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Brian Chesky, co-founder and boss of Airbnb, presents the platform's new home services offering in Los Angeles

8 hours ago | wfmz.com | Patrick Fallon

"Novelty is cool. It's exciting. I want to be new (and) fresh," Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky told AFP in Los Angeles, where he is presenting a new offering that could bring haircuts and other services into your holiday home.
Airbnb boss Brian Chesky talks about his new home services offering during an interview with AFP in Los Angeles

9 hours ago | wfmz.com | Patrick Fallon

"Novelty is cool. It's exciting. I want to be new (and) fresh," Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky told AFP in Los Angeles, where he is presenting a new offering that could bring haircuts and other services into your holiday home.
Court Clerk-Murdaugh Trial

11 hours ago | wfmz.com | Gavin McIntyre

REGIONAL LIVE CAMERAS: Bethlehem: Hotel Bethlehem | Main Street Reading: Penn Street Easton: Downtown Poconos: Jim Thorpe | Stroudsburg Bulletin: ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM EDT THISAFTERNOON FOR NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON, NORTH CENTRAL CAMDEN,SOUTHEASTERN BUCKS, EAST CENTRAL MONTGOMERY AND NORTHEASTERNPHILADELPHIA COUNTIES... At 148 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicatedthunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area.
Weakness in U.S. has negative impact on Alcon

14 hours ago | wfmz.com | Gregory Purcell

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Many people would say that the first quarter of 2025 was pretty unpredictable for the business community. So, it shouldn’t be too much of a surprise when a company misses Wall Street estimates. That’s what happened to Alcon, the global eyecare company with manufacturing and research facilities in Berks County, when it reported first quarter core earnings per share missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 3.9%. Net sales also missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate.
Vacation ideas: Exploring the world with purpose

18 hours ago | wfmz.com | Eve Russo

Looking to plan a vacation and explore the world with purpose? A local travel agent and an expert from National Geographic are teaming up to talk about unforgettable travel plans, and they visited 69 News at Sunrise to give us a little preview. WFMZ's Eve Russo sat down with travel expert Diane Albright and Brent Centlivre from National Geographic to tell us more
US 2025 Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley, right, watches a shot with caddie Scott Vail just as he will watch prospects for his team in this week's 107th PGA Championship at Quail Hollow

20 hours ago | wfmz.com | Alex Slitz

US 2025 Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley, right, watches a shot with caddie Scott Vail just as he will watch prospects for his team in this week's 107th PGA Championship at Quail Hollow
Rain tapers off to showers this afternoon; breezy and cool

20 hours ago | wfmz.com | Matt Broderick

SHORT TERM FORECASTTODAY: Cloudy and cool with rain tapering off to afternoon showers; breezy. High: 65TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy with a shower or two. Low: 60TOMORROW: Mostly cloudy and warmer; couple of showers/t-storm. High: 73 Low: 62FORECAST SUMMARYAn area of low pressure will continue to slide through the area bringing rounds of rain today. Plus, with the wet weather and plenty of clouds around Wednesday, temperatures will stay seasonably cool in the 60s.
Congressman Lloyd Doggett and fellow US Democrats address a rally and press conference to announce their opposition to a Republican plan to cut Medicaid

20 hours ago | wfmz.com | Chip Somodevilla

Republicans geared up Tuesday for a series of crucial votes on Donald Trump's domestic policy mega-bill, with rows over spending threatening to unravel the US president's plans for sweeping tax cuts.
Pennsylvania puppy mills cited in national nonprofit’s annual report of violators

1 day ago | wfmz.com | Clark Kauffman

A dog at Wuanita Swedlund’s kennels in Farmington, Iowa, as photographed by USDA inspectors. (USDA photo courtesy of Humane World for Animals)Pennsylvania is again ranked near the top of the list in the annual “Horrible Hundred” tally of states with the most dog breeders and brokers cited by regulators.
Health Beat: CDC reports drop in overdose deaths

1 day ago | wfmz.com | Melanie Falcon

There's good news today about the number of drug overdose deaths in the U.S.The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) says there were 30,000 fewer drug overdose deaths in 2024 than the year before. Health officials say that's a drop of approximately 27% and the largest one-year decline on record. But experts say we still have work to do because overdose deaths are still higher than before the COVID pandemic, when we saw numbers surge.