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Trump announces a new $15B Iowa steel plant and claims it will be the nation's biggest

National News September 29, 2026

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday announced a new $15 billion steel plant being built in Iowa, highlighting an economic victory in a key battleground state where Republicans face competitive midterm races. Trump announced the new plant at an Oval Office event alongside steel executives and Iowa Republicans, including two running for office. The event highlighted Iowa's elevated status for Republicans and for Trump, who on Monday pledged to campaign there in coming weeks. "We're going to do a great rally. We'll all be there together," Trump said alongside Rep. ...

Maritime experts travel to Nantucket to investigate shipwreck remains exposed by weekend nor’easter

National News September 29, 2026

BOSTON (AP) — A maritime expert planned to visit a Nantucket beach Monday to inspect weathered wooden beams exposed by the weekend’s powerful nor’easter, possibly the remnants of a 19th-century shipwreck buried beneath the island’s southern shore. The Egan Maritime Institute said its exhibits and collections manager would survey the site and send a report to state underwater archaeologists, who then will work with the institute to determine which vessel the wreckage came from. The splintered timbers, fastened together by rusted iron, emerged near an area where remains ...

AAA: Gas prices tumble in Ohio

Business News September 29, 2026

Gas prices are 18 cents lower in Northeast Ohio this week at $4.371 per gallon, according to Monday’s AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report. The national average for a gallon of regular gasoline is stable this week at $4.47 per gallon. This is still the highest the national average has ever been for this time of year. Typically, the start of autumn brings lower gas prices, but lingering volatility in the Strait of Hormuz and the high cost of crude oil are driving up pump prices. This month is on track to set a new September record. So far, the average for this month is $4.30, higher ...

Contradicting Trump, Pope Leo says artificial intelligence safety concerns not 'fake news'

National News September 29, 2026

ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) — Pope Leo XIV said Monday that concerns about artificial intelligence going rogue are not "fake news" and should be taken seriously, insisting that safety issues raised by AI experts should be discussed and acted on. Leo, who dedicated his first encyclical to ...

Agenda, 092926

Community News September 29, 2026

GIRARD BOARD OF CONTROL will meet at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the city hall meeting room. YOUNGSTOWN CITY COUNCIL will have a staff meeting at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the city hall caucus room. COITSVILLE TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES will have a special meeting at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at the township hall t o discuss changes to the township policy book and township cybersecurity plan. MAHONING COUNTY COMMISSIONERS will meet at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the conference room at the administration building for a staff meeting. MAHONING VALLEY SANITARY DISTRICT will meet at 4 p.m. Wednesday at the district assembly ...

Walmart says it’s not using personal information to set prices as it expands digital shelf labels

Business News September 29, 2026

NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart is aiming to assuage customers’ fears about its new pricing technology as it rolls out digital price labels at its stores. In a statement posted on the company’s website, Walmart Inc.’s CEO John Furner vowed that the Bentonville, Arkansas-based retailer isn’t using personal information like income, shopping history or a customer’s willingness to pay to set prices, and it won’t be doing so in the future either. “We don’t set different prices based on who you are or the time of day, and we won’t,” Furner wrote Friday. “Whether you’re ...