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Supreme Court rejects Trump mail ballot restrictions

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected President Donald Trump’s bid to restrict mail ballots for the midterm elections, capping a flurry of last-minute legal action with voting already underway. The decision allows states to continue sending out mail ballots under the ...

Number of Trumbull suicides rose in August

Staff report WARREN — The Trumbull County Mental Health and Recovery Board and partner agencies are addressing what they say is a concerning increase in suicide deaths in Trumbull County and is reminding residents that help and support are available. According to Trumbull County Coroner’s Office data, there have been 26 suicide deaths reported this year compared with 12 deaths during the same period in 2025. Of the 26 deaths, 11 occurred in August. Trumbull County Coroner Dr. Lawrence D’Amico said the increase reinforces the importance of suicide prevention, early ...

AI stocks drop, but the rest of Wall Street holds steadier

NEW YORK (AP) — Artificial-intelligence stocks slid worldwide Monday after leaders of the industry warned a slowdown is needed for the safety of humanity. Another jump in oil prices, meanwhile, briefly sent the yield of the 10-year Treasury to 5% for the bond market’s latest pressure-raising milestone. Despite all the downers for Wall Street, gains for many stocks outside AI helped limit the market’s losses. So did a midday tempering of oil prices, and the S&P 500 fell a relatively modest 0.5%. More stocks rose within the index than fell. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ...

YSU series will feature pianist, composer

Staff report Warren native Darrius Simmons, a pianist and composer, will be the guest for the next installment of Presidential Conversations at Youngstown State University. Simmons was born with a genetic condition called ectrodactyly and has three fingers on his right hand and one finger ...

Flock cams addressed at Austintown meeting

AUSTINTOWN — Many expected this month’s trustees meeting to focus heavily on Flock cameras. Instead, only one resident raised the issue, just enough for police Chief Valorie Delmont to provide an update on the department’s process and progress with installing the controversial traffic cameras. “We’re just in the very beginning stages of planning for Flock. And we’re still, I’m still, going through the education process,” Delmont said. She was responding to resident Doug Wright, who asked a few questions about the six license plate reader cameras that Austintown ...