• State police in Reading offering free child safety seat checks

    Certified child safety seat inspectors will be available May 23 at state police station on Kenhorst Boulevard in Reading to ensure the seats are installed correctly.

  • No. 16 Florida State Softball falls short of ACC title versus Duke

    After both Duke and Florida State beat two team each, they faced in each other in the ACC Tournament championship final. The pitching matchup? Allison Royalty for FSU and Jala Wright for Duke. Both Royalty and Wright had a pitchers duel going through three innings. Each pitcher had their share of baserunners, but nothing to show for either side. As the visiting team, FSU led off the 4th inning with a walk to Jaysoni Beachum. Now facing Wright for the second time on the day, Kalei Harding sent a...

  • 26 Republican AGs sue to block Biden rule requiring background checks at gun shows

    Twenty-six Republican attorneys general filed lawsuits Wednesday challenging a new Biden administration rule requiring firearms dealers across the United States to run background checks on buyers at gun shows and other places outside brick-and-mortar stores.

  • The Fall Guy is falling short at the box office

    Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt’s new stuntperson love letter The Fall Guy is a pretty quick-moving movie, for all that it extends to a slightly surprising two-plus hours in length. But heroic stunt guy Colt Seavers (Gosling) isn’t off to quite as swift a start at the box office, according to Variety, which reports that David Leitch’s latest is expected to clear less than $30 million this weekend, coming in below initial expectations. That’ll be enough to win the weekend box office, but not win...

  • Child's right advocate criticises state's handling of 'victim' in alleged child marriage case

    Recent events surrounding the reunion of a 15-year-old girl with her parents, despite apprehensions regarding her safety and welfare, have ignited a wave of controversy, prompting scrutiny of the state’s approach to child protection in Ghana. The Ark Foundation Ghana, a leading child protection entity spearheaded by its Executive Director, Dr Angela Dwamena Aboagye, has […]

  • 9th inning rally falls short, as Pirates fall to lowly Rockies for 5th straight loss

    Starting a three-game series at home against a dreadful Colorado Rockies club looked like the perfect opportunity for the slumping Pittsburgh Pirates, losers of 13 of their last 16 games, to snap out of it and get back on track. The Rockies entered Friday’s opener at PNC Park with seven

  • ‘Our community is struggling’: Henderson day care owner turns facility into nonprofit to help families afford child care

    A child care crisis has many families saying it’s out of reach to find affordable and reliable day care. It’s either work or her kids, said Jaime, a mother of three.

  • Your Summer Shorts Guide: Denim Shorts, Cotton Shorts, and Athletic Shorts

    The products featured in this article are from brands that are available in the NBCUniversal Checkout Marketplace. If you purchase something through our links, we get a commission. Your old summer

  • April jobs report falls short

    Presented by BP — The jobless rate also rose to 3.9 percent during the same period. {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy PRESENTED BY The Big Story US economy adds 175K jobs in April New data shows the economy added 175,000 jobs last month, falling short of economists’ expectations after months of hotter-than-expected

  • Gardener's mailbag: What care does this plant require?

    By Neil Sperry Special to the Herald Democrat Dear Neil: What care does this plant require? I bought it some time ago at a local… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close

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    How to record a call on your iPhone (and check if it's legal in your state)

    Whether you're conducting interviews, doing research, or otherwise need to document a conversation, there are many reasons you may want to record a phone call on your iPhone -- but so few ways to do it. For privacy reasons -- and due to laws that vary by state -- Apple does not allow recording through the iPhone's built-in microphone while the phone is actively on a call. Put simply, you can't hit "record" while you're talking on the phone.Also: The best iPhone models you can buy right now...

  • Biden Sent HOW MANY Migrants to THIS Red State?!

    According to a new report, internal DHS data has revealed that the Biden administration has flown hundreds of thousands of “inadmissible” migrants into U.S. cities — and the top 15 cities are eye-opening. The controversial CHNV mass-parole program has used American tax dollars to send migrants who have claimed refugee status all over the country, but the state with the most migrants is, of course, the red state of Florida. “We’re just flying these people, without knowing who they really...