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In a State He Can't Lose, Biden Is Losing

New York Times /Sienna College has Trump up in Pennsylvania; Virginia also is surprisingly close

(Newser) - New polling has bad news for President Biden in the make-or-break state of Pennsylvania as well as in the once-safe state of Virginia, reports the New York Times . The newspaper is quick to point out that the polls were conducted before the attempted assassination of Donald Trump over the weekend,...

Trump Shooter Identified
Trump Shooter Identified
Jul 14, 2024 6:03 AM CDT

Trump Shooter Identified

Authorities say 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks was able to get 'astonishingly close'

(Newser) - The FBI early Sunday identified the shooter at former President Trump's rally as Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania. Secret Service agents fatally shot Crooks, reports the AP , who attacked from an elevated position outside the rally venue at a farm show in Butler, Pennsylvania, the agency...

7 Firefighters Hurt When Their Tankers Collide

Crews were working warehouse blaze

(Newser) - Pennsylvania authorities say seven firefighters were injured when two tanker trucks collided Friday night while responding to a large blaze in York. The crash took place at an intersection in Spring Garden Township just before 11pm Friday, WGAL reports, about a third of a mile from a large warehouse fire....

Three Mile Island Nuclear Plant May Be Revived

Owner of mothballed plant, site of infamous 1979 accident, is in talks to reopen it

(Newser) - The name has cast a shadow over the prospects of nuclear energy in the US for decades: Three Mile Island. But it appears that the mothballed nuclear plant in Pennsylvania—site of the worst nuclear accident in US history in 1979—might be back in business in the not-too-distant future....

Students Impersonate Teachers in Disturbing Mass TikTok Attack

District says faked accounts 'may have represented students' right to free speech'

(Newser) - In February, a Spanish teacher at a Pennsylvania middle school heard disturbing rumors about TikTok, a social media platform she'd never used, so she signed up for an account—and found that there was already a profile using her name. It was one of 20 fake TikTok accounts created...

Philadelphia Congregation Tells Biden It's With Him
Church Gives Biden 'Some Love'
Jul 7, 2024 1:55 PM CDT

Church Gives Biden 'Some Love'

Philadelphia congregation tells president it's with him

(Newser) - "God knew Biden needs some love," pastor Louis Felton said Sunday. President Biden found it in his campaign stop at Mount Airy Church of God in Christ in northwest Philadelphia. "Let him know we're with him, hallelujah," a woman shouted as Biden arrived, per the...

These Are the Best, Worst States for Summer Road Trips

Texas ranks No. 1, per WalletHub

(Newser) - Summertime, and the drivin' is easy—or at least it is in Texas, the No. 1 city on WalletHub's list of the best states for a summer road trip. The site looked at all 50 nifty to see which ones have the potential to draw out your inner Kerouac,...

State Lawmakers Boo Officers Hurt by Rioters

Some Pennsylvania Republicans applauded, Democrat says, and some walked out on Harry Dunn and Aquilino Gonell

(Newser) - After being introduced as "American heroes," two former police officers who were injured by rioters storming the US Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, were booed and hissed on Wednesday in Pennsylvania's House of Representatives, reports the Washington Post . Multiple Republicans then walked out of the chamber, Democrats...

In Pennsylvania, a Wild Wildlife Photo

Falling black bear was caught in a tarp in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania

(Newser) - It's certainly a candidate for photo of the week: an image of a young black bear falling from a tree and into a giant tarp held aloft by a group of wildlife, public safety, and rescue officials. That was the scene on Tuesday after the bruin showed up around...

Woman Says She's Kid Who Vanished in 1985

Pennsylvania State Police investigating Facebook claim related to Cherrie Mahan, who was 8

(Newser) - Surely not every Facebook comment is to be believed. But police in Pennsylvania are eager to determine the truth of one particular comment in which a woman claims to be Cherrie Mahan, who vanished from Pennsylvania as an 8-year-old in 1985. The woman made the claim on the " Memories...

