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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. Mohammadi has been granted a prison sentence suspension on bail. She had been imprisoned since December in Zanjan prison. She lost consciousness twice and was transferred to a local hospital on May 1. Her foundation says the suspended sentence is not enough and that Mohammadi needs permanent, ...

Austintown rolls out classroom on wheels

AUSTINTOWN — School district officials unveiled a brand new food truck Friday that delivered a box lunch to teachers at all campus buildings for Teacher Appreciation Day, but its mission is much bigger than satisfying hunger. The food truck is part of a state grant that will offer a new ...

US forces strike two more Iranian tankers

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S. forces fired on and disabled two Iranian oil tankers on Friday after exchanging fire with Iranian forces in the Strait of Hormuz overnight. The United Arab Emirates, meanwhile, reported another Iranian missile and drone attack. The attacks cast more doubt on a tenuous month-old ceasefire that the United States has insisted is still in effect. Washington is awaiting an Iranian response to its latest proposal for a deal to end the war, reopen the strait and roll back Tehran’s disputed nuclear program. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said ...

Mill Creek deer hunts likely to continue

YOUNGSTOWN — The end-of-year summary of deer reductions in the Mill Creek MetroParks last fall and winter puts the number at 93 deer killed by hunters selected through the Ohio Department of Natural Resources hunting lottery system — the lowest number removed over the first three ...

Man stabbed taking his dogs out on N. Side

YOUNGSTOWN — A man was stabbed in the back Thursday night on Catalina Avenue on the North Side when a man he did not know approached him in his driveway, stabbed him in the back and left. Officers were called at 9 p.m. to St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital for a stabbing and spoke with a man who said he dropped the victim off at the victim’s house after work and then got a call from the victim about 8 p.m. saying someone had stabbed him and he needed a ride to the hospital. The man said when he got there, he saw blood on the back of the man’s shirt. An officer also spoke to ...

Board awards heroes of mental health in county

YOUNGSTOWN — Mahoning County’s mentl health was the toast of the town on Friday, or at least the people who work to provide it. The Mahoning County Mental Health and Recovery Board hosted its annual awards luncheon at Our Lady of Mount Carmel social hall, and honored those who have ...