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The 6-year-old Colorado boy who was thought to have floated away in an experimental balloon raised eyebrows when he said in a TV interview, "You guys said we did this for a show." When asked to clarify what he meant during another TV interview, the boy got sick.

The Dow Jones industrial average fell 2 percent Monday, losing 186 points to finish at 9,135. China's main market slumped nearly 6 percent, as mounting worries about U.S. consumer spending reined in hopes for a quick global economic recovery despite news that the recession in Japan has ended.

Former President Donald Trump is likely facing a third indictment and maybe a fourth. Fewer Republicans are saying Trump did "nothing wrong," the latest NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll finds.

Through an email blast, federal workers were given the opportunity to resign from their jobs before Feb. 6 and retain full pay and benefits through Sept. 30.

The $6.5 billion deal brings together the maker of ChatGPT and one of the world's most famous product designers in a venture to create new AI-enabled devices.

The Department of Environmental Protection’s latest Oil and Gas Annual Report shows drillers produced 7.5 trillion cubic feet of gas last year. That’s down from 7.6 trillion cubic feet in 2021.

The annual Pink Light Walk on Thursday, Oct. 5, will raise awareness about breast cancer.The walk is hosted by East Stroudsburg University (ESU) and Lehigh Valley Hospital–Pocono (LVHP). The event remembers those who died from the disease and emphasizes the importance of early screening and detections.Education tables with interactive programs will be held in the ESU Science and Technology Center on Normal Street starting at 5 p.m. The Pink Light Walk will begin from there at 6 p.m. It ends at the Dale and Frances Hughes Cancer Center on East Brown Street in East Stroudsburg.LVPG’s surgical oncologist Dr. Krista Bott and Pink Light Honorary Chair and cancer survivor, Sarah Treible, will give remarks after the walk.The event concludes with the lighting of a tree in pink lights in front of the cancer center.October is breast cancer awareness month.

Small or locally-owned businesses in Scranton can now apply for grants from the city’s American Rescue Plan funds.The city opened the application period on Tuesday for two programs aimed at small businesses with a total of $1.75 million in funding.A majority of that funding, $1.25 million, will go toward business startup grants. Businesses can apply for an award of up to five percent of their total startup or expansion costs between $6,000 and $100,00.The city has allocated the remaining $500,000 to business facade improvements.Façade grants are available up to $10,000 with a 25 percent match for single storefronts. If multiple eligible businesses share the same façade, they can submit a joint application for upgrades of up to $20,000 with the same 25 percent match.Organizations can access the grant application at www.scrantonpa.gov/arpa. Applications will remain open for one year.

The U.S. Department of Transportation announced Wednesday that PennDOT was awarded $69 million. The money is from the new Rural Surface Transportation Grant Program, which is meant to support PennDOT’s Central Susquehanna Valley Transportation Project. A new four-lane limited access highway of 6.1 miles will be constructed, connecting U.S. Routes 11/15 near Selinsgrove to Route 15 near Winfield. There will be an interchange and connector within Shamokin Dam to PA Route 61 into Sunbury. The Transportation Department said the area for the project has higher than average crash and fatality rates, with many crashes involving trucks. The department adds that the plan intends to separate trucks and through traffic from local traffic.

The Internet for All meeting next week in Lackawanna County will engage the community to discuss their broadband use and experiences.The broadband needs assessment will be held on Tuesday, July 11, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the 911 Emergency Services Center, 30 Valley View Drive, Jessup.The Lackawanna County meeting is part of a larger strategic effort led by the Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority (PBDA).The authority is aiming to meet with a diverse array of residents. The public's input will help develop plans to address broadband service needs in unserved and underserved communities.An Internet for All meetings will also be held on Thursday, July 6, at 418 Railroad St., Suite 101, Danville.For more details, visit PBDA. Registration is available by visiting the Department of Community & Economic Development online.