http://timesleader.com/section/feeds.rss Latest Stories from the Times Leader News en-us Copyright 2013 Civitas Media http://timesleader.com/news/apbusiness/7314734640505658298/Second-Vietnamese-TV-provider-drops-CNN-and-BBC&source=RSS AP A popular Vietnamese cable television provider has stopped providing CNN and BBC, saying the channels don't have the licenses needed under a law stipulating that much content on foreign channels must be translated into Vietnamese. Sun, 19 May 2013 06:36:00 EST http://timesleader.com/news/apbusiness/7314734640505658298/Second-Vietnamese-TV-provider-drops-CNN-and-BBC&source=RSS http://timesleader.com/news/apnews/119159428238555/590M-plus-Powerball-1-winning-ticket-sold-in-Fla&source=RSS AP It's all about the odds, and one lone ticket in Florida has beaten them all by matching each of the numbers drawn for the highest Powerball jackpot in history at an estimated 590.5 million, lottery officials said Sunday. Sun, 19 May 2013 03:37:00 EST http://timesleader.com/news/apnews/119159428238555/590M-plus-Powerball-1-winning-ticket-sold-in-Fla&source=RSS http://timesleader.com/news/apnews/654023574424024995/Medical-emergency-eyed-in-Va-parade-crash&source=RSS AP Witnesses described a frantic scene and close calls after an elderly driver plowed into dozens of hikers marching in a small Virginia mountain town's parade. Investigators were looking into whether the motorist had suffered a medical emergency... Sun, 19 May 2013 03:37:00 EST http://timesleader.com/news/apnews/654023574424024995/Medical-emergency-eyed-in-Va-parade-crash&source=RSS http://timesleader.com/news/apnews/73942192059269/Probe-into-Conn-train-crash-giving-way-to-cleanup&source=RSS AP Investigators will look closely at a broken section of rail to see if it is connected to the commuter train derailment and collision outside New York City that left dozens injured, as the focus begins to shift toward cleanup and rebuilding... Sun, 19 May 2013 03:37:00 EST http://timesleader.com/news/apnews/73942192059269/Probe-into-Conn-train-crash-giving-way-to-cleanup&source=RSS http://timesleader.com/news/apnews/1503799845865637554/Hofstra-student-killed-by-police-during-break-in&source=RSS AP In what police are describing as a crime of opportunity, a wanted man with a criminal history dating nearly 15 years entered a front door that had been left open at a New York home near Hofstra University. Sun, 19 May 2013 03:37:00 EST http://timesleader.com/news/apnews/1503799845865637554/Hofstra-student-killed-by-police-during-break-in&source=RSS http://timesleader.com/news/apbusiness/4914524482936173392/Death-toll-in-collapsed-Indonesia-mine-rises-to-6&source=RSS AP Rescuers have pulled another body from a collapsed facility at a giant U.S.-owned gold and copper mine in Indonesia, bringing the death toll to six. Sun, 19 May 2013 03:37:00 EST http://timesleader.com/news/apbusiness/4914524482936173392/Death-toll-in-collapsed-Indonesia-mine-rises-to-6&source=RSS http://timesleader.com/news/apnews/3533541878256776724/1-winning-ticket-sold-in-Fla-on-Powerball&source=RSS AP A lottery official says 1 winning ticket has been sold in Florida for a record Powerball jackpot of more than 590 million. Sun, 19 May 2013 02:36:00 EST http://timesleader.com/news/apnews/3533541878256776724/1-winning-ticket-sold-in-Fla-on-Powerball&source=RSS http://timesleader.com/news/apnews/3002766498535540529/Powerball-drawing-follows-late-ticket-buying-rush&source=RSS AP It's all about the odds. Sun, 19 May 2013 01:36:00 EST http://timesleader.com/news/apnews/3002766498535540529/Powerball-drawing-follows-late-ticket-buying-rush&source=RSS http://timesleader.com/news/collegesports-local-news/527576/Multitude-of-hits-from-1950s-and-1960s-please-crowd&source=RSS WILKES-BARRE 8212 Poodle skirts, beehive hairdos, pompadours and ducktails were back in style Saturday as the golden oldies of the 1950s and early 1960s filled the F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts. Sat, 18 May 2013 23:28:00 EST http://timesleader.com/news/collegesports-local-news/527576/Multitude-of-hits-from-1950s-and-1960s-please-crowd&source=RSS http://timesleader.com/news/blotter/525550/POLICE-BLOTTER&source=RSS KINGSTON 8212 Police arrested a man Wednesday night after he allegedly burglarized a house on North Gates Avenue and tried to break into another house on South Goodwin Avenue. Sat, 18 May 2013 23:28:00 EST http://timesleader.com/news/blotter/525550/POLICE-BLOTTER&source=RSS http://timesleader.com/news/briefs/526444/Nationworld-briefs&source=RSS SPOKANE, Wash.Search made in ricin caseAuthorities in hazardous materials suits searched a downtown Spokane apartment Saturday, investigating the recent discovery of a pair of letters containing the deadly poison ricin. Sat, 18 May 2013 23:28:00 EST http://timesleader.com/news/briefs/526444/Nationworld-briefs&source=RSS http://timesleader.com/news/local/514317/Property-Transactions&source=RSS The following real estate transactions have been recorded in the Luzerne County Office of the Recorder of Deeds for the week of May 138226 Fannie Mae, Federal National Mortgage Association and KML Law Group PC to Faith M. and Francis S. Cromer, 116 Covey Lane, Butler Township, 106,000. Sat, 18 May 2013 23:28:00 EST http://timesleader.com/news/local/514317/Property-Transactions&source=RSS http://timesleader.com/news/briefs-news/520078/Court-briefs&source=RSS WILKES-BARRE 8212 A city man was ordered by a Luzerne County judge Thursday to pay nearly 50,000 in restitution for the theft of telecommunication equipment from a downtown business. Sat, 18 May 2013 23:28:00 EST http://timesleader.com/news/briefs-news/520078/Court-briefs&source=RSS http://timesleader.com/news/local-news/514831/Races-seem-more-like-cakewalks&source=RSS Tuesday's primary election pales in comparison to the boisterous contests Tom Pizano remembers.8220There were very rarely races with no candidates years ago,8221 said Pizano, a former Luzerne County election office head and elected commissioner. 8220Things have really waned.8221 Sat, 18 May 2013 23:18:00 EST http://timesleader.com/news/local-news/514831/Races-seem-more-like-cakewalks&source=RSS http://timesleader.com/news/local-news/520517/Vets-long-mission-Win-benefits&source=RSS FOSTER TWP. 8212 At times Anthony Buonaiuto wanted to give up pursuing an Agent Orange disability claim connected to the year he spent in Vietnam as a U.S. Navy Seabee. Sat, 18 May 2013 23:16:00 EST http://timesleader.com/news/local-news/520517/Vets-long-mission-Win-benefits&source=RSS