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Director Carl Rinsch gets prison in $11M fraud case

National News June 30, 2026

NEW YORK (AP) — Hollywood writer-director Carl Rinsch was sentenced Monday to 2 1/2 years in prison after being convicted of defrauding Netflix out of $11 million for a never-finished sci-fi series. Supporters including Keanu Reeves had asked the court to show him leniency. Rinsch, best known for the 2013 samurai fantasy film “47 Ronin,” was convicted in December of federal wire fraud and other charges. According to prosecutors and trial testimony, he told Netflix he needed $11 million to finish a show called “White Horse” but diverted the money into a personal account and ...

Agenda

Community News June 30, 2026

• CANFIELD CITY COUNCIL will meet at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at the municipal building. • CAMPBELL CITY COUNCIL will meet at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday with caucus at 6:30 p.m. • MAHONING COUNTY COMMISSIONERS will have a staff meeting at 10 a.m. Wednesday in the conference room at the administration building. • CANFIELD PARKS/RECREATION/CEMETERY BOARD will meet 9 a.m. Wednesday at the municipal building.

Separate stabbing, shootings said to be near same club

Local News June 30, 2026

YOUNGSTOWN — A woman was confirmed shot in the face and a man was thought also to have been shot at the same time early Saturday, and a woman was stabbed early Saturday — both possibly near the same South Side motorcycle club on Gibson Street, according to two Youngstown police reports. Ja’Asia Roberts, 23, was charged with felonious assault in the stabbing, which the reports suggested was the most serious injury, with the victim being described as being in critical condition. Youngstown police were called to St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital at 5:36 a.m. Saturday for a ...

Hanni’s attorney asks judge to dismiss Latell lawsuit

Local News June 30, 2026

An attorney representing appeals court Judge Mark A. Hanni asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed against him by Tod Latell, the former Trumbull County recorder, because the court lacks jurisdiction. Julie M. Pfeiffer, an Ohio assistant attorney general representing Hanni, wrote: “Latell premises federal jurisdiction over his claims by attempting to transform his allegations into a due process claim for the deprivation of a purported liberty interest to pursue his occupation. Because Latell’s allegations are insufficient to establish a liberty interest, his (violation of ...

Community news

Community News June 30, 2026

DONATIONS NEEDED: The Emmanuel Community Care Center, 2 N. State St. in Girard, is in need of donations for the summer months to help families and children. Items needed are microwavable food, nonperishables, hygiene products, paper products such as toiletries and paper towels, and snacks. The center is open 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday to Friday. FOSSIL FUN: The Girard Free Library will have a program, Oh Wow! Fossil Finders: Dig into the Past, for children ages 6 to 11 at 11 a.m. Wednesday. For information and to register, call 330-545-2508. Sign up to join in on a roaringly fun dinosaur ...

Fed’s Cook can keep job for now, but other firings upheld

National News June 30, 2026

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday dramatically expanded presidential power, upholding President Donald Trump’s firings of the heads of independent federal agencies with one important exception: the Federal Reserve. The justices allowed Fed governor Lisa Cook to stay in her job while she fights the Republican president’s effort to fire her over allegations of mortgage fraud, which she has denied. But other than at the nation’s central bank, with its role of setting interest rates, the court held that presidents have free rein to fire agency heads at will, despite ...