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10 Children Choke On Popular Toy, Triggering Huge Recall 10 Children Choke On Popular Toy, Triggering Huge Recall
10 Children Choke On Popular Toy, Triggering Huge Recall A popular baby teething toy is being recalled after several children choked or suffered respiratory distress. ChilanTech issued the recall for about 24,400 LiKee Pull String Teething Toys, the Consumer Product Safety Commission announced on Thursday, June 11. The recalled toys violate the mandatory federal toy safety standard because the silicone strings are smaller and longer than allowed. The strings can reach the back of a child's throat and become lodged, creating a serious and deadly choking hazard. The company has received 10 reports of the toy's strings reaching the back of a child'…

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by Chris Spiker
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Search Near US-Mexico Border Follows Chilling Tip In Nancy Guthrie Case Search Near US-Mexico Border Follows Chilling Tip In Nancy Guthrie Case
Search Near Us-mexico Border Follows Chilling Tip In Nancy Guthrie Case A new search has opened another painful chapter in a case that has already dragged on for months. A search group in Nogales, Mexico, just across the border from Arizona, received an anonymous tip claiming Nancy Guthrie, the missing 84-year-old mother of NBC "Today" co-anchor Savannah Guthrie, may have been buried in the Mariposa area west of the city, El Imparcial reported Thursday, June 11. Ramona Guadalupe Ayala Ortiz, leader of the Buscando Corazones collective, told the outlet, based in Mexico, that the group received an anonymous call saying Guthrie’s remains were in a grave along a st…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
World Cup Prostitution Sweep At Hotels, Massage Parlors Nets 8 In NJ: Sheriff World Cup Prostitution Sweep At Hotels, Massage Parlors Nets 8 In NJ: Sheriff
World Cup Prostitution Sweep At Hotels, Massage Parlors Nets 8 In NJ: Sheriff A prostitution enforcement operation tied to concerns about increased travel ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup resulted in eight arrests and the seizure of more than $13,000 in Passaic County, authorities said. On Thursday, June 11, detectives from the Passaic County Sheriff's Bureau of Narcotics conducted a Quality-of-Life enforcement operation targeting individuals suspected of offering sexual acts for money at hotels and massage parlors throughout the county, Passaic County Sheriff Thomas Adamo said.  ALSO SEE: These 12 NJ Towns Could See The Worst World Cup Traffic Saturda…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Southwest Planes Collide At Northeast Airport, Reports Say Southwest Planes Collide At Northeast Airport, Reports Say
Southwest Planes Collide At Northeast Airport, Reports Say A Southwest Airlines flight was canceled after its wing clipped another Southwest plane at a Rhode Island airport, according to reports. The incident happened at Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport at around 10:45 p.m. on Thursday, June 11, NBC 10 in Providence reported. Southwest Flight 3515 was pushing back onto a taxiway at the Warwick airport when its wing made contact with the tail of Southwest Airlines Flight 3409, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. Both planes returned to their gates, and passengers were allowed to get off the aircraf…

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by Chris Spiker
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US Cruise Passengers Arrested After Port Fight, Chair-Throwing Police Station Chaos US Cruise Passengers Arrested After Port Fight, Chair-Throwing Police Station Chaos
US Cruise Passengers Arrested After Port Fight, Chair-Throwing Police Station Chaos A cruise stop in the Bahamas ended with shattered glass, injured officers, and five Americans in custody. Three women and two men from the US were arrested after a fight at the Nassau Cruise Port escalated into a violent struggle at a police station on Monday, June 8, according to the Royal Bahamas Police Force. Authorities said Tourism Police officers were called shortly after 4:45 p.m. to a physical altercation involving several cruise ship passengers at the Nassau Cruise Port. When officers arrived, they saw the five suspects involved and took them into custody, the department said. Two…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Woman Accused Of Pushing Mother Down Stairs To Her Death In Pennsylvania Woman Accused Of Pushing Mother Down Stairs To Her Death In Pennsylvania
Woman Accused Of Pushing Mother Down Stairs To Her Death In Pennsylvania A Pennsylvania daughter is accused of pushing her mother into a wall during an argument, causing the 63-year-old woman to fall down a flight of stairs and suffer fatal injuries, authorities announced on Thursday, June 11. Elissa Blair Waltman, 34, of the 300 block of Laurel Street, was charged with involuntary manslaughter and simple assault in connection with the death of Eileen Flugrath, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office. The incident happened at Flugrath's residence in the 100 block of Pickwick Place in Millersville Borough on Saturday, April 5. Police were ca…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Coffeemakers Burn Dozens, Sparking Huge Recall: What To Know Coffeemakers Burn Dozens, Sparking Huge Recall: What To Know
Coffeemakers Burn Dozens, Sparking Huge Recall: What To Know Nearly 18,000 coffeemakers are being recalled after dozens of people suffered burns from hot liquid or steam released unexpectedly. Kidisle recalled about 17,600 of its hot and iced coffee machines, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said on Thursday, June 11. The coffeemakers can become clogged, causing hot liquid or steam to build up and release unexpectedly, creating a risk of serious burn injuries. The CPSC said it's aware of at least 107 reports of the coffeemakers releasing hot liquid or steam unexpectedly. At least 27 injuries were reported, including first- and second-…

