Click here for updates on this story SUNBURY, Pennsylvania (WNEP) — Edgar Gearhart was 19 years old when he stabbed his mother and killed her boyfriend in a brutal stabbing in Sunbury in 2015. Police say the violence erupted after a night of drinking and an argument over who was getting a ride home. Neighbors
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LANCASTER, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — Former Lancaster music teacher, Timothy M. Sterner, 54, has been sentenced to prison for sexual misconduct after engaging in an inappropriate relationship with a student over a four-period. Sterner recently admitted to the criminal conduct in Lancaster County Court. He confessed to requesting sexual
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As health experts warn that highly contagious coronavirus variants could soon worsen the spread in the US, the country is about to require masks on public transportation. The pending order from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention comes as the country wraps up its deadliest month of the pandemic. The CDC announced an
Continue Reading An Austrian man who died in December has left an undisclosed fortune to the French village of Le Chambon-sur-Lignon to thank residents for hiding his family from Nazis during World War II. Erich Schwam, a Jewish refugee who arrived in the village with his mother and father in 1943, bequeathed a sum thought to be
Continue Reading The foundation set up by Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny has called on US President Joe Biden to impose sanctions on at least eight high profile Russian figures it says are close to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK) said it had submitted a broader list of 35 people in total in a
Continue Reading One of the greatest duos of all time — macaroni and cheese — is getting a Valentine’s Day makeover. The Kraft Heinz Company is giving away 1,000 boxes of pink Candy Kraft Mac & Cheese to celebrate Cupid’s big day. Giveaway winners will receive a box of the classic macaroni and cheese along with a
Continue Reading A Covid-19 vaccination site in a Latino neighborhood in New York City hard hit by the pandemic saw an overwhelming number of White people from outside the community show up to get the shot this month, city leaders say, laying bare a national disparity that shows people of color are being vaccinated at dramatically lower
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It was one year ago today the World Health Organization declared that the novel coronavirus was a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. “At the time there were fewer than 100 cases of the disease we now call Covid-19 and no deaths outside China,” WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Friday. “This week we reached
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One woman was pronounced dead on scene by Callaway County paramedics after she was hit by a car on I-70.
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When Karla Semien went to a cemetery to pick out a plot where her late husband would be buried, it was as if she’d stepped back into the 1950’s. Her husband Darrell Semien, a sheriff’s deputy for Allen Parish, Louisiana, died on January 24 after being diagnosed with cancer in December, CNN affiliate KPLC reported.
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As Covid-19 variants are increasingly found in the United States, experts say Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine candidate would help in the pandemic fight, despite trial reports showing apparently lower efficacy rates than two vaccines already authorized in the US. Johnson & Johnson’s single-shot coronavirus vaccine was shown to be 66% effective in preventing moderate and
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Some Missourians will be receiving their COVID-19 vaccine today in Pettis County as the state continues to roll out mass vaccination sites across the state.
Continue Reading For more than four years, countries that rely on American foreign aid have been reeling from the profound impact that Donald Trump’s reinstatement of the Mexico City policy has had on women. The policy, known as the “global gag rule” among opponents, prevents non-government organizations that provide abortions, give counseling about abortions, or advocate for
Continue Reading JoJo Siwa’s coming out kicked off in a very 2021 way — on TikTok. In a rainbow-bedazzled hoodie and matching hair bow, she lip synced to Lady Gaga’s inclusive anthem, “Born This Way.” She didn’t have to say she was out. Her fans — all 54 million of them across TikTok, YouTube and Instagram —
Continue Reading Mechanical breakdowns. Bad weather. Expiration deadlines. The earliest phases of Covid-19 vaccine distribution in some instances have left doctors, nurses, and health officials scrambling to inoculate Americans. In the worst cases, valuable doses have been wasted or thrown out. However, quick thinking by practitioners mixed with a bit of luck have found them administering vaccines
Continue Reading After nearly a year in the Covid-19 pandemic, some officials are pushing for a return to in-person instruction for K-12 students. In Chicago, Mayor Lori Lightfoot said late Friday night that Chicago Public Schools are reopening for in-person learning, even though an agreement has not been reached with the Chicago Teachers Union. “We still plan
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I remember the talk among parents on my son’s last day of in-person school since the pandemic began. Back in March, some of them didn’t believe it might be three whole weeks until our kids could return to school here in Oakland, California. Then there were those parents, sadists I was certain, whispering about how
Continue Reading For many, being considered a patriot is as American as it gets. Of the millions of words in the English language, the word “patriot” has long instilled a sense of pride in Americans. By definition, it means “one who loves and supports his or her country,” according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary. One expert told CNN
Continue Reading “How many people would fit in the state of Montana if you spaced them 6 feet apart?” “How do you make the perfect scrambled egg?” “Why is it important to mispronounce unfamiliar words as loudly as possible?” These are just some of the many questions that Montana-based journalist Jeremy Smith and his 10-year-old daughter Rasa
Continue Reading What if you could get paid for sleeping? Well, guess what — you can: $3,000 to be exact. Sleep Junkie, a mattress reviewing platform, is looking for a “Sleeping Beauty” who will get paid for snoozing. “Our Sleeping Beauty will become our official mattress tester, providing honest advice on some of the US’s top rated
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