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Allentown employee accused of planting noose waives preliminary hearing. ‘Let this play out in the courtroom,’ attorney says
LaTarsha Brown, the Allentown city employee who is accused of planting a noose on her own desk and falsely reporting it to ...
Man gets up to 40 years in prison for sexually assaulting girl in Lehigh County
A New Jersey man will spend up to 40 years in prison for sexually assaulting a girl in 2022 in Lehigh County, according to ...
Some GOP states are targeting driver’s licenses issued to immigrants illegally in the US
A growing number of Republican-led states are taking aim at driver’s licenses issued by other states to people in the U.S.
Wall Street rallies to recover some of its sharp losses as the dollar and US bond market steady
It’s been benefiting from the sharp moves in the bond market. The unusual drops for Treasury yields recently are translating ...
Tesla, hammered by protests and plummeting sales, to report 1st quarter performance
Wall Street expects Tesla to report a profit of 41 cents per share, down slightly from the year-ago quarter. Sales are ...
Colorado fights Trump administration bid to help imprisoned loyalist Tina Peters
The U.S. Justice Department is trying to insert itself into the case of convicted former county election clerk Tina Peters.
From ‘conclave’ to ‘white smoke,’ a glossary of terms used in a papal transition
This is Latin for “having had mercy and choosing him” — a phrase that Francis chose as his motto when he was elevated to ...
Vance calls for greater ties with India, hails progress on trade talks
Vance, who is on a four-day visit to India, said that he and Prime Minister Narendra Modi made progress on trade talks during ...
US, global economic outlook worsens in the face of Trump’s tariffs, IMF says
The outlook for U.S. and global economies has significantly worsened in the wake of President Donald Trump’s tariffs.
Nazareth fire displaces three, damages nearby school and restaurant
County 911 dispatchers said firefighters were called about 12:45 a.m. to the 100 block of Main Street in Nazareth for a ...
Karen Read’s second murder trial revives debate over who killed her Boston police officer boyfriend
Read is accused of striking John O’Keefe with her SUV in 2022 and leaving him to die alone in the snow outside of a house ...
Berks County woman dies days after scooter crash in Allentown
A Berks County woman died Monday, days after a motor scooter crash in Allentown, according to authorities. Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio said in a news release that Marie Colon Rodriguez, 27, ...