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WASHINGTON (AP) — With talks to reopen the government intensifying, Senate Majority Leader John Thune on Thursday expressed determination to move ahead with a new bipartisan package of funding bills, a renewed effort to win over enough Democrats and end the shutdown that is now in its 37th day. It was unclear if the move

BELEM, Brazil (AP) — World leaders warned Thursday that time is running short for urgent and decisive action to prevent the worst effects of climate change, and blasted the United States for its retreat from those efforts, as they gathered at the edge of Brazil's Amazon rainforest for the annual United Nations climate summit. U.N.

President Trump said Thursday he was glad former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) was retiring from Congress at the end of her term, deriding her as an "evil woman." "I think she's an evil woman. I'm glad she's retiring. I think she did the country a great service by retiring," Trump told reporters in the Oval

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) - The Youngstown State Foundation Board of Trustees' Investment Committee has provided an additional $1.5 million to the Student Investment Fund's portfolio. The $1.5 million will be made payable over the next three years in $500,000 increments, which began at the start of this academic year. The money will be used to

Rymir Satterthwaite began a quest over a decade ago, claiming that Jay-Z impregnated his mother in the late 1990s, leading to his birth. Jay-Z has fought the case at every turn, and now, a California judge has dismissed the paternity lawsuit from Rymir Satterthwaite. In a report from Page Six , it was revealed that

NEW YORK (AP) — American shoppers are expected to spend more during this holiday shopping season than last year despite economic uncertainty and rising prices. The 2025 forecast from the National Retail Federation on Thursday estimates that shoppers will collectively spend between $1.01 trillion and $1.02 trillion in November and December, an increase of 3.7%

(The Hill) — A White House guest who was attending President Trump's announcement about lowering the cost of obesity drugs fainted in the Oval Office, causing the event to be cut short. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement shortly after that the man was OK and identified him as a representative

President Donald Trump has named Andrea Lucas as chair of the country's top workplace civil rights agency, the agency announced Thursday. The move signals a vote of confidence for Lucas's efforts to stamp out diversity programs, roll back protections for transgender workers and prioritize religious rights in the workplace. First nominated to the U.S. Equal

President Trump’s call to resume nuclear tests was muddied this week when Energy Secretary Chris Wright said the United States would not resume explosive testing, which was last conducted in the 1990s.  “I think the tests we’re talking about right now are system tests. These are not nuclear explosions. These are what we call noncritical

GREENVILLE, Pa. (WKBN) - Thiel College has officially hired veteran Michael Kernan as its new head softball coach. Kernan brings more than two decades of successful coaching experience at both the high school and collegiate levels. Most recently, he led Canfield High School to back-to-back Ohio Division II State Championship appearances, winning the crown in