US issues demand for Iran to open waterway

July 11, 2026

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is demanding that Iran make a public statement saying the Strait of Hormuz is open and that ships crossing the vital corridor won’t be attacked anymore, senior U.S. officials said Friday, adding that internal Tehran power struggles have made it difficult to reach and keep a deal. The U.S. officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity to describe to reporters the state of play with Iran, said the resumption of strikes this week came after what they described as a rogue faction of Iranian hard-liners trying to sabotage the ceasefire between Tehran and ...

City council to act on $170M water project

July 11, 2026

YOUNGSTOWN — With an estimated $170 million wastewater improvement project expected to commence in the fall, city council will be asked Wednesday to permit the purchase of property and easements for the work. The work is for an 80-million-gallon-per-day wet weather facility. The structures in the facility would treat excess combined sewage during heaving rainstorms and then release the water. It is the third part of work, costing more than $300 million when done, by the city to improve its wastewater system as mandated by the federal government. Two items on council’s agenda ...

Nation and world at a glance for July 11-12

July 11, 2026

Trump lets major housing bill become law without signing it WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has chosen not to sign a sweeping bipartisan housing affordability bill on Friday, in protest of Congress not approving a strict voter ID bill that does not have enough support to pass. Still, the housing measure became law Friday without Trump’s signature, as he had 10 days to issue a veto and stop the measure. Trump’s post simply says that he will not sign it. Graham Platner officially withdraws from Senate race PORTLAND, Maine — Graham Platner has submitted his paperwork to ...

Trump suggests massive immediate attack if he is assassinated

July 11, 2026

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is suggesting he has left standing orders for the U.S. military to destroy Iran “at levels they've never seen before ” if Tehran follows through on its long-standing threats to kill him. But the U.S. government has no way to create an automatic, preauthorized “dead man’s switch” that would prompt immediate retaliation. Instead, if Trump were killed, the transfer of power to his successor is governed by the 25th Amendment and the Presidential Succession Act of 1947. Vice President JD Vance instantaneously would become commander in ...

Valley couple marks 75 years of marriage

July 11, 2026

YOUNGSTOWN — When John Anderson and Marion Owens met on the campus of Ohio University in the late 1940s, they did not realize that on July 12, 2026, they would celebrate their 75th wedding anniversary. A party honored them Friday at the Inn at Christine Valley, where they now live. They ...

180th Trumbull County Fair opens Tuesday

July 11, 2026

Fair fare abounds The 180th Trumbull County Fair runs 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily Tuesday through July 19. ADMISSION $15 on July 15-19 including parking, rides and grandstand events and free for those 3 years old and under. Also, $5 admission Tuesday with ride passes for $10. Free on ...