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Fall Dangers Spark Huge Office Chair Recall: What To Know
More than 15,000 office chairs are being recalled after reports that the backrests detached, creating a fall hazard.
Branch issued the recall for about 16,000 of its Ergonomic Chairs, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said on Thursday, Sept. 3. About 180 additional chairs were sold in Canada.
The recall applies to height-adjustable chairs with backrest anchors that were installed incorrectly during manufacturing. The affected chairs were made between Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025, and Wednesday, April 22, 2026.
Branch, which is based in New York City, has received 11 reports of …
Best, Worst Places To Retire In US Revealed In New Ranking: How PA Fared
A new report shows which cities offer the best affordability, activities, and other benefits for retirees.
WalletHub released its 2026 Best & Worst Places to Retire ranking on Monday, Aug. 31. The personal finance website compared 182 US cities across 45 measures covering affordability, activities, quality of life, and health care.
The study evaluated cities using factors including adjusted cost of living, taxes, recreation and senior centers, museums, weather, crime rates, access to health care providers, hospital quality, and life expectancy. The analysis assumes retirees ar…
AI Goes Dark: ChatGPT, Claude, Grok Hit By Widespread Outages
If your favorite AI chatbot suddenly stopped answering Thursday morning, Sept. 3, you weren't alone.
Tens of thousands of users reported problems with some of the world's biggest artificial intelligence platforms as ChatGPT, Claude, Grok, and Gemini all saw spikes in outage complaints, according to Downdetector.
OpenAI's ChatGPT appeared to take the biggest hit.
More than 37,000 outage reports had been filed for the service by around 11 a.m. ET, Forbes reported, citing Downdetector. Reports began surging after 9 a.m. and climbed sharply around 11 a.m.
OpenAI confirmed it was investigating…
Horse Slaughter Transport Tied To PA Facility Leads To Trucker's Arrest In New York: Police
A Pennsylvania trucker transporting horses for slaughter in Canada has been arrested in New York, police said.
Robert M. Seitz, of Lewistown, PA, was pulled over around 2:30 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 2 on U.S. Route 11 south of De Kalb, NY, according to state police. Inside his trailer, troopers found multiple horses “tagged for transport to Canada for slaughter,” investigators said.
New York State Police had been investigating a facility in Pennsylvania, Rotz’s Livestock in Shippensburg, owned by Bruce Rotz, according to authorities. They received a complaint on Friday, Aug. 28 about Rotz truc…
The Athletic Reveals Findings On Dianna Russini, Mike Vrabel Relationship
A brand-new report by "The Athletic" found Dianna Russini, one of its lead NFL reporters, violated the outlet's standards by not disclosing her relationship with New England Patriots Head Coach Mike Vrabel.
Russini, who lives in Wyckoff, New Jersey, with her husband and children, resigned in April after Page Six published photos of the two at a resort in Sedona, AZ. Pictures showed them lounging around a pool, hugging, and holding hands, which sparked a firestorm of controversy around the league and a heated debate over journalistic ethics.
The Athletic said it did not conclude …
Trump Targeted In Assassination Threats By PA Man From Same County As 2024 Shooting: DOJ
A Pennsylvania man who threatened to assassinate President Donald J. Trump and other U.S. officials has now been sentenced, federal authorities announced on Thursday, Sept. 3.
Shawn Monper, 33, of Butler, admitted in federal court to making threats to assault and murder U.S. officials and federal law enforcement agents, according to U.S. Attorney Troy Rivetti.
Monper pleaded guilty to two counts related to threatening officials, and as part of his plea agreement, accepted responsibility for additional charges tied to his online activity on Monday, April 13, authorities said.
The case stems…
Major Weather Shift Arrives Ahead Of Labor Day Weekend: 5-Day Forecast
The holiday weekend is shaping up to offer a sharp split between its opening act and main event.
A cold front moving through the Northeast will bring heat, humidity, and thunderstorms on Thursday, Sept. 3, before cooler and drier air arrives for much of the holiday weekend.
Multiple rounds of heavy thunderstorms could affect eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delmarva through Thursday night, the National Weather Service said.
The storms could produce damaging winds, heavy downpours, and flash flooding. Additional thunderstorms are possible Friday, Sept. 4, especially south of Philadelph…
Power Outages Surge Past 43K As Storms Batter Pennsylvania
More than 43,000 homes and businesses were without power across Pennsylvania on Thursday, Sept. 3, after another round of powerful thunderstorms swept across the state.
The outages more than doubled from the approximately 19,500 reported Wednesday afternoon, according to PowerOutage.us.
FirstEnergy reported more than 31,000 customers without electricity Thursday morning, while PPL Electric had nearly 5,700 outages. PECO reported approximately 1,400 customers without power.
Erie County was the hardest hit, with more than 19,000 outages. Thousands were also without electricity across south-c…
Early Labor Day Deals Start At Amazon: How Much Shoppers Can Save
Labor Day is still more than a week away, but one of the country’s biggest online retailers is already rolling out holiday discounts.
Amazon has launched its Labor Day sale ahead of the Monday, Sept. 7, holiday, with deals spanning home goods, electronics, fashion, beauty, outdoor gear, and other categories.
The retailer’s homepage was advertising savings of up to 45 percent Saturday, Aug. 29, along with limited-time deals and discounts tied to saved items and shopping categories.
Amazon’s homepage Saturday, Aug. 29, advertised Labor Day savings of up to 45 percent across several sh…
UPenn Times Square Stabbing Victim Was On Her First Day Back From Maternity Leave
Erin Piacenti was on her first day back following maternity leave when she was fatally stabbed in Times Square on Monday, Aug. 31.
Piacenti, a Chester, NJ resident, had welcomed her daughter Madison five months ago, according to a GoFundMe set up to support her daughter and husband, Frank.
"Becoming a mother was Erin's lifelong ambition, and Madison gave her the greatest possible joy," Shray Gupta, who organized the fundraiser said. "Erin's life was defined not by the circumstances of her death, but instead by the way she lived. Erin was deeply devoted to her family and friends, except…
Nearly $800K Worth Of Jewelry Stolen In Multi-County PA Burglary Spree: Montco DA
Nearly $800,000 in jewelry, luxury watches, and safes were taken during a trio of overnight break-ins targeting sprawling Main Line homes in multiple counties, authorities announced on Wednesday, Sept. 2.
A 24-year-old Philadelphia man has now been charged in the Bryn Mawr, Wynnewood, and Malvern burglaries, which unfolded between June 22 and July 18, according to prosecutors.
Jabir Hanif Parker was arrested Tuesday, Sept. 1, after investigators used surveillance video, cellphone data, rental-car records, license-plate reader hits, and his online searches to tie him to the burglaries,…
