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WASHINGTON (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and President Donald Trump expressed hope that their critical meeting Monday with European leaders at the White House could lead to three-party talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin to bring an end to his war on Ukraine.

The U.S. president also said he would back European security guarantees for Ukraine as European leaders gathered in Washington to show support for Ukraine at the extraordinary White House meeting.

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police say they are investigating after a man was stabbed several times when he intervened in an assault between multiple people.

On August 16, around 12:00 p.m., officers were called to a hospital for a report of a stabbing victim inside the emergency room.

Wilkes-Barre City Police stated the victim, a 33-year-old man from Wilkes-Barre, was exiting a business in the 300 block of South Main Street when he saw a man he knew being assaulted by three other men.

Passenger killed after multi-vehicle crash on I-80

The winning tickets sold in Hanover Township and Wilkes-Barre include one prize worth $300,000 and one prize worth $150,000.

The settlement comes after Fox News Channel paid $787.5 million to settle a similar lawsuit in 2023.

Kseniya Alexandrova represented Russia in the 2017 Miss Universe pageant.

GILBERT, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Celebrating heritage and a growing legacy in Monroe County, the West End Fair attracts nearly 200,000 people each year.

Walking through the barns at the West End fairgrounds in Gilbert, you quickly learn, even royalty gets their hands dirty.

"I have 11 sheep here, 4 cows, I think 9 rabbits, and then a goat," stated Abigail Smith, exhibitor/2025 West End Fair Queen

The queen's coronation helped kick off day one of the West End Fair, where Abigail Smith received her crown and queen title.

A tractor-trailer collided with a car along South Keyser Avenue around 11 a.m. Monday.

LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Two lucky lottery players were sold winning tickets in Luzerne County totaling an amount of $450,000.

Pennsylvania Lottery stated two jackpot-winning Cash 5 with Quick Cash tickets worth a combined total of $450,000 were sold from the weekend drawings.

On Friday, August 15, one Cash 5 with Quick Cash ticket matched all five balls drawn, 8-18-28-29-37, to win a jackpot prize of $300,000. Gerrity’s Supermarket on the Sans Souci Parkway in Hanover Township sold the winning ticket and will earn a $500 bonus.

Crimea’s unique location makes it a strategically important asset, and Russia has spent centuries fighting for it.

Xfinity has been the title sponsor of NASCAR’s No. 2 series since 2015.