No matter what you call it, the gob — or whoopie pie — may soon be available as an emoji on Apple and Android devices if a Penn State professor gets his way. Bill Zimmerman, assistant teaching professor at Penn State University’s College of Communications, submitted on April 2 his ...
Millions of people in the Great Lakes, Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states muddled through another day of unhealthy air from uncontrolled wildfires on Friday. The thick smoke enveloped the nation’s capital in a gloomy, eerie haze and prompted Major League Baseball’s Cleveland Guardians to postpone their game against Pittsburgh Pirates in Ohio. Warnings of dangerous conditions were expected to remain in effect through Saturday across a wide swath of the U.S., though there’s potential for temporary relief with storms forecast in some affected areas during the weekend. D.C. resident ...
Smoke from wildfires — which are burning more of the Northern Hemisphere as Earth warms — attacks nearly every system in the human body, killing tens of thousands of people a year, numerous medical studies show. It attacks the body immediately, spiking asthma cases with increased ...
Gov. Josh Shapiro signed a $50.8 billion state budget bill into law on Sunday, including a record $11.8 billion for public schools across the Commonwealth — roughly a 6% increase from last year’s budget. But school choice advocates saw a budget that preserved existing programs and offered little expansion. The education debate comes as Pennsylvania continues to grapple with improving student outcomes, addressing funding disparities between school districts and balancing investments in public schools with expanding school choice options. The final budget includes a third ...
Speeding in your car to work, to pick up your children from school, or go from one errand to the next not only wastes money in gas and sends harmful emissions into the air, it barely saves you time, new research says. It is something to think about as gas prices stay elevated throughout the ...
The following people have made filings in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Pittsburgh. Chapter 7 involves selling assets to pay debts. Chapter 13 is a plan to pay debts using income. Chapter 11 involves reorganization to pay off debt. Filings by county include: Blair County Kathy M. Stitt. Chapter 7. June 10. Margaret Jackson. Chapter 7. June 11. Cambria County Jennifer N. Wherry. Chapter 13. June 8. Jeffrey A. Guinivan. Chapter 13. June 9. Matthew C. Thomas. Chapter 13. June 11. Bedford County Bridgette M. Ramsey. Chapter 13. June 10.
