She brought down a fabled Mafia boss
Eunice Hunton Carter was a social worker and prosecutor whose investigative work in New York City in the 1930s led to what was then the largest…
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Serving up soup and appreciation in Pennsylvania
Click here for updates on this story LACKAWANNA COUNTY, Pennsylvania (WNEP) — When is a cup of soup more than just a…
Continue Reading‘It’s a miracle,’ Dutch officials say as stowaway survives London to Holland flight in freezing temperatures
A 16-year-old Kenyan boy has survived sub-zero temperatures on an hour-long flight from London to the Netherlands by hiding himself near the…
Continue ReadingMembers of PA healthcare will call for more regulations for nursing homes, long term care facilities
Click here for updates on this story HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — Members of SEIU Healthcare Pa say, the…
Continue ReadingSeniors are having trouble getting Covid-19 vaccines. These cousins set up a system to help
Cousins Jacqueline Teague and Amelie Beck are juggling hybrid learning, extracurricular activities and now a volunteer project helping seniors in…
Continue ReadingMajority of Canadians want plastic ban expanded: survey
Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV News) — The majority of Canadians want to see the federal…
Continue ReadingFamed Scottish author mistaken for new N.S. leader wonders: Can I nationalize Tim Hortons?
Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV News) — Shortly after Nova Scotia’s Liberals chose…
Continue ReadingFan in pink one-piece runs on field during Super Bowl LV
An unidentified fan ran onto the field at Super Bowl LV and interrupted the game right as it was winding down during its fourth quarter. The fan, who…
Continue ReadingHere are the best Super Bowl commercials
On Super Bowl Sunday, there’s one thing that matters almost just as much as the football: the commercials. And this year, they delivered.…
Continue ReadingIndia glacier burst: Rescue workers looking for 177 people feared dead in Uttarakhand
At least 177 people are missing and 20 have died in northern India after part of a Himalayan glacier fell into a river sending a devastating…
Continue ReadingSlain FBI agent Daniel Alfin leaves a legacy of ‘passion, dedication, and principle’
FBI Special Agent Daniel Alfin will be remembered for the lives he changed and for “all the children who are safe today, and have a chance at a…
Continue ReadingA woman wins a 6-figure lottery prize. The next day, she wins again
Two days. Two back-to-back lottery wins. Both in the six figures. It must feel great to be Orlene Peterson right about now. The Idaho woman won a…
Continue ReadingThe coronavirus pandemic is still going strong. But there’s hope on the horizon
Despite a year of pandemic-driven social isolation and pain, in which we lost hundreds of thousands of lives, there are encouraging signs on the…
Continue ReadingThe coronvirus pandemic is still going strong. But there’s hope on the horizon
Despite a year of pandemic-driven social isolation and pain, in which we lost hundreds of thousands of lives, there are encouraging signs on the…
Continue ReadingWhy the generals really took back power in Myanmar
A strangely familiar sight dominated the front pages of Myanmar’s state-owned newspaper this week: photos of men in green military uniforms…
Continue ReadingIndia glacier burst: Rescue workers looking for 180 people feared dead in Uttarakhand
At least 180 people are missing and 19 have died in northern India after part of a Himalayan glacier fell into a river sending a devastating…
Continue ReadingHouston mural honoring George Floyd is unveiled in front of his high school alma mater
Houston, Texas, leaders unveiled a two-block mural Saturday, dedicated to George Floyd and located directly in front of his alma mater, Jack Yates…
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Inside Malawi’s Covid-19 wards, the impact of vaccine nationalism is all too clear
Even before Andrew Simbota arrived at the small, rural Mulanje district hospital on Saturday afternoon, doctors here wondered how they would treat…
Continue ReadingMartian moon Phobos could tell us what Mars was like in the past
Mars has long been a point of fascination for scientists as they try to uncover the planet’s past and determine if it ever supported life. It…
Continue ReadingIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pleads not guilty to corruption charges
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told a Jerusalem court he is not guilty of one charge of bribery and three charges of fraud and breach…
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