better than difficult 2024 with Cardinals
NEW YORK — Paul Goldschmidt went through a miserable first four months last year, including a career-worst 0-for-32 slide that ended with a May 11 ninth-inning single to avoid his first five-strikeout...
View ArticleNew Orleans attack and Vegas explosion highlight extremist violence by active...
By JASON DEAREN, MICHELLE R. SMITH and AARON KESSLER While much remains unknown about the man who carried out an attack in New Orleans on New Year’s and another who died in an explosion in Las Vegas...
View ArticleSurvey: Experts share the top overlooked investment themes that deserve more...
Brian Baker, CFA | (TNS) Bankrate.com Stocks have mostly been on a tear in 2024, with the S&P 500 up more than 23% as of mid-December. But the strong performance has left stocks trading at elevated...
View ArticleSoldier who died in Las Vegas explosion left note saying it was to be a...
By RIO YAMAT, TARA COPP, ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and COLLEEN LONG LAS VEGAS (AP) — An Army soldier who fatally shot himself in a Tesla Cybertruck just before it exploded outside the Trump hotel in Las...
View ArticleExplore your options to keep costs in focus when buying new glasses
Victor Stefanescu | (TNS) The Minnesota Star Tribune MINNEAPOLIS — On a recent cloudy winter Sunday, Peg McCormick, 72, was picking up a pair of sunglasses at the Warby Parker in the North Loop...
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New Majority Leader Thune kicks off Senate session with pledge to preserve...
By MARY CLARE JALONICK WASHINGTON (AP) — New Senate Majority Leader John Thune is kicking off the new session with a promise to preserve the filibuster, saying in his first floor speech as leader that...
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What’s on the table in 2025? Some predicted trends in food
By KATIE WORKMAN, Associated Press As we tip into the New Year, we food writers are often tasked with putting on paper our predictions for what will be trending. Truly, this used to be a simpler task!...
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Gretchen’s table: Pasta and clams ã la famille Hoffman offer a taste of France
Gretchen McKay | (TNS) Pittsburgh Post-Gazette PITTSBURGH — The best meals are also often the simplest meals made with just a handful of everyday, easy-to-find ingredients. And if they’re both fresh...
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Column: Years in the making, the MLK movie ‘King Blvd’ arrives in a serious,...
Some years ago I met a young man with a dream. His name was Earl Hardy and his dream was to make a film about the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Not about the man, but about the streets that had been...
View Article2 men sentenced in federal stolen body parts cases, one of which involved...
Two men have been sentenced to federal prison for their roles in separate but similar cases of selling stolen human body parts, including one case that involved a Berks County man. Matthew Lampi, 50,...
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Movies for winter 2025: Wolf men and vampires and bears, for starters
Our new movie year arrives with some terrific reminders of the year, arguably less terrific, to which we just said “so long.” Some of last year’s peak achievements are now getting out and about in...
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TV for winter 2025: 15 shows coming up, including the return of ‘Reacher’ and...
For all its flaws, “Saturday Night Live” used to consistently launch its cast members onto movie marquees. But changes in the film business have made that an impossibility in recent years. Nobody is...
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Stunning backcountry hut near Vail Pass offers comfortable getaway with...
Awakened in the middle of the night recently in a backcountry hut on Shrine Pass, I glanced out a window and saw stars, so I threw on a jacket and went out on the deck of Jay’s Cabin, three miles...
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For many in Pennsylvania, it doesn’t get better than Penn State vs. Notre...
Like many children who attended Catholic schools in Pennsylvania in the 1960s and '70s, I was a Notre Dame football fan. We watched the Fighting Irish highlights show and listened to Lindsey Nelson and...
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Pottstown man convicted of child rape draws decades in prison
NORRISTOWN — Saying a Pottstown man stole the innocence of the 5-year-old girl he sexually assaulted, a judge sent the man to prison for at least two decades. “This was a crime done in secrecy … in the...
