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Trump claws back $1B for immigrants, diversity WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is canceling nearly $1 billion in spending approved by Congress. The White House announced the move on Friday, using a rare and contested power to axe funding for immigrant services and diversity-focused initiatives. The Office of Management and Budget described the funding cut as focused on “the most harmful government spending.” Most of the cuts affect services for immigrants, including nonprofits serving refugees and asylum seekers. Also affected are programs for migrant students and ...

Rock Godz Hall of Fame to induct Hubbard native

It’s official. Hubbard native Mark Boals is a Rock God. The 1977 Hubbard High School graduate, who has played with Yngwie Malmsteen, Savoy Brown, Ted Nugent and dozens of other acts in a professional career spanning nearly 50 years, will be inducted into the Rock Godz Hall of Fame in Las ...

Trump can use voter database, court rules

NEW YORK — The Supreme Court on Friday lifted restrictions on a controversial federal voter database before November’s elections, granting President Donald Trump a temporary win in his aggressive campaign against noncitizen voting. The court’s three liberal-leaning justices publicly dissented from the decision. The emergency order allows states, for now, to use the Trump administration’s revamped version of a Department of Homeland Security program, called Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements, or SAVE, in their efforts to verify the eligibility of voters on their ...

Trump rejects Iran plan to reopen Strait of Hormuz

U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday rejected Iran's proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within a week if the U.S. meets certain conditions. Iran offered this week to reopen the strait and resume talks on its nuclear program in seven days if the U.S. lifts its naval blockade of Iranian ...

Guardians clinch 3rd straight AL Central title with win, White Sox loss

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Six games back of the AL Central-leading Chicago White Sox in mid-August, the Cleveland Guardians threw everything they had at chasing down their division foes. Lucky them, the AL Central crown comes with a little break before their postseason begins. “We’ll get ...

Apple honors Trumbull Career Center as distinguished

CHAMPION — Trumbull County Career and Technical Center leaders noted that the school’s recognition as an Apple Distinguished School wasn’t about the brand of technology being used, but students’ ability to utilize it in ways that broaden their horizons and opportunities. TCTC officials announced recently it has been recognized as an Apple Distinguished School for the 2026-29 program term. It is the school’s fourth time being recognized as such a school, according to Innovative Learning Specialist Brian Foutty. Foutty said about 2,300 schools in the country are recognized ...