Facebook, Instagram Disruptions Hit Thousands Facebook, Instagram Disruptions Hit Thousands
Facebook, Instagram Disruptions Hit Thousands  If your feed suddenly stopped cooperating, you were not alone. Facebook and Instagram users reported widespread problems on Friday, June 12, with reports of disruption spiking sharply on Downdetector shortly after 9 a.m. Downdetector showed about 69,000 user reports for Facebook issues around 10 a.m., including a spike of 69,569 reports at 9:39 a.m.  Instagram also saw a surge in reports, with more than 1,100 users flagging problems Friday morning, according to Downdetector.  The reports do not necessarily mean every user was affected. Downdetector tracks user-submitted pr…
Child Found Unresponsive In PA Home Dies; Special Victims Unit Investigating Child Found Unresponsive In PA Home Dies; Special Victims Unit Investigating
Child Found Unresponsive In PA Home Dies; Special Victims Unit Investigating A young girl died after she was found unresponsive inside a Philadelphia home Thursday evening, June 11, police said. Officers responded to the 1800 block of East Somerset Street in Kensington after receiving a report of an unresponsive child at approximately 7:07 p.m, according to police. When the Philadelphia Police Department's 24th District officers arrived, they found the child unresponsive, and medics rushed her to St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, authorities said. She was pronounced dead at 7:49 p.m., police said. The circumstances surrounding the child's death remain…
College Lacrosse Coach ID'd As Lake Marburg Paddleboarder Who Went Missing During Storm College Lacrosse Coach ID'd As Lake Marburg Paddleboarder Who Went Missing During Storm
College Lacrosse Coach ID'd As Lake Marburg Paddleboarder Who Went Missing During Storm A man who disappeared while paddleboarding during severe weather on Lake Marburg has been identified after his body was recovered following a multi-day search, officials announced Thursday, June 11. Jack Aaron Murray, 24, of Camp Hill, drowned after falling from his paddleboard during a storm at Codorus State Park, according to the York County Coroner's Office. His death has been ruled an accident. Officials said he was not wearing a life vest when he entered the water. According to the coroner's office, Murray was one of two people paddleboarding on the lake when severe weather moved thro…
Troubling Shift In How Long Americans Are Living Revealed In New Research Troubling Shift In How Long Americans Are Living Revealed In New Research
Troubling Shift In How Long Americans Are Living Revealed In New Research The old promise that each generation would live longer than the one before it is showing serious cracks. Americans born after 1970 are dying at higher rates from major causes than earlier generations did at the same ages, according to a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. StudyFinds just reported that researchers tracked 45 years of US mortality data and found worsening patterns tied to heart disease, cancer, and external causes such as drug overdoses, suicides, homicides, and traffic crashes. The study analyzed mortality changes from 1979 to 2023 among …
31-Year-Old Tree Worker Killed In Freak Accident Behind PA Home; Cause Of Death Revealed 31-Year-Old Tree Worker Killed In Freak Accident Behind PA Home; Cause Of Death Revealed
31-Year-Old Tree Worker Killed In Freak Accident Behind PA Home; Cause Of Death Revealed A worker was killed in a freak accident behind a Pennsylvania home on Wednesday morning, June 10, authorities said. The 31-year-old Reading man was working in the rear of a private residence in the 4000 block of Grant Street in Exeter Township when the fatal incident happened around 10:54 a.m., according to Berks County Coroner Matthew J. Stitzel. The victim was employed by a local tree service company and was operating a bucket truck while trimming a hedgerow, the coroner's office said. During the job, the equipment reportedly came into contact with an electrical power line. Emergency …
Severe Storms Leave 25K Without Power Across Pennsylvania Severe Storms Leave 25K Without Power Across Pennsylvania
Severe Storms Leave 25K Without Power Across Pennsylvania Thousands of people across Pennsylvania remained without power late Thursday after another round of severe thunderstorms swept through the state. According to outage reports from PPL Electric Utilities and FirstEnergy, about 25,000 customers were without electricity statewide as of approximately 10:30 p.m. Thursday, June 11. The storms brought strong winds, heavy rain, and lightning that knocked down trees and power lines across central and western Pennsylvania. PPL reported nearly 10,000 customers without power as of 8 p.m. Thursday. Cumberland County was among the hardest-hit areas, with…
First 'Most Wanted Fraudster' Surrenders To FBI: Here's What He's Accused Of First 'Most Wanted Fraudster' Surrenders To FBI: Here's What He's Accused Of
