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Gov. Shapiro Joins Lawsuit Over Funding For Gender-Affirming Care For Transgender Teens Gov. Shapiro Joins Lawsuit Over Funding For Gender-Affirming Care For Transgender Teens
Gov. Shapiro Joins Lawsuit Over Funding For Gender-Affirming Care For Transgender Teens New York Attorney General Letitia James said her office is joining several other states in suing the Trump administration over a new federal rule restricting federal funding for gender-affirming care provided to transgender teenagers.  James joined 20 other attorneys general and Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro in filing the lawsuit on Wednesday, Sept. 2, challenging a rule issued by the US Department of Health and Human Services and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.  Several other attorneys general are joining New York in the lawsuit, including Connecticut, Maryland, Ma…

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by Ben Crnic
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Southwest Adds Major New Perk As Airlines Compete For Premium Travelers Southwest Adds Major New Perk As Airlines Compete For Premium Travelers
Southwest Adds Major New Perk As Airlines Compete For Premium Travelers Southwest Airlines is opening airport lounges for the first time as the carrier continues adding more premium travel options. The Dallas-based airline will launch its first lounge network in late 2027, Southwest announced in a news release on Wednesday, Sept. 2. Construction has already started on four locations, and at least seven more are planned over the next several years. Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport will be among the first lounges to open in late 2027. The other three locations will be at airports in Austin, Texas; Honolulu, Hawaii; and N…

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by Chris Spiker
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Carla Jeffery Dies: 33-Year-Old Actress Known For Hit Disney Franchise Carla Jeffery Dies: 33-Year-Old Actress Known For Hit Disney Franchise
Carla Jeffery Dies: 33-Year-Old Actress Known For Hit Disney Franchise Fans and co-stars are mourning a performer whose joyful presence extended far beyond the screen. Carla Jeffery, best known for playing Bree in Disney Channel’s “Zombies” franchise, died on Tuesday, Sept. 1, her talent management company announced on Instagram. She was 33. “It is with profound sadness that we share the passing of our beloved Carla Jeffery, who passed away on September 1, 2026, at just 33 years old,” Carla Alexander of Alexanders Talent Management wrote. The cause of death was not disclosed. View this post on Instagram Jeffery…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Dolly Parton's Hollywood Star Defaced After Fans Leave Tributes Dolly Parton's Hollywood Star Defaced After Fans Leave Tributes
Dolly Parton's Hollywood Star Defaced After Fans Leave Tributes Dolly Parton's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame is being replaced after it was apparently vandalized days after the country music legend's death. The Hollywood Historic Trust and Hollywood Chamber of Commerce announced the replacement on Tuesday, Sept. 1. The new star will be available for viewing on Friday, Sept. 4. A vandal scratched over Parton's name on her star after a memorial for the singer was cleared away for previously planned repairs, ABC7 Eyewitness News in Los Angeles reported. "Somebody decided to do this about 10 minutes before we got here," said Lore Corona, a woman …

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by Chris Spiker
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Mystery Animal Goes After Man In Parking Lot As Police Investigate Multiple Attacks: Watch Mystery Animal Goes After Man In Parking Lot As Police Investigate Multiple Attacks: Watch
Mystery Animal Goes After Man In Parking Lot As Police Investigate Multiple Attacks: Watch A bizarre series of wildlife encounters has residents of one New England community looking twice before they step outside. Police in Lebanon, New Hampshire, are trying to identify a small, gray animal blamed for three attacks within about 36 hours. Authorities say the animal could be a gray fox or a fisher, but they have not been able to make a positive identification from surveillance video, according to ABC affiliate WMUR in Manchester, New Hampshire. Watch the surveillance video here. The footage shows the animal, described as roughly the size of a house cat, pursuing a man near a…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Man Convicted In Teen Rape Case Tied To Ex-Lancaster Cop Sentenced Man Convicted In Teen Rape Case Tied To Ex-Lancaster Cop Sentenced
Man Convicted In Teen Rape Case Tied To Ex-Lancaster Cop Sentenced A Lancaster County man convicted of raping a teenage girl nearly three decades ago in a case later tied to a former city police officer’s sexual abuse of the same victim has been sentenced. Roberto Rosario, 46, of Caernarvon Township, was found guilty in April of rape by forcible compulsion, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse by forcible compulsion, and sexual assault. The now-44-year-old survivor had gone back to police decades later seeking a copy of her original report, prompting an investigation that ultimately led to charges against Rosario and former Lancaster City Bureau of Polic…

