DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Hamas militant group said Monday it had dissolved its government in Gaza and is preparing to transfer power to a technical committee backed by the United Nations as part of a U.S.-brokered ceasefire deal. Hamas did not say whether it planned to take the ...
REDMOND, Wash. (AP) — Microsoft is cutting 4,800 jobs, about 2.1% of its global workforce, including a large number of workers at its Xbox video game business. The layoffs included 1,600 Xbox workers, with more to come this year in a broader reorganization designed to “reset” Xbox as it faces heightened competition, the company said Monday. “Our business today is not healthy,” said a memo from Xbox CEO Asha Sharma, who took over the gaming division earlier this year. “We are operating at margins that are 3-10x lower than comparable platform and publishing ...
LIBERTY — A dispute between neighbors during Independence Day festivities became a brief standoff Saturday evening, as a Liberty man is accused of pointing a firearm at a resident. Ronald Wilson, 64, pleaded not guilty to charges of resisting arrest and aggravated menacing in front of Girard Municipal Court Judge Jeffery Adler Monday. He also appeared on a charge of obstructing official business. According to a police report, officers were called to the Potters Circle area for a person reported with a gun. The responding officer met with a resident, who said he, his family and ...
Gov. Mike DeWine declared a state of emergency Monday for Mahoning County, which sustained extensive damage during Sunday’s storms. What that means will be determined at a later date. DeWine said he was declaring the state of emergency after touring locations in Boardman damaged during ...
Staff report Gas prices are 23 cents lower in Northeast Ohio this week at $3.612 per gallon, according to Monday’s AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report. As millions of drivers filled up and hit the road for the long Independence Day weekend, gas prices were the lowest they’ve been in several weeks. The national average is down 40 cents from a month ago at $3.79 for a gallon of regular. While that number is higher than last year, it’s a relief from this past spring, when the national average peaked at $4.56 on May 21. Crude oil prices have fallen to their lowest levels in ...
BOARDMAN — The township is seeing improvements in some of its sore spots. Properties that have stirred the ire of neighbors and caused officials headaches are closer to resolutions this summer, even if the processes are still moving slowly. At the forefront of many residents’ minds is the abandoned and dilapidated apartment building at 1893 Oles Ave. Neighbors have been complaining about the six-plex for nearly a decade, and legal matters with the building’s owner are still proceeding through the court system. The Vindicator covered the matter in March after trustees again ...