First 'Most Wanted Fraudster' Surrenders To FBI: Here's What He's Accused Of A new federal fugitive list just got its first catch. Said Abdullahi Ereg, 47, surrendered to the FBI at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport on Wednesday, June 10, the US Attorney's Office for the District of Minnesota said. The office said Ereg became the first person from the FBI's new Most Wanted Fraudsters List to be taken into custody. Ereg was indicted in 2024 on charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering, according to the Justice Department. The charges stem from the Feeding Our Future fraud case, an investigation into money meant to feed ch…
Warren Buffett Issues One-Sentence Warning On Economy: What Billionaire Investor Said Warren Buffett Issues One-Sentence Warning On Economy: What Billionaire Investor Said
Warren Buffett Issues One-Sentence Warning On Economy: What Billionaire Investor Said One sentence from Wall Street’s most famous investor is drawing attention. Warren Buffett warned during a CNBC interview with Becky Quick at Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting that stock-market speculation is looking less like investing and more like gambling. “The casino has gotten very attractive to people,” Buffett told CNBC, according to the network’s transcript of the interview, conducted on Saturday, May 2. Buffett, 95, compared the market to a church with a casino attached, with the church representing long-term investing and the casino representing short-term speculation. The war…
Arrest Made For Mom Of 4 Beaten To Death With Bricks Behind Pennsylvania Home: Police Arrest Made For Mom Of 4 Beaten To Death With Bricks Behind Pennsylvania Home: Police
Arrest Made For Mom Of 4 Beaten To Death With Bricks Behind Pennsylvania Home: Police A man has been charged in the brutal killing of a mother of four who was found beaten to death behind her home, police announced Thursday, June 11. Dawaun Lewis, 30, was arrested in connection with the death of 45-year-old Keisha Furlow, according to the Philadelphia Police Department. Furlow was discovered suffering from severe facial lacerations in a rear alley on the 2700 block of North Opal Street at approximately 6:15 a.m. on Sunday, June 7, police said. Investigators recovered two bloodied bricks near her body that they believe were used in the attack. The alley in the 2700 bl…
Brazil Vs. Morocco Kicks Off World Cup At MetLife This Saturday Brazil Vs. Morocco Kicks Off World Cup At MetLife This Saturday
Brazil Vs. Morocco Kicks Off World Cup At MetLife This Saturday New Jersey's first-ever FIFA World Cup match is just days away, and soccer fans, err, football fans, already know who will be making history at MetLife Stadium. Brazil and Morocco will face off in Group C play at 6 p.m. on Saturday, June 13, at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, marking the first World Cup game ever played in New Jersey. Fans heading to the match should prepare for major delays around the Meadowlands. East Rutherford police told Daily Voice that the heaviest traffic is expected within a five-mile radius of MetLife Stadium before and after the game. That zone includes East…
Costco Defends $4.99 Rotisserie Chicken Amid False Advertising Lawsuit: 'Fatally Flawed' Costco Defends $4.99 Rotisserie Chicken Amid False Advertising Lawsuit: 'Fatally Flawed'
Costco Defends $4.99 Rotisserie Chicken Amid False Advertising Lawsuit: 'Fatally Flawed' Costco is firing back at a lawsuit accusing the wholesale giant of falsely claiming that its popular $4.99 rotisserie chicken has "no preservatives." The retailer asked a federal court in California to dismiss the proposed class-action lawsuit, The Seattle Times reported. Two California women filed the lawsuit back in January, arguing that Kirkland Signature Seasoned Rotisserie Chicken contains sodium phosphate and carrageenan. Costco attorney Charles Sipos said the claim is "fatally flawed" because the two ingredients are not categorized as preservatives under…
Underage DWI Driver Admits Killing NY Police Officer Who Is Survived By Philly Officer Brother Underage DWI Driver Admits Killing NY Police Officer Who Is Survived By Philly Officer Brother
Underage DWI Driver Admits Killing NY Police Officer Who Is Survived By Philly Officer Brother A New York man admitted he was drunk while underage, speeding, and ran a red light before crashing into and killing a police officer as she drove to work, prosecutors announced on Thursday, June 11. Matthew Smith, now 21, of Hauppauge, pleaded guilty to aggravated vehicular homicide and numerous related charges for the Jan. 31 crash that killed Officer Patricia Espinosa and seriously injured his passenger, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney said. "Patricia Espinosa, a wife and mother who dedicated her life to protecting others, was killed on her way to work, leaving her daugh…