Local Sports Update – Friday, 9/19

Local Sports Update – Friday, 9/19

Friday, September 19 by wcednews

District 9 High School Football: Week 5 Brookville 49, Bradford 27 – Thursday – First win of the year for the Raiders TONIGHT: Central Clarion (1-3) at Brockway (3-1) – Live on Sunny 106 and Tri-County dot TV...pregame at 7pm, kickoff at 7:30pm St. Marys (2-2) at DuBois... Read More.

Why doctors say the birth dose of the hepatitis B vaccine is still necessary

Thursday, September 18 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Ahead of a key meeting amongst the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) vaccine advisors -- now with 12 members hand-picked by health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr. -- doctors, health officials and advocates are raising alarms that the panel... Read More.

West Coast states issue joint vaccine guidelines in shift away from CDC

Thursday, September 18 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Four Western U.S. states have come together to issue unified vaccine recommendations for the upcoming respiratory illness season, and California has enacted a new law to base the state's immunization guidance on independent medical organizations, rather than the U.S. Centers for... Read More.

Former VP Mike Pence’s newest job? George Mason University professor

Thursday, September 18 by ABC News

(FAIRFAX, Va.) -- Former Vice President Mike Pence will teach politics at George Mason University's Schar School of Policy and Government in the spring.The former vice president will teach students studying political science, law, public administration, and related fields at the university located in... Read More.

CDC advisers to vote on dropping universal newborn hepatitis B vaccine

Thursday, September 18 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- An influential group of advisers for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention during a meeting on Thursday is considering dropping a longstanding recommendation to give all newborns a hepatitis B vaccination in the hospital.The CDC vaccine advisory committee, called ACIP, is... Read More.

House Speaker Johnson optimistic about vote to avert shutdown, but Democrats aren’t

Thursday, September 18 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- House Republicans plan to vote Friday morning on a short-term measure to fund the government as a shutdown deadline nears, hoping to keep pressure on Democrats who have signaled they will vote to shut down the government if Republicans don’t cave to... Read More.

Dept. of Homeland Security enhances security for Charlie Kirk’s funeral

Thursday, September 18 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The Department of Homeland Security has designated the upcoming funeral and memorial service for conservative activist Charlie Kirk as a Special Event Assessment Rating (SEAR) Level 1 event, a DHS official told ABC News.The funeral will have the same level of security... Read More.

Judge blocks administration from deporting unaccompanied minors to Guatemala

Thursday, September 18 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- A federal judge on Thursday issued a preliminary injunction barring the Trump administration from deporting unaccompanied minors to Guatemala, saying the government's claims that it was simply reuniting children with their parents "crumbled like a house of cards."The move came 18 days after... Read More.

Seth Rogen joins ‘Nobody Wants This’ season 2 cast

Thursday, September 18 by ABC News

Everyone wants this Nobody Wants This casting update.Emmy winner Seth Rogen has joined the Netflix comedy's cast for season 2. Also joining him as a guest star in the upcoming season is Kate Berlant. Their respective roles are being kept under wraps.“[Seth] and Kate Berlant’s energy together was a dream,” Nobody... Read More.

95-year-old woman charged with murder in death of elderly nursing home roommate

Thursday, September 18 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A 95-year-old woman is being held at Rikers on charges accusing her of beating her roommate to death at their Brooklyn nursing home.Galina Smirnova, 95, was arraigned and charged Wednesday with second-degree murder and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon in... Read More.