Dick’s Sporting Goods is delaying its decision on whether to keep selling guns. The company was considering the move after the recent mass shootings in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio. But now, they say it’s too early to make a decision. Dick’s did make changes after the mass shooting at Parkland High School in Florida last year. The company stopped selling assault-style rifles, high-capacity magazines and bump stocks. Dick’s third quarter numbers were released Thursday and the company had a strong third quarter and early success in cutting back gun sales.

LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) — Police say a woman tried to snatch a 4-year-old from her mother in a hospital’s emergency room in Pennsylvania. Lancaster General Hospital security officers told police the woman grabbed the child on Thursday. Officers quickly intervened and returned the child to her mother. Police say the women then became combative with security, punching an officer several times. The woman is a patient at the hospital and her name has not been released.

The FBI is asking for the public’s help to identify potential victims of a suspected serial sexual predator who lived in the Pittsburgh area. 56-year-old Robert Dean Caesar, 56, is currently in federal custody. According to the FBI, Caesar would hire or befriend teens to assist with household and yard chores or help care for his animals. Investigators said he lived in several places including Pittsburgh and Cranberry Township. Caesar has been charged with production, receipt and possession of child pornography in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Anyone with information is asked to contact the FBI by emailing ReportRDC@fbi.gov.

New Castle City Police have charged a Mahoningtown couple with abusing a five month old baby girl. According to police, 31-year old Thomas Perod and 29 year old Ashley Leonard both face a number of charges in connection with the injuries the girl suffered between September of 2017 and January of 2018. Police said the girl was diagnosed with broken ribs two skull fractures and other injuries. The investigation is continuing.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR FRIDAY, AUGUST 23RD, 2019

 

TODAY – SUNSHINE AND CLOUDS MIXED. HIGH – 75.

TONIGHT – SOME CLOUDS THIS EVENING WILL GIVE WAY
TO MAINLY MAINLY CLEAR SKIES OVERNIGHT.
LOW – 53.

SATURDAY – SUNSHINE. HIGH – 77.

SUNDAY – SUNSHINE. HIGH NEAR 80.

NEW YORK (AP) — A new poll finds 62% of Americans disapprove of the way President Donald Trump is handling his job while just 36% approve. The poll released Thursday by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds some support for the Republican president’s handling of the U.S. economy but gives him weak marks on other major issues. Trump’s poor grades in the AP-NORC poll extend to his handling of immigration, health care, foreign policy and guns.

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A former Danish prime minister is criticizing U.S. President Donald Trump after Trump canceled a trip to Denmark and complained that the country only spends 1.35% of its GDP on defense. Lars Loekke Rasmussen tweeted Thursday that defense willingness is not just about the amount of money spent. His comments came after Trump scrapped a visit to Denmark and said the current Danish prime minister was “nasty” when she rejected his idea of buying Greenland as an absurdity.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Jeffrey Epstein wrote his will in a way that could make it harder for his many accusers to collect damages. Two days before he killed himself in jail while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges, the financier signed a will that put more than $577 million in assets into a trust fund. One attorney says Epstein has managed to manipulate the system again from beyond the grave.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A tiny community near Philadelphia that saved the oldest surviving quarantine station in the Western Hemisphere from the wrecking ball is now transforming the 18th-century structure into township offices. For Tinicum Township, renovating the Lazaretto Quarantine Station was a way to draw visitors to the community. For historians, saving the Lazaretto offers a chance to tell stories of immigration and public health in America’s early days.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Planned Parenthood is concerned about the spread of unintended pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases after its decision to quit a $260 million federal family planning program in a dispute with the Trump administration over abortion. Clinics in several states are charging new fees, tapping into financial reserves and intensifying fundraising to close the gap. Several providers withdrew from the program rather than follow a rule prohibiting clinics from referring women for abortions.