WASHINGTON — The best young spellers in the English language are competing at the Scripps National Spelling Bee this week, continuing a more than century-old tradition. The three-day competition begins Tuesday and concludes Thursday night. A total of 246 local champions will be ...

CAMPBELL — Gina Sferra vividly remembers when she was 6 and was among the children asked to line up in the family’s living room near the front door to say goodbye to a beloved relative who was leaving to fight in the Vietnam War. U.S. Army Pfc. Robert G. Stanko never returned home, ...

If you go ... WHAT: Book signing by Steve Arnold for his autobiography “Born to Lead” WHEN: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday WHERE: Warren G. Harding High School cafetorium, 860 Elm Road NE, Warren HOW MUCH: Copies of the book will be available for purchase at the event. Mahoning Valley ...

Additional details surface on proposed deal to end war in Iran CAIRO — The United States and Iran appear to be closing in on a deal to end the war. Regional officials say the deal would gradually reopen the Strait of Hormuz and see the U.S. end its blockade of Iranian ports, easing a ...

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia used the powerful hypersonic Oreshnik ballistic missile during a mass drone and missile attack on Kyiv on Sunday that killed at least two people, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday, marking the third time the weapon has been used in the four-year ...

CAIRO (AP) — The United States is close to reaching a deal with Iran that will end the war, reopen the Strait of Hormuz and see Iran give up its stockpile of highly enriched uranium, regional officials told The Associated Press on Sunday, though U.S. President Donald Trump said he told ...