Trump, DeSantis and others balk at future Republican debates, with competing calls to change or cancel them Wednesday, October 4 by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- The Republican National Committee is facing a series of tests of its ability to wrangle the 2024 presidential field into participating in or complying with the party's requirements for the primary debate process.The growing outcry underlines the push among some of the... Read More.
‘Bachelor’ alum Matt James reacts to his mom competing on ‘The Golden Bachelor’ Thursday, August 31 by ABC NewsABC revealed the 22 women who will vie for Gerry Turner's heart on The Golden Bachelor, and one of them should be familiar to Bachelor Nation -- it's Bachelor alum Matt James' mother Patty James.Matt showed his support for Patty by posting her headshot... Read More.
Meet the 22 women competing for Gerry Turner’s heart on ‘The Golden Bachelor’ Wednesday, August 30 by ABC NewsThe 22 women who will compete for Gerry Turner's heart on the first season of The Golden Bachelor have finally been revealed.Turner, a 71-year-old retired restaurateur from Indiana, will meet women from all walks of... Read More.
House Republicans pass ban on transgender athletes competing with women, girls Thursday, April 20 by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- House Republicans passed first-of-its-kind federal legislation on Thursday to ban transgender athletes from competing on school sports teams with women and girls -- a political messaging priority for the GOP despite the bill having no chance of passing the Senate and facing... Read More.
Scholastic Challenge returns to Penn State DuBois Thursday, March 2 by Louise BennettDUBOIS – Tonight, it’s the return of the Scholastic Challenge.Tri-county area Juniors and Seniors will be competing in battles of knowledge on various educational subjects.Students from DuBois, DuBois Catholic, Brockway, Brookville, Clearfield, Punxsutawney, and St. Marys schools have been invited to participate.The Junior Challenge... Read More.
Local fire stations to compete for Fireman’s Week Tuesday, June 14 by Louise BennettDuBois, PA – It’s Fireman’s Week in the City of DuBois with a majority of our local fire stations competing in some friendly competition.Today’s Battle of the Barrel will be held at the DuBois High School at 6:30pm tonight as each hose house will... Read More.
The Tour de Brockway will be back this summer Monday, May 9 by Louise BennettBrockway –After a two year break, “The Tour de Brockway” is coming back, as the Brockway Borough Council learned at its May meeting.Terry Maher told council members that the two-year pause for the bike race came after a record number of racers came to... Read More.
Female NASCAR drivers on the challenges in competing in the male-dominated sport Tuesday, February 15 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Though there have been strides over the years to diversify the male-dominated sport of auto racing, there are currently no female drivers competing at NASCAR's highest level, the Cup Series. The last time a woman drove in the Daytona 500 --... Read More.
Why Russian athletes are competing under the ROC at Olympics Wednesday, February 2 by ABC News(BEIJING) -- When the Olympic athletes take the field during the 2022 Games opening ceremony in Beijing, there will be one group that won't show off their national pride.Russian athletes are only able to compete under the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) flag due to... Read More.
Pandemic, labor shortages have left long-term care facilities competing for staff Thursday, August 19 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Labor shortages across the country are fueling a competition among long-term care facilities to retain and hire staff as they grapple with the delta variant.With U.S. job openings hitting a record high of 9.2 million, nursing homes and other long-term care... Read More.