CAIRO (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday the American military had begun a blockade of Iranian ports as part of his effort to force Tehran to open the Strait of Hormuz and accept a deal to end the war that has raged for more than six weeks. Iran responded with threats on all ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump refused to apologize to Pope Leo XIV on Monday after criticizing the pontiff for his opposition to the war in Iran — and he sought to explain away a now-deleted social media post depicting himself as Jesus by saying he had thought the image was of him as a doctor. Trump was asked about his comments toward the U.S.-born head of the Catholic Church, as well as the post depicting himself as a healer, in a hastily called question-and-answer session with reporters at the White House. “He was very much against what I’m doing with regard to ...
Cole Porter wrote about 25 musicals for stage and screen in his lifetime, but only “Kiss Me, Kate” and “Anything Goes” are produced with any regularity in the 21st Century. “Some of the subject matters just aren’t relevant anymore,” said Adam Day Howard, who will direct “Kiss Me, Kate” for a four-performance run at Youngstown State University’s Ford Theater. What makes “Kiss Me, Kate” the exception. According to Howard, it’s the source material. “Like all great golden age musicals, it's a musical about another musical. The plot of ‘Kiss Me, Kate’ is, ...
WARREN — Offering a nod to Cyndi Lauper’s 1983 worldwide hit single and subsequent feminist anthem, “Girls Just Want To Have Fun,” the women who attended the debut of the Sing-Along Brunch celebrated a break from their busy lives and let loose for a few hours Saturday at Sunrise ...
CHAMPION — Voters in the township are being asked to support a 2.65-mill, five-year additional levy on the May 5 primary ballot for providing and maintaining fire and emergency medical service protection in the community. Township officials said the levy, if passed, will generate an estimated $692,145 annually per year for fire and emergency medical services. The owner of a $100,000 home would pay approximately $93 per year, officials said. Trustees have said the township needs to provide fire protection to the residents while also having enough funds to operate. They have said ...
WARREN — The Warren G. Harding High School FIRST Robotics Team E.L.I.T.E (Encouraging Learning in Technology and Engineering) 48, which is in its 29th year of competing, has qualified for the FIRST Robotics World Championship in Houston, Texas, April 29 to May 2. Frank Bosak, team ...
