Talks to end the government shutdown intensify as federal closure is on track to become longest ever

WASHINGTON (AP) — Signs of a potential end to the government shutdown intensified Tuesday with behind-the-scenes talks, as the federal closure was on track to become the longest ever disrupting the ...

Scientists spot the brightest flare yet from a supermassive black hole

The flare came from a supermassive black hole that’s 10 billion light years away, making the flash the most distant one ...

Election Day 2025 in the Lehigh Valley | PHOTOS

Theresa Whiting of Bethlehem holds her 1-month-old daughter, Josie, in her carrier, as she walks with her 2-year-old son, ...

Penn State Notebook: Terry Smith appreciates Indiana’s Curt Cignetti

He was an assistant coach at Pitt, Davidson, Rice, Temple, North Carolina State and Alabama before IUP hired him as head ...

Photos of the first general election since Trump’s return

Wade Gustafson, a volunteer election judge, puts out the American flag and voting signs outside the polling place Unity Church on Election Day in St. Paul, Minn., on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025. (Leila ...