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Swift sets new VMA record, Madonna gets Artist of Year

NEW YORK — Taylor Swift fans, the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards are yours. The pop powerhouse received the inaugural Artist Director Honors on Sunday night, becoming the most-awarded artist in VMA history. Previously, she was tied with Beyonce for the title, with 30 VMAs each. The new award, ...

Trump to travel to Ohio to stump for Sen. Jon Husted

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump plans to visit Ohio on Saturday in support of Sen. Jon Husted as the Republican tries to fend off a competitive challenge from Democratic former Sen. Sherrod Brown. The trip to Vandalia, just north of Dayton, is scheduled to come after stops in Oklahoma on Thursday and Alabama on Friday. The Ohio race is seen as vital to determining control of the Senate. Trump had earlier vowed to campaign in 35 of the most competitive battleground races in the final sprint to November’s midterm elections. Brown is attempting a comeback two years after ...

Community News: Healing in a Time of War set

HANDS OF HEALING: The Nurse Honor Guard of Eastern Ohio will host Hands of Healing in a Time of War at 6 p.m. Thursday at the Warren Heritage Center/Kinsman House, 303 Mahoning Ave. NW, Warren. The event is a tribute to the nurse veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan. Speakers include a nurse veteran who served on the USNS Comforter. WASTE COLLECTION: A household hazardous waste collection will be provided 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Canfield Fairgrounds, state Route 46, Gate 9, for Mahoning County households only. No business collections will be permitted. Various items will be ...

Struthers wards redefined

STRUTHERS — City council at its meeting last week had the second reading of a proposed ordinance to redefine the boundaries of all four city wards after city leaders were informed by the League of Women Voters that the current ward boundaries violate the Ohio Revised Code. The third and ...

Four Americans recovered from collapsed building in Athens

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Rescuers searching through the rubble of a two-story house that collapsed after an explosion in Athens’ historic Plaka district recovered six bodies on Saturday, authorities said. Documents and belongings found with four of the victims — two men and two women — indicated they were U.S. citizens, according to Greek state broadcaster ERT and other local media reports. The blast on Friday was believed to have been caused by a major gas leak, Athens Mayor Haris Doukas said. Neighboring buildings were damaged and evacuated, he added. Plaka lies at the foot ...

Nationwide moratorium pitched for data centers

PARKER-SBURG, W.Va. — The Democratic challenger for one of West Virginia’s congressional seats pitched legislation Friday to place a two-year moratorium on new, large data centers and to give local communities a say in whether they’re built. Ace Parsi, a Morgantown community ...