ICC convicts former Central African Republic militia commander of torture

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Judges at the International Criminal Court convicted rebel commander Mahamat Said Abdel Kani on Wednesday of crimes against humanity for abusing and torturing prisoners ...

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 ...

Republicans dump cash into red states as they try to hold the line against Democrats in the midterms

In Iowa, where Republicans are trying to hold onto the Senate seat being vacated by retiring Sen. Joni Ernst, Rep. Ashley Hinson, who is locked in a tight race against Democrat Josh Turek, voiced the ...

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 ...

What to know about the agreement signed by President Trump and the leaders of Denmark and Greenland

U.S. President Donald Trump and the leaders of Denmark and Greenland signed an agreement about the status of the Arctic island after months of threats by Trump to seize the semiautonomous territory of ...

McDonald’s plans $8.5 billion modernization by 2036

McDonald’s franchisees typically spend up to $450,000 per decade on required store remodels. Under the company’s new plan, they will have to spend an additional $800,000, but McDonald’s said it will ...

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 ...

Reading Fightin Phils win Eastern League championship, ending 31-year drought

That’s how the Reading Fightin Phils celebrated. They did it. The Fightins won the MiLB Double-A Eastern League Championship with a 13-4 win over the Erie SeaWolves, completing a 2-0 series sweep ...

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 ...

Iranian advisers helped Houthis seize Yemen’s Red Sea coast in less than 48 hours, sources tell AP

The Houthis’ swift, 115-kilometer (75-mile) assault exploited divisions among forces allied with Yemen’s Saudi-backed, internationally recognized government. The Houthis penetrated the internal ...

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 ...

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 ...