What is the Islamic State, and what attacks has it inspired by offshoots and...
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER and ERIC TUCKER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Police say they recovered the stark black banner of the Islamic State extremist group from the truck that an American man from...
View ArticleSAXTON: Danner’s stock continues to rise
Briggs Danner, the burgeoning racer from Pennsylvania, is set to take on the full USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship schedule for the first time in his career aboard the Hogue Racing...
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South Korean investigators attempt to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol
By KIM TONG-HYUNG, Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean investigators on Friday attempted to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived martial law decree last...
View ArticleSouth Schuylkill News Police Reports, Jan. 2, 2025
The following information comes from police reports and court records. Crash: State police responded to an accident on Dec. 22 at about 5 p.m. Jacob McClelland, 23, Orwigsburg, was driving north on...
View Article10 young people wounded in mass shooting outside New York nightclub
Ten young people were wounded in a mass shooting outside a New York nightclub, police said Thursday. The explosion of violence outside the Amazura nightclub in Jamaica, Queens might involve gangs — but...
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Why Mike Johnson’s bid to remain House speaker could be a struggle despite...
By FARNOUSH AMIRI, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Mike Johnson is fighting for his political life, again. The Louisiana Republican’s hold on the House speaker’s gavel and his position as second in...
View ArticleDaily docket: January 2, 2025
Daily thought “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.” John 3:16 Transformative Solutions Network...
View ArticleFBI says driver in New Orleans rampage acted alone, was ‘100%’ inspired by...
By ERIC TUCKER, JIM MUSTIAN, KEVIN McGILL and JACK BROOK NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Army veteran who drove a pickup truck into a crowd of New Year’s revelers in New Orleans acted alone, the FBI said...
View ArticleUS unemployment claims fall to 211,000, the lowest level since March
By PAUL WISEMAN, AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment checks dropped last week to the lowest level since March, suggesting that suggest most U.S....
View ArticleSouth Schuylkill News College Notes, Jan., 2, 2025
Honor Society East Stroudsburg University: Crysta Heffner, a junior majoring in hotel, restaurant and tourism management from Schuylkill Haven, inducted into Eta Sigma Delta honor society.
View ArticleReading mayor to host annual Three Kings Day toy giveaway
Reading Mayor Eddie Moran will host his annual Three King’s Day celebration toy and giveaway on Jan. 6. Moran began the traditional celebration in 2020 as a community outreach. In Puerto Rico, where...
View ArticleTesla sales dropped 1.1% in 2024, its first annual decline in a dozen years
By TOM KRISHER and BERNARD CONDON, Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Tesla posted its first annual sales drop in more than a dozen years Thursday, sinking a stock that has soared since Donald Trump’s...
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Disgraced former NYPD Chief home raided amid allegations of sex for overtime
The NYPD’s Internal Affairs Bureau and federal investigators raided the home of disgraced former NYPD Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey Thursday as a criminal investigation into accusations he...
View ArticleAll-State Football Team: 11 Berks players earn recognition
Eleven Berks County football players have earned statewide recognition for the 2024 season, as recognized by the Pennsylvania Football Writers. Schuylkill Valley led the way with three selections on...
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Soldier shot self in head before Cybertruck exploded outside Trump’s Las...
By TARA COPP, ALANNA DURKIN RICHER, COLLEEN LONG and TY ONEIL, Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — The highly decorated Army soldier inside a Tesla Cybertruck packed with fireworks that exploded outside...
View ArticleBody found in Lehigh County quarry is identified as man missing for a month
A man found dead Monday night in Slatington has been identified as a Walnutport man who had been missing for a month. Coroner Daniel A. Buglio identified the man as 41-year-old Jesse James Rutt. Rutt's...
View ArticleBerks policeman applies tourniquet after firework explodes in man’s hand
A 29-year-old man was severely injured when a firework exploded in his hand in Bern Township minutes into the new year, police said. Police, fire and emergency medical personnel were dispatched to the...
View Article5 things we know and still don’t know about COVID, 5 years after it appeared
By LAURAN NEERGAARD, LAURA UNGAR and MIKE STOBBE Five years ago, a cluster of people in Wuhan, China, fell sick with a virus never before seen in the world. The germ didn't have a name, nor did the...
View ArticleUnion hire Bradley Carnell as head coach
CHESTER — The mission for the coach of the Philadelphia Union is to do more with less – less investment in the first team, less in terms of transfer fees paid, even less acknowledgement from ownership...
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Former PA high school football star among those injured in New Orleans...
LANSDALE — The Lansdale Catholic High School community is stepping up for a local student-athlete among those injured on New Year's Day in New Orleans. Ryan Quigley, LC class of 2016, was reportedly...
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