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Cutrona enters library debate

Largely because of the possibility of the Poland library branch’s relocation or renovation, state Sen. Al Cutrona, R-Canfield, introduced a bill that would prevent the library board of trustees from shutting down the location without approval of Mahoning County commissioners — or risk the ...

US indicts major civil rights group

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Southern Poverty Law Center was indicted Tuesday on federal fraud charges alleging it improperly raised millions of dollars to secretly pay leaders of the Ku Klux Klan and other hate groups for inside information, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said. The Justice ...

Planner of clinic fires back at city

YOUNGSTOWN — The Village of Healing, which was supposed to be the anchor tenant at the former Bottom Dollar building on Glenwood Avenue, fired back at the Mayor Derrick McDowell administration, contending the latter failed to communicate with the organization, leading to it not coming to ...

Nation and world at a glance for April 22

Warsh: I got no pressure to cut key interest rates WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s nominee to chair the Federal Reserve says that he never promised the White House he would cut interest rates, even as the president renewed his calls for the central bank to do so. The comments ...

Canfield Fair announces headliners

Big & Rich and Bret Michaels will be the headliners for the grandstand concerts at this year’s Canfield Fair. Big & Rich will be joined by Diamond Rio for a Sept. 6 concert, and Michaels will close the festival on Labor Day, Sept. 7, with Donnie Iris & the Cruisers as his ...

Trump offers mixed messages about path ahead with Iran

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump offered mixed messages on Monday about the path ahead for the U.S. war against Iran, declaring that he was in no rush to end the conflict while also expressing confidence that further negotiations with Tehran will soon take place in Pakistan. With ...