ISLAMABAD — Pakistan moved ahead Monday with preparations for a new round of talks between the United States and Iran two days before a tenuous ceasefire is set to expire, even as renewed conflict around the Strait of Hormuz raised questions about whether the meeting would take place. Over ...
LORETTO — Local musician Jim Donovan was having lunch with his grandmother under a pavilion in Disneyland when he was first introduced to an all-African-American funk band. As an 8-year-old kid, he was quickly mesmerized by the vibrations produced by the bass and drums. “And I ...
Giant sets opening dates for Bedford County stores The Giant Company, known locally as Giant and Martin’s, announced Monday its new Saxton store at 509 Main St. will open its doors on May 1, and the new Everett store at 250 West Main St. will follow two weeks later on May 15. Giant ...
SHREVEPORT — A gunman in Louisiana killed eight children, including seven of his own, and shot two other people Sunday in an early morning attack of domestic violence carried out across two houses, authorities said, shaking a Shreveport neighborhood in one of the nation’s deadliest mass ...
NEW YORK — Oil prices climbed Monday following the latest rise of tensions between the United States and Iran, but the moves were more modest than they were earlier in the war. U.S. stocks, meanwhile, gave back a bit of their record-breaking rally. The S&P 500 slipped 0.2% from its ...
Three writers with ties to Blair County have their fingerprints on the Writers Conference of Northern Appalachia’s book of the year. Penn State Altoona English professor Todd F. Davis, along with son Noah Davis and Penn State University Park Biology and Environmental Studies professor ...