The best tea tree oils to enhance your beauty routine
Tea tree oil Tea tree oil is a natural household staple loved for its wide range of uses and benefits, from skincare to haircare to antifungal treatment. Its versatility and efficacy are unmatched by...
View ArticleFree-spending Mets finalize deal with right-hander Clay Holmes
DALLAS — Clay Holmes and the Mets finalized a $38 million, three-year contract on Monday, with plans to convert the All-Star reliever into a starting pitcher. Holmes gets a $13 million salary in each...
View ArticleElon Musk warns Republicans against standing in Trump’s way — or his
By THOMAS BEAUMONT, JULIET LINDERMAN and MARTHA MENDOZA DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A week after President-elect Donald Trump’s victory, Elon Musk said his political action committee would “play a...
View ArticleSouth Korea’s ex-defense minister is formally arrested over brief imposition...
By HYUNG-JIN KIM and KIM TONG-HYUNG SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea's previous defense minister was formally arrested Wednesday over his alleged collusion with President Yoon Suk Yeol and others...
View ArticleCemetery in Muhlenberg Township to honor veterans with wreath laying ceremony
This holiday season, nearly 1,000 headstones and grave markers at Gethsemane Cemetery will be adorned with wreaths to honor the veterans buried there. The cemetery in Muhlenberg Township is...
View ArticleCelebrities and coastal residents flee from wind-driven wildfire in Malibu
By JAE HONG, ERIC THAYER and CHRISTOPHER WEBER MALIBU, Calif. (AP) — Thousands of Southern California residents were under evacuation orders and warnings Tuesday as firefighters battled a wind-driven...
View ArticleYMCA of Reading and Berks County honors champions
The YMCA of Reading and Berks County celebrated its annual Breakfast of Champions for Youth on Tuesday by recognizing five members of the community and two companies for their dedication to the mission...
View ArticleNikki Giovanni, poet and literary celebrity, has died at 81
By HILLEL ITALIE, AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Nikki Giovanni, the poet, author, educator and public speaker who went from borrowing money to release her first book to spending decades as a...
View ArticleRepublican-led states are rolling out plans that could aid Trump’s mass...
By DAVID A. LIEB JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — As President-elect Donald Trump assembles his administration, Republican governors and lawmakers in some states are already rolling out proposals that could...
View ArticleWhen is the right time to look into summer camp?
Summer camp provides children weeks of entertainment, camaraderie and opportunities to learn and grow. It also offers a welcome respite for parents and other caregivers from having to provide...
View ArticleNetanyahu is testifying in his corruption trial. He has been dogged by...
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took the witness stand Tuesday for the first time in his long-running trial on corruption charges. But long before these accusations...
View ArticleWhat will happen to Social Security under Trump’s tax plan?
Kemberley Washington, CPA | (TNS) Bankrate.com “Seniors should not pay tax on Social Security,” President-elect Donald Trump said on social media during his campaign in July. Currently, some people who...
View ArticleAfter withdrawing as attorney general nominee, Matt Gaetz lands a talk show...
By DAVID BAUDER NEW YORK (AP) — Following the short-circuited effort to become President-elect Donald Trump’s attorney general, Matt Gaetz is joining the conservative One America News Network to host a...
View ArticleBird flu claims 12% of egg supply for major national processor
Brooks Johnson | (TNS) The Minnesota Star Tribune Minnesota-based Michael Foods has lost 12% of its egg supply after millions of egg-laying chickens were exposed to avian influenza and euthanized at a...
View ArticleState prisons turn to extended lockdowns amid staffing shortages, overcrowding
Amanda Hernández | (TNS) Stateline.org Across the United States, state prison systems are grappling with chronic understaffing and overcrowding — dual crises that are keeping incarcerated people...
View ArticleRecipe: Make this pepper-infused vinegar to give as a gift
In the early days of my father’s career, he was based in New Orleans. It was in The Big Easy that he developed the habit of seasoning many dishes with pepper-packed vinegar. He sprinkled it on beans...
View ArticleHere’s how state police in Delaware County arrested suspect in case of 2 men...
A tragic double homicide on the on-ramp of I-476 from I-95 in Ridley Township earlier this year may have resulted from an accidental shooting, according to court documents. Pennsylvania State Police...
View ArticleDA suggests judge could permanently halt Trump’s hush money case while...
By MICHAEL R. SISAK and JENNIFER PELTZ, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors are urging a judge not to throw out President-elect Donald Trump’s hush money criminal conviction but suggesting a...
View ArticleTrump lawyers and aide hit with 10 additional felony charges in Wisconsin...
By SCOTT BAUER, Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin prosecutors filed 10 additional felony charges Tuesday against two attorneys and an aide to President-elect Donald Trump who advised...
View ArticleReading City Council adopts 2025 budget with no tax increase
There will be no tax increase for Reading property owners in 2025. City Council Monday voted to hold the line on taxes and in a separate action set the general fund budget at $115 million for next...
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