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2026 NISMO will have you seeing red

Razzle dazzle looks great on small sport’s cars. Take the Nissan Z — a powerful rear wheel drive that’s been all the rage for more than 50 years. Four years ago, the two-seater took on the NISMO badge making an already quick car more so. The motorsports division of Nissan added a ...

Liberty death probe continues

LIBERTY — A death under investigation by the Trumbull County Coroner’s Office and the police department continues to be under investigation, but more details were released Friday. According to a news release, officers responded to Churchill Park around 12:45 p.m. Thursday after reports of an unresponsive man, and upon arrival, found a dead man with what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Based on the preliminary investigation, no foul play is suspected and there isn’t any threat to the community, but detectives continue to investigate the incident’s circumstances, ...

Senate passes sweeping Russia sanctions bill

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate overwhelmingly approved a punishing Russian sanctions package Friday, the result of a yearlong campaign by the late Sen. Lindsey Graham to reinforce U.S. support for Ukraine and try to force President Vladimir Putin’s hand as the grinding war drags on. The bipartisan legislation, which passed 86-11, would penalize countries that continue to buy Russian oil, gas and other exports seeking to deprive Putin of revenues fueling the war. It comes after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited the Capitol last week following Graham’s funeral, met with ...

Mortgage rates rise to levels not seen since 2025 for second straight week

CHICAGO — The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate rose for a fifth consecutive week to its highest level in just over a year, marking the latest strain for prospective homebuyers who are facing steep borrowing costs. The benchmark 30-year fixed rate mortgage rate rose to 6.69%, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday, up slightly from 6.66% reported last week. By comparison, the average rate was 6.63% at this time last year — and hadn't been higher than its current level since late July in 2025. Higher mortgage rates can add hundreds of dollars a month in costs for borrowers, ...

Canfield Township dedicates pickleball courts

CANFIELD TOWNSHIP — Local, county and state officials cut the ribbon Friday on the new pickleball courts at Township Park. “We wanted to open it right after the Fourth of July, but the bad storms delayed that opening,” said trustee Joe Paloski. “Now it is officially opened.” The ...

Justice Alito confirms he’s staying on Supreme Court for another term

WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito confirmed Friday he’s staying on the nation’s highest court, weeks after a swell of speculation about a possible retirement. “Obviously, I’m here for another term,” Alito, 76, said in an interview published in The Wall Street Journal’s editorial section. Discussion of Alito’s future hit a fever pitch in June, when a mistake by a veteran Supreme Court reporter at National Public Radio resulted in the erroneous publication of a previously prepared retirement story. The story was quickly retracted and the court ...