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Family members said the coach suffered a skull fracture and brain swelling.

Passengers from a South Atlantic cruise ship return to the U.S. as health officials monitor for illness, survey shows women fear medical bills more than cancer.

Powerful storms that spawned at least three tornadoes tore through several Mississippi counties. Authorities say the storms damaged nearly 500 homes, knocked down trees and power lines, and injured at least 17 people. There were no immediate reports of deaths. The storms struck late Wednesday. A mobile home park in Bogue Chitto was severely damaged. Krystal Miller and six others, including several young kids, survived the apparent tornado picking up their home and sending it cartwheeling through the air. She says she's just grateful they made it out alive.

U.S. jobless claim applications rose last week but remain at historically low levels despite elevated inflation and other economic headwinds. The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits in the week ending May 2 rose by 10,000 to 200,000, the Labor Department reported Thursday. That’s fewer than the 205,000 new applications analysts surveyed by the data firm FactSet were expecting. The previous week’s new claims figure, which was the fewest since 1969, was revised up by 1,000 to 190,000. Weekly filings for unemployment benefits are considered a proxy for U.S. layoffs.

MIFFLINBURG — Orders for the Mifflinburg Kiwanis Club's annual blueberry sale are being taken.

SUNBURY — Sunbury’s Revitalization Inc. has been awarded a $3,000 grant from the Community Giving Foundation through the C.K. Battram Field of Interest Fund. The funding will support the Albright Center for the Arts’ monthly swing dance program, helping increase accessibility and deepen community engagement through the arts.

Streaks. Looksmaxxing. Sound familiar? Maybe. If not, it’s not you — it’s (partly) Gen Z. Niche terms like these are becoming increasingly common, as the internet spins an ever-growing web around the lives of teens and young adults today.

DANVILLE — The Danville Area School Board passed a proposed 2026-27 final budget of $51.1 million at a special Wednesday night board meeting.

HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Senate voted Wednesday to approve a bill that asserts the commonwealth’s preemptive authority over local municipalities that adopt an ordinance, resolution or policy regulating firearms.

DANVILLE — A Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble school program on Benjamin Franklin sparked an idea for an America 250 door decoration undertaken by students at all four Danville school district buildings.