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Second phase of ceasefire in Gaza war to begin soon, Netanyahu says

TEL AVIV, Israel — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that Israel and Hamas are “very shortly expected to move into the second phase of the ceasefire,” after Hamas returns the remains of the last hostage held in Gaza. Netanyahu spoke during a news conference with ...

Trump salutes Stallone, Kiss, Gaynor at Kennedy Center Honors

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sylvester Stallone, Kiss and Gloria Gaynor are among the luminaries being celebrated Sunday at the annual Kennedy Center Honors, with Donald Trump hosting the show, the first time a president will command the stage instead of sitting in an Opera House box. Since returning ...

RFK Jr.’s panel rejects mandatory hepatitis vaccine

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal vaccine advisory committee voted on Friday to end the longstanding recommendation that all U.S. babies get the hepatitis B vaccine on the day they’re born. A loud chorus of medical and public health leaders decried the actions of the panel, whose current members ...

Mahoning County funding tops $94M for 2026 operations

YOUNGSTOWN — The Board of Mahoning County Commissioners will approve appropriations for the 2026 budget at next week’s meeting, with an expected increase of about $2.3 million. Office of Management and Budget Director Jenn Pangio said she expects commissioners will allocate a total of ...

Global search set to replace Louis Zona at helm of Butler Art Institute

YOUNGSTOWN — Executive director is Louis A. Zona’s official title at the Butler Institute of American Art, but one of his favorite roles in his 44 years at the museum is missionary. “It’s the art. My ability to share these artistic ideas and art historical subjects, I just love doing ...