The Associated Press Graham Platner’s wife called media reports that her husband had previously exchanged sexually explicit text messages with several women “shameful” over the weekend, the latest controversy to hit the Maine Democrat’s whirlwind Senate campaign. Platner, an oyster ...

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Kyiv on Sunday launched new strikes overnight on Russian energy sites. It has also denied Moscow’s claims that a Ukrainian drone struck the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant. Ukraine’s General Staff said Ukrainian drones struck the Saratov oil refinery ...

Judge: Trump name added illegally to Kennedy Center WASHINGTON — A federal judge has ruled that President Donald Trump’s name was illegally added to the Kennedy Center and blocked the administration from closing the cultural and arts venue for major renovations. Trump said in ...

YOUNGSTOWN — The director of galleries and public art at the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust is the new director of the Butler Institute of American Art in Youngstown. The Butler board approved the hiring of Anastasia James at its meeting Thursday. Search and executive committees, led by board ...

YOUNGSTOWN — Bond was set at $1 million Friday afternoon for Darius Smith, 22, in the early Wednesday shooting death of a person in the 900 block of East Dewey Avenue on the South Side. Smith appeared in Youngstown Municipal Court by video from the Mahoning County jail. No plea was ...

CAMPBELL — A Mahoning County grand jury this week handed down indictments in two separate cases involving alleged animal and child abuse. On Thursday, the grand jury indicted Lisa Micco, 44, and Joseph Micco, 66, of Van Buren Avenue, on two charges of endangering children, a first-degree ...