HAZLETON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — State police announced DUI checkpoints will be placed in Luzerne County this weekend. Pennsylvania State Police Troop N stated “Operation Nighthawk: will be held on the weekend of May 17-19. Police say one or more checkpoints and roving patrols will be placed on roadways in Hazleton that are experiencing high […]
Scientists boarded a submersible and plunged into the depths of the South China Sea. Thousands of feet below the surface, they encountered a “large” spine-covered creature. It turned out to be a new species. Researchers explored the South China Sea through a series of dives on a manned submersible in March 2021, according to a […]
Red Lobster has abruptly closed dozens of restaurants across the country. A look at the restaurant chain’s website reveals 87 stores temporarily closed across 27 states, with some of them having their kitchen equipment up for auction on an online restaurant liquidator. The liquidator, TAGeX Brands, announced Monday it is auctioning off equipment this week […]
Startling video (via The Daily Mail) shows the moment two pilots ejected from their fighter jet, leaving one dead and another fighting for his life in the hospital. Bangladesh Air Force pilot Asim Jawad and his co-pilot, Sohan Hasan Khan, were forced to bail out after a series of daredevil aerial stunts went horribly awry […]
By Casey Hall and Akash Sriram (Reuters) -China’s Alibaba Group Holding reported an 86% plunge in fourth-quarter profit on Tuesday primarily due to valuation changes from equity investments, pushing its U.S.-listed shares down almost 6% in early trading though revenue beat forecasts. It also announced it would revive a plan first floated in 2022 to […]
Federico Marsicano / Shutterstock.com Although the definition of “middle class” has evolved over the years, the one thing that has remained constant is that middle-income earnings are not keeping up with inflation. According to government data website USAFacts, middle-class Americans saw their share of the country’s overall wealth fall to 26% in 2022 from 37% […]
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s Archewell Foundation has been deemed “delinquent” by California Attorney General Rob Bonta. Per an official letter from Bonta, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have not paid the official registration fees for their charity since at least the beginning of this month. Since Archewell did not submit its registration fees […]
Resembling a tiny pebble when its contracted, a sea creature washing up in Texas bears similarities to a vegetable as it balloons in size. Appropriately called onion sea anemones, the ocean creature is beginning to emerge along the shore of southern Texas at North Padre Island, according to Jace Tunnell of the Harte Research Institute […]
The decision to build a new power station faces a legal challenge over its potential greenhouse gas emissions. Environmental consultant Dr Andrew Boswell has applied for a judicial review against the government’s decision to approve a “net zero” gas power station in Teesside. He said his calculations revealed the plant, which would use carbon capture […]
SARATOGA SPRINGS, Utah (ABC4) — A 19-year-old missionary with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints serving in Utah County was booked on a first-degree felony rape charge, according to court documents. Police with the Saratoga Springs Police Department said they were called to a home near 700 West and Blue Mountain Drive on […]
For decades, police across the United States have been warned that the common tactic of handcuffing someone facedown could turn deadly if officers pin them on the ground with too much pressure or for too long. Recommendations first made by major departments and police associations culminated in a 1995 federal safety bulletin that explained keeping […]
(Bloomberg) — Investor confidence in Germany’s economy rose for a 10th month — reflecting optimism that growth is returning after more than a year of near-stagnation. Most Read from Bloomberg An expectations gauge by the ZEW institute increased to 47.1 in May from 42.9 in April — more than the 46.4 seen by analysts in […]