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Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant celebrates after making a three-point basket against the San Antonio Spurs during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Los Angeles, Tuesday, April 12, 2011. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

[Photo] Black History Month: Quote of the Day

Jessica Wendowski, Staff Writer
February 22, 2022
Maya Angelou smiles as she greets guests at a garden party at her home Thursday, May 20, 2010 in Winston-Salem, N.C. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)

[Photo] Black History Month: Quote of the Day

Jessica Wendowski, Staff Writer
February 10, 2022
The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gestures and shouts to his congregation in Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Ga. on April 30, 1967 as he urges America to repent and abandon what he called its "Tragic, reckless adventure in Vietnam." (AP Photo)

[Photo] Black History Month: Quote of the Day

Julia Shearer, Staff Writer
February 7, 2022
The No. 42 at the Jackie Robinson monument at the Jackie Robinson Athletics and Recreation Complex on the UCLA campus, Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021, in Los Angeles. Kirby Lee via AP)

[Photo] Black History Month: Quote of the Day

Julia Shearer, Staff Writer
February 2, 2022
People dressed and made up as Zombies react, during the annual Zombie march, in Madrid, Saturday Feb. 27, 2010. The zombie march is a homage to the Zombie film genre and to U.S. director George A. Romero, famous for his Zombie horror movies. (AP Photo/Paul White)

[Photo] The evolution of zombies

Olivia Hannigan, Staff Writer
October 30, 2019
FILE - In this April 10, 2002, file photo, a car moves along the Extraterrestrial Highway near Rachel, Nev, the closest town to Area 51. The U.S. Air Force is giving an ultimatum to owners of the remote Nevada property: Take a $5.2 million “last best offer” by Thursday,, Sept. 10, 2015, for their property now surrounded by a vast bombing range including the super-secret Area 51, or the government will seize it. (AP Photo/Laura Rauch, File)

[Photo] There’s something in Area 51 – but it’s not aliens

Olivia Hannigan, Staff Writer
September 27, 2019
Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., from left, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro, Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., former Vice President Joe Biden, Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., Andrew Yang, Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio participate in the second of two Democratic presidential primary debates hosted by CNN, July 31, 2019, in the Fox Theatre in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

[Photo] The Biggest News of Summer 2019

Connor Niszczak
September 11, 2019
Philadelphia Phillies' from th eleft, Jimmy Rollins, Chase Utley, and Ryan Howard during a baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Friday, April 11, 2014, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Tom Mihalek)

[Photo] Phillies icons for the Hall of Fame?

Prasham Jobanputra, Sports Editor
August 13, 2019
The Pittsburgh skyline is seen beyond the outfield walls at PNC Park as the teams line up on the baselines during the playing of the national anthem before the Pirates home opener baseball game against the Colorado Rockies, Thursday, April 7, 2011 in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

[Photo] MLB Ballparks to visit this summer

Erik Jesberger, Staff Writer
June 20, 2019
Members of New York state's Electoral College sign documentation after voting for president in the Senate Chamber of the Capitol in Albany, N.Y., Monday, Dec. 19, 2016. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink via AP,Pool)

[Photo] Is there a place for the Electoral College in the 21st century?

June 3, 2019
Supporters of abortion rights rally against recently passed restrictions on abortions in the Statehouse rotunda Tuesday, May 21, 2019, at the Nebraska Capitol in Lincoln, Nebraska. More than 350 people filled the Capitol as part of a national campaign to build momentum for their cause in the 2020 election. (AP Photo/Grant Schulte)

[Photo] Recent developments bringing abortion debate back to front lines

May 24, 2019
Boston Celtics guard Kyrie Irving (11) drives against Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant, right, in the first quarter of an NBA basketball game, Saturday, Jan. 26, 2019, in Boston. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

[Photo] NBA Free Agent Frenzy

Prasham Jobanputra, Sports Editor
May 25, 2019
Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) brings the ball up court in the second half during an NBA basketball game against the Utah Jazz Saturday, March 2, 2019, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

