WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump unceremoniously dumped Secretary of State Rex Tillerson by tweet today and picked CIA Director Mike Pompeo to take his place, abruptly ending Tillerson's turbulent tenure as America's top diplomat and escalating the administration's chaotic ...
After a week of hints and uncertainty, President Donald Trump today said he would announce tariffs on imported steel and aluminum but with temporary exemptions for Canada and Mexico as he seeks to revise the North American Free Trade Agreement. He suggested Australia and "other countries" might also be spared, a shift that could soften the international blow amid threats of retaliation by trading partners. Trump's tariffs on steel and aluminum imports will take effect in 15 days, with Canada and Mexico indefinitely exempted from the duties, according to people outside the White House ...
WARREN - The former auditor of Niles pleaded guilty this morning to three charges connected to his time in office. Charles Nader, 64, 525 Washington St., pleaded guilty in Trumbull County Common Pleas Court to a felony charge of theft in office, along with two misdemeanor counts of misrepresentation by a public employee. As part of a plea agreement, Nader promised to cooperate with prosecutors in their ongoing corruption case against former Niles Mayor Ralph Infante. Several other charges against Nader were dismissed. Nader is scheduled for sentencing on May 11. Infante is facing ...
WARREN - Mercy Health, which operates nearly two dozen medical facilities in Trumbull and Mahoning counties, including St. Joseph Warren Hospital, has begun the process of merging with Marriottsville, Md.-based Bon Secours Health System. "Today was the first step, an announcement of (our) intent to merge," said Maureen Richmond, senior director of integrated communications with Mercy Health. It's expected the agreement will be finalized by the end of 2018. Pending are approvals from the Federal Trade Commission and the Vatican. For more on this story, read Thursday's print edition of ...
WARREN — The 18-year-old accused in the March 31, 2015, beating death and attempted rape of a 94-year-old Niles woman pleaded no contest this morning to four felony charges. He will be sentenced in April. Jacob LaRosa stood with his lawyers before Trumbull County Common Pleas Judge W. Wyatt ...
AUSTINTOWN — Three men are in custody and police are searching this morning for a fourth person involved in home invasion on North Beverly Avenue, near Mahoning Avenue. A police spokesman said four people broke into a house and stole things. A witness told Tribune Chronicle newspartner WKBN TV-27 that at about 4 a.m., the four people banged on and kicked the door. The invaders claimed to be police officers, and were holding rifles and duffle bags. Police were called about 4:30 a.m. Police said a full report will be available later today.
