YOUNGSTOWN — A major pop star has had a major influence on Saniyah Harris’ life and ability to reach a major milestone — not to mention being a major motivator for her to be starting something. “I’m a Michael Jackson fan. When I was younger, he was like my dad,” Harris said. A ...

Trump taps housing chief to lead national intelligence WASHINGTON — Democrats and Republicans say President Donald Trump’s pick for director of national intelligence seems unqualified. Democrats say federal housing finance director Bill Pulte lacks national security experience. ...

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is scrapping plans to create a $1.8 billion fund meant to compensate allies of the Republican president, the Justice Department’s top official said Tuesday in retreating from a program that faced setbacks in the courts and a fierce political backlash ...

YOUNGSTOWN — Two more water leaks in a five-day period at the Mahoning County Board of Elections has the board’s director concerned it’s just a matter of time before serious damage occurs. The leaks into a room that houses the board’s poll books occurred Friday and Tuesday, said ...

YOUNGSTOWN — The attorney representing Sarah Brown-Clark, a former Youngstown clerk of courts seeking back pay, told a judge the city’s request to dismiss the case is “improper” and “premature.” James Vitullo, Brown-Clark’s attorney, wrote in a response to the city’s dismissal ...

AUSTINTOWN — Not every police chase involves a subject in an automobile. Austintown officers got a taste of what an exciting Monday evening might have looked like in the days of founders Calvin Austin and John McCollum. Their quarry was not a suspicious character in a sedan but rather a ...