Click here for updates on this story MOOSIC, Pennsylvania (WNEP) — “Ready, set, go!” — With those three quick commands, the shoppers were off on a spree, tearing through the new Shoprite on Birney Avenue, all to benefit the Greenwood Fire Department just down the road. With tickets for the shopping spree going for a
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President Donald Trump’s actions during his final days in office have significantly increased his exposure to potential criminal prosecution, lawyers say, complicating his life after the White House. Over five days last week — beginning with a phone call to the Georgia Secretary of State directing him to “find” votes to overturn the election to
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The fateful moment when the House of Representatives on Wednesday impeaches President Donald Trump for a second time will rank among the defining moments of America’s story long after the citizens enduring these harrowing, tragic days are gone. Fast-moving developments in the run-up to the vote have left Trump more politically vulnerable than he has
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PALMERTON, Pennsylvania (WNEP) — The restaurant industry and its employees have been among the hardest hit during the coronavirus pandemic. At Joey B’s in Palmerton, workers have experienced the struggles firsthand. “It’s been very difficult. We cut back; we cut back our hours drastically. To try and keep
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New York City is terminating its business relationships with the Trump Organization in response to last week’s attack on the US Capitol. On the day President Donald Trump faces a second impeachment for his role inciting the rioters who ransacked the Capitol, officials in New York City announced plans to immediately end the Trump Organization’s
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Moberly police say a man who is suspected of pulling out a knife inside a hospital on Wednesday has been arrested.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DAVENPORT, Iowa (Quad-City Times) — Trey Gordon has been baking ever since he’s been able to reach his kitchen counter. Now the 13-year-old can add appearing on Food Network’s Kids Baking Championship to his list of achievements. Gordon, of Davenport, is no stranger to the Quad-Cities’ limelight. The
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The legendary Betty White turns 99 on January 17 and like many others this year she is planning a birthday in quarantine. White recently spoke with “Entertainment Tonight” about how she will spend the start of her last year as a nonagenarian. “What am I doing for my birthday?,” she said. “Running a mile each
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Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves on Monday ratified the new state flag, and Mississippi flew its new banner over the state Capitol for the first time, months after the state retired its decades-old flag that displayed a Confederate battle emblem. The moment was historic for the southern state that had been the last in the nation
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One of China’s most prominent e-commerce companies is facing intense public backlash over allegations that it overworks its employees. It’s a sign that scrutiny of the country’s tech champions is broadening, and could become even more intense. Pinduoduo — the country’s third largest e-commerce firm after Alibaba and JD.com — became a target of public
Continue Reading Yes, Martha Stewart received her first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine near a facility named for her, but rest assured, she says she didn’t jump the line. The lifestyle mogul posted a video Monday on her verified Instagram account showing her getting vaccinated near the Martha Stewart Center for Living at Mount Sinai Downtown in
Continue Reading A week after the mob stormed the US Capitol leaving staff and members cowering in their offices, in their chambers and waiting out the siege in secure locations, the House will vote — for the first time in history — to impeach a sitting President twice. This time around, a handful of Republicans will be
Continue Reading National Guard members supporting US Capitol security in Washington, DC, ahead of Inauguration Day will be armed, the Department of Defense announced Tuesday. The decision comes as law enforcement in the nation’s capital and around the country brace for more extremist violence after the deadly insurrection at the US Capitol last week. The first wave
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The 2021 Masters will allow a limited number of spectators in attendance, Fred Ridley — chairman of Augusta National Golf Club — announced Tuesday in a statement. “While we are disappointed that we will be unable to accommodate a full complement of patrons this year, we will continue our efforts to ensure that all who
Continue Reading Faith in massive Covid-19 vaccination efforts has been a key reason stocks have kicked off 2021 by notching a string of record highs. But early evidence shows that the vaccination drive in many countries is stumbling out of the gate, posing a risk to market expectations that the economy — and therefore corporate earnings —
Continue Reading Twitter’s decision to ban President Donald Trump from its platform on Friday sent shock waves through the political and tech worlds. But a different tech crackdown that began later that night and continued through the weekend arguably has the potential to shift how people think about the internet and the companies that power it. Citing
Continue Reading Eddie Lee Howard was wrongfully sentenced to death in 1994. Now, after decades of fighting, he has been exonerated. Howard, who is Black, was sentenced to death in 1994, after being wrongfully convicted for the murder and rape of 84-year-old Georgia Kemp, who is White, in Columbus, Mississippi, according to the Innocence Project, which represented
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Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says his team will do its best to keep within the new Covid-19 guidelines as the Premier League looks to clampdown on celebrations. In a document reportedly sent out to teams on Tuesday, made public on social media, organizers underlined that behaviors during training and matches must change, whilst
Continue Reading In the run-up to the Consumer Electronics Show last year, Gina Muoio was pulling 60-to-80-hour weeks at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas. Muoio worked as an event coordinator for a third-party electrical vendor and carefully choreographed the power needs for exhibitors, presenters and attendees at trade shows held in the massive hall.
Continue Reading Japan will expand its state of emergency to seven more prefectures, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said Wednesday. The country reported 4,527 new cases and 51 deaths Tuesday, bringing the national total to almost 300,000, with a death toll of 4,158. More than 61,500 patients are in hospitals across the country, which have been struggling to
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