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NYC Reporter Bill Ritter Reveals Alzheimer's Diagnosis On Air, But He's Staying On TV NYC Reporter Bill Ritter Reveals Alzheimer's Diagnosis On Air, But He's Staying On TV
NYC Reporter Bill Ritter Reveals Alzheimer's Diagnosis On Air, But He's Staying On TV Bill Ritter's final night at the ABC7 anchor desk came with an emotional Alzheimer's diagnosis — but the longtime New York journalist says viewers have not seen the last of him. Ritter, a fixture on Eyewitness News for decades, announced during Friday's 6 p.m. newscast that he has been diagnosed with early-stage Alzheimer's disease. The broadcast marked his final night anchoring the program. The 75-year-old said he had already begun scaling back his workload last year, stepping away from the 11 p.m. newscast and later the 5 p.m. broadcast with plans to spend more time with family. Those pl…

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Trump Reveals Timing For Iran Deal He Says Is Ready To Be Signed Trump Reveals Timing For Iran Deal He Says Is Ready To Be Signed
Trump Reveals Timing For Iran Deal He Says Is Ready To Be Signed A major foreign policy claim is now tied to a very specific deadline. President Donald Trump said that a deal involving Iran is scheduled to be signed on Sunday, June 14, which is also his 80th birthday. "The Deal is scheduled to get signed tomorrow," Trump wrote on Truth Social on Saturday afternoon, June 13, adding that the Strait of Hormuz would be "OPEN TO ALL" after it is signed. Axios reported that the US and Iran, along with Pakistani and Qatari mediators, are expected to hold a virtual meeting on Sunday and electronically sign a memorandum of understanding. The agreement is expec…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Measles Exposure Alert Issued After Infected Resident Visits Lancaster Courthouse Measles Exposure Alert Issued After Infected Resident Visits Lancaster Courthouse
Measles Exposure Alert Issued After Infected Resident Visits Lancaster Courthouse A Lancaster County resident who tested positive for measles may have exposed others at the Lancaster County Courthouse, prompting a public health alert from the Pennsylvania Department of Health on Friday, June 12. The individual visited the Lancaster County Courthouse at 50 N. Duke St. in Lancaster between 10 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 3, according to the department. Health officials said the person primarily visited the courthouse's Marriage License Office but may have come into contact with others while moving throughout the building. The Department of Health has instructed the…

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by Jillian Pikora
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New UFO Files Include Videos Of 2024, 2025 Sightings In Northeastern US: Watch New UFO Files Include Videos Of 2024, 2025 Sightings In Northeastern US: Watch
New UFO Files Include Videos Of 2024, 2025 Sightings In Northeastern US: Watch A new federal release is giving the public another look at unexplained sightings. The Department of War released its third batch of declassified UFO and Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena records on Friday, June 12, via its public UAP portal at war.gov/UFO. The latest release includes 53 documents, 10 images, six videos, and three NASA audio recordings from the CIA, FBI, NASA, and the Department of Defense. The records include several accounts involving orb-like objects, glowing lights, and historical UFO reports. One video, "Orbs Over the Pond," involved an October 2024 sighting at ab…

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by Joe Lombardi
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'Slam Frank': Multiethnic Genderqueer Musical About Anne Frank Comes To Broadway 'Slam Frank': Multiethnic Genderqueer Musical About Anne Frank Comes To Broadway
'Slam Frank': Multiethnic Genderqueer Musical About Anne Frank Comes To Broadway Well, this is different. "Slam Frank," a brand-new musical that reimagines the story of Anne Frank, will be premiering Off Broadway this fall at the Orpheum Theater. Producers announced the show on June 12, a date that would have been Frank's 96th birthday and the anniversary of when she received her diary, which was eventually published as "The Diary of Anne Frank." Frank's diary chronicles her Jewish family hiding from the Nazis during the Holocaust. Frank's family was eventually captured and she died at Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp at the age of 15. The musical tells Anne Frank's st…

