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A second parchment copy of the Declaration of Independence has been found. In England, of all places. It’s a remarkable discovery, because the only other parchment manuscript copy of the historic document is housed behind glass at the National Archives in Washington, DC. You see, most copies of the Declaration of Independence are just that […]

The American paramedic killed during a monitoring mission in Ukraine has been identified. He is Joseph Stone, 36, according to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe’s Special Monitoring Mission. There was no further detail released about Stone. It is the first time a member of an SMM patrol has been killed while on […]

Even the smallest among us can be big heroes. Take the lowly wax worm, for instance. The larva of the greater wax moth is considered a huge pest in Europe, because it acts as a parasite in bee colonies. However, its bizarre eating habits may help solve a huge environmental problem. See, the wax worm […]

A funeral is under way for ex-NFL star Aaron Hernandez, who was convicted of murder in 2015 and who killed himself in his prison cell last week. The private service for Hernandez, 27, is in his hometown of Bristol, Connecticut. The former tight end for the New England Patriots was found hanged in his cell […]

In the first three months of this year, the number of anti-Semitic incidents in the US was 86% higher than the same period last year, says a new report. The report, released Monday by Anti-Defamation League, counted 541 anti-Semitic attacks and threats between January and March. There were 281 incidents in the same time period […]

In the first three months of this year, the number of anti-Semitic incidents in the US was 86% higher than the same period last year, says a new report. The report, released Monday by Anti-Defamation League, counted 541 anti-Semitic attacks and threats between January and March. There were 281 incidents in the same time period […]

France’s defeated political establishment has begun to rally against far-right leader Marine Le Pen as she goes head-to-head against political novice Emmanuel Macron in the final race for the French presidency. As Le Pen continued to celebrate the highest-ever voting tally for her National Front party, French President François Hollande joined candidates knocked out in […]

DUBOIS – Penn State students who have received scholarships to help cover the costs of their education this year had the chance to personally thank many of the people who made those scholarships possible on Thursday.  The annual Scholarship Luncheon, hosted at the DuBois Country Club by the Office of Development brings, together scholarship recipients […]

Some Senate investigators are chafing at the pace of their investigation into Russia’s interference in the 2016 election and possible coordination with the campaign of President Donald Trump, three months after the Senate intelligence committee formally opened its probe. A source with knowledge of private conversations told CNN that Sen. Mark Warner, the lead Democrat […]

In the 1990s, the lives of Albert Einstein, or Zelda and F. Scott Fitzgerald, might have merited TV movies. Today, in an age of media abundance, both have been turned into 10-part series, with each demonstrating that not every subject is brilliant enough — even Einstein’s — to merit such expansive treatment. “Genius” — a […]

Panera Bread plans to hire 10,000 workers and more than double the number of its restaurants that deliver. The jobs will include both delivery drivers and in-store workers to prepare the food. The company offered delivery at about 15% of its locations as of the end of last year. Panera expects to expand to 35% […]

France’s defeated political establishment has begun to rally against the far-right leader Marine Le Pen as she goes head-to-head against political novice Emmanuel Macron in the final race for the French presidency. As Le Pen celebrated the highest-ever voting tally for her Front National party, candidates knocked out in the first round began to endorse […]

In the dark of night, workers wearing masks and tactical vests arrived Monday at New Orleans’ Battle of Liberty Place monument to take it down. Police snipers were positioned on nearby rooftops, according to The Times-Picayune newspaper, and the trucks and equipment used in the operation had company names covered by cardboard and black tape. […]

No sooner had Marine Le Pen taken to the stage to greet her adoring supporters than the rest of the French political system was already moving against her. As Le Pen spoke of it being the “time to free French people from arrogant elites,” those who she had spent her entire campaign scolding were pledging […]

Video evidence has emerged of an American Airlines incident in which an unidentified male passenger confronts a male flight attendant, warning him “You do that to me, and I’ll knock you flat.” The flight attendant rushes right back at the passenger and responds with “Hit me. Bring it on.” This chest-bumping came shortly after that […]

When Peggy Whitson woke up this morning, she broke a record: It’s her 535th day in space. And what she misses most about Earth is a good hot shower. “A shower is nice,” she told CNN in a space-to-Earth conversation just before she broke the record on Monday. “Up here, we have to take a […]

A group of 40 congressional Democrats and Republicans said Monday they will support a spending bill to avoid a government shutdown if that budget comes without any partisan strings attached. The Problem Solvers Caucus announced their official position to support a “clean” spending bill with approval from more than 75% of the bipartisan group — […]

Ilie Nastase may have retired from tennis 32 years ago, but he appears to be still more than living up to his old nickname “Nasty.” The 70-year-old Romanian, a two-time grand slam winner and former world No. 1, was provisionally suspended by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) Sunday from all of its events for his […]

Jang Yeong-jin never loved his wife. Throughout their marriage, he felt guilty and confused, ashamed that he was, in his words, “ruining one woman’s life.” Jang did not hear the word “homosexual” for the first 37 years of his life, saying he had no concept of what it meant, something not unusual in his native […]

President Trump wants China to pressure North Korea over its nuclear weapons program. But will Beijing play ball? China wields huge influence over the North Korean economy, accounting for more than 80% of its smaller neighbor’s foreign trade and serving as its main gateway to the rest of the world. “China is very much the […]

A political novice who has never before stood for elected office is facing off against a far-right nationalist from the fringes of French politics — it’s safe to say France’s presidential election is one for the history books. Voters collectively turned up their noses at the political establishment Sunday, in the first round of the […]

Sunday’s French election result sets up a battle between the heart and the head of the Trump White House. In the latest blow to establishment party politics in the Western world, two outsider candidates — centrist Emmanuel Macron and far-right leader Marine Le Pen — advanced from a crowded field to a run-off for the […]

Darla Jones said she can’t imagine what it will be like to watch the man who killed her mother as he is executed by lethal injection on Monday. She believes that after Jack Harold Jones is put to death, a feeling of anticipation among her family members may likely give way to a mixture of […]

The French electorate gave the country’s political establishment a wake-up call Sunday as it voted for two outsider presidential candidates: one who has never held elected office and the other the leader of France’s far-right party. Fed up of the parties that have dominated French politics for decades, voters opted for the two politicians that […]

With time running out on his first 100 days in office and no success yet on the Obamacare repeal he promised, President Trump seems eager to turn attention to one of his favorite topics: Tax cuts. On Twitter this weekend, he promised “Big TAX REFORM AND TAX REDUCTION will be announced next Wednesday.” Of course, […]