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by Jillian Pikora
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$683K Gold-Bar Scam Targeting 78-Year-Old PA Woman Led By NY Men: Prosecutors $683K Gold-Bar Scam Targeting 78-Year-Old PA Woman Led By NY Men: Prosecutors
$683K Gold-Bar Scam Targeting 78-Year-Old PA Woman Led By NY Men: Prosecutors A 78-year-old Pennsylvania woman was convinced that her identity and Social Security number had been compromised before New York scammers directed her to hand over $683,000 in gold bars, prosecutors said. The South Whitehall Township woman, whose name was withheld, was contacted by people claiming to represent “American Bank” weeks before police were called to Luther Crest Senior Living on June 30, according to the Lehigh County District Attorney’s Office. The callers told her to transfer her assets into a newly acquired account because her personal information had been compromised, authori…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Gloria Steinem Dies: Feminist Icon Helped Reshape America Gloria Steinem Dies: Feminist Icon Helped Reshape America
Gloria Steinem Dies: Feminist Icon Helped Reshape America A towering figure who helped reshape the national conversation over women’s rights has died. Gloria Steinem, the pioneering journalist, activist, and leader of the modern feminist movement, was 92.  Her death was announced Thursday, Sept. 3, after she died peacefully at her New York City home A statement posted to Steinem’s official Instagram account said she was surrounded by loved ones and remained committed to the fight for equality until the end. "Gloria’s near-century on earth were years well-lived, and she continued working for equality until the very end," the statement said. …

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by Joe Lombardi
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TV Star Opens Up About Major Health Ordeal TV Star Opens Up About Major Health Ordeal
TV Star Opens Up About Major Health Ordeal A familiar television star is opening up about a frightening medical ordeal that unfolded largely outside the public eye. Busy Philipps revealed she was diagnosed with a rare malignant brain tumor after a full-body MRI detected a mass before she developed obvious symptoms, she told People in an exclusive interview published Wednesday, Aug. 26. The 2.6-centimeter tumor was identified as a grade 2 oligodendroglioma, a slow-growing form of brain cancer. The 47-year-old Philipps underwent a roughly five-hour operation Monday, March 2, to remove the tumor from her frontal lobe. She later needed…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Early Labor Day Deals Start At Amazon: How Much Shoppers Can Save Early Labor Day Deals Start At Amazon: How Much Shoppers Can Save
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…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Drugs Found Inside McDonald's Happy Meal Toy Given To Child, Woman Says Drugs Found Inside McDonald's Happy Meal Toy Given To Child, Woman Says
Drugs Found Inside McDonald's Happy Meal Toy Given To Child, Woman Says A woman claims she found drugs inside a child’s Happy Meal toy at a Connecticut McDonald’s. Brittany Fitzpatrick said in a Facebook post that she had taken her daughter and her niece to the restaurant at 611 South Main Street in Middletown. Fitzpatrick said her niece found the "rocks" inside a "Stranger Things" promotional toy inside a Happy Meal.  “She opened it and said there was something wrong with her toy, someone put 'rocks' in it,” Fitzpatrick said. “I took it from her to look and immediately noticed it was weed.” Fitzpatrick contacted police. The Middletown Police Department …

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Coast Guard Pilots Make First Single-Engine Landing With DHS Secretary Aboard Coast Guard Pilots Make First Single-Engine Landing With DHS Secretary Aboard
Coast Guard Pilots Make First Single-Engine Landing With DHS Secretary Aboard The pilots who safely brought a disabled Coast Guard jet back to the ground in Virginia had never done it before. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said the Coast Guard pilots told him after Wednesday, Sept. 2's emergency landing at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport that it was their first time landing on a single engine. “The United States Coast Guard pilots made the single engine landing feel routine,” Mullin said in a post on X. “No panic, just straight professionalism.” The United States Coast Guard pilots made the single engine landing feel routine. No panic, jus…

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by Zak Failla