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US estimates Iran war’s cost grows to $43.6B

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military’s price tag for the Iran war has grown to $43.6 billion as of Sept. 3, according to a new estimate provided this week to lawmakers. The figure from U.S. Central Command, which oversees operations in the Middle East, offers the most up-to-date cost for the conflict since it was launched by the United States and Israel on Feb. 28. A Congressional Budget Office report released Tuesday said the war had cost $38 billion through Aug. 1 and will continue to rack up expenses of around $3 billion a month depending on the conflict’s intensity. The new ...

Bombing at mosque in Pakistan kills at least 21

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PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A vehicle bomb exploded Friday at a mosque near police offices in northwestern Pakistan as gunmen tried to storm the compound in an attack that killed at least 21 people and wounded 80 others, police and rescue officials said. Among those killed and wounded were police officers attending prayers at the mosque. The coordinated assault was the latest in a surge of militant violence near the border with Afghanistan where Pakistani Taliban militants have increasingly targeted police and other security forces as the government intensifies operations against ...

Trump: All 50 states joining Medicaid drug pricing model

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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump announced Friday that all 50 states will join in on a program set to provide Most Favored Nation pricing to some drugs within the Medicaid program, bringing the net price of selected drugs down to prices paid in certain other countries. The Trump administration claims that Medicaid will save billions on prescription drug costs as a result of the plan, dubbed the Medicaid “GENEROUS” model. Experts say the savings are unclear since the content of the deals isn’t public. “This one thing alone should win us the midterms,” Trump told ...

Blast destroyed grocery store after owner received threatening letter

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100 Years Ago, 1926 transcribed as originally published in the Youngstown Vindicator: “Blast rocks city. Blame black hand for $500,000 loss.” “A blast of terrific force, suspected to have been caused by blackhanders or business rivals, shattered the three-story brick wholesale grocery establishment of the Youngstown Grocery Co., 340 E. Front St., destroyed the ruins by fire which followed the explosion, will probably cause the death of at least one man, injured five others seriously and scores slightly, blew out thousands of windows in downtown buildings and East Side ...

Early voting begins in US midterms that could flip Congress

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HENRICO, Va. (AP) — In-person voting for this year’s midterm elections began Friday, ushering in the final six weeks for Americans to decide which party they trust to lead Congress through a cost-of-living crisis, a prolonged war in Iran and other pressing issues. Election administrators say they are prepared and confident the vote will be accurate and secure. Nevertheless, President Donald Trump has continued efforts to denigrate certain voting methods and reshape how elections are run, through court challenges, a federal hunt for noncitizen voters and a pressure campaign to force ...

Trumbull County courts

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Marriage licenses granted Aug. 31-Sept. 4 in Trumbull County: Branden N. Fronzaglio, 26, Cortland, and Kaila M. L. Markland, 24, Seneca Falls, New York Barbara K. Switka, 36, Warren, and Jayden J. B. Wyrwicki, 23, Warren Leigh A. P. Knorzer, 26, Newton Falls, and Gregory B. Pickus, 27, Beachwood Michelle M. George, 53, Hubbard, and Richard L. Amon Jr., 57, Greenville, Pa. Daniel M. Widemire, 32, Girard, and Erin R. Barrickman, 47, Cortland David E. Duffield, 45, Hubbard, and Jennifer M. Lukach, 48, Hubbard Damon M. Cunningham, 32, Niles, and Kelsey M. McGinnis, 30, ...