[Photo] NBA Award Predictions

Prasham Jobanputra, Sports Editor
May 23, 2019
Jeff Probst poses with the award for best host for a reality or reality competition program for "Survivor" at the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)

[Photo] Survivor: Edge of Extinction – excellent concept, horrible outcome

Logan Dubil, Staff Writer
May 16, 2019
This photo taken on Monday April 15, 2019 shows Notre Dame cathedral burning in Paris. Firefighters declared success Tuesday April 16, 2019 morning in an over 12-hour battle to extinguish an inferno engulfing Paris' iconic Notre Dame cathedral that claimed its spire and roof, but spared its bell towers. (AP Photo/Vanessa Pena)

[Photo] A brief reflection on Notre Dame

Andrew Gimpel, Staff Writer
May 6, 2019
This Aug. 11, 2004 file photo shows the three standbys of the Ticonderoga line, from left, produced at the Dixon plant in Versailles, Mo., are the My First pencil for young beginning writers, the Laddie, an intermediate pencil for kids making the transition from printing to cursive writing and the traditional hexagonal-shaped Ticonderoga #2. Long home to an unchanging bunch of yellow No. 2 pencils and thick pink erasers, the pencil case has gotten a makeover. Thanks to the onslaught of kid-focused marketing and the growing presence of technology in children's lives, those perennial favorites have become so last semester. (AP Photo/Sedalia Democrat, Sydney Brink, FILE)

[Photo] Top 10 things to remember during AP testing

Skyler Simpson, Editor
May 3, 2019
FILE - In this Dec. 17, 2018, file photo a man using a mobile phone walks past Google offices in New York. Google says it plans to launch a video-game streaming platform called Stadia, positioning itself to take on the traditional video-game business. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

[Photo] Netflix meets gaming? Everything about Google Stadia & Apple Arcade

Elijah May, Staff Writer
April 11, 2019
Duke guard Tre Jones, center, covers his face as he walks off the court with teammates Zion Williamson (1) and Cam Reddish (2) after losing to Michigan State in the NCAA men's East Regional final college basketball game in Washington, Sunday, March 31, 2019. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

[Photo] Games that sent your bracket to the shredder

Erik Jesberger and Prasham Jobanputra
April 8, 2019
Models wear creations for the Giambattista Valli Spring/Summer 2019 Haute Couture fashion collection presented in Paris, Monday Jan. 21, 2019. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

[Photo] 2019 Spring and Summer Fashion Trends

Sammi Stec, Staff Writer
April 4, 2019
FILE- This Sept. 6, 2017, file photo shows a tip jar with one dollar and five dollar bills and a penny in New York. The past week’s stomach-churning stock market losses and violent bouts of volatility was ignited by a sudden and contagious fear of surging inflation and higher interest rates. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

[Photo] EDITORIAL: Why all high school students should have jobs

Giana Iannuzzi, Staff Writer
April 3, 2019
Pro and anti-Brexit supporters gather near the Parliament in London, Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019. Britain's Parliament is set to vote Tuesday on competing Brexit plans, with Prime Minister Theresa May desperately seeking a mandate from lawmakers to help secure concessions from the European Union. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

[Photo] Brexit, but less confusing

Alexis Bamford, Editor
April 4, 2019
FILE - In this Sept. 11, 2001 file photo, with the skeleton of the World Trade Center twin towers in the background, New York City firefighters work amid debris on Cortlandt St. after the terrorist attacks. On Friday, Feb. 15, 2019, Rupa Bhattacharyya, the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund special master, announced that the compensation fund for victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks will cut future payments by 50 to 70 percent because the fund is running out of money. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

[Photo] EDITORIAL: They gave their lives. Let’s give them healthcare.

