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Biden’s 2024 pitch highlights pragmatism over Trump’s pugilism
WASHINGTON President Joe Biden promised voters in 2020 that he knew how to get things done in Washington and could bring stability to the capital. It seemed like a message out of step with the more
Ukraine keeps up pressure following Russian declaration of victory in Bakhmut
OUTSIDE BAKHMUT, Ukraine Watching imagery from a drone camera overhead, Ukrainian battalion commander Oleg Shiryaev warned his men in nearby trenches that Russian forces were advancing across a fiel
Tony Award-nominee Sara Bareilles sees a future with both stage work and her music
NEW YORK When Sara Bareilles signed on for a two-week, stripped down production of Into the Woods off-Broadway, she had no idea the adventure would lead to Broadway and a Tony Award nomination. Sh
What to know as Prince Harry prepares for court fight with British tabloid publisher
LONDON Prince Harry is going where other British royals haven t for over a century: to a courtroom witness stand.
Christopher Nolan breaks down the best ways to watch a movie, ahead of his ‘Oppenheimer’ release
It s no secret that Christopher Nolan made Oppenheimer to be seen on the big screen. But not all big screens are created equal.
‘The Brainy Unicorn’ introduced to Luzerne
LUZERNE When opening their brand new shop in November, owners Michele Sherinsky and Cindy Kuhns envisioned Forever Bloom and Friends as a place for the area s best and brightest crafters to call hom
Look Back: Plains Township resident killed at Normandy
Considering the era, John Thomas Frantz had a long commute from his home at 150 Chamberlain St. in Hilldale, Plains Township, to his job for the Glen Alden Coal Company in Plymouth in the late 1930s a
Beyond the Byline: Heed summer’s ‘100 deadliest days of the roadways’
As the school year ends and summer vacation begins, we enter what AAA Mid-Atlantic calls the 100 Deadliest Days of the Roadways for teen drivers.
Riverfront yoga classes being held every Saturday (with drone video)
WILKES-BARRE The 14th season of Yoga on the Riverfront is underway on the Susquehanna River common.
India train crash kills over 280
BALASORE, India Rescuers found no more survivors in the overturned and mangled wreckage of two passenger trains that derailed in eastern India, killing more than 280 people and injuring hundreds in
Music on the Mountain draws a crowd
WRIGHT TWP. Mountain Top area churches sponsored a Music on the Mountain event Saturday, providing a chance for families to gather for recreation, food and music.
Trump-appointed judge rejects Tennessee’s anti-drag law as too broad, too vague
NASHVILLE, Tenn. Tennessee s first-in-the-nation law designed to place strict limits on drag shows is unconstitutional, a federal judge says.
Biden signs debt ceiling bill that pulls US back from brink of unprecedented default
WASHINGTON With just two days to spare, President Joe Biden signed legislation on Saturday that lifts the nation s debt ceiling, averting an unprecedented default on the federal government s debt.
Ukraine says inspections found nearly a quarter of its air-raid shelters locked or unusable
KYIV, Ukraine Concerns around civilian safety spiked in Ukraine on Saturday, as officials announced that an inspection had found nearly a quarter of the country s air-raid shelters locked or unusabl
Ruth’s Place Women’s Shelter hosts annual Walk for Hope
WILKES-BARRE A yearly tradition made its way back to Wilkes-Barre on Saturday afternoon, marking a very important fundraising event for a local homeless shelter.
Wyoming Valley Barbershop Harmony Chorus serenades at ‘Name That Tune’ concert
KINGSTON The Wyoming Seminary Kirby Center for Creative Arts was alive with the sound of musical harmony on Saturday afternoon for the Wyoming Valley Barbershop Harmony Chorus Name that Tune conce
W-B Area program lets students become teachers
PLAINS TWP. Ingrid wasn t sure if she wanted to teach, now she is.
Surviving, and thriving, in the United States
When she first arrived in the United States Thavee Gilchrist, now of Kingston, thought it would be just for a visit.
Beyond the Byline: Getting to know each other in reverse
In 1967, The Byrds recorded an album, Younger Than Yesterday, and the best song on that album was My Back Pages.