WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump will speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin today in a possible pivot point in efforts to end the war in Ukraine and an opportunity for Trump to cont...

TODAY IN HISTORY 18 Today is Tuesday, March 18, the 77th day of 2025. There are 288 days left in the year. Today in history: On March 18, 1925, nearly 700 people died when the Tri-State Tornado struck...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday explicitly linked the actions of Yemen’s Houthi rebels to the group’s main benefactor, Iran, warning Tehran it would “suffer th...

By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press The Trump administration has transferred hundreds of immigrants to El Salvador even as a federal judge issued an order temporarily barring ...

President Donald Trump’s administration on Saturday began making deep cuts to Voice of America and other government-run, pro-democracy programming, with the organization’s director saying all VOA empl...

• Julia Urdanis is passionate about egg-shaped art. For the last 35 years, the 67-yearold Hungarian artist has practiced the art of pysanky, making elaborately decorated Ukrainian Easter eggs. Pysanky...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to allow restrictions on birthright citizenship to partly take effect while legal fights play out. In emergency applications file...

TODAY IN HISTORY 14 Today is Friday, March 14, the 73rd day of 2025. There are 292 days left in the year. Today in history: On March 14, 1879, Albert Einstein, who would revolutionize physics and the ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer relented Thursday rather than risk a government shutdown, announcing he’s ready to start the process of considering a Republican-led government...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump openly challenged U.S. allies on Wednesday by increasing tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports to 25% as he vowed to take back wealth “stolen” by other cou...

BRUSSELS (AP) — Major trade partners swiftly hit back at President Donald Trump’s increased tariffs on aluminum and steel imports, imposing stiff new taxes on U.S products from textiles and water heat...

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump warned Monday that the arrest and possible deportation of a Palestinian activist who helped lead protests at Columbia University will be the first “of many to co...

• A four-hour negotiating session reportedly led to some progress and the scheduling of some additional meetings in the Ringgold teachers strike. The union went on strike Feb. 21, but returned to work...

ROME (AP) — Doctors said Monday Pope Francis is no longer in imminent danger of death as a result of pneumonia that has kept him hospitalized for nearly a month, but have decided to keep him hospitali...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House on Thursday voted to censure an unrepentant Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, for disrupting President Donald Trump’s address to Congress. Green was joined in the well of the House b...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday postponed 25% tariffs on many imports from Mexico and some imports from Canada for a month amid widespread fears of the economic fallout from a bro...

• A select group of community members were scheduled to meet with Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission officials to discuss how the Mon Fayette Expressway should be built through Allegheny County. The com...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS is drafting plans to cut its workforce by as much as half through a mix of layoffs, attrition and incentivized buyouts, according to two people familiar with the situation. T...

• Anyone interested in forming a regional arts council was asked to attend a planning meeting at the Charleroi Art and History Center. The center was also planning to hold a juried art exhibit for art...

TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Wednesday, March 5, the 64th day of 2025. There are 301 days left in the year. Today in history: On March 5, 1770, the Boston Massacre took place as British soldiers who’d be...