View ArticleYou can now access your credit report once a week for free, rather than just...
By Dave Lieber, The Dallas Morning News (TNS) If you’re someone who manages the family’s finances, worries about identity theft and values maintaining a good credit score, The Watchdog has the latest...
View ArticleJudge sets Trump’s sentencing in hush money case for Jan. 10, but signals no...
By MICHAEL R. SISAK and JENNIFER PELTZ NEW YORK (AP) — In an extraordinary turn, a judge Friday set President-elect Donald Trump's sentencing in his hush money case for Jan. 10 — little over a week...
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Police seek suspects in northern Berks convenience store thefts
Police are seeking the identity of suspects in several Berks County convenience and dollar store thefts. Fleetwood Borough Police and Northern Berks Regional Police are asking for help in identifying...
View ArticleClimate change-driven weather risks are reshaping the way US consumers travel
By Mia Taylor, TravelPulse (TNS) The increasingly severe weather brought about by global climate change is weighing on the minds of travelers. In fact, it seems weather risks are playing a greater role...
View ArticleSoldier who died by suicide in Las Vegas told ex-girlfriend of pain and...
By TARA COPP and RIO YAMAT LAS VEGAS (AP) — The highly decorated Special Forces soldier who died by suicide in a Cybertruck explosion on New Years Day confided to a former girlfriend — who had served...
View ArticleThe French Quarter’s metal barriers were gone on New Year’s, leaving a...
By RYAN FOLEY and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN After an Islamic State sympathizer rammed a truck into crowds celebrating Bastille Day in 2016, horrified New Orleans leaders were eager to protect their city’s...
View ArticleWhy Apple TV+ is offering a free weekend of binge-watching
By MARK KENNEDY NEW YORK (AP) — Apple TV+ is hoping people will make a dent in the Strategic Popcorn Reserve by bingeing its streaming TV and movies for free this weekend in what experts are calling a...
View ArticleDe George: After coaching change, 2025 Union season is all on Ernst Tanner
CHESTER — The reasons that Ernst Tanner laid out at Subaru Park — in November, then again on Thursday — all made perfect sense. The Union had regressed so sharply in 2024, in terms of on-field results...
View ArticleWhy are US flags being flown at half-staff on Inauguration Day?
By MEG KINNARD President-elect Donald Trump has expressed frustration that flags will be flying at half-staff when he takes office later this month. Related Articles National Politics | Excerpts from...
View ArticleHonduras suggests ending US military cooperation over Trump mass deportation...
By MARLON GONZÁLEZ TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — Honduras President Xiomara Castro ’s comments earlier this week threatening to stop her country’s cooperation with the U.S. military if President-elect...
View ArticleSick season is in full force. What the latest CDC figures show
By MIKE STOBBE The holidays came with a side of flu for many Americans, with 40 states reporting high or very high levels of illness last week, according to the latest government health data. Related...
View ArticleExcerpts from the judge’s ruling to go ahead with Trump sentencing
NEW YORK (AP) — The judge overseeing Donald Trump’s hush money case in New York dealt with a host of weighty, unprecedented questions before deciding Friday that the president-elect should be sentenced...
View ArticleHave an extra $4 million? You could buy the ‘Breaking Bad’ house
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The house made famous by the “Breaking Bad” TV series is up for sale, and the owners of the otherwise unassuming home in one of Albuquerque’s older...
View ArticleTanner McKee likely to get first NFL start at quarterback for Eagles
PHILADELPHIA — Just a week before the playoffs begin, the Eagles could be down to their third-string quarterback. Jalen Hurts was still in concussion protocol on Friday, ruling him out for Sunday’s...
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Pennsylvania high school basketball scores from Friday, Jan. 3
Pennsylvania high school girls and boys basketball scores from Friday, Jan. 3. GIRLS Academy Park 51, Norristown 35 Academy of Notre Dame de Namur 51, Germantown Academy 43 Beaver Area 59, Hopewell 36...
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