STATE COLLEGE — Lawyers for former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky asked Thursday to cancel a court date for a hearing over a claim that an accuser wants to recant allegations that Sandusky sexually abused him years ago. The hearing was scheduled for Sept. 8 in the latest ...
HOLLIDAYSBURG — Blair County commissioners agreed Thursday to again solicit applications for another round of funding from the National Opioid Settlement. The county expects to receive about $700,000 from its next allocation, Director of Social Services Tricia Johnson told commissioners at their weekly meeting. As deemed in the litigation settlement, the money is to be used to abate and remediate the harm resulting from the nation’s opioid epidemic. Local entities interested in asking for a portion of the $700,000 will need to submit an application package to the county by Oct. ...
Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings Inc. on Wednesday reported fiscal second-quarter earnings of $85.5 million. The Harrisburg, Pennsylvania-based company said it had profit of $1.42 per share. The retailer posted revenue of $741.3 million in the period, which missed Street forecasts. Five Below posts Q2 net income of $221.4M Five Below Inc. on Wednesday reported fiscal second-quarter net income of $221.4 million. The Philadelphia-based company said it had profit of $3.99 per share. Earnings, adjusted for pretax gains, came to $1.68 per share. The discount retailer posted revenue of ...
New York City’s public schools will temporarily ban elementary and middle school students from using generative artificial intelligence tools during the upcoming school year, Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced Wednesday. The one-year moratorium — part of a broader assessment of how children in the nation’s largest school system interact with the technology — will apply to “all software that uses student-facing generative AI” for students through eighth grade, the mayor’s office said. It described the policy as the most expansive prohibition in the country. At the same time, ...
Oil giant Chevron confirmed that it will expand operations in Venezuela after President Donald Trump announced an ambitious deal to develop the nation’s oil reserves and give the Pentagon a stake in the profits. Chevron, the only U.S. oil company with a major presence in Venezuela, said ...
When Simon’s wife of 43 years passed away, it felt a bit like he’d died too. In his overwhelming grief, Simon sought companionship online, like so many other lonely widows and widowers. Almost immediately he met Emily. But over the next few months, Emily, who Simon realized too late was ...
