NEW YORK (AP) — Luigi Mangione pleaded guilty on Friday to federal stalking charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, admitting matter-of-factly that he trailed the executive to an investor conference and gunned him down on a New York City street in 2024. Mangione, 28, ...
YOUNGSTOWN — City Council will consider legislation Monday to allow the board of control to spend $120,000 to buy the former Mary Haddow Elementary School for potential economic development. The school district closed the building, 2800 Oak St. Extension, to classroom instruction in 2008 and then used it for record storage. It’s been empty for years. The city wants to use the East Side building for senior citizen housing with the hope that will spur other housing projects to be built nearby, said DeMaine Kitchen, the city’s director of community planning and economic ...
GIRARD — Local trainer and promoter Jack Loew, in conjunction with his South Side Boxing Club, will present a 15-bout, all-amateur fight card on Aug. 22 at the Metroplex Expo Center in Girard. His “Summer Slam, Battle for the Belt” show will feature two heavyweight Masters Division bouts with local favorite Chris Vass of South Side B.C. in the co-main, and Antwon Peeples will make his ring return after a two-year absence. “We have plenty of excitement in store for the night, with all bouts a meaningful battle,” Loew said. “Every fighter has something on the line as they ...
Trump seeks OK to resume construction of ballroom WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s administration has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to allow the White House to continue construction on its $400 million ballroom project while it appeals a lower court’s order to halt the work. Chief Justice John Roberts has set a deadline of Tuesday for a response by plaintiffs challenging the ballroom project. Trump’s solicitor general on Friday petitioned the high court to suspend last week’s decision by a three-judge panel from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ...
YOUNGSTOWN — The city-owned Covelli Centre, Youngstown Foundation Amphitheatre and Wean Park entertainment complex had its fourth-worst financial second quarter ever, losing $111,549 during the three-month period. “It’s always been a mixed bag for the second quarter; it’s tough,” ...
PITTSBURGH — If only Mike McCarthy graded on production, then Drew Allar would be in for smooth sailing when the Pittsburgh Steelers sit down to dissect their preseason-opening win over Green Bay. The rookie quarterback, however, is already well-versed in how his head coach’s mind works. ...
