UNITED NATIONS (AP) — World leaders began convening Monday at one of the most volatile moments in the United Nations’ 80year history, and the challenges they face are as dire as ever if not more so: u...

A gigantic crowd turned out to remember the outspoken activist at an event in Arizona. GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — President Donald Trump praised Charlie Kirk as a “great American hero” and “martyr” for fr...

OGUNQUIT, Maine — The Old Dirigo State. The Lumber State. Down East. The Switzerland of America. The Polar Star State. The Pine Tree State. Vacationland. But in recent weeks, an even more appropriate ...

Eight months into his second term, President Donald Trump’s long-standing pledge to take on those he perceives as his political enemies has prompted debates over free speech, media censorship and poli...

By THOMAS BEAUMONT AND LINLEY SANDERS Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Republicans’ outlook on the direction of the country has soured dramatically, according to a new AP-NORC poll that was co...

News that the impending sale of the Corelle plant in Charleroi to German glassmaker Sediver has been terminated was just another gut-punch to the hundreds of Valley residents who lost their jobs there...

To the Editor: The day after Charlie Kirk was murdered, I read PSALM 94 and it saddened me to think of what is going on in our country, especially when I read verses 20 and 21. In PSALM 94, the proud,...

THERE IS A LOT OF TALK about hate right now. In the wake of the shooting of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, it’s everywhere. It is amplified, but it isn’t new. Hate has been a growing topic of...

For presidents of both parties, one of their primary roles has always been consoler-in-chief, healing wounds, lifting hearts and unifying the nation in times of tragedy. Think of Ronald Reagan, comfor...

PARIS (AP) — A ballooning deficit. A fractious Parliament. Unrest on the streets. The challenges facing Sébastien Lecornu, France’s fourth prime minister in a year, are daunting and defeated his immed...

By CHRIS MEGERIAN, LISA MASCARO AND ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is escalating threats to crack down on what he describes as the “radical left” follow...

Add this to the list of terrible crimes committed by illegal immigrants in the United States: In a Dallas hotel last week, Yordanis Cobos-Martinez, a Cuban in the U.S. illegally, was cleaning a room w...

Washington County’s tourism industry is a major driver for our local economy, and its impact was again highlighted by a study from the Pennsylvania Department of Community & Economic Development (DCED...

E urope is plagued by a number of existential crises. Yet they are all self-inflicted — and by a dominant, therapeutic culture that embraced utopian but lethal bromides. These suicidal wounds are now ...

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro is scheduled to speak about political violence at Tuesday’s Eradicate Hate Global Summit in Downtown Pittsburgh, less than a week after a gunman assassinated conservativ...

WESTMORELAND COUNTY Commissioners are putting the brakes on spending. That makes sense. The county is not exactly swimming in cash. In December 2023, commissioners pivoted toward a last-minute tax inc...

The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. By LINGGONG KONG PH.D. Candidate in Political Science, Auburn University If the purpose ...

His bill would make the bidding more transparent. State Sen. Nick Pisciottano recently introduced legislation aimed at improving transparency and closing loopholes in the Redevelopment Assistance Capi...

The overhaul of American attitudes toward immigration has many fronts. One is the border, both the southern and northern frontiers. Another is workplaces — Mexican restaurants, manufacturing plants li...

JERUSALEM (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says he will be seeking answers from Israeli officials about how they see the way forward in Gaza following Israel’s attack on Hamas operatives in ...