Syria’s uprising-turned-conflict displaced half of the country’s prewar population of 23 million over the last 14 years.

LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — It’s no surprise that Samuel Doria Medina is running for president of Bolivia: The 66-year-old multimillionaire ran as a center-right candidate in the elections of 2005, 2009 ...

The Altoona Sunrise Rotary Club will celebrate its 30th Annual Becky Sheetz Memorial Golf Tournament on Thursday, Aug. 7, at ...

FILE - Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, head of the military council, inspects officers during a parade to commemorate Myanmar's 80th Armed Forces Day, in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Thursday, March 27, 2025. (AP ...

Altoona Area Public Library, 1600 Fifth Ave., has announced its programs and activities for August. For more information, call 814-946-0417 or visit — Friends of the Library Fall Mums Sale is back.

The rocket Eris, launched by Gilmour Space Technologies, was the first Australian-designed and manufactured orbital launch vehicle to lift off from the country and was designed to carry small ...

ROME (AP) — Stealth submarines fitted with space-shooting lasers, supply-chain sabotage and custom-built attack satellites armed with ion thrusters. Those are just some of the strategies Chinese ...

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s Parliament on Thursday overwhelmingly approved a bill presented by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that restores the independence of two of the country’s key ...

The Penn State Blue Band has named Ellie Sheehan as Drum Major for the 2025-26 season, marking a historic milestone as she is ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro’s administration says billions of dollars in aid to Pennsylvania’s ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration announced it is launching a new program that will allow Americans to share ...

Police have identified the gunman as Shane Tamura, a 27-year old former high school football player, who authorities say drove from his home in Las Vegas to Manhattan because he believed he had a ...