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by Sam Barron
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15-Month-Old Baby Girl Found Dead In Car Outside Pennsylvania Logistics Facility (UPDATE) 15-Month-Old Baby Girl Found Dead In Car Outside Pennsylvania Logistics Facility (UPDATE)
15-Month-Old Baby Girl Found Dead In Car Outside Pennsylvania Logistics Facility (Update) Emergency crews were called to the 4000 block of Hanoverville Road just after 4 p.m. on Thursday, June 11, for a report of an unresponsive child, according to officials. The toddler was found in a car seat inside an SUV registered to her father and parked in an industrial lot near ID Logistics, Northampton County District Attorney Stephen Baratta and the county coroner confirmed. "This is in the beginning of an investigation," Baratta told reporters at the scene. "I can confirm that the decedent was a female child, approximately 15 months old." Authorities believe the child had been inside…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Bees Swarm United Plane's Wing, Delaying Flight: Video Bees Swarm United Plane's Wing, Delaying Flight: Video
Bees Swarm United Plane's Wing, Delaying Flight: Video A United Airlines flight was briefly delayed after a swarm of bees settled on the plane's wing before takeoff in Cancún, Mexico. A social media user posted videos of the bees resting on the aircraft's right wing on Thursday, June 11. The first video showed ground crews inspecting the plane on the tarmac at Cancún International Airport. The second video showed an aircraft marshaller wearing what appeared to be a beekeeper's hat near the aircraft. "My plane is delayed because 'there are pretty much a bunch of bees on the wing' I'm crying bro lmao 😭," the user wrote. A third video showe…

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Search Near US-Mexico Border Follows Chilling Tip In Nancy Guthrie Case Search Near US-Mexico Border Follows Chilling Tip In Nancy Guthrie Case
Search Near Us-mexico Border Follows Chilling Tip In Nancy Guthrie Case A new search has opened another painful chapter in a case that has already dragged on for months. A search group in Nogales, Mexico, just across the border from Arizona, received an anonymous tip claiming Nancy Guthrie, the missing 84-year-old mother of NBC "Today" co-anchor Savannah Guthrie, may have been buried in the Mariposa area west of the city, El Imparcial reported Thursday, June 11. Ramona Guadalupe Ayala Ortiz, leader of the Buscando Corazones collective, told the outlet, based in Mexico, that the group received an anonymous call saying Guthrie’s remains were in a grave along a st…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Southwest Planes Collide At Northeast Airport, Reports Say Southwest Planes Collide At Northeast Airport, Reports Say
Southwest Planes Collide At Northeast Airport, Reports Say A Southwest Airlines flight was canceled after its wing clipped another Southwest plane at a Rhode Island airport, according to reports. The incident happened at Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport at around 10:45 p.m. on Thursday, June 11, NBC 10 in Providence reported. Southwest Flight 3515 was pushing back onto a taxiway at the Warwick airport when its wing made contact with the tail of Southwest Airlines Flight 3409, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. Both planes returned to their gates, and passengers were allowed to get off the aircraf…

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US Cruise Passengers Arrested After Port Fight, Chair-Throwing Police Station Chaos US Cruise Passengers Arrested After Port Fight, Chair-Throwing Police Station Chaos
US Cruise Passengers Arrested After Port Fight, Chair-Throwing Police Station Chaos A cruise stop in the Bahamas ended with shattered glass, injured officers, and five Americans in custody. Three women and two men from the US were arrested after a fight at the Nassau Cruise Port escalated into a violent struggle at a police station on Monday, June 8, according to the Royal Bahamas Police Force. Authorities said Tourism Police officers were called shortly after 4:45 p.m. to a physical altercation involving several cruise ship passengers at the Nassau Cruise Port. When officers arrived, they saw the five suspects involved and took them into custody, the department said. Two…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Woman Accused Of Pushing Mother Down Stairs To Her Death In Pennsylvania Woman Accused Of Pushing Mother Down Stairs To Her Death In Pennsylvania
Woman Accused Of Pushing Mother Down Stairs To Her Death In Pennsylvania A Pennsylvania daughter is accused of pushing her mother into a wall during an argument, causing the 63-year-old woman to fall down a flight of stairs and suffer fatal injuries, authorities announced on Thursday, June 11. Elissa Blair Waltman, 34, of the 300 block of Laurel Street, was charged with involuntary manslaughter and simple assault in connection with the death of Eileen Flugrath, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office. The incident happened at Flugrath's residence in the 100 block of Pickwick Place in Millersville Borough on Saturday, April 5. Police were ca…

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14-Year-Old Girl Dies Days After Drowning In Backyard Pool In Pennsylvania 14-Year-Old Girl Dies Days After Drowning In Backyard Pool In Pennsylvania
14-Year-Old Girl Dies Days After Drowning In Backyard Pool In Pennsylvania A teenage girl has died nearly a week after a drowning incident in a backyard swimming pool in Allentown, the Lehigh County Coroner announced on Friday, June 12. The 14-year-old from Emmaus was pronounced dead at St. Luke's University Hospital-Bethlehem at 3:33 a.m. on Friday, June 12, according to Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio. Her death was caused by complications of drowning, and the manner of death was ruled accidental, the coroner said. The drowning happened at a private residential swimming pool at a home in Allentown around 5:35 p.m. on Saturday, June 6, according to the re…

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by Jillian Pikora