Alexis Bamford, Editor
March 22, 2019
Movie Pass debit cards and used movie tickets are shown in this photo, in New York, Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

[Photo] Movies to look out for

Logan Dubil, Staff Writer
March 19, 2019
In this Oct. 1, 2018, photo, moderator Alex Trebek speaks during a gubernatorial debate between Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf and Republican Scott Wagner in Hershey, Pa. Jeopardy!" host Trebek says he has been diagnosed with advanced -four pancreatic cancer. In a video posted online Wednesday, March 6, 2019, Trebek said he was announcing his illness directly to "Jeopardy!" fans in keeping with his long-time policy of being "open and transparent." (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

[Photo] Alex Trebek’s future in jeopardy

Connor Niszczak, Staff Writer
March 8, 2019
FILE - In this Nov. 10, 2016, file photo, workers continue work raising a taller fence in the Mexico-US border area separating the towns of Anapra, Mexico and Sunland Park, N.M. U.S. Customs and Border Protection said Friday, Feb. 24, 2017, that it plans to start awarding contracts by mid-April for President Donald Trump's proposed border wall with Mexico, signaling that he is aggressively pursuing plans to erect "a great wall" along the 2,000-mile border. (AP Photo/Christian Torres, File)

[Photo] Editorial: In support of President Trump and the wall

Logan Dubil, Staff Writer
March 6, 2019
A woman views the front pages of newspapers on display outside the Newseum in Washington, Wednesday, Nov., 9, 2016, the day after the presidential election. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

[Photo] EDITORIAL: Radio Ga Ga – current day perceptions of the news media

Catherine Cavanaugh, For the Knight Crier
March 4, 2019
Retired public school teacher Gail Orcutt, of Altoona, Iowa, holds some of the prescription drugs she takes, Friday, Feb. 15, 2019, in Altoona, Iowa. Orcutt pays $2,600 the first month of the year, and then $750 every other month for a lung cancer medication. With health care a top issue for American voters, Congress may actually be moving toward doing something this year to address the high cost of prescription drugs. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

[Photo] Editorial: The Cost of Living

Devan Baldwin, Staff Writer
February 26, 2019
The women of the 116th Congress pose for a group photo on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Jan. 4, 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

[Photo] EDITORIAL: Strong female leadership helps us all

Giana Iannuzzi, Staff Writer
February 26, 2019
An Oscar statue stands on the red carpet outside the Kodak Theatre as preparations continue for the 82nd Academy Awards in Los Angeles, Calif., on Friday, March 5, 2010. The Academy Awards will be held on Sunday. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta)

[Photo] Reviewing the 2019 Academy Awards

Skyler Simpson, Editor
February 26, 2019
FILE - In this Friday, Feb. 15, 2019, file photo, President Donald Trump declares a national emergency in order to build a wall along the southern border during an event in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington. California Attorney General Xavier Becerra filed a lawsuit Monday, Feb. 18, 2019, against Trump's emergency declaration to fund a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. Becerra released a statement Monday saying 16 states — including California — allege the Trump administration's action violates the Constitution. (AP Photo Evan Vucci, File)

[Photo] The National Emergency, but less confusing

Alexis Bamford, Editor
February 23, 2019
In this Jan. 11, 2019 photo, Juan Guaido, President of the Venezuelan National Assembly delivers a speech during a public session with opposition members, at a street in Caracas, Venezuela. The head of Venezuela's opposition-run congress says that with the nation's backing he's ready to take on Nicolas Maduro's presidential powers and call new elections.(AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

[Photo] Venezuela, but less confusing

Alexis Bamford, Editor
February 19, 2019
New England Patriots' Julian Edelman holds up a trophy to fans during their victory parade through downtown Boston, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019, to celebrate their win over the Los Angeles Rams in Sunday's NFL Super Bowl 53 football game in Atlanta. Edelman was the MVP of the game. The Patriots have won six Super Bowl championships. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

[Photo] Edelman is not a future hall of famer

Prasham Jobanputra, Sports Editor
February 19, 2019
Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James drives past Milwaukee Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo during the first half of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2017, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

