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Kids' Biggest Heroes May Come As Surprise, Survey Reveals
The biggest heroes in kids' lives may not need capes, theme music, or superpowers.
Parents are the top role models for children ages 4 to 12, according to a survey published Thursday, July 9, by Talker Research and commissioned by Kiddie Academy.
The survey of 2,000 parents found that children are most likely to look up to people in their everyday lives, according to Talker Research on behalf of Kiddie Academy.
Parents topped the list at 71 percent, followed by teachers at 40 percent, siblings at 37 percent, extended family members at 33 percent, and friends at 31 percent.
Fictional super…
Year's Most Popular Meteor Shower Under Way: Peak Viewing Coming
The wait for summer’s most anticipated sky show is over, but its biggest act is still ahead.
The Perseid meteor shower became active Friday, July 17, and will continue through Monday, Aug. 24, according to the American Meteor Society.
Activity will build toward the peak overnight from Wednesday, Aug. 12, into Thursday, Aug. 13.
This year’s timing could hardly be better. The peak will coincide with a new moon, eliminating lunar glare that might otherwise wash out faint meteors.
The moon will be zero percent full during the peak, the American Meteor Society said.
NASA considers the Perseid…
Son Of Ex-Police Chief Charged In Wife's PA Murder After Fleeing To Colorado
For months, authorities believed that Karen Kistle died by suicide. But brand-new evidence suggests that her husband, Anthony Kistle, whose father is a retired New Jersey police chief now living in Colorado, may be to blame.
Kistle, 46, was taken into custody just before 11 a.m. during a traffic stop on northbound Interstate 25 near Castle Pines, the Colorado Bureau of Investigation said earlier this month.
Kistle was wanted by police in Pennsylvania on charges of criminal homicide in the May 22, 2024, death of his wife, Karen Kistle, at the couple's home in Pike County. He also faces charg…
Tornado Watch Issued For Much Of Northeast, Affecting 32 Million Residents
A volatile day weather-wise has taken a more dangerous turn across a broad stretch of the Northeast.
The National Weather Service issued a Tornado Watch shortly before 2 p.m. on Tuesday, July 21, for parts of Connecticut, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. It remains in effect until 9 p.m.
The watch stretches across central and southeastern New York, including parts of the Southern Tier, Catskills, Hudson Valley, New York City metropolitan area, and western Long Island.
It also covers much of New Jersey, eastern and central Pennsylvania, northern Delaware, and western Connec…
Man Stabs Sister To Death, Injuries Brother After Fight Over Barking Dogs In PA: Prosecutors
A brother admitted he stabbed his sister to death after becoming enraged by barking dogs, then showered before fleeing the home as his wounded brother confronted him with a handgun, prosecutors said.
Bryan Emeric Adolph, 26, of East Hempfield Township, was charged Tuesday, July 21, with criminal homicide, two counts of aggravated assault, and possessing an instrument of crime in the killing of his 28-year-old sister, Elyse Adolph, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office.
The attack happened shortly after 10:30 a.m. Monday, July 20, inside the family's home in the 1100 b…
Kidnapping, Human Trafficking, Racketeering: Philly Man Charged, NJ AG Says
Two people have been arrested and charged with a slew of crimes related to a prostitution scheme, authorities announced Tuesday, July 21.
On Tuesday, Oct. 14, Atlantic City police received a report of an underage girl who was being sex trafficked by Tamier Brown-Miller, a 26-year-old Philadelphia resident and Dezeree Smith, a 25-year-old Collingswood resident, at locations in Cherry Hill, Atlantic City and Pennsylvania, New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport said.
The girl would be taken to various motels to have sex with men, Davenport said. Brown-Miller took photos of her and post…
Deep-Sea Search Finds Long-Lost Pan Am Plane Bound For NY Easter Weekend: Video
A mystery buried beneath the Atlantic for more than seven decades has finally given up its secret.
An underwater search team has located the wreckage of Pan American World Airways Flight 526A, a New York-bound passenger plane that sank off Puerto Rico 74 years ago.
NBC’s “Today” reported the discovery on Tuesday, July 21, citing an exclusive expedition by the Discovery Channel.
The aircraft was a Douglas DC-4 named Clipper Endeavor. It left Isla Grande Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico, for New York’s Idlewild Airport, now John F. Kennedy International Airport, on Friday, April 11, 1952, wh…
13-Year-Old Shown Explicit Anime, Sexually Abused By PA Man: Prosecutors
A Pennsylvania man showed a 13-year-old girl sexually explicit videos and anime and assaulted her, prosecutors announced on Monday, July 21.
Michael Sanchez, 31, of Reading, was charged with aggravated indecent assault, corruption of minors, endangering the welfare of children, and indecent assault following an investigation into allegations of child sexual abuse, the Berks County District Attorney's Office explained.
The investigation began in January 2026 after Berks County detectives received multiple ChildLine referrals from the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services reporting …