What We Know About the Ohio, Pittsburgh Shootings

No arrests have yet been reported in either case

(Newser) - Shootings in Akron, Ohio, and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, left a total of three people dead and dozens injured Sunday, and as of this writing, no arrests had been reported in either case. Police in both cities were asking the public to call in with any information they have. In Pittsburgh, witnesses...

Massive Lithium Find Made in Pennsylvania

Researchers say fracking wastewater could provide 40% of US supply of critical mineral

(Newser) - Researchers in Pennsylvania say they didn't have to dig to find a huge source of a critical mineral. In a study published in the journal Scientific Reports , the University of Pittsburgh researchers say wastewater from fracking in the state could provide up to 40% of the national demand for...

Family of Teen Executed, Then Exonerated: 'They Need to Pay'

Alexander McClay Williams was exonerated of murder in 2022, nearly a century after he died

(Newser) - The family of the youngest person ever executed in the state of Pennsylvania—a Black 16-year-old sent to the electric chair in 1931 and exonerated by the governor in 2022—is suing the county that prosecuted him. Alexander McClay Williams was convicted of murder in the October 1930 icepick stabbing...

Rogue Raccoon Delights Fans at Major League Soccer Game

'SIGN HIM NOW!' was MLS' response in Philly

(Newser) - "We need to find him a ball because he's moving very well in the center of midfield." Those were a commentator's words during a Major League Soccer matchup this week between the Philadelphia Union and New York City FC, though the description wasn't about one...

'Killer Nurse' Hears Her Fate: 'Have Fun With the Devil'

Heather Pressdee gets 3 life sentences for administering excess insulin that led to 17 deaths

(Newser) - No one has to worry about Heather Pressdee ever taking care of a patient again. The 41-year-old dubbed the "killer nurse" by her own colleagues pleaded guilty to murder and other charges on Thursday, avoiding the death penalty but earning herself three consecutive life sentences for first-degree murder, plus...

Cops Tell UPenn They're Not Touching Encampment

At least not yet, per the department, saying there's no 'imminent danger' from pro-Palestinian protest

(Newser) - Amid the pro-Palestinian protests happening at college campuses around the nation, "all eyes" in Philly have been trained on the encampment at the University of Pennsylvania, where protests and counterprotests about the war in Gaza have been taking place since last month. The demonstrators have said they won't...

Man Loses Emotional Support Gator: 'Bring My Baby Back'

Joie Henney was vacationing in Georgia when Wally vanished

(Newser) - A Pennsylvania man who credits an alligator named Wally for helping relieve his depression for nearly a decade says he's searching for the reptile after it went missing during a vacation to the coast of Georgia. Joie Henney has thousands of social media users following his pages devoted to...

Pennsylvania Primaries Set Up Tough Senate Fight

Biden, Trump scored wins in battleground state

(Newser) - Tuesday was primary day in Pennsylvania and, to nobody's surprise, the AP called the Democratic and Republican races for President Biden and Donald Trump soon after polls closed at 8pm. Both men have locked up their nominations and major rivals have dropped out, though they still campaigned in the...

NTSB Report Highlights Disturbing Details of Pilot's Fall

Agency says Ronald Snyder may have unlatched seatbelt to inspect aircraft, passenger was helpless

(Newser) - Before a two-seater plane crashed near a Pennsylvania farm in 2022, its passenger sat by helplessly after the pilot fell out. That's according to a National Transportation Safety Board report released Wednesday, describing the crash of an "experimental amateur-built" Bearhawk Patrol plane near Pennsylvania's Hanover Township on...

Trump Blames Iran's Strike, Trial, Price of Gas on Democrats

Campaign rallies in Pennsylvania hear Democrats called communists, fascists

(Newser) - In his final campaign appearances before going on trial, Donald Trump cast President Biden and his fellow Democrats as "communists," "fascists," and "demented tyrants" responsible for Iran's strike against Israel, his upcoming criminal prosecution, and a list of other happenings. In return, he received...

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