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Mahoning Valley joins in massive No Kings protests nationwide

Local News

Crowds of people protested Saturday against the war in Iran and President Donald Trump's actions, in “No Kings” rallies across the U.S. and in Europe. Minnesota took center stage, in what organizers expected to be mass demonstrations involving millions of people. In the Mahoning Valley, ...

Lynching victims memorialized

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MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Josiah Moss stood still with a long look of contemplation on his face as he silently connected with a descendent he knew only from tragic stories about him. “It just feels different having a relative per se being a part of this,” Josiah, 15, of Sharon, Pa., ...

Declutter that electronic waste

Business News

Many consumers are guilty of filling drawers or closets with old laptops, cellphones, fitness trackers and other electronic devices once they are no longer needed. It’s hard to know where to recycle those items, or it seems costly and inconvenient. The world generates millions of tons of ...

Student loans headed to Treasury Department

Business News

NEW YORK (AP) — The Treasury Department will take over the management of student loans whose borrowers are in default, according to a new agreement announced Thursday. The U.S. Education Department’s handing off these student loans is the next step in President Donald Trump’s plans to ...

Judge awards $35K to ex-SOBE receiver

Local News

YOUNGSTOWN — A Mahoning County Common Pleas Court judge has approved a $35,246 final payment to Reg Martin, ousted receiver for SOBE Thermal Energy Systems LLC, for less than three months of work in which the utility company repeatedly failed to provide basic services. Judge Anthony ...

Should retirees take RMDs early in the year or wait?

Business News

Within a given year, is there any advantage to taking your required minimum distributions as soon as you can, or taking it down to the wire and pulling the distribution in late December? Or is it better to take monthly or quarterly withdrawals? Here are three timing approaches to consider, ...