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by Chris Spiker
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14-Year-Old Girl Dies Days After Drowning In Backyard Pool In Pennsylvania 14-Year-Old Girl Dies Days After Drowning In Backyard Pool In Pennsylvania
14-Year-Old Girl Dies Days After Drowning In Backyard Pool In Pennsylvania A teenage girl has died nearly a week after a drowning incident in a backyard swimming pool in Allentown, the Lehigh County Coroner announced on Friday, June 12. The 14-year-old from Emmaus was pronounced dead at St. Luke's University Hospital-Bethlehem at 3:33 a.m. on Friday, June 12, according to Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio. Her death was caused by complications of drowning, and the manner of death was ruled accidental, the coroner said. The drowning happened at a private residential swimming pool at a home in Allentown around 5:35 p.m. on Saturday, June 6, according to the re…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
'I Am Going To Kill You And Bury Your Body': Ex-BF Told PA Woman In Woods Near PSP Barracks 'I Am Going To Kill You And Bury Your Body': Ex-BF Told PA Woman In Woods Near PSP Barracks
'I Am Going To Kill You And Bury Your Body': Ex-BF Told PA Woman In Woods Near PSP Barracks A young woman told Pennsylvania State Police her ex-boyfriend threatened to kill her and bury her body in a wooded area near a state police barracks, authorities announced Friday, June 12. A 21-year-old Media man was cited for harassment after the alleged threat against a 20-year-old Marcus Hook woman, according to Pennsylvania State Police. The incident happened at approximately 7 p.m. on Sunday, June 8, police said. The woman told troopers she was riding as a passenger in a vehicle driven by her ex-boyfriend when he took her through an unknown forested area near the Media barracks and al…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Facebook, Instagram Disruptions Hit Thousands Facebook, Instagram Disruptions Hit Thousands
Facebook, Instagram Disruptions Hit Thousands  If your feed suddenly stopped cooperating, you were not alone. Facebook and Instagram users reported widespread problems on Friday, June 12, with reports of disruption spiking sharply on Downdetector shortly after 9 a.m. Downdetector showed about 69,000 user reports for Facebook issues around 10 a.m., including a spike of 69,569 reports at 9:39 a.m.  Instagram also saw a surge in reports, with more than 1,100 users flagging problems Friday morning, according to Downdetector.  The reports do not necessarily mean every user was affected. Downdetector tracks user-submitted pr…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Child Found Unresponsive In PA Home Dies; Special Victims Unit Investigating Child Found Unresponsive In PA Home Dies; Special Victims Unit Investigating
Child Found Unresponsive In PA Home Dies; Special Victims Unit Investigating A young girl died after she was found unresponsive inside a Philadelphia home Thursday evening, June 11, police said. Officers responded to the 1800 block of East Somerset Street in Kensington after receiving a report of an unresponsive child at approximately 7:07 p.m, according to police. When the Philadelphia Police Department's 24th District officers arrived, they found the child unresponsive, and medics rushed her to St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, authorities said. She was pronounced dead at 7:49 p.m., police said. The circumstances surrounding the child's death remain…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
College Lacrosse Coach ID'd As Lake Marburg Paddleboarder Who Went Missing During Storm College Lacrosse Coach ID'd As Lake Marburg Paddleboarder Who Went Missing During Storm
College Lacrosse Coach ID'd As Lake Marburg Paddleboarder Who Went Missing During Storm A man who disappeared while paddleboarding during severe weather on Lake Marburg has been identified after his body was recovered following a multi-day search, officials announced Thursday, June 11. Jack Aaron Murray, 24, of Camp Hill, drowned after falling from his paddleboard during a storm at Codorus State Park, according to the York County Coroner's Office. His death has been ruled an accident. Officials said he was not wearing a life vest when he entered the water. According to the coroner's office, Murray was one of two people paddleboarding on the lake when severe weather moved thro…

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by Jillian Pikora