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Trump: Pirro ‘folded like an umbrella’ in bid to drop Reflecting Pool vandalism charges

National News August 4, 2026

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday that U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro “choked” and “folded like an umbrella” in moving to drop charges against a former Olympian accused of vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. Speaking at an unrelated Oval Office event, Trump ducked questions about whether he’d fire Pirro, a former Fox News host and longtime ally he handpicked as top federal prosecutor in the nation’s capital. But the president kept up his drumbeat of sharp criticism, saying he remained disappointed by her assessment that damage to the ...

Violent Fugitive Task Force seeks help in finding man

Local News August 4, 2026

YOUNGSTOWN — The Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force is offering a reward for information that leads to the capture of fugitive Timothy Davis, 22. Davis is wanted by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and the U.S. Marshals Service for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute drugs. Davis is described as a black man about 5 feet 9 inches tall and weighing about 150 pounds. Davis has been known to frequent the Youngstown, Akron, Cleveland and Wheeling, W.Va. areas. Anyone with information regarding Davis is asked to call the Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task ...

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Russia blasts southern Ukrainian city with glide bombs

International News August 4, 2026

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian planes dropped eight powerful glide bombs in a span of 90 minutes on residential districts of the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia, killing one person and wounding dozens of others, regional chief Ivan Fedorov said Monday. Meanwhile, six people were ...

Democrats’ future is on the line as El-Sayed and Stevens make final push in Michigan primary

National News August 4, 2026

DETROIT (AP) — Abdul El-Sayed sat quietly alongside his wife and black political leaders in a packed Detroit church Sunday morning, clapping as the congregation sang and the pastor preached. Then he stood before the room and asked for their votes. Less than 10 miles away, U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens was making her own appeal at another black church, where one of the city’s most prominent pastors made the case for her. There were fewer than 48 hours left in Michigan’s fiercely contested Democratic Senate primary. And after more than a year spent preaching starkly different visions ...

Gas prices up 30 cents in Northeast Ohio

Business News August 4, 2026

Staff report It’s been a cruel, cruel summer for motorists in Northeast Ohio with gas prices 30 cents higher than the previous week, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report on Monday. At $4.212 per gallon, regional pricing is within a dollar of the all-time record of $5.036 per gallon set on June 13, 2022, according to AAA. A year ago, the average for regular unleaded was $3.201. AAA reported the average price in Niles was $4.238 and $4.119 in Youngstown. On Monday afternoon, drivers using GasBuddy.com reported prices of $3.69 per gallon at Gateway Gas Mart and ...