By George Solis Click here for updates on this story EXTON, Pennsylvania (WPVI) — Police are looking for the suspects who stole thousands of dollars in perfume from a Macy’s department store in Chester County, Pennsylvania. It happened inside the Exton Square Mall in West Whiteland Township around 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Seventy-three-year-old Mark Spool,
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By Hannah Sarisohn and Jay Croft, CNN A week after a Pittsburgh bridge collapsed, officials announced plans on Friday to build a new one that will cost $25.3 million. Ten people were injured January 28 when the snow-covered Fern Hollow Bridge collapsed just hours before President Joe Biden was slated to speak in Pittsburgh about
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By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The message the U.S. jobs report sent Friday was a surprising one: Despite a surge in viral cases in January, the labor market is so healthy that employers kept hiring last month at a pace that far surpassed anyone’s expectations. Before Friday, the widespread view was
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — Pointing lasers at airplanes and helicopters is becoming a bigger problem. The Federal Aviation Administration said Friday that pilots reported a record 9,723 laser strikes last year. That’s a a 41% increase over the year before. Lasers aimed at aircraft have been a safety concern for more than a decade despite jail
Continue Reading By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — It’s official: New York is now the largest sports betting market in America after just four weeks of taking mobile bets. The Empire State blew past New Jersey in January to seize the market lead, taking over $1.6 billion worth of sports bets. That’s $300
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By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — It’s official: New York is now the largest sports betting market in America after just four weeks of taking mobile bets. The Empire State blew past New Jersey in January to seize the market lead, taking over $1.6 billion worth of sports bets. That’s $300
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The Jefferson City Police Department said Thursday that a 25-year-old man was shot on Boonville Road. Police later said two suspects had been arrested and charged.
Continue Reading PHOENIX (AP) — The Phoenix Mercury have signed WNBA leading scorer Tina Charles, their second big addition in as many days. Phoenix announced Charles’ signing a day after adding Diamond DeShields in a three-team trade with Chicago and New York. Charles joins a roster that includes Diana Taurasi, Brittney Griner and Skylar Diggins-Smith, who led
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By Matt Egan, CNN Business January’s shockingly strong jobs report suggests the US economy is healthy enough to withstand the Federal Reserve’s plans to raise interest rates in the coming months, former Obama economist Austan Goolsbee told CNN on Friday. “We had an honest-to-God blockbuster positive surprise of a job report. Hopefully, it’s a sign
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Rescatistas en Marruecos llevan casi tres días tratando de alcanzar a un niño de 5 años atrapado en un pozo en el norte del país, informó este viernes el medio estatal MAP. El niño, que se llama Rayan, se encuentra atrapado en el pozo que llega a más de 30
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By Ben Morse, CNN And so, the 2022 Winter Olympics is underway. Following an opening ceremony filled with fireworks, amazing lightshows and some colorful costumes, the competition among athletes for medals on Saturday in Beijing will really get going. While many around the world might recognize sports in the Summer Games, the Winter edition of
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (WLKY) — A woman and her two dogs were pulled to safety from a car that flipped over into a ditch as icy winter weather was moving through southern Indiana. It happened around noon Thursday near Henryville, Indiana on Highway 160 West just
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By Jacob Lev, CNN A letter written on behalf of 16 members of the University of Pennsylvania’s swim team was sent to the university and the Ivy League on Thursday asking that they not pursue legal action to challenge the NCAA’s new transgender athlete participation policies. The letter was written by Nancy Hogshead-Makar, CEO of
Continue ReadingBy Taylor Lang Click here for updates on this story BOCA RATON, Florida (WPBF) — The Coast Guard is responding to a tug boat and a barge that ran aground Thursday in Boca Raton. Officials said there were four people on board when the tug boat ran aground at about 8:45 p.m. No injuries have
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By Ali Zaslav and Lauren Fox, CNN A bipartisan group of senators are moving closer to a long-sought deal to renew and modernize the lapsed Violence Against Women Act, after a series of hangups stalled progress on the landmark legislation that expired more than three years ago. “We had a meeting on it this morning,
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story MARION COUNTY, Florida (WESH) — Deputies say a person was hit and killed by a train Thursday night in Marion County. It happened between Southeast 52nd Street and Southeast 62nd Street just after 11 p.m The victim has not been identified. The Marion County Sheriff’s
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By Gabby Orr, CNN In a resolution formally censuring GOP Reps. Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger, the Republican National Committee on Friday described the events surrounding the January 6, 2021 insurrection — which have been at the center of a House probe — as “legitimate political discourse.” A copy of the resolution obtained by CNN
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (WGAL) — Pennsylvania State Police said someone stole thousands of dollars of inspection and emissions stickers, in addition to a car, from a vehicle dealership in Dauphin County. The burglary happened on Jan. 27 at Ciocca Honda along Allentown Boulevard in West Hanover
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By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Employers added a record 6.6 million jobs during Joe Biden’s first 12 months in office, by far the strongest record of any president’s first year in office. The unexpected strength of the January jobs report — along with some revisions in readings for November and December — pushed Biden over
Continue Reading By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The dissident Chinese architect behind the Beijing stadium hosting Friday’s opening ceremony of the Winter Games has scoffed at the head of the U.N. health agency. He said China should award him “a gold medal” for not asking hard questions about its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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