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MacArthur Foundation names 20 fellows in its 2026 class

The 2026 MacArthur Fellows will each receive an $800,000 unrestricted award over five years. The class includes artists, scientists, writers...
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Arkansas visitor finds 6.03-carat yellow diamond at state park

Jack Pearadin found the 6.03-carat diamond at Crater of Diamonds State Park. Estimates of its value range from about $250,000...
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Smithsonian uses AI to connect Revolutionary-era records

A Smithsonian and Library of Congress project is using AI to find links among artifacts, newspaper ads and archival records...
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Crew-13 astronauts reach space station after record-fast U.S. trip

Apple Harvest Festival returns to Biglerville for its second weekend

How Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is helping kids start reading when they’re very young

How Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is helping kids start reading when they’re very young

First-time U.S. passport applications expected to move online next year

First-time U.S. passport applications expected to move online next year

Two entangled bald eagles rescued in Lancaster County

Right Livelihood awards recognize four women-led efforts worldwide

49 Rescued Turtles Return to Crystal Lake After Restoration Work

Young Workers Reconsider Career Paths as AI Changes Entry-Level Jobs

Adams County history groups receive $68,030 in state grants

At 91, ‘Grey Beard’ reclaims Appalachian Trail record

At 91, ‘Grey Beard’ reclaims Appalachian Trail record

Sports Wrap

Sports Wrap

Last chance to purchase tickets for East Berlin Community Center fundraiser

Last chance to purchase tickets for East Berlin Community Center fundraiser

Apple will have a new CEO Tuesday

Apple will have a new CEO Tuesday

Ticks are having a banner year, with another active season ahead

Ticks are having a banner year, with another active season ahead

USS Abraham Lincoln is homeward bound

USS Abraham Lincoln is homeward bound

GCCA is getting ready for the start of its 83rd season

GCCA is getting ready for the start of its 83rd season

F&M poll finds Pennsylvania voters increasingly worried about the economy, souring on Trump

F&M poll finds Pennsylvania voters increasingly worried about the economy, souring on Trump

Nepal flood death toll tops 900

Nepal flood death toll tops 900

Support group for adult trauma survivors begins this week in Gettysburg

Support group for adult trauma survivors begins this week in Gettysburg

U.S. strikes Iran as fighting flares again

U.S. strikes Iran as fighting flares again

There’s a blood moon on the rise

There’s a blood moon on the rise

Kennedy Center board raises demolition possibility amid legal fight

Kennedy Center board raises demolition possibility amid legal fight

New challenges to Trump mail-in voting order arrive after US Supreme Court ruling

New challenges to Trump mail-in voting order arrive after US Supreme Court ruling

Trial of four accused 9/11 plotters set for 2028

Trial of four accused 9/11 plotters set for 2028

FDA approves potentially transformative pancreatic cancer drug

FDA approves potentially transformative pancreatic cancer drug

Meta agrees to $18 billion settlement over child-safety claims

Meta agrees to $18 billion settlement over child-safety claims

Freeze relief applications open for fruit growers

Freeze relief applications open for fruit growers

Newborn among two measles-associated deaths as Pennsylvania outbreak grows

Newborn among two measles-associated deaths as Pennsylvania outbreak grows

Penn State announces themes for seven home football games

Penn State announces themes for seven home football games

Glacier collapse may have triggered deadly Nepal flash flood

Glacier collapse may have triggered deadly Nepal flash flood

Weekend sports wrap

Weekend sports wrap

Pumpkin spice, earlier every year

Pumpkin spice, earlier every year

ICE plan to spend $20 million on electric-shock gloves draws alarm

ICE plan to spend $20 million on electric-shock gloves draws alarm

A new federal plan calls for major Colorado River water cuts

A new federal plan calls for major Colorado River water cuts

U.S. launches ‘economic D-Day’ with tougher sanctions against Iran

U.S. launches ‘economic D-Day’ with tougher sanctions against Iran

Measles cases increase across Pennsylvania; none reported in Adams County

Measles cases increase across Pennsylvania; none reported in Adams County

$10 million in freeze relief available to Pennsylvania fruit growers

$10 million in freeze relief available to Pennsylvania fruit growers

Gettysburg College, community to explore shared history during America 250

Gettysburg College, community to explore shared history during America 250

Dobbin House 250th events this week

Dobbin House 250th events this week

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