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WORLD DIGEST || Boy survives after skewer pierces skull

Boy survives after skewer pierces skull HARRISONVILLE, Mo. A 10-year-old Missouri boy is

AT&T hiring event

AT&T hiring event BOARDMAN AT&T will host a hiring event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today at its

Puerto Rico Trump comments sting amid slow storm recovery

Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico President Donald Trump’s assertion that the federal

Mercy Health aims to move nursing program to Bowling Green State University

The move is being made to address a statewide shortage of nurses and increase education opportunities.

Some McDonald’s workers vote to strike over sex harassment

Emboldened by the #MeToo movement, McDonald’s workers have voted to stage a one-day strike next week at restaurants in 10 cities in hopes of pressuring management to take stronger steps against on-the-job sexual harassment.

Got $1,100? Apple shows off its most expensive iPhone yet

Apple unveiled three new iPhones on Wednesday, including its biggest and most expensive model yet, as the company seeks to widen the product’s appeal amid slowing sales.

hurricane florence Officials: 10M in storm’s path

Uncertain track sows fear Associated Press MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. Hurricane Florence put a

Francis calls clergy abuse summit as issue imperils papacy

Pope Francis summoned the presidents of the world’s bishops’ conferences Wednesday to a summit on preventing clergy sex abuse and protecting children, responding to the greatest crisis of his papacy with the realization that Vatican inaction on the growing global scandal now threatens his legacy.

US says transfer from FEMA funds won’t harm hurricane relief

Trump administration officials pushed back Wednesday against a Democratic senator’s claim that nearly $10 million from the government’s disaster relief agency was transferred to immigration enforcement.

Trump OKs sanctions for foreigners who meddle in elections

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday authorizing sanctions against foreigners who meddle in U.S. elections, acting amid criticism that he has not taken election security seriously enough.

Ohio awards latest prizes in opioid science challenge

Ohio awarded another round of prizes totaling $2.4 million Wednesday in its global technology challenge seeking scientific breakthroughs to address the U.S. opioid crisis.

Campbell man faces 4th public indecency charge

Shedrick Nichols most recently exposed his genitals at a Boardman hotel, police report.

Attorneys for ex-prosecutor accuse Paul Gains of stall tactics

Martin Desmond’s attorneys object to the county’s attempt to stay discovery in his employment lawsuit

Austintown remembers ‘cost’ of Sept. 11 attacks

Dozens honored first responders and veterans who gave all in the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks

Expert panel discusses power, race, revitalization during City Club event

City revival experts suggest local organizing and unified local institutional leadership as priorities

Agenda Thursday

Agenda Thursday Crestview Local School District Vision 2020, 6 p.m., levy meeting, high-school

Each week, this column offers recipes from Valley cookbooks. If your organization would like to have

Serve up some spice with fun party dishes

Make your next fiesta one to remember with colorful decor, festive touches and, perhaps most importantly, unique and mouthwatering recipes that bring guests back for seconds.

Shooting reported

Shooting reported YOUNGSTOWN Reports said a 29-year-old man was shot several times about 6:35

Mayor bans department from buying Nike products

Associated Press KENNER, La. The mayor of a New Orleans suburb banned the city’s parks and