NEW YORK (AP) — The confetti has been tested for airiness. The giant numerals – 2 0 2 4 – are in place. And the luminous ball, bedazzled in 2,688 crystal triangles, is fixed to the pole from which it make its 60-second descent at 11:59 p.m.
With throngs of revelers set to usher in the new year under the bright lights of Times Square, officials and organizers say they are prepared to welcome the crowds and ensure their safety.
WASHINGTON (TND) — The U.S. retailer made changes to its Pride Month collection this year after it received backlash in 2023.
Target announced it will sell LGBTQ+ themed merchandise online and at some of its stores due to "historical sales performance."
The retailer sold its collection before the negative response at 2,000 stores it operates. The company claims it will continues to support the LGBTQIA+ community during June and year-round.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHP) —
The U.S. Bankruptcy Court Middle District confirms that the Diocese of Harrisburg is filing for bankruptcy.
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Bishop Ronald W. Gainer and the diocese's legal counsel held a press conference Tuesday afternoon regarding the filing.
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Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro issued the following statement as a response to the filing:
Our Grand Jury Report uncovered abuse of children by priests, including 45 predator priests in the Diocese of Harrisburg, and a systematic cover up spanning decades that went from dioceses in Pennsylvania all the way up to the Vatican.
AUSTIN - Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced the arrest of a suspect who was allegedly using a fake nursing home as a front for migrant smuggling.
On Thursday, authorities with the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit of the Texas Office of the Attorney General, alongside the Department of Homeland Security, arrested Jesus Cantu-Trevino, for conspiracy to smuggle undocumented migrants via air ambulance.
The Attorney General’s Office alleges that Trevino used a fictitious assisted living facility, along with Skyline Air Ambulances, as a means to transport individuals into the country illegally, circumventing border checkpoints.
CLEARFIELD - Job applications are currently being accepted for a dry ice facility being built in Clearfield County.
Continental Carbonic Products Inc. announced they'd be building a high-capacity liquid CO2 and dry ice manufacturing facility next to the PGP ethanol plant in September 2016.
"Dry ice is a form of solidified carbon dioxide, it's used in primarily food applications for keeping food cold," plant manager David Schultz said. "It's also used in the pharmaceutical and automotive industry.