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Melee downtown taxes Youngstown police

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YOUNGSTOWN — Four people were arrested early Sunday after a melee that took all of Youngstown available police resources to quell. A Youngstown police report states that a series of fights outside downtown bars drew more than 15 officers from their department and Youngstown State University and took more than an hour to bring under control. The report states that trouble began about 1:30 a.m. Sunday, as large crowds poured out of the Hookah Lounge and Social bars near West Commerce Street. Police reported multiple fights in the Hookah parking lot and along Commerce Street, ...

World leaders in New York to grapple with climate

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NEW YORK (AP) — World and business leaders gathering this week in New York are grappling with the increasingly urgent costs of climate change, soaring energy prices and the human toll from this summer’s oppressive heat waves, prolific wildfires and a catastrophic Nepal flood. Every year as top government officials attend the United Nations General Assembly and business executives flock to New York City Climate Week sessions, global warming generates lots of talk but little action. This time two new forces — the rise of energy-hungry artificial intelligence and data centers and ...

Polo has rapidly intensified to a hurricane

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MIAMI (AP) — Hurricane Polo will rapidly intensify in the Pacific Ocean and become a major hurricane later this week, forecasters said Monday. Polo could bring heavy rain, rough surf and tropical-storm-force winds to parts of Mexico late Tuesday into early Wednesday, the Miami-based National Hurricane Center said. On Monday, Polo was moving east. But forecasters said it would make a “sharp turn” in a west-northwest or northwest direction by late Tuesday, according to an advisory. The hurricane was expected to travel along the coast of western Mexico but stay offshore. Polo ...

Trump inaugurates White House helipad

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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump showed off his new White House helicopter landing pad on Monday, attempting to brush aside a First Amendment firestorm even as major television networks kept their cameras away in protest of CNN being banned from the grounds. A light drizzle fell on the South Lawn as Trump used oversized gold scissors to cut a red, white and blue ribbon. He then exchanged handshakes with officials and with some members of a construction crew wearing green smocks and hardhats — seeking to portray business as usual. If he had words to mark the occasion, ...

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard warns US over escalation

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Iran’s Revolutionary Guard warned Monday that it would “change the geography of the war” if the United States escalates the conflict. Meanwhile, the British military said an “unknown projectile” struck a tanker as it entered the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, injuring two crew members. The Israeli military remains on alert as much of the country shuts down for Yom Kippur, the holiest day in Judaism. Here is the latest news from the Middle East on Monday. Full coverage is available here. IRAN’S REVOLUTIONARY GUARD WARNS US A spokesperson for Iran’s paramilitary ...

The Vindicator seeking breast cancer survivors

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The Vindicator plans to honor breast cancer survivors during Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October. The idea is to put a human face on this disease, to help those diagnosed by hearing voices of those who have experienced the journey, and to spotlight therapies and support that helped. We also will honor the memories of those who lost their battle. To share your story, or to honor someone and tell how they inspired you during their struggles and triumph with breast cancer, send a brief description to Metro Editor Marly Reichert at mreichert@tribtoday.com or by mail to 240 ...