Pakistani officials say Afghan Taliban shelled Pakistan’s border posts. Kabul denies the attack

Afghanistan’s Taliban forces shelled Pakistani border posts overnight after Pakistani troops foiled what they described as a cross-border infiltration attempt by militants, local Pakistani officials ...

Congo is running short of health workers as Ebola remains out of control, WHO says

BUNIA, Congo (AP) — Congo is running short of health workers to staff treatment centers for history’s fastest-growing Ebola outbreak, particularly in the eastern province of North Kivu where cases ...

How rural voters are feeling about Trump as the midterms approach, according to a new poll

About half of rural American voters believe the economy is worse off now than when President Donald Trump returned to office, according to a new survey that points to economic frustration among a key ...

Boy, 3, drowns in Northampton County pool, coroner says

A 3-year-old Allentown boy drowned Sunday in a pool in Northampton County, according to authorities. His cause of death was ...

An iconic Lehigh Valley bulding is on the market. It’s time ‘for the next generation,’ says owner

The owner of the Flatiron building at 301 Broadway is looking to sell the five-story mixed-use building that was opened in 1911 and has been owned by Sycamore Hill Farm Development LP for the past 20 ...

Rome’s Colosseum closes for the day after a worker falls to his death

ROME (AP) — Rome’s Colosseum, Italy’s most-visited monument, was closed to the public suddenly on Wednesday to mourn a worker who fell to his death overnight while helping install a new illumination ...

Trump says his ballroom will house a drone port. The Secret Service already has one next door

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s AI-fueled vision for a drone port he intends to install atop the new White House ballroom includes missile-bearing unmanned aerial vehicles and gun-toting ...

Russia pounds Kyiv with drones, killing 2 and wounding 41 before Zelenskyy’s UN address

Russia hammered Kyiv with drones in daylight attacks on Wednesday as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy prepared for meetings with world leaders at the U.N. General Assembly. Two people were ...

FBI investigates apparent breach of its jobs website. Hackers claim to have sensitive employee data

“The FBI is aware of claims regarding unauthorized activity affecting FBIjobs.gov and is currently investigating,” the bureau said in a statement. The website, the main portal for prospective ...

Mississippi police make 2nd arrest in death of Black woman found hanging from tree, seek 3rd suspect

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Police in Mississippi have arrested a second man in the death of a Black woman found hanging from a tree and have issued an arrest warrant for a third suspect.

This year’s El Nino-driven heat could cause nearly half a million more deaths, group says

This year’s powerful El Nino and the record global heat it’s driving, along with severe droughts, wildfires and shrinking water supplies, could lead to nearly half a million more deaths worldwide by ...

Iran’s president delivers wartime address at UN: We have been ‘victims of terrorism’

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Iran’s president said Wednesday that his people have been “victims of terrorism” by the United States, delivering a rare wartime speech at U.N. General Assembly a day after ...