News across Greater Scranton

Leaning into culture war flashpoints, Hegseth says he has transformed U.S. military
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth told hundreds of junior military officers and enlisted leaders on Wednesday that the Trump administration has achieved a cultural shift in the military.
Trump officials changed forms for overseas voters amid a GOP push to restrict voting
The Pentagon made last-minute changes to forms that many overseas U.S. citizens use for absentee voting, removing a category of citizens that Republicans have been pushing to block from voting.
What are third-country deportations and 'final orders for removal'? An immigration expert answers
The Supreme Court decided on Tuesday to allow the Trump administration to resume deporting immigrants to countries they have no ties to.
Immigration expert on Supreme Court decision allowing Trump administration to continue third-country deportations
The Supreme Court decided on Tuesday to allow the Trump administration to resume deporting immigrants to countries they have no ties to.
What can we expect with this year’s record-breaking El Niño?
The rapidly emerging El Niño in the Pacific has already tied for the hottest since records began 150 years ago — and it hasn’t even peaked yet.
This year's 'super' El Niño could be a preview of life on a much warmer Earth
The rapidly emerging El Niño in the Pacific has already tied for the hottest since records began 150 years ago — and it hasn’t even peaked yet.
ICE is detaining a record number of pregnant women. Many say they lack medical care
The reporting also found that ICE has lost track of the number of miscarriages happening in custody.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth cuts generals and admirals by 20%
The Pentagon plans to slash around 800 flag and general officer positions by next year.
'Storm fatigue' in Hawaii as residents recover from back-to-back hurricanes and a tropical storm
Three hurricanes and one tropical storm have impacted the idyllic islands since mid-August.
Disaster averted after violent hijacking attempt aboard commercial flight bound for Tel Aviv
A FlyDubai flight carrying around 180 passengers from Dubai to Tel Aviv made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia early on Wednesday. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said one pilot stabbed his co-pilot and tried to crash the plane.
Ret. Gen. David Petraeus on U.S. withdrawal from Iraq
The U.S. military has now left Iraq, after invading more than two decades ago in a war that has long since ended.
How Ukrainians are coping with new, more deadly Russian attacks
Zanny Minton Beddoes, The Economist's editor in chief, just visited Ukraine. She says, despite all its drone weaponry, Kyiv is under extraordinary bombardment, as Russia tries to make it unlivable.