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Senior Expo set Oct. 6 in Liberty

Local News September 30, 2026

LIBERTY — The seventh annual Boomers and Beyond Senior Expo will take place 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 6 at the Metroplex Expo Center on Belmont Avenue. The free expo, which is hosted by the Tribune Chronicle and The Vindicator, will feature numerous vendors who will provide information about senior-friendly options, health insurance, podiatry, assisted living, memory care and support, veteran benefits, nursing care, active senior services, geriatric physicians, essential oils and more. There also will be health screenings and door prizes.

Trump vows to never 'stifle' AI as he gathers with tech executives urging caution

National News September 30, 2026

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday promised the U.S. government wouldn't limit the development of artificial intelligence despite calls for caution from top executives of AI firms, including some who gathered with him in Washington. "I will never stifle the growth of a technology that will be bigger than the industrial revolution," Trump said at the unveiling of an AI chatbot, America.gov, intended to help Americans navigate government services. "We can't stifle it, and we're leading by a lot." Top AI executives lunched with Trump at the White House Tuesday, ...

Supreme Court lets quick deportations to three countries resume for now while it weighs Trump policy

National News September 30, 2026

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday let President Donald Trump's administration continue swiftly deporting people to countries other than their own for now, while the justices consider whether the policy is legal. The apparent 6-3 order temporarily lifts lower court requirements for migrants to get a chance to object before being sent to countries to which they have no ties. The Supreme Court will hear arguments in December. Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson would have kept the lower court order in place. The Trump administration said last ...

Sept. 30 community news

Community News September 30, 2026

PROJECT PLAYHOUSE: Habitat for Humanity of Mahoning Valley brings Project Playhouse to Penguin City Brewery on Thursday as businesses and organizations will build and design individualized playhouses for families in need – providing children with a safe place to play and imagine their own home. Building teams include: Southwoods Health, Hollywood Gaming Mahoning Valley Race Course, Dearing Compressor, YSU Sokolov Honors College, Window World, America Makes, Farmers National Bank and Mercy Health Foundation/Thrivent Financial. These groups will each be building, painting and decorating ...

Taxpayers have funded nearly $1.5M in pro-Trump ads. Criticism is mounting, including from the GOP

National News September 30, 2026

The White House has spent days fiercely defending three taxpayer-funded advertisements that glorify President Donald Trump and are nearing at least $1.5 million in public spending, calling them public service announcements like those used in past administrations. "Don't let the Fake News get ...

Bosnian Serb leaders meet with Russia's President Vladimir Putin ahead of weekend election in Bosnia

National News September 30, 2026

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Bosnian Serb pro-Russian ruling politicians on Tuesday met with Russia's President Vladimir Putin just days ahead of a general election this weekend in Bosnia. Separatist leader Milorad Dodik and Prime Minister Savo Minic met with Putin in Moscow. Bosnian Serb official RTRS television said they won support from the Russian president for the vote on Sunday. Bosnia's around 3.4 million voters will choose a multi-ethnic presidency, the central Parliament and the institutions of the two entities. The complex network of institutions was created in a ...