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Skolnick earns 1st place in Ohio SPJ contest

Reporter David Skolnick, who covers politics for The Vindicator and Tribune Chronicle, won first place in the Best Government/Political Reporting category in the 2026 Ohio Society of Professional Journalists contest. The award is just the latest for Skolnick, a veteran reporter with more than 30 years of experience in the Mahoning Valley. He routinely won Ohio journalism awards when the annual contest was administered by the Associated Press Manager Editors organization. The Ohio SPJ took over the contest for newspapers, magazines, trade publications, independent digital platforms ...

Questions linger as deal to end US-Iran war progresses

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An initial agreement between the United States and Iran to extend their shaky ceasefire inched toward a formal signing despite questions Monday over the fate of Tehran’s nuclear program and an offensive by Israel in Lebanon that could prolong the fighting and scuttle the deal. The agreement signed electronically Sunday is meant to provide a meaningful truce in a monthslong war that has killed thousands across the Middle East, including the top leaders of Iran’s theocracy, and raised the prices of fuel, food and other basic goods far beyond the ...

Protesters gather in Warren

WARREN — Under a cloudy sky that threatened rain, a modest crowd still gathered Sunday in Courthouse Square for the latest “No Kings” protest organized by the local activist group Good Trouble Trumbull. Organizers and participants described the turnout as smaller than previous rallies, ...

Stocks leap worldwide, and oil prices drop

NEW YORK (AP) — Stock markets are rallying worldwide Monday, and oil prices are easing after the United States and Iran reached a tentative deal to extend their ceasefire and reopen the Strait of Hormuz to get the global flow of crude going again. The S&P 500 rose 1.5% on hopes that this time, the announcement of an Iran-U.S. agreement will mean a long-term fix to a conflict that has sent inflation painfully upward for the entire world. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 611 points, or 1.2%, as of 10 a.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was 2.4% higher. Stocks got a lift ...

It could take weeks or months for oil to fully flow

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The tentative agreement to end the war in Iran and reopen the Strait of Hormuz would be good news for the global economy. But even as the price of oil dropped Monday, many questions remained about when and how it would start flowing again through the world’s most vital artery for energy shipments. Before the war, the strait carried a fifth of the world’s crude oil. Now, it will take time for hundreds of ships trapped in the Persian Gulf to exit through the narrow strait. And Gulf oil producers that throttled back production will need time to get the oil ...

Northeast Ohio gas prices jump 7 cents

Pump prices remain at four-year highs as the market reacts to news the U.S. and Iran have agreed to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. In Monday’s AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report, the organization reported the national average fell for the third straight week. However, in Northeast Ohio, prices were 7 cents higher at $4.218 per gallon. At this time last year, fuel prices averaged $3.116 per gallon. The average price in Niles on Monday was $4.055 per gallon and $4.153 in Youngstown, the AAA reported. At the intersection of North Road and East Market Street in Warren, regular fuel ...