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Dad shoots, kills 8 children, 7 of them his own, in attack

SHREVEPORT, La. — A gunman in Louisiana killed eight children, including seven of his own, and shot two other people Sunday in an early morning attack of domestic violence carried out across two houses, authorities said, shaking a Shreveport neighborhood in one of the nation’s deadliest ...

Gunman kills 8 children in Louisiana mass shooting

SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — A gunman in Louisiana killed eight children in domestic-related shootings at different homes early Sunday, police in Shreveport said. The victims ranged in age from 1 to about 14 years old, said Shreveport police spokesperson Chris Bordelon. A total of 10 were people shot. The gunman later died after a chase with officers who fired at the suspect, Bordelon said. The suspect stole a car while leaving the scene of the shootings and was followed by police, according to Bordelon. Officials said they were still gathering details at the crime scenes, which extended ...

Insight talks of return

Nearly three months after surrendering its license to operate in Warren, Insight Health System has had limited talks with state health officials to reopen Insight Hospital & Medical Center Trumbull. “The Ohio Department of Health and Insight officials have had some discussions on next ...

Iran reopens Strait of Hormuz, but Trump keeps blockade on Iran in place

BEIRUT (AP) — Iran said Friday it fully reopened the Strait of Hormuz to commercial vessels, but U.S. President Donald Trump said the American blockade on Iranian ships and ports “will remain in full force” until Tehran reaches a deal with the U.S., including on its nuclear program. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi posted on X that the crucial waterway, through which about 20% of the world’s oil is shipped, was now fully open to commercial vessels, as a 10-day truce between Israel and the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militant group in Lebanon appeared to hold. Araghchi ...

Iran reverses course, closes Starit of Hormuz

CAIRO — The standoff over the Strait of Hormuz escalated again Saturday as Iran reversed its reopening of the crucial waterway and fired on ships attempting to pass, in retaliation after the United States pressed ahead with its blockade of Iranian ports. The strait is closed until the U.S. ...

Three contend in GOP auditor race

Trumbull County’s race for the Republican nomination for the auditor’s seat will be contentious next month as first-term auditor Martha Yoder tries to fend off Mahoning County’s chief deputy auditor Stacy A. Marling and former State Rep. Mike Loychik for the right to run in November’s general election. MARLING Marling, 47, has worked in Mahoning’s auditor office since 2007 and has been its chief deputy since 2015. She also has been the fiscal officer in Bazetta since 2021. A Cortland native, Marling is a graduate of Lakeview High School and earned a Bachelor of Science ...