[Photo] NBA All-Star Game mock draft

Erik Jesberger and Prasham Jobanputra
February 7, 2019
President Donald Trump deliver his State of the Union address to a joint session of U.S. Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018. (Jim Bourg/Pool via AP)

[Photo] EDITORIAL: Fact checking the SOTU

Connor Niszczak, Staff Writer
February 7, 2019
President Donald Trump gives his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019 at the Capitol in Washington, as Vice President Mike Pence, left, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi look on. (Doug Mills/The New York Times via AP, Pool)

[Photo] “Agenda of the People” at center of Trump’s State of the Union

Logan Dubil, Staff Writer
February 6, 2019
Delegations from Afghanistan, Pakistan, The United States of America and China discuss a road map for ending the war with the Taliban at the Presidential Palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2016. An Afghan official says talks in Kabul between representatives of four countries trying to end Afghanistan's war with the Taliban are likely to set a date for a face-to-face meeting between the two sides. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

[Photo] Afghanistan, but less confusing

Alexis Bamford, Editor
January 31, 2019
**FOR USE WITH AP LIFESTYLES** Fiesta Chili Dip With Ground Turkey and Corn from Peggy Fallon's "Great Party Dips" is seen in this Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009 photo. From Peggy Fallon's "Great Party Dips" comes this dip. It can be assembled the day before the Super Bowl then baked to bubbly hot just before kickoff. (AP Photo/Larry Crowe)

[Photo] Top 10 Best Super Bowl Recipes

Skyler Simpson, Editor
January 31, 2019
A young child in a stroller holds a sign at the Women's March on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017, in Atlanta. The rally and march drew thousands of attendees, including , U.S. Rep. John Lewis, who had been at odds with president Donald Trump leading up to the inauguration. (AP Photo/Ron Harris)

[Photo] EDITORIAL: Redefining activism

Hannah Nguyen, Staff Writer
January 25, 2019
Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz, right, hands the Vincent Lombardi trophy to Nick Foles after winning the NFL Super Bowl 52 football game against the New England Patriots, Sunday, Feb. 4, 2018, in Minneapolis. The Eagles won 41-33. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

[Photo] Foles or Wentz?

Prasham Jobanputra, Sports Editor
January 19, 2019
San Francisco Giants' Barry Bonds watches his home run during the second inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs Thursday, July 19, 2007 in Chicago. It was his 752nd career home run. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)

[Photo] 2019 MLB Hall of Fame predictions

Prasham Jobanputra, Sports Editor
January 15, 2019
As seen from a window outside the Oval Office, President Donald Trump gives a prime-time address about border security Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2018, at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

[Photo] EDITORIAL: Border wall brouhaha

Connor Niszczak, Staff Writer
January 10, 2019
In this July 20, 2010 file photo, a Netflix customer uses Netflix in Palo Alto, Calif. Netflix will pay Verizon Communications to help clear up some of the congestion that has been bogging down its Internet video service. The deal marks the second time in less than three months that Netflix Inc. has anted up for a more direct connection to a major Internet service, even though CEO Reed Hastings objects to having to pay for better access. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)

[Photo] North Penn’s favorite Netflix shows

Devan Baldwin, Staff Writer
January 10, 2019
Los Angeles FC midfielder Lee Nguyen (24) and Borussia Dortmund midfielder Christian Pulisic (22) in actions during an international friendly soccer game between Los Angeles FC and Borussia Dortmund in Los Angeles, Tuesday, May 22, 2018. The game ended in a 1-1 draw. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)

[Photo] Christian Pulisic agrees to $73 Million move to Chelsea

David Czekaj, For The Knight Crier
January 8, 2019
United States celebrates winning gold in the women's gold medal hockey game against Canada at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

[Photo] 2018 year in sports

Prasham Jobanputra, Sports Editor
January 2, 2019
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