YOUNGSTOWN — The 16-year-old boy who allegedly drove off during a traffic stop Jan. 2 on Idlewood Avenue on the South Side, injuring a Youngstown police officer, is charged with assault, a fourth-degree felony, and obstructing official business, a fifth-degree felony. The boy has a pretrial ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A crackdown on nationwide protests in Iran has killed at least 538 people and even more are feared dead, activists said Sunday, while Tehran warned that the U.S. military and Israel would be “legitimate targets” if America uses force to protect ...

PHOENIX (AP) — The ex-husband of an Ohio woman was charged with the murders of her and her husband, according to court and county records. Michael McKee, 39, was booked Saturday and is currently being held in Illinois, according to the Winnebago County Sheriff's Office. He is alleged to have ...

U.S. Sen. Jon Husted and former U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, his Democratic challenger in the November election, have greatly differing opinions on President Donald Trump’s decisions in Venezuela and interest in acquiring Greenland. Trump, a Republican, authorized the Jan. 3 capture of ...

Republican U.S. Sen. Jon Husted and his Democratic challenger Sherrod Brown say their connections to the Mahoning Valley make them the best candidate to serve the area. Husted, appointed to the Senate in January 2025 after serving as lieutenant governor, said he’s focused his career on ...

Trump promises oil execs ‘total safety’ if they invest in Venezuela WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is calling on oil executives to rush to invest in Venezuela as the White House looks to quickly secure $100 billion in private funding to revive the country’s ability to fully ...