Prosecutor tells New York City jury at bribery trial that Sen. Bob Menendez...
By LARRY NEUMEISTER NEW YORK (AP) — A prosecutor accused Sen. Bob Menendez in a closing argument at his bribery trial Monday of putting the power of the onetime chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations...
View ArticleChief prosecutor defends Vatican’s legal system after recent criticism of...
By NICOLE WINFIELD ROME (AP) — The Vatican's chief prosecutor has strongly defended the integrity and fairness of the city state's justice system following criticism that Pope Francis' absolute power...
View ArticleRecipe: Canned tuna is a key ingredient in this tasty pasta dish
Years ago, I discovered the culinary joy of canned tuna packed in olive oil. I love the meaty texture that flakes to perfection. There’s not a hint of mushy wateriness. It can be a delicious protein...
View ArticleU.S. to expand control of land sales to foreigners near 56 additional...
By FATIMA HUSSEIN WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. wants to expand a Treasury committee's jurisdiction to review land sales near U.S. military sites where foreigners are the buyers. New Treasury rulemaking...
View ArticleReading man dies after kayak capsized on Schuylkill River in eastern Berks
A Reading man died in Reading Hospital shortly after his kayak capsized Saturday afternoon while paddling on the Schuylkill River. Erick Candelario, 41, was pronounced dead at 5:28 p.m. by a hospital...
View ArticleSam Mattis, who trains at Garage Strength, will compete at Paris Olympics
Sam Mattis, the 2015 NCAA discus champion who has trained at Garage Strength in Fleetwood for eight years, will compete in his second Olympics this month. Mattis, 30, who was a three-time All-American...
View ArticleThe plane is ready, the fundraisers are booked: Trump’s VP search comes down...
By JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The future Republican vice presidential candidate’s plane is currently parked in an undisclosed hangar, an empty spot on its fuselage where a decal...
View ArticleAmericans are split over whether Trump should face prison in the hush money...
By BILL BARROW and LINLEY SANDERS | Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans are about evenly split on whether former President Donald Trump should face prison time for his recent felony conviction...
View ArticleElections in Europe, Iran show authoritarian march may have slowed, not halted
By JILL LAWLESS and DANICA KIRKA LONDON (AP) — At first glance, elections in France and Britain were a triumph for leftists and reformers over authoritarians and the right. Even Iran — where Supreme...
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Search continues for 2 escapees from youth detention center in southern Berks.
Two teens who escaped from the Abraxas Academy youth detention facility in New Morgan over the weekend remained at large as of Monday afternoon, authorities said. Tyler Lutz, 18, of Reading and Dustin...
View ArticleRepublicans move at Trump’s behest to change how they will oppose abortion
By THOMAS BEAUMONT and CHRISTINE FERNANDO, Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Republican National Committee’s platform committee has adopted a policy document that reflects former President Donald...
View ArticleThe Black neighborhood home appraisal gap is real. Can we close it?
Jeff Ostrowski | (TNS) Bankrate.com For middle-class Americans, homeownership is a key component of their family’s net worth. But many Black and Latino Americans find themselves on the outside looking...
View ArticleLying to get cheaper car insurance can end up costing you
By Isabel Contreras | NerdWallet Lying on an insurance application can seem like an easy work-around to soften the burn of today’s rising auto insurance rates. But the practice can end up costing...
View ArticleThe concierge catch: Better access for a few patients disrupts care for many
John Rossheim | (TNS) KFF Health News “You had to pay the fee, or the doctor wasn’t going to see you anymore.” That was the takeaway for Terri Marroquin of Midland, Texas, when her longtime physician...
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Are solar panels a good investment? New study offers an answer
Solar power panels have long seemed an appealing option in California, a state with lots of sunny days that adores its electronic gadgetry and environment, yet is saddled with the highest residential...
View ArticleFake therapist fooled hundreds online until she died, state records say
Brett Kelman | (TNS) KFF Health News Hundreds of Americans may have unknowingly received therapy from an untrained impostor who masqueraded as an online therapist, possibly for as long as two years,...
View ArticleThe best new rosé wines aren’t from France
Elin McCoy | Bloomberg News (TNS) Chilled pink wine on a hot summer night is still the Instagram symbol of summer — and winemakers in every region on the planet are launching new ones to fill your...
View ArticleAmericans traveled internationally 8% more this spring compared with a year ago
Lacey Pfalz | TravelPulse (TNS) Americans left the country more this spring than they did before the pandemic, according to new passenger volume data released by The National Travel and Tourism Office...
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Movie review: ‘Longlegs’ an expertly crafted horror thriller
Katie Walsh | Tribune News Service Oz Perkins’ eerie, occultist serial killer horror thriller “Longlegs” opens with a psyche-rattling sequence, barely a minute or two long, in which he crafts a...
View ArticleHow home swapping became the trendy alternative to Airbnb
Lebawit Lily Girma | (TNS) Bloomberg News Amy Froelich and her wife, Marla, have been Airbnb, Inc. hosts since 2015. They started in Iowa City, Iowa, and continued on to Madison, Wisconsin, where they...
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