• In 1776, Thomas Paine anonymously published his influential pamphlet, “Common Sense,” which argued for American independence from British rule. • In 1860, the Pemberton Mill in Lawrence, Mass., coll...

Olympic decathlon gold medalist Bill Toomey is 86. Singer Rod Stewart is 80. Rock singer-musician Donald Fagen (Steely Dan) is 77. Boxing Hall of Famer George Foreman is 76. Singer Pat Benatar is 72. ...

• Brownsville General Hospital got a new lease when the Pennsylvania State Attorney General gave his tentative approval of the sale of the non-profit institution to a for-profit corporation, which pro...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Firefighters aided by calmer winds saw the first signs of successfully beating back a series of deadly and devastating wildfires Thursday, though the fires still burned out of contr...

PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday said he would not rule out the use of military force to seize control of the Panama Canal and Greenland, as he declared U.S. control of ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Firefighters scrambled to corral a fast-moving wildfire in the Los Angeles hillsides dotted with celebrity homes as a fierce windstorm hit Southern California on Tuesday, fanning th...

On Jan. 8, 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson, in his State of the Union address, declared an “unconditional war on poverty in America.”

• In 1790, President George Washington delivered the first State of the Union address in New York City. • In 1815, the last major engagement of the War of 1812 came to an end as U.S. forces defeated t...

Singer Shirley Bassey is 88. Fashion designer Carolina Herrera is 86. Country-gospel singer Cristy Lane is 85. Rock musician Robby Krieger (The Doors) is 79. Filmmaker Sarah Polley is 46. Actor Gaby H...

• The Valley Independent profiled Paul Valovich, a 1961 graduate of Charleroi High School. After graduation, Valovich attended Purdue University, where he joined the Navy ROTC. He left college as a Na...

TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his resignation Monday after nearly a decade in power, bowing to rising discontent over his leadership and growing turmoil within his go...

Four years after launching a push for more diversity in its ranks, McDonald’s is ending some of its diversity practices, citing a U.S. Supreme Court decision that outlawed affirmative action in colleg...

By PATRICK WHITTLE and BRIAN WITTE Associated Press A blast of snow, ice, wind and plunging temperatures stirred up dangerous travel conditions in parts of the central U.S. on Sunday, as a disruptive ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Sunday signed into law a measure that boosts Social Security payments for current and former public employees, affecting nearly 3 million people who receive pe...

TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Monday, Jan. 6, the sixth day of 2025. There are 359 days left in the year.

On Jan. 6, 2021, supporters of President Donald Trump, fueled by his claims of a stolen election, assaulted police and smashed their way into the Capitol to interrupt the certification of Democrat Joe...

• In 1919, former President Theodore Roosevelt died in Oyster Bay, N.Y., at age 60. • In 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, in his State of the Union address, outlined a goal of “Four Freedoms”: f...

Actor-comedian Rowan Atkinson is 70. Golf Hall of Famer Nancy Lopez is 68. TV chef Nigella Lawson is 65. Football Hall of Famer Howie Long is 65. Football Hall of Famer Charles Haley is 61. Actor Norm...

• Minor flooding hit the lower lying area of the Mon Valley after the Monongahela and Youghiogheny rivers crested about 6 inches above flood levels. National Weather Service meteorologist Lee Hendrick...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — An Army veteran driving a pickup truck that bore the flag of the Islam ic State group wrought carnage on New Orleans' raucous New Year's cel - ebration, killing 15 peo - ple as he s...