HARRISBURG — As health insurance companies propose some of the largest rate hikes in recent memory, the Shapiro administration says it is limited in what it can do to cap increases and is calling for federal action. Nearly 202,000 people have canceled their plans through the state’s ...
NEW YORK (AP) — The largest cyclospora food poisoning outbreak in U.S. history is over, U.S. health officials said Friday. U.S. Food and Drug Administration officials said they are confident that all recalled iceberg lettuce related to this specific outbreak is off the market. Nearly 13,000 reported cyclospora cases were tied to the multistate outbreak, federal officials say. They represent the bulk of an unprecedented surge in the parasitic diarrheal illness this year. Even with the outbreak deemed over, several questions remain, including about its origin. The parasite is ...
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Central Bank raised interest rates Thursday to cool inflation that is being fed by high oil prices from the Iran war. The decision was supported by a stronger-than-expected economy that suggests businesses can weather the higher borrowing costs. The central bank for the 21 EU member countries that use the euro currency raised its benchmark rate by a quarter percentage point to 2.50% at a meeting held in Berlin, away from the bank’s Frankfurt headquarters. Bank President Christine Lagarde said at her news conference that “the conflict in ...
RENOVO — Anesidora Enterprises welcomed potential investors as well as local and county officials to Renovo. The company, which is aiming to open its central lab for hybrid smelting and mineral processing, purchased the former W.T. Storey building on the west end of the town. ...
STATE COLLEGE — Twenty-five years after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, members of the Centre County community gathered Friday morning to remember those who lost their lives, including Bellefonte native Navy Lt. Jonas M. Panik. The memorial service, held at 10 a.m. at Centre ...
HUBLERSBURG — The Nittany Valley Amish community will once again be hosting a benefit dinner on Saturday, Oct. 3, for the public to partake of a traditional Amish wedding meal. The goal is to create an exceptional dining experience with a buffet-style, all you can eat meal, prepared by some of the best cooks in the community. The main course of the meal includes roasted chicken and filling, ham, mashed potatoes, baked beans, noodles, cole slaw, creamed celery and apple salad, along with lemonade and coffee. The dessert tables will be filled with a flavorful variety of homemade pies, ...
