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Man admits hiding camera to secretly record woman
WILKES-BARRE — A man from Wilkes-Barre admitted to hiding a trail camera to secretly record a woman in her bedroom. Ruben Suquilanda, 41, of South Franklin Street, pled guilty to invasion of privacy before Luzerne County Judge Joseph F. Sklarosky Jr. Wilkes-Barre police charged Suquilanda after the woman discovered...
One way or another, my gnocchi needed to be rescued
Tired of ads? Subscribers enjoy a distraction-free reading experience. I’ll admit it was an odd thing to do at a restaurant, but after my friend Karen and I sat down and ordered ice tea, I discreetly pulled 4 homemade gnocchis, wrapped in foil, out of my purse. “Karen, you...
Biden faces intensified calls to step aside while ill with COVID-19
Tired of ads? Subscribers enjoy a distraction-free reading experience. Joe Biden can’t catch a break. It seemed like things couldn’t get much worse for the president after he was diagnosed Wednesday with COVID-19, dashing his hopes of counter-programming the Republican National Convention by forcing him to cancel an appearance before a key Latino advocacy group.
Study commission starts discussing Luzerne County Council size, election format
Tired of ads? Subscribers enjoy a distraction-free reading experience. Luzerne County’s Government Study Commission agreed 11 county council members is too many. While the other commission members cited a preference for seven or five during Thursday’s meeting, commission Chairman Tim McGinley said he believes the panel should consider recommending nine council members.
Trump to speak at RNC as convention enters fourth day
MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Republican National Convention culminates Thursday with former President Donald Trump expected to accept the party’s presidential nomination, achieving a comeback four years in the making and anticipated even more in the past week in light of Saturday’s assassination attempt. He is expected to...
Biden is isolated at home as Obama, Pelosi and other Democrats push for him to reconsider 2024 race
WASHINGTON — Democrats at the highest levels are making a critical push for President Joe Biden to rethink his election bid, with former President Barack Obama expressing concerns to allies and Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi privately telling Biden the party could lose the ability to seize control of the House if he doesn’t step away from the 2024 race.
‘It’s a story about finding yourself’
Tired of ads? Subscribers enjoy a distraction-free reading experience. “Now elbows in and sit up straight and do not slurp the stroganoff.”. Those are a few lines from “Learn to Do It,” a song you’ll hear if you attend the Ovation Playhouse production of “Anastasia,” set for July 20-21 and July 26-28 at the Dallas Middle School auditorium.
Lou Dobbs, conservative pundit and Fox Business host, dies at 78
NEW YORK — Lou Dobbs, the conservative political pundit and cable TV host who was a nightly presence on Fox Business Network for more than a decade, has died. He was 78. His death was announced Thursday in a post on his official X account, which called him a “fighter till the very end – fighting for what mattered to him the most, God, his family and the country.”
Biden administration cancels another $1.2 billion in student loans for public service workers
Tired of ads? Subscribers enjoy a distraction-free reading experience. The Biden administration is cancelling an additional $1.2 billion in student loans for borrowers who work in public service through changes to an existing forgiveness program. The relief for roughly 35,000 borrowers was announced Thursday by the Education Department and made...
Rally shooter had photos of Trump, Biden and other US officials on his phone, AP sources say
WASHINGTON — The 20-year-old Pennsylvania man who tried to assassinate Donald Trump had photos on his phone of the former Republican president, President Joe Biden and other officials, including Attorney General Merrick Garland and FBI Director Chris Wray, according to two people familiar with the matter. Investigators searching Thomas...
Israel’s Netanyahu makes surprise Gaza visit as far-right politician tours flashpoint Jerusalem site
JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a surprise visit to troops in southern Gaza on Thursday, saying it was essential that Israel keep control of a strip of territory along the territory’s border with Egypt, just days before he was set to give a speech to the U.S. Congress.
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