Penn State Health has hired Teresa Swenson, an accomplished orthopedic leader with three decades experience in health care, to be its new administrative vice president of musculoskeletal services. She joined the organization Dec. 16. January 15, 2025Penn State Health News Swenson will oversee strategic initiatives for the musculoskeletal service line alongside physician leader Dr. April...
HASTINGS, Fla. — The St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office Special Victims Unit and the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children are working to find a Hastings teenager last seen on January 3rd. Officials say they have reason to believe 16-year-old Collin Kirk may still be in the area, or have traveled to Wallins Creek,...
The MBUX voice assistant feature in Mercedes-Benz cars is being upgraded with an AI-driven capability to answer questions in a conversational style. It allows the driver or passenger to ask various general knowledge questions and get up-to-date answers, much like with Amazon Alexa, Apple Siri or Google Assistant. The car initiates a Microsoft Bing search...
This article is being provided for free by The News Leader as a public service. STAUNTON – The Staunton Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in locating a missing adult, according to a press release. Missing person Karin Sullivan was last seen on Jan. 12, 2025, according to the Staunton Police Department. Karin Sullivan...
House Energy and Commerce Democrats on Tuesday announced leaders for the various subcommittees, revealing key players in crating energy and environment policy. Florida Rep. Kathy Castor, a longtime Democratic climate hawk, will become ranking member of the Energy Subcommittee. She is taking the place of Rep. Diana DeGette (D-Colo.), who is becoming ranking member of...
We’re always working on making WhatsApp more fun and easier to use, so we’re excited to kick off the new year with new features and design updates to improve your experience. Camera effects: Now, when you take and send a video or photo in your chats, you can choose from 30 backgrounds, filters and effects...
By: Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner It’s becoming another defining feature of Chicago’s fall from greatness. Adults murdering kids. Kids murdering kids. “Random” bullets killing kids. The Cook County Medical Examiner has what should be the final count of youth homicides for 2024. 91 kids aged 19-and-under were killed in Chicago in 2024. Including a...
The West African country has confirmed two cases of mpox in recent days. Sierra Leone has declared a public health emergency after two cases of mpox were reported. The West African country’s health minister announced the move on Monday after the second case of the deadly viral disease was confirmed. “The confirmation of two cases...
Signaling hope in the battle against opioids, Central Florida saw a nearly 7% drop in deadly drug overdoses between 2021 and 2023, part of a trend of declines seen throughout the U.S. after the frightening surges of the preceding decade. Data presented by the local Project Opioid on Monday shows the decline in overdose deaths...
A Florida teacher has been accused of child abuse after she allegedly struck a 5-year-old student in the face with a ruler, according to multiple reports. Chrishawn Nicholson was charged with child abuse over the alleged incident, which took place in Miami Gardens in November 2024, on Thursday, Jan. 9, Miami Gardens police said, per...