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US rejects Iran stand to end war

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran sent its response to the latest U.S. proposal to end the Iran war via Pakistani mediators Sunday, but U.S. President Donald Trump quickly rejected it in a social media post as “TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE!” Iranian state television reported that Tehran ...

15th birthday bash for children’s center wows visitors

YOUNGSTOWN — Lane Custead had a few things to say upon being introduced to something with a rough exterior, but an easygoing and carefree attitude. “Well, its skin is very thick, and it’s very big, really big,” Lane, 6, of Meadville, Pa., said. “It’s pretty cool.” Lane and ...

World’s largest oil company logs profit of $32.5 billion

Aramco, the world’s largest oil company, said Sunday its first quarter profit jumped 25% as the Iran war disrupted oil supplies and raised prices. Dhahran, Saudi Arabia-based Aramco said it successfully shifted some oil exports to a pipeline to avoid the Strait of Hormuz, which has been ...

Nation and world at a glance for May 11

Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi gets transferred to Tehran hospital BEIRUT — Nobel Peace laureate Narges Mohammadi has been transferred to a Tehran hospital after collapsing in prison. Her foundation said on Sunday that this comes after days of pleading by her family and others. ...

Canfield man indicted on felonious assault

YOUNGSTOWN — Newton V. Murphy II, 41, of Leffingwell Road in Canfield, was indicted last week on charges of felonious assault and misdemeanor domestic violence in a Jan. 3 altercation in which Murphy is accused of throwing a woman against a wall, repeatedly banging her head off of the ...