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Most kids are at the start of a two-week holiday break and won’t step foot in a classroom until 2025. Don’t let them get cabin fever — check out some of the many seasonal events and activities around the region.

Staff from the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Disaster Recovery Center will be in Lackawanna County until Thursday. Businesses and residents from Luzerne, Monroe, Susquehanna, Wayne and Wyoming counties impacted by severe storms and flooding on Sept. 9 are eligible to apply for low-interest disaster loans from the administration. Loans up to $500,000 are available to homeowners to repair or replace damaged or destroyed real estate, according to the SBA. Homeowners and renters are eligible for loans up to $100,000 to repair or replace damaged or destroyed personal property. Interest rates are as low as 4% for businesses; 2.375% for nonprofits; and 2.5% for homeowners and renters, with terms up to 30 years. Representatives on site can answer questions about the loan program and help complete applications. The Disaster Loan Outreach Center is located at the Lackawanna County Center for Public Safety, 30 Valley View Drive, Jessup. The center closes permanently at 4 p.m. on Thursday. Otherwise, hours are from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. The filing deadline to return applications for physical property damage is March 25. The deadline to return economic injury applications is Oct. 25. Applicants may apply online at https://www.sba.gov/funding-programs/disaster-assistance Applicants may also call SBA’s Customer Service Center at (800) 659-2955 or email disastercustomerservice@sba.gov for more information. For people who are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability, please dial 711 to access telecommunications relay services. For more details, visit https://lending.sba.gov/search-disaster/?disaster=PA-20002;

Betty Benulis celebrates her 50-year employment anniversary today, Jan. 6, at St. Luke’s Miners campus.

In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court struck down a 91-year-old precedent that has prevented presidents from removing members of independent agencies meant to be a check on his power.

After raising property taxes 33% in 2025, Lackawanna County Commissioner Bill Gaughan said he expects the commissioners to present a 2026 budget that keeps taxes the same.

NPR's Eyder Peralta plays the puzzle with puzzle master Will Shortz and this week's winner, Teri Fenner from San Diego, Calif.

The former Trump adviser was indicted last week on two counts of contempt of Congress for defying a congressional subpoena.

The government says it will provide $5 billion to GMAC Financial Services from the $700 billion bank rescue program. The Treasury Department also says it will lend up to $1 billion to GM so it can participate in a debt for equity swap with GMAC, which is seeking to raise additional capital. The loan is in addition to the financial assistance the government announced earlier this month for GM and Chrysler.

Soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo and his partner, Georgina Rodríguez, say their newborn son has died.

Meredith Wald plays the puzzle with puzzlemaster Will Shortz and NPR's Ayesha Rascoe.