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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 prosecution of organized crime in US history. When notorious mob boss Charles “Lucky” Luciano met his downfall, the credit went to the young prosecutor Thomas Dewey, who eventually ran

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 plane’s landing gear. Dutch police are investigating the possibility of human trafficking after finding the boy falling from a compartment in an aircraft at Maastricht Aachen airport in Limburg on Thursday. “For us,

Click here for updates on this story     HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — Members of SEIU Healthcare Pa say, the state’s nursing home regulations are archaic and have not been updated for decades. They say, that has contributed to the issues seen in nursing homes since the pandemic began. Pennsylvania currently ranks fourth in the country for

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 sported a pink one-piece bathing suit and black shorts, appeared when there was about five minutes remaining in the game, and the Kansas City Chiefs had possession

On Super Bowl Sunday, there’s one thing that matters almost just as much as the football: the commercials. And this year, they delivered. Though some popular brands were notably absent — like Budweiser, which chose to donate the millions it would’ve spent on an ad to Covid-19 vaccine awareness — many others still partook. CBS

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 avalanche of water, dust and rocks down a mountain gorge, and crashing though a dam. Rescue teams worked through the night to find survivors trapped under the debris. Most

The Williams sisters rolled back the years on Monday as both stormed to straight-set victories in the Australian Open first round. Serena, 39, thrashed Laura Siegemund 6-1 6-1 shortly after her older sister Venus, 40, powered past Kirsten Flipkens 7-5 6-2. It was a statement win for Serena who is bidding for a record-equaling 24th

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 horizon. The United States is starting to ramp up vaccinations, with the pace increasing about 5% from last week, while there was a 15% decrease in new cases. And there are

A strangely familiar sight dominated the front pages of Myanmar’s state-owned newspaper this week: photos of men in green military uniforms sitting in seats of power. It was as if time had rewound a decade. “The Global New Light of Myanmar” has long been considered the mouthpiece for whoever is running the country, its pages