Happy EMS week to the Paramedics of Allentown. You all make a difference everyday and it is an honor to work beside you!

The word of the day is HABIBI! Happy #ArabAmericanHeritageMonth from Ramy Youssef, Elmo, and all of your friends on Sesame Street!

Small plane crash on I-78 E/B, Weisenberg Twp., Lehigh County. Westbound remains open. Expect prolonged delays in the area. Avoid the area. @wfmztraffic @LVNewsdotcom @lehighvalley @mcall

BREAKING: NASA is troubleshooting an issue that could delay the Artemis II launch. CBS News' @krisvancleave has the latest from Mission Control in Houston.

Iraqi 🇮🇶 Interior Ministry confirms American 🇺🇸 journalist Shelly Kittleson was kidnapped by Iranian 🇮🇷backed militias, says a foreign journalist kidnapped by unknown assailants in Baghdad "The Ministry of Interior announces that this evening, a foreign journalist was kidnapped by unknown individuals. Security forces immediately launched an operation to apprehend the perpetrators, acting on precise intelligence and through intensive field operations, tracking the kidnappers' movements. The pursuit resulted in the interception of a vehicle belonging to the kidnappers, which overturned as they attempted to flee. Security forces were able to arrest one of the suspects and seize one of the vehicles used in the crime. The Ministry affirms that efforts are ongoing to track down the remaining individuals involved, secure the release of the kidnapped journalist, and take all necessary legal measures against all those involved in this criminal act, in accordance with the law. The investigation is still underway to fully uncover the circumstances of the incident, and further details will be provided later. The Ministry of Interior reiterates its commitment to not allowing any attempt to destabilize security or target foreign guests. Its security forces will remain vigilant and resolute in pursuing lawbreakers and bringing them to justice. Ministry of Interior March 31, 2026" x.com/alsharqiyatv/status/20…

Journalists learn and practice life saving skills taught during the Crisis Ready Media HEFAT class at @DePaulU University in Chicago, Illinois, on March 24, 2026. Trauma-focused first aid training is an integral part of @CrisisReadyNews HEFAT curriculum that prepares journalists to #BeCrisisReady. Special thanks to our host, sponsors, and partners @RSF_en , @headlineclub , @fieldfoundation, and @CMNDePaul . (📸: @olsongetty) #JournalistSafety

.@CrisisReadyNews next stop is Boston. Join @ChrisMPost and I as we talk #JournalistSafety at the @NPPA @northernshort course.

If you’ve registered for @NPPA @northernshort, be sure to register for our #JournalistSafety classes, including #StopTheBleed training. Whether covering civil unrest or natural disaster, this critical class could save a life, when seconds count. Register here—> givebutter.com/NSC-STB

In partnership with The University of Minnesota, Hubbard School of Journalism and Mass Communication, and the Minnesota Journalism Center, Crisis Ready Media Co-Founder and Senior Safety Consultant @chrismpost is in Minneapolis, Minnesota to bring #JournalistSafety education to local professional and student journalists. Journalist safety initiatives require direct support to journalists in the field. Crisis Ready Media is a nonprofit, 501c3 organization committed to providing that support to journalists across America and around the world. Our nonprofit work cannot continue without your tax deductible contributions. Donate Here—> givebutter.com/journalistsaf… @UMNews @UMN_HSJMC

More #JournalistSafety personal protective equipment is headed out today. Express mail costs a fortune, so that wasn’t possible, but we promise it’s on the way. We have so many request, trying to get more out soon. Please support our work —> givebutter.com/journalistsaf… ! If you’re an editorial journalist in need gear —> givebutter.com/PPE-Request . #BeCrisisReady

The FBI is offering a $100,000 reward for information leading to the location of Nancy Guthrie, and/or arrest and conviction of anyone involved in her disappearance. The FBI also released their first physical description of a male suspect wanted in connection with her disappearance on Thursday. The suspect is described as having an average build and an approximate height of 5-foot-9 or 5-foot-10, FBI said. He was seen wearing a 25-liter "Ozark Trail Hiker Pack" backpack in a Nest doorbell camera video taken at Guthrie's home. Nancy Guthrie, the mother of "Today" co-host Savannah Guthrie, was last seen on January 31. cbsn.ws/4csk7mi

RT @pressfreedom Journalist safety in the US: Protecting data and devices Webinar, Feb 10 ow.ly/VkE050Yb65Z @FreedomofPress @rcfp @Report4America @niemanfdn @ChrisMPost @RTDNA @INSInews @pulitzercenter @whca

Thanks to generous donations, @CrisisReadyNews has a limited amount of PPE available to provide to editorial freelance journalist covering civil unrest and protest. We don’t have much, but wanted to turn donations into something useful ASAP. crisisreadymedia.org/Form-PP…

