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Library fetes nation’s past

YOUNGSTOWN — Just a simple tour and a growing pool of knowledge were all it took for Benjamin Frayser to start a passionate trajectory. “I toured his house (in Mentor), heard stories of his life, career and personal convictions, and I was hooked,” Frayser, of Roaming Shores, ...

Austintown and Boardman police blotters for July 13

Austintown Police activity reported July 2-8: July 8, 9:44 a.m. — Preston Hall was arrested on theft and criminal trespassing charges at Walmart. July 7, 3:29 p.m. — Laura Rice was arrested on a theft charge at Meijer. 1:20 p.m. — Theft of pliers reported at Home Depot. July 6, 6:43 p.m. — Devon Farley was arrested during a traffic stop at the intersection of Burkey and Orkney roads on charges of obstructing official business and falsification. 12:15 p.m. — Broken vehicle window and attempted theft from a vehicle reported at 4629 Woodhurst Drive. 7:01 a.m. — Theft of ...

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MOUNT CARMEL SOCIETY FESTIVAL: The 130th annual Mount Carmel Society festival will begin at 6 p.m. nightly Wednesday to Saturday at 102 Washington St., Lowellville. Wednesday is the Baby Doll Dance 10 to 10:30 p.m. The festival includes a bocce tournament, food, musical entertainment and a fireworks finale at 11:30 p.m. Saturday. SELF-HELP GROUP: Recovery International, a community mental health, self help group will meet at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the study room at the Michael Kusalaba Public Library, 2815 Mahoning Ave., Youngstown. For information, call 330-747-1176. RAILROADERS TO MEET: ...

Sen. Lindsey Graham, close ally of Trump, dies

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Lindsey Graham, one of President Donald Trump's closest allies in Congress who traveled the globe to advocate for a more aggressive U.S. foreign policy, has died after a “brief and sudden illness,” his office said. He was 71. The statement posted on social media ...

US attacks Iran on Sunday after strike on ship in strait

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United States attacked Iran early Sunday morning over an Iranian strike on a vessel in the Strait of Hormuz that set the container ship ablaze and forced its crew to abandon it. Iran responded with attacks targeting several countries in the Middle East, including Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman and Jordan. The burst of fighting raised new questions about efforts to reach a permanent end to a war that began on Feb. 28. The strait, a key transit route for oil and natural gas, has become the key sticking point in negotiations, and repeated fighting ...

Trump suggests massive immediate attack if he is assassinated

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is suggesting he has left standing orders for the U.S. military to destroy Iran “at levels they've never seen before ” if Tehran follows through on its long-standing threats to kill him. But the U.S. government has no way to create an automatic, preauthorized “dead man’s switch” that would prompt immediate retaliation. Instead, if Trump were killed, the transfer of power to his successor is governed by the 25th Amendment and the Presidential Succession Act of 1947. Vice President JD Vance instantaneously would become commander in ...