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BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Republican U.S. Sen. Steve Daines of Montana dropped his bid for a third term on Wednesday in a surprise withdrawal just minutes before a filing deadline for candidates. Daines, 63, said in a statement that he wrestled with the decision for months before deciding to retire. He said he looked forward

HAVANA (AP) — A blackout left millions of people without power in Havana and the rest of western Cuba on Wednesday in the latest outage on an island struggling with dwindling oil reserves and a crumbling electric grid. Government radio station Radio Rebelde quoted an energy official as saying that it could take at least

The Youngstown Business and Professional Women group met again Wednesday night in Boardman to hear an Ohio State University professor talk about equal pay.

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The last two names of the six U.S. soldiers killed in a drone strike at a command center in Kuwait were released Wednesday by the Pentagon, and they are from California and Iowa. The soldiers identified Wednesday were Chief Warrant Officer 3 Robert Marzan, 54, of Sacramento, and Maj.

YSU improves to 23-8 on the season and will play next Monday in Indianapolis

Matchups, tipoff times, and neutral sites set for Saturday, March 7

Four people applied, two were nominated, and in the end, Cynthia McWilson was elected as Youngstown City Council's sixth ward council member.

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Voting was peaceful in Nepal's first nationwide election Thursday since a violent, youth-led uprising forced the government from power in September. Turnout was about 60% and only a few minor incidents were reported, according to Nepal’s acting Chief Election Commissioner Ram Prasad Bhandari. Vote counting would begin immediately after the ballot

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas judge on Wednesday ordered Camp Mystic to preserve damaged cabins and other parts of the grounds hit by last year’s catastrophic floods that swept away and killed 25 girls and two counselors. The order follows a lawsuit by the family of 8-year-old Cile Steward, who was swept away in

Senate Republicans voted down an effort Wednesday to halt President Donald Trump’s war against Iran, demonstrating early support for a conflict that has rapidly spread across the Middle East with no clear U.S. exit strategy.