News

Yemen’s Iranian-backed Houthis say they will block Saudi shipping at Red Sea gateway

International News July 21, 2026

CAIRO (AP) — Yemen’s Iranian-backed Houthi rebels on Monday announced they are imposing a maritime embargo against Saudi Arabia in retaliation for a blockade on Yemen and a recent attack on Sanaa International Airport, threatening another vital waterway for global shipping and raising fears of renewed conflict. A Houthi military spokesperson, Yahya Saree, said in a video statement that the maritime ban against Saudi Arabia will be effective immediately, describing it as an “equation of ‘an eye for an eye.’” There were few details on how the embargo might work, but the ...

Community news

Community News July 21, 2026

CREATIVE ART: The Early Childhood Resource Center and the JuJu Girl Inclusive Art House Foundation will host Creative Art and Expression, a free community event designed to empower individuals of all abilities through creativity, self-expression and community connection. The event will take place 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at the Early Childhood Resource Center, 6414 Market St., Boardman. Participants will engage in activities that encourage artistic exploration, self-expression and community engagement in a supportive setting designed to be accessible and inclusive. For more information ...

Agenda

Community News July 21, 2026

• SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES will have a special meeting at 4 p.m. today at the township administration building. • STRUTHERS CITY COUNCIL will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the municipal building with caucus at 6:30 p.m. • COITSVILLE TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES will have a special meeting at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the township hall to review the policy book and 2026 budget. • MAHONING COUNTY COMMISSIONERS will meet at 10 a.m. Wednesday for a staff meeting in the second floor conference room at the administration building.

Traffic arrest gives new life to 2022 kidnapping, robbery prosecution

Local News July 21, 2026

YOUNGSTOWN — Terrence A. Machen, 35, of Volney Road, will be arraigned at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court on several serious 2023 felony charges after Machen was arrested Saturday during a traffic stop in the city. A state trooper made the stop at Market Street and Midlothian Boulevard in Youngstown. During the stop, a trooper discovered Machen had a kidnapping warrant from 2022 from Youngstown Municipal Court, a Youngstown police report states. The trooper took Machen to the Mahoning County jail. The report does not mention it, but Machen also has a warrant ...

Ukraine fires 400 drones toward Moscow as Zelenskyy grapples with protests

International News July 21, 2026

KYIV, UKRAINE — Ukraine fired more than 400 drones toward Moscow in its latest major attack on the Russian capital, the city’s mayor said Monday. The blitz came hours after Russia bombarded Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities with ballistic missiles in a relentless cycle of tit-for-tat ...

US soldiers killed by Iran were from Texas and Hawaii

National News July 21, 2026

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two U.S. Army soldiers killed in Jordan while defending against Iranian ballistic missile and drone attacks were identified on Monday — the first U.S. troop deaths from direct Iranian fire since the opening days of the war. The Defense Department said in a statement that Tyler James Feehan, 25, of Ewa Beach, Hawaii, and Isabella Gonzales, 19, of Carrollton, Texas, were killed in Jordan in Friday’s attacks. Feehan, a first lieutenant, will be posthumously promoted to the rank of captain and awarded the Bronze Star, the Purple Heart and the Combat Action Badge. ...