Associated Press
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Gavin McKenna’s Journey Takes Him From the Yukon to Penn State to Potential No. 1 NHL Draft Pick
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BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — For all the offense, leadership and star-power Gavin McKenna brought to Penn State hockey this season, coach Guy Gadowsky discovered yet another attribute in the celebrated forward’s talented arsenal. And it involved ping-pong, of all things. Having dominated most of his players in table tennis over the years, Gadowsky is still stung after…
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NCAA Panel Approves New Eligibility Rules Giving Division I Athletes 5 Years to Play 5 Seasons
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Eager to lessen the chaos of the transfer portal era, the NCAA approved a new eligibility model for Division I athletes on Tuesday that will allow five seasons of competition over a five-year period that begins with their full-time enrollment or the academic year following their 19th birthday, whichever occurs first. The Division I Cabinet approved the…
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From Whitehorse to No. 1? Maple Leafs GM Meets With Gavin McKenna
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BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Gavin McKenna left his family and friends behind in Whitehorse, Yukon, some six years ago to pursue his NHL dream. Now, the NHL is traveling to one of Canada’s most remote regions to meet with McKenna — the 18-year-old forward projected to be the No. 1 pick in the draft later this month.…
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Penn State Forced to Cancel Some Final Exams Amid Global Cyberattack on Canvas Learning Management System
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Penn State has canceled some final exams as a cyberattack on a widely used learning management system disrupted thousands of schools nationwide. Canvas has been offline since Thursday afternoon, forcing Penn State to cancel exams scheduled to be administered in University Park’s Pollock Testing Center Thursday night and Friday, the university wrote in messages to…
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Pennsylvania Court Grants Public Access to Voting Data in Dispute From 2020 Election’s Aftermath
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HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s high court ruled Tuesday that spreadsheets of raw data associated with every ballot are public records, providing access to the “cast vote records” that had been requested by an election researcher hired by the Trump Administration last year. The Democratic-majority Supreme Court said its unanimous decision was a way to…
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Trump Unharmed After Shooting Incident at White House Correspondents’ Dinner
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A man armed with guns and knives stormed the lobby outside a high-profile journalists’ dinner attended by President Donald Trump and multiple senior U.S. leaders on Saturday night, rushing toward the ballroom before Secret Service agents swarmed him and took him into custody. The president was uninjured and was hustled away. Guests…
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Mother and 6 Children Killed in Explosion and Fire at Clinton County Home
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MILL HALL, Pa. (AP) — An Amish woman and her six children ranging in age from 3 to 11 were killed in a swift-moving house fire after an explosion that shook nearby houses in rural northcentral Pennsylvania, authorities said. Firefighters responding to a report of an explosion and fire at a home in Lamar Township…
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How Springing Forward to Daylight Saving Time Could Affect Your Health
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Most of America “springs forward” Sunday for daylight saving time. Losing that hour of sleep can do more than leave you tired and cranky the next day; it also could harm your health. Darker mornings and more evening light knock your body clock out of whack — which means daylight saving time can usher in…
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As Antisemitism Rises and Strife Over Israel Continues, Josh Shapiro Turns Toward His Jewish Faith
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Thousands of teenagers from more than a dozen countries, many standing on their chairs in a cavernous convention hall, screamed and cheered as Josh Shapiro took the stage. Pennsylvania’s Democratic governor still may be unknown among many Americans outside his home state, but here at BBYO, the world’s largest conference of young…
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Punxsutawney Phil Is Said to Have Seen His Shadow, Forecasting 6 More Weeks of Wintry Weather
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Punxsutawney Phil predicted six more weeks of wintry weather Monday, a forecast sure to disappoint many after what’s already been a long, cold season across large parts of the United States.