Children Hospitalized After Swallowing Magnets From Recalled Toys Children Hospitalized After Swallowing Magnets From Recalled Toys
Children Hospitalized After Swallowing Magnets From Recalled Toys A popular magnetic toy set is being recalled after two children swallowed magnets and were hospitalized. Colerinsec issued the recall for about 38,507 Jerify Magnetic Humanoid Toy Sets, the Consumer Product Safety Commission announced on Thursday, Sept. 17. The toys violate the mandatory federal toy safety standard because they can release loose high-powered magnets. If swallowed, the magnets can attract each other or other metal objects inside the body and become lodged in the digestive system. This can cause intestinal perforations, twisting or blockages, blood poisoning, and death. …
Drivers To Get Millions In Debt Relief Under $694M Auto Loan Settlement Drivers To Get Millions In Debt Relief Under $694M Auto Loan Settlement
Drivers To Get Millions In Debt Relief Under $694M Auto Loan Settlement A major subprime auto lender has reached a $694 million settlement after it was accused of giving consumers car loans they could not afford. Credit Acceptance Corporation agreed to provide cash and debt relief to consumers under the settlement with 40 states and Washington, DC, the attorneys general announced on Thursday, Sept. 17. The states accused Credit Acceptance of making risky loans to people with limited or damaged credit histories. The company's internal system predicted some of those borrowers would be unable to repay even the principal. Many consumers later defaulted and lo…
Pork Buyers May Be Owed Money In $117M Settlements: See If You Qualify Pork Buyers May Be Owed Money In $117M Settlements: See If You Qualify
Pork Buyers May Be Owed Money In $117M Settlements: See If You Qualify You might be able to get paid if you bought certain pork products as part of $117 million in class action settlements. The settlements cover people who purchased qualifying pork products for personal consumption from Saturday, June 28, 2014, through Saturday, June 30, 2018. The lawsuit claims several companies conspired to limit the supply of pork and increase prices.  Eligible consumers must have indirectly purchased raw pork bacon or fresh or frozen pork made from bellies, loins, shoulders, ribs, or pork chops, USA Today reported. An indirect purchase means the pork was bought f…
Here's How Much You Need To Afford Retirement In PA, New Study Says Here's How Much You Need To Afford Retirement In PA, New Study Says
Here's How Much You Need To Afford Retirement In PA, New Study Says Retirees in many Northeast states need some of the most savings in the country to cover their living expenses, according to a new study. Coin Insider released a report on how much money retirees need beyond Social Security to cover 30 years of living costs. The August rankings looked at all 50 states based on annual spending for households ages 65 and older, local price levels, housing costs, average Social Security benefits, and whether seniors rent or own their homes. The cryptocurrency news outlet calculated the yearly gap between estimated living expenses and Social …
ESCAPE: Search Underway For Missing Lebanon County Prison Inmate ESCAPE: Search Underway For Missing Lebanon County Prison Inmate
Escape: Search Underway For Missing Lebanon County Prison Inmate A search is underway for a missing Pennsylvania inmate who is now wanted on a felony escape charge, state police announced on Friday, Sept. 18. Aundria Devell Scott Sr., 54, of Lebanon, failed to return to the Lebanon County Correctional Facility on Thursday, Sept. 17, according to Pennsylvania State Police. A warrant was issued for his arrest on a third-degree felony charge of escape, PSP said. Court records confirm the charge was filed Thursday by Trooper Justin Marderness of PSP Jonestown. Scott hadn't broken out of the prison. He had been permitted to leave the facility for work rel…
Lindsay Clancy Holdout Juror Revealed, And He's Finally Breaking His Silence Lindsay Clancy Holdout Juror Revealed, And He's Finally Breaking His Silence
Lindsay Clancy Holdout Juror Revealed, And He's Finally Breaking His Silence The lone holdout juror in the Lindsay Clancy trial is speaking out about why he believed she knew what she was doing. Michael Péguy Desronvil's attorney, Edward Paltzik, shared a statement on behalf of his 48-year-old client Friday, Sept. 18, more than two weeks after a mistrial was declared in the Massachusetts mom's triple murder case. Ray Marcel, the host of YouTube show and podcast FugitiveTV, said earlier this week that he had an hour-long off-air conversation with Desronvil. This is the Lindsay Clancy juror Michael. He sent me these photos. Do not send anyone any money that is no…
Rounds Of Drenching Rain Could Lead To Localized Flash Flooding: Latest Timing Rounds Of Drenching Rain Could Lead To Localized Flash Flooding: Latest Timing
