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NY Native Mark Knoller Dies, Longtime CBS News White House Reporter
Mark Knoller, the longtime CBS News correspondent and a mainstay of the White House press corps, has died.
The 73-year-old Knoller's death came in Washington, DC, on Saturday, Aug. 30, after a period of declining health. CBS News confirmed his death and noted that he had been battling diabetes for years.
A New York City native, he was born in Brooklyn in 1952, and graduated from New York University before launching a journalism career that spanned five decades.
He began at the Associated Press in 1975, then joined CBS News in 1988, where he became a fixture in presidential coverage. …
Mom Accused In Disabled Daughter's Death Dies Before NY Trial Begins
A New York woman accused of causing her disabled daughter’s death has died just days before she was set to face trial.
Amber Geier, 46, of Rotterdam, died from acute septic shock stemming from a bowel perforation, the Schenectady County District Attorney’s Office confirmed Thursday, Aug. 14.
Geier was charged last year in connection with the death of her 24-year-old daughter, Skylar Pettit, who had Down syndrome and diabetes and relied on her for care, as Daily Voice reported.
Prosecutors alleged that in February 2022, Geier, a nurse practitioner, stopped giving her daughter the insulin s…
DHS Calls 'Allentown Grandfather' Story A Media Hoax, Says ICE Never Deported Him
A national outcry over the alleged secret deportation and death of an elderly man from Allentown has been debunked, the Department of Homeland Security announced on Monday, July 21.
Luis Leon, an 82-year-old Chilean national, was never deported to Guatemala, never arrested, and has no record of any green card appointment in Philadelphia on the day in question, according to DHS officials.
“ICE never arrested or deported Luis Leon to Guatemala. Nor does ICE ‘disappear’ people—this is a categorical lie,” said Assistant Secretary McLaughlin.
The Morning Call had published a report on Sunday, Ju…