🌨️❄️SNOWMAGEDDON IS COMING!!! ❄️🌨️ (Probably) #BeCrisisReady Spread the word, especially w/ our colleagues not familiar with covering #extremeweather ♦️Essential Gear List Included Below♦️ 🔶Key hazards to expect🔶 🔸Whiteouts Rapid Accumulation: loss of visibility, especially on highways. Vehicles sliding off shoulders, stranded motorists. 🔸Highway crews may become unable to keep up with the falling snow, road conditions can quickly deteriorate. 🔸While traveling on highways, be away of your location, should you become stranded, snow can obstruct landmarks or roadway signs. 🔸Cold exposure: hypothermia and frostbite can happen fast, especially if you’re wet or stuck. 🔸Downed trees and power lines: falling limbs, unstable poles, live wires hidden under snow and ice. 🚩Beware of downed live wires🚩 🔸Carbon monoxide risk: running a vehicle or generator near snowbanks can trap exhaust. 🔸Communication and power outages: dead zones, overloaded networks, limited fuel and closed services. 🔷Before You Go🔷 🔹Share your route, location plan, and check-in schedule with your editor/desk. 🔹Fuel up early (keep at least half a tank), top off windshield washer fluid, check tires. 🔹Dress in layers (avoid cotton), and pack a dry set of clothes. 🔹Assume you may lose service: download maps, key contacts, and notes offline. 🔺🔺🔺Car kit: Cold Weather Edition🔻🔻🔻 Warmth & shelter 🔴Insulated blanket or sleeping bag 🔴Extra set of clothes, hat, gloves, socks, base layer 🔴Hand/foot warmers Traction & recovery 🔴Small snow shovel 🔴Ice scraper snow brush 🔴Traction aid (bag of sand/cat litter 🔴Tow strap and basic tool kit with jumper cables or jump pack Visibility & roadside safety 🔴Headlamp/flashlight spare batteries 🔴Small battery powered lamp for vehicle 🔴Reflective triangles/LED beacon (place on top of vehicle) 🔴High-visibility vest (attached to high place on vehicle if stranded) 🔴Glow stick/Chem Light 🔴Emergency Signal Horn/Whistle Power & navigation 🔴Phone power banks (multiple) charging cables car charger 🔴Paper map (yes, still useful) 🔴Optional: satellite messenger, solar panel, (more battery packs) Food & Water 🔴2 Gallons of Water 🔴High-calorie food. MRE, canned food (canned beef stew can be eaten cold), bars, nuts, jerky. 🔴Small camp cooker & fuel (ventilate car during use) If you become stuck: 🔴Stay with the vehicle unless very near to a safer space. 🔴If you must run the engine, do so intermittently, for heat and power. (Be sure to clear the tailpipe and surrounding snow first and ventilate) Let us know what we missed! What don’t you leave home without? If this info is useful, please consider donating to @CrisisReadyNews, A Nonprofit Center for #JournalistSafety . givebutter.com/wyWsmW

Members of the Minnesota National Guard are on standby, ready to assist local law enforcement and public safety agencies. If our members are activated, they will be wearing reflective vests, as pictured here, to help distinguish them from other agencies in similar uniforms.

Over twenty-five years in the U.S. Navy, thirty-nine combat missions, and four missions to space, I risked my life for this country and to defend our Constitution – including the First Amendment rights of every American to speak out. I never expected that the President of the United States and the Secretary of Defense would attack me for doing exactly that. My rank and retirement are things that I earned through my service and sacrifice for this country. I got shot at. I missed holidays and birthdays. I commanded a space shuttle mission while my wife Gabby recovered from a gunshot wound to the head– all while proudly wearing the American flag on my shoulder. Generations of servicemembers have made these same patriotic sacrifices for this country, earning the respect, appreciation, and rank they deserve. Pete Hegseth wants to send the message to every single retired servicemember that if they say something he or Donald Trump doesn’t like, they will come after them the same way. It’s outrageous and it is wrong. There is nothing more un-American than that. If Pete Hegseth, the most unqualified Secretary of Defense in our country’s history, thinks he can intimidate me with a censure or threats to demote me or prosecute me, he still doesn’t get it. I will fight this with everything I’ve got — not for myself, but to send a message back that Pete Hegseth and Donald Trump don’t get to decide what Americans in this country get to say about their government.

Our watch officers are picking up Santa on their trackers. This means he will land in Pennsylvania soon. We request that all little ones begin dispatch to bed to ensure a smooth visit and delivery from Saint Nick. Merry Christmas, Pennsylvania! 🎁 🎅

BREAKING: Multiple people are hurt after an explosion and fire at a nursing home in Bristol, Pennsylvania, officials say. cbsn.ws/4pRQbDY

Happy to be a part of this amazing nonprofit, bringing much needed safety education to our freelancer peers. So everyone goes home at the end of the shift, @BryanWoolston and I under @CrisisReadyNews will deliver these much needed workshops where our sponsorship allows. Visit @CrisisReadyNews to learn how you can donate to our 501 (C) 3 registered nonprofit

Thank you @ChrisMPost and Bryan for this invaluable course. Your frontline expertise and humor made 18 hours fly by. Hopefully I will never experience a sucking chest wound but I’m ready 📹📷📸