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Police: Kids left at home alone while mom vacationed in Florida
A mother and a father are charged with endangering the welfare of their two children in Lackawanna County. Investigators say the two children were knowingly left alone in Dunmore for nearly three days while the mother was in Florida.
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Simple Ways a Keto-Friendly Diet Can Set You Up for Success
Chances are you’ve heard of the keto diet. Its popularity has soared in recent years, adding it to the list of diets many people try, especially in the New Year. The keto diet is founded on the belief that when your body is in a state of nutritional ketosis -- a metabolic state in which fat provides most of the fuel for the body -- you will lose weight. But what if you could take a less drastic approach?
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Your Book Is Worthy of Recognition
Have you written a book, had it published, and want to bring more attention to it? We have an avenue that might be of interest to you: The International Latino Book Awards are the largest Latino book and cultural awards in the world. The Awards celebrates books by and about Latinos written in English, Spanish and Portuguese. The Awards are produced by Empowering Latino Futures/Latino Literacy Now, a 501c3 nonprofit organization I co-founded with Kirk Whisler in 1997.
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High Blood Pressure Hits Urban Blacks Harder
If you are black and live in a city, you may be five times more likely to have extremely high blood pressure than the U.S. national average.
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This dietary supplement ingredient could cause a miscarriage or harm a fetus, FDA warns women
An ingredient found in dietary supplements may cause a miscarriage or harm fetal development, the US Food and Drug Administration warned women of childbearing age on Monday. Vinpocetine, a synthetically produced compound sold by itself or combined with other ingredients, is usually marketed for increased cognitive performance, enhanced energy and rapid reduction of body fat.
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This lobster-stealing seagull photobombed a tourist's Maine excursion, and the photo is wild
Alicia Jessop only had two things on her mind when she got to Maine -- eating lobster and seeing a lighthouse.
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Stand Together to Honor a King
Anywhere there was a fight against an injustice Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. would go. In April of 1968, King found himself in Memphis, TN taking on the case of sanitation workers who were working in life threatening conditions for little to no money.
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Diego Costa handed eight-game ban for insulting referee's mother
Atletico Madrid striker Diego Costa has been banned for eight games after being found guilty of abusing referee Jesus Gil Manzano during his side's 2-0 loss to Barcelona.
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A Tribe Called Identity...Finding Your Wakanda
AfricanAncestry.com Educates on African Tribes as Part of its 15th Year Celebration in 2018
African Ancestry, Inc. (AfricanAncestry.com), the pioneers of genetic ancestry tracing for people of African descent, commemorates its 15th year by bringing focus on the importance of African ethnic groups, commonly referred to as Tribes. Along with helping people find out where they’re from in Africa, AfricanAncestry.com is the only DNA service that also pinpoints Tribes as a part of its results package.
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Coda to a massive scandal: Two Kraft executives charged in accounting scheme
Kraft Heinz and two of its former high-ranking executives settled charges with the Securities Exchange Commission, which found the company engaged in a "years-long accounting scheme" involving falsified supplier contracts.
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Jeff Gladney, Arizona Cardinals cornerback, dies at 25
Jeff Gladney, a cornerback for the Arizona Cardinals, died in a car crash Monday morning in Dallas, according to the team's official website.
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Breast cancer survivor on mission to influence women to get cancer screenings
October is breast cancer awareness month and it's all about saving lives through early detection with recommended mammograms. Tomika Bryant is an influencer with a mission.
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A Pennsylvania police chief was killed after he 'ran towards danger' pursuing a suspect
A police chief who ran after a fleeing suspect Monday was shot in the head and "made the ultimate sacrifice," Pennsylvania officials said.
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Narcan saved the life of this poodle after suffering apparent drug overdose
A poodle named Toodles in Pennsylvania was revived with Narcan after suffering an apparent drug overdose, according to a local shelter.
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The Census, Redistricting and The Republican Conspiracy
Forty years ago, those who wanted to amend the U.S. Constitution to eliminate the 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments, along with any other provi- sions that extended democracy to “we the people,” were calling for a Constitutional Convention. Today, that approach is no longer necessary since those who still want to make those stated changes have found new ways to accomplish the same old goals.
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Mom of teen killed in crash: ‘I didn’t even get to see her in her prom dress’
Jody Conaway’s world turned upside down on Saturday when she found out her daughter, Kalen Hart, and Hart’s boyfriend, Lendon Byram, would not make it over for pictures before prom.
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TV show theme song helps family reunite with lost pet
Losing a pet can be heartbreaking for a family. But with a little luck and some help from a few strangers, a Lancaster County family found its missing pet.
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A tip from a 'hero citizen' thwarted a mass shooting planned for July 4 celebration in Richmond, Virginia, police say
One phone call saved countless lives and prevented a potential mass shooting during July 4 celebrations in Richmond, Virginia, the police chief and mayor said Wednesday.
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Manganese makes its mark in drug synthesis
Rice lab finds common metal more efficient at catalyzing pharma building blocks
Just because you’ve solved a standing chemistry challenge doesn’t mean you can’t make it better. Rice University scientists had that in mind when they set out to improve their technique to make a common building block for drugs.
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Delphi, Indiana, murders suspect told wife he killed two teen girls, unsealed documents allege
Richard Allen, the man charged with the 2017 killings of two teenage girls in Delphi, Indiana, confessed to the crime during a phone call with his wife while in custody, a newly unsealed court document alleges.
