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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…
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…
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 …
PA Handyman Secretly Filmed Child Rapes, Unconscious Women, DA Says; More Victims Sought
WARNING: THIS ARTICLE IS DISTURBING
A handyman and residential painter is accused of repeatedly sexually abusing young children, secretly recording assaults on unconscious women, and amassing more than 1,000 child sexual abuse images and videos, prompting prosecutors to warn Monday that there could be many more victims.
David Vincent Rosa, 54, of West Chester, was charged with rape of a child, aggravated indecent assault of a child, unlawful contact with a minor, sexual abuse of children, invasion of privacy, corruption of minors, criminal use of a communication facility, and numerous …
Bucks Deputy Sheriff Secretly Photographed Naked Prisoners, Shared Images As Joke: DA
A former Bucks County deputy sheriff secretly photographed naked prisoners while they were in custody, shared the images with co-workers and personal contacts, and then lied to investigators in an attempt to cover up his actions, Bucks County District Attorney Joe Khan announced Monday, July 20.
Ryan Gaffney, who was fired from the Bucks County Sheriff's Office last month, was charged with official oppression, unsworn falsification to authorities, possessing an instrument of crime, and obstructing the administration of law or other government function, the Bucks County District Attorney's Of…
'He Had So Much To Live For' 21-Year-Old Motorcyclist Killed In Crash With SUV In PA
A 21-year-old motorcyclist was killed after colliding with an SUV at a busy intersection, police said in a release issued Monday, July 20.
The crash happened around 9:43 p.m. Tuesday, July 15, at the intersection of Carlisle Pike and Brindle Boulevard, according to the Hampden Township Police Department.
A preliminary investigation found that a Subaru SUV and a Kawasaki motorcycle collided in the intersection. The motorcyclist, identified as Ramy Botros, 21, of Mechanicsburg, suffered fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
The driver of th…
Freddy Cannon Dies: Beloved Singer Was Rock-And-Roll Icon
Few voices captured the restless, joyful charge of early rock and roll quite like his.
Freddy “Boom Boom” Cannon died Friday, July 17, at a hospice facility in Oxnard, California, after a brief bout with cancer, his representative told Variety. He was 89.
Cannon powered some of the late 1950s and early 1960s’ most memorable songs, including “Tallahassee Lassie,” “Way Down Yonder in New Orleans,” and “Palisades Park.”
His booming voice, driving guitar rhythms, and explosive performances earned him the nickname that followed him throughout his career.
Cannon also holds the record for the mo…
IDs Released For 2 US Service Members Killed In Iranian Attacks
The names behind one of the US military’s gravest losses in the widening conflict have now been made public.
The Pentagon identified First Lt. Tyler James Feehan, 25, of Ewa Beach, Hawaii, and Pvt. Isabella Gonzales, 19, of Carrollton, Texas, in a casualty notice released Monday, July 20.
Both active-duty soldiers were supporting Operation Inherent Resolve, the US-led mission against the Islamic State, when they died.
Feehan served with the Second Battalion, 55th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 32nd Army Air and Missile Defense Command, at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
Gonzales was assigned…
New Baby For JD, Usha Vance Makes Vice Presidential History
A new arrival has made history at the highest levels of the federal government.
Vice President JD Vance and Second Lady Usha Vance announced on Sunday, July 19, that they had welcomed their fourth child, a baby boy named Alec Neel Vance, that morning.
JD Vance, 41, and Usha Vance, 40, said both mother and baby were healthy. Alec joins siblings Ewan, 9, Vivek, 6, and Mirabel, 4.
The couple said in their joint statement:
"We are excited to announce that our baby boy, Alec Neel Vance, was born this morning. Usha and the baby are happy and healthy, and our kids are overjoyed to meet their lit…
Road Rage Driver Kills Boxing Star, 26, Bicycling On Texas Highway: Cops
A rising 26-year-old professional boxer was killed in a road rage crash in Texas on Saturday, July 18, authorities said.
Charles Medina, 31, allegedly passed two bicyclists, including 26-year-old Hannah Rapp, on FM 159 in Brazos County just before 10 a.m. Saturday, July 18, according to the Brazos County Sheriff's Office. Medina then stopped his vehicle, reversed, and hit Rapp, who was found lying in the roadway, the sheriff's office said.
First responders provided emergency medical care before transporting her to a local hospital, where she later died despite lifesaving efforts, authoritie…
