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Jason Collins, NBA's first openly gay player, dies at 47 of brain tumor
Jason Collins, the NBA's first openly gay player and a trailblazer for inclusion, has died at 47 from a brain tumor, his family said.
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Organization hopes to combat, prevent juvenile crime
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Youth violence continues to be a lingering issue in our area, but one local organization is hoping to prevent incidents from happening. The Victims Resource Center says it's seeing more young people speaking up, and more of its resources being used across Luzerne County. The center supports victims of all [...]
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California mayor resigns, will plead guilty to acting as agent for Chinese government
Eileen Wang has agreed to plead guilty to acting as an illegal agent for the Chinese government, with potential imprisonment of up to 10 years.
WNEP Tue, May 12 [totalcount]
Tiger Woods’ prescription drug records will be handed over to prosecutors in Florida DUI case
Prosecutors had issued a subpoena seeking copies of all prescription medication records for the golfer from the start of the year through the end of March.
WNEP Tue, May 12 [totalcount]
Family sues OpenAI after 19-year-old son accidentally overdoses
The family is alleging ChatGPT, and creator OpenAI, had a hand in Sam Nelson's accidental overdose after the teenager followed the chatbot's "medical advice."
WNEP Tue, May 12 [totalcount]
Ship operator and employee are charged in crash that caused the deadly collapse of Baltimore bridge
The Dali crashed into Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge on March 26, 2024, killing six construction workers who had been filling potholes.
WNEP Tue, May 12 [totalcount]
Deal reached with hackers to delete data stolen from the Canvas educational platform
The breach caused chaos for students, many in the middle of finals.
WNEP Tue, May 12 [totalcount]
WHO: 9 hantavirus cases have been confirmed while 2 suspected cases await testing results
The World Health Organization says nine cases have been confirmed worldwide. There are two suspected cases that are unconfirmed.
WNEP Tue, May 12 [totalcount]
Trump and Xi appear intent on keeping deep differences over Iran war from overshadowing China summit
The administration seems determined not to let differences on Iran overshadow efforts to make headway on other difficult matters.
WNEP Tue, May 12 [totalcount]
Penguins ready for fans coming for game one
WILKES-BARRE TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins are in the middle of their longest postseason run in nearly a decade, last reaching this point back in 2016. "The people in the front office are super excited, the players are hyped up, ready to go, coaches are raring to go, and we know the [...]
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