Rounds Of Drenching Rain Could Lead To Localized Flash Flooding: Latest Timing Pleasant conditions won't last long as a more active pattern takes shape across the region. Click here for a new, updated story - Drenching Rain Approaches: These Areas Face Localized Flood Threat That breather will hold through Saturday, Sept. 19, before clouds increase and the first significant round of rain approaches from the west, the National Weather Service says. Rain should begin spreading into Pennsylvania late Saturday night and Sunday morning before reaching the New York City area, northern New Jersey, Connecticut, and Massachusetts later Sunday, Sept. 20. The NWS expects sho…
Person Falls Overboard In Susquehanna River, Helicopter Joins Search: Dispatch (DEVELOPING) Person Falls Overboard In Susquehanna River, Helicopter Joins Search: Dispatch (DEVELOPING)
Person Falls Overboard In Susquehanna River, Helicopter Joins Search: Dispatch (Developing) A person fell overboard into the Susquehanna River in Pennsylvania, prompting a search near Hill Island involving boats, drones, and a State Police helicopter on Friday, Sept. 18, emergency dispatch said. The water rescue call was logged at 5:23 p.m. on East Hill Island Road in Londonderry Township, Dauphin County, according to dispatch records. Rescue crews began searching the river near the island after the person went overboard, dispatch said. Crews from Londonderry Township, Swatara Township, and Middletown were on the scene, along with responders from Cumberland, Lancaster, York, and …
1 Dead, 5 Injured In Route 30 Crash That Shuts Down Road: PennDOT 1 Dead, 5 Injured In Route 30 Crash That Shuts Down Road: PennDOT
1 Dead, 5 Injured In Route 30 Crash That Shuts Down Road: PennDOT A multivehicle crash left one person dead, five injured, and Route 30 closed in East Lampeter Township on Friday afternoon, Sept. 18, PennDOT said. The crash happened just before 3:30 p.m. on Lincoln Highway East, according to PennDOT spokesperson Fritzi Schreffler. One fatality and five injuries had been reported as of PennDOT’s 4:41 p.m. announcement. A van involved in the crash was initially reported to be a school van, but Schreffler clarified that it is no longer used by a school and is driven by a private citizen. The person who died was not identified in the release. Additional det…
NYU Langone, UPMC To End Gender-Affirming Care For Minors In DOJ Deals NYU Langone, UPMC To End Gender-Affirming Care For Minors In DOJ Deals
NYU Langone, Upmc To End Gender-Affirming Care For Minors In DOJ Deals Two major New York and Pennsylvania health systems will stop providing gender-affirming medical care to minors under agreements reached with the US Department of Justice, federal officials announced Friday, Sept. 18. NYU Langone Hospitals and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, or UPMC, agreed to stop providing puberty blockers, hormones, and surgical procedures to patients younger than 18, according to the DOJ. NYU also agreed to pay $8.5 million, while UPMC will pay $950,000 as part of the resolutions, the department said. The agreements resolve investigations into potential vio…
Steering Control Could Fail In 200K+ Recalled VW, Audi Vehicles Steering Control Could Fail In 200K+ Recalled VW, Audi Vehicles
Steering Control Could Fail In 200K+ Recalled VW, Audi Vehicles More than 200,000 Volkswagen and Audi SUVs are being recalled because a significant problem can cause them to lose steering control. Volkswagen Group of America issued the recall for about 208,724 vehicles, according to a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration report filed on Friday, Sept. 11. The affected vehicles include 2018 Volkswagen Tiguans, 2018-2019 Volkswagen Atlases, and 2019-2021 Audi Q3s. The problem involves a bolt that holds the steering rack in place. The bolt can corrode and break, potentially damaging the steering rack and causing drivers to lose steering control. …
Trump Bans 3 Major News Outlets From White House, Says Others May Follow Trump Bans 3 Major News Outlets From White House, Says Others May Follow
Trump Bans 3 Major News Outlets From White House, Says Others May Follow The battle over what media outlets get through the White House gates has sharply escalated. President Donald Trump announced Friday afternoon, Sept. 18, that he was immediately banning CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the White House in an extraordinary, unprecedented move that is sounding alarms about First Amendment rights. The First Amendment of the Constitution protects five basic freedoms from government interference: religion, speech, the press, assembly, and petition. Trump disclosed the directive in a post on his Truth Social account. He accused all three organizations of repeatedly …