Muralist Patrick McGlone, owner of Overall Painting Co. of Youngstown, spray paints latex masonry primer Thursday morning on the brick facade of the Purple Cat Disco Garden at 107 W. Federal St. in downtown Youngstown. McGlone’s work is part of the “Layers of Legacy,” a mural on the ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court sided with the maker of Roundup weedkiller Thursday in a ruling expected to block thousands of lawsuits alleging it failed to warn people the product could cause cancer. The case came before the justices after a tidal wave of litigation that included some multibillion-dollar verdicts against Bayer, a German agrochemical manufacturer that acquired Roundup’s original producer, Monsanto, in 2018. The decision is a victory for President Donald Trump’s administration, which argued in support of Bayer. But it provoked outrage from allies in the “ ...
The White House supports the long-discussed restoration of benefits to Delphi salaried retirees, who lost them 17 years ago. The Office of Management and Budget sent a letter Wednesday to Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., asking for a supplemental budget request that includes $1 billion for the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, which oversaw Delphi employees’ pensions. Union pensions for hourly employees were fully funded, but the retirees were denied the same considerations, getting paid far less. The letter asks for the $1 billion “to increase the benefit levels for ...
WASHINGTON — A liner along the bottom of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was cut with a sharp knife or razor this month, causing damage to the foam sealant installed as part of a $16 million rehabilitation project, a top official at the National Park Service said Thursday. The ...
A bill to require photo identification from all Ohioans who vote by mail has been vetoed by Gov. Mike DeWine. DeWine, who vetoed House Bill 472 Wednesday, said it “would not discourage fraud, would not add any real security and would create an additional and significant burden for Ohioans who vote by mail. “This bill is not needed because Ohio does an excellent job running elections. We know who wins on election night and not weeks later.” The governor also noted that requiring a photo ID for the mail-in ballot would serve as no additional verification of the voter’s true ...
YOUNGSTOWN — A 93% rate increase for most of SOBE Thermal Energy Systems LLC’s downtown Youngstown will go into effect as soon as Monday. In a Thursday interview with The Vindicator, John C. Collins, SOBE’s receiver, and Michael Moran, his court-appointed attorney, said the rate increase begins as soon as they file a final notice with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, which will likely be Monday or Tuesday. “That will occur very quickly,” Moran said. “Then, the rate change will be in effect.” The PUCO on Wednesday agreed to a recommendation from its staff ...
