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Dozens arrested for failing to disperse after ‘No Kings’ rally in Los Angeles
4+ hour, 23+ min ago (519+ words) By JOHN RABY Associated Press Protesters face off against police firing tear gas outside the Metropolitan Detention Center in downtown Los Angeles during a "No Kings" rally on Saturday. Police arrest a protester dressed as the Statue of Liberty in…...
LOOK BACK: Gas stations busy before a two-cent tax hike in 1961
5+ hour, 5+ min ago (421+ words) A Times Leader headline on March 31, 1961. Traffic jams were reported around area gasoline service stations on March 30 and March 31, 1961, as motorists waited in line to fill up. There were no shortages of gasoline. Motorists were beating a two-cent hike per…...
LEGISLATIVE ROUNDUP: Deluzio, Kelly introduce bill to address cost-of-living emergency
4+ hour, 55+ min ago (997+ words) The Pennsylvania State Capitol in Harrisburg. U.S. Rep. Chris Deluzio, D-Pittsburgh, and U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, this week introduced legislation to address the cost-of-living emergency that American families are facing right now as the price of basic goods and utility bills…...
Fine Arts Fiesta announces call for submissions for adult, student juried art exhibitions
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (314+ words) WILKES-BARRE " The Board of Directors of the 70th Annual Fine Arts Fiesta announces that preparations are currently being made for the Fine Art Fiesta Annual Sandra Dyczewski Maffei Adult Juried Exhibition and Yellow Zinnia Junior/Senior High Juried Exhibition. The 70th Wilkes-Barre…...
Tiger Woods arrested on suspicion of DUI after rollover crash, sheriff says
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (750+ words) By Cody Jackson and Doug Ferguson Associated Press Golfer Tiger Woods stands by his overturned vehicle on Friday in Jupiter Island, Fla. JUPITER ISLAND, Fla. " Tiger Woods was arrested Friday on suspicion of driving under the influence after his Land…...
In the wake of US social media verdicts, a look at what limits other countries have imposed for kids
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (492+ words) By BARBARA ORTUTAY Associated Press Parents of children who they say were victims of social media platforms hug outside the Los Superior Courthouse after listening to closing arguments on March 12. Dual jury verdicts this week have validated longstanding concerns about…...
Sweet 16: Purdue wins on last-second tip; Iowa pulls another upset
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (651+ words) Purdue forward Trey Kaufman-Renn (4) tips the ball over Texas forward Dailyn Swain (3) for the game-winning basket in the final second of regulation on Thursday in a Sweet 16 game in the NCAA Tournament. SAN JOSE, Calif. " Trey Kaufman-Renn tipped in a…...
Hoyt Library plans virtual author events
6+ day, 10+ hour ago (172+ words) Valerie Neal, curator Emerita from the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C., will discuss her book "On a Mission: The Smithsonian History of US Women Astronauts." Miranda Cowley Heller will discuss her poetry collection, "What the Deep Water…...
Plymouth woman gets prison in deadly fentanyl overdose
6+ day, 10+ hour ago (344+ words) Amy Virginia Rowan pled guilty to drug delivery resulting in death in Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas on Monday. Rowan was immediately sentenced to five to 10 years in state prison. Ed Lewis | Times Leader WILKES-BARRE " A Plymouth woman admitted…...
White House urges Congress to take a light touch on AI regulations in new legislative blueprint
1+ week, 2+ day ago (899+ words) By SEUNG MIN KIM and MATT O'BRIEN Associated Press President Donald Trump speaks at a dinner with Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in the State Dining Room of the White House on Thursday in Washington. WASHINGTON " The White House said…...