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New York Begins Plastic Bag Ban Enforcement October 19th

The COVID-19 pandemic, and an unsuccessful lawsuit brought by the plastics industry delayed its implementation.

This screening took place on October 13, 2020 at 7 pm ET. Watch the archived panel discussion. https://youtu.be/ZSnKQY58WiQ WSKG and Science Pub…

The flag-draped coffin of the late Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg arrives to the U.S. Capitol where she will lie in state for two hours in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 25, 2020. Ginsburg, who died at the age of 87 from pancreatic cancer, was only the second woman to be nominated to the Supreme Court. Ginsburg, who was described as "tough as nails" for incrementally taking on gender equality cases, became a feminist icon. Her death has already unleashed a nasty and tumultuous political battle over who will succeed her as it thrusts the Supreme Court vacancy into the spotlight of the presidential campaign.

Ginsburg, Champion Of Gender Equality, Becomes 1st Woman To Lie In State

In a ceremony at the U.S. Capitol, Rabbi Lauren Holtzblatt says Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg won equality "not in one swift victory, but brick by brick, case by case."

FILE - In this June 4, 2020, file photo Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam speaks during a news conference in Richmond, Va. Virginia has rolled out a smartphone app to automatically notify people if they might have been exposed to the coronavirus. It's the first U.S. state to use new pandemic technology created by Apple and Google. The Covidwise app was available on the tech giants’ app stores Wednesday, Aug. 5, ahead of an expected announcement from Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam.(AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam And Wife Test Positive For Coronavirus

The couple underwent PCR tests Thursday, after a staff member of the governor's residence was diagnosed. The governor's office says Northam has no symptoms and his wife has mild symptoms.

Barbara Lagoa, center, Governor Ron DeSantis' pick for the Florida Supreme Court, speaks after being introduced, as DeSantis and Lt. Gov Jeanette Nunez, left, look on, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019, in Miami. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

Who Is Barbara Lagoa, A Top Contender For Trump's Supreme Court Pick?

The Florida judge has been on the federal bench for just about a year. She became controversial for not recusing herself from a felon voting rights case.

People watch a screen showing a file image of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Sept. 25, 2020. Kim apologized Friday over the killing of a South Korea official near the rivals' disputed sea boundary, saying he's "very sorry" about the "unexpected" and "unfortunate" incident, South Korean officials said Friday. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Kim Jong Un Says He's Sorry That North Korean Troops Killed A South Korean Man

Pyongyang says an unidentified man was found in North Korean waters, and that he murmured he was from South Korea but then stopped responding to soldiers' questions and appeared to try to flee.

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf delivers his budget address in February 2017.

What To Expect From The PA Governor And His Budget Address

HARRISBURG (WSKG) -- Governor Tom Wolf is releasing his fourth budget proposal today. It will lay out his preferences for spending and funding for the 2018-19 fiscal year.

Tri-Cities Opera Presents Two One-Act Operas by Menotti and Bernstein

Gian-Carlo Menotti's comedy 'The Telephone' and Leonard Bernstein's 'Trouble in Tahiti' are presented in the round in the Tri-Cities Opera Center, 315…

PA Legislature's Plan Remains Hazy In Congressional Map-Redrawing

HARRISBURG (WSKG) -- Pennsylvania Republicans have lost what was likely their best shot at getting out of redrawing congressional maps, after the state…

Pennsylvania's congressional map, which was deemed unconstitutional by the Pa. Supreme Court (Keystone Crossroads)

US Supreme Court Lets Pennsylvania Ruling Stand In Gerrymandering Case

KEYSTONE CROSSROADS - U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito has denied the request for a stay on the ruling overturning Pennsylvania’s congressional district map. Republican lawmakers, who were sued for creating an unconstitutionally gerrymandered congressional map, had turned to the nation’s top court after the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s split decision in January.

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