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Federal officials investigate after video appears to show a person kicking a California sea lion

National News July 27, 2026

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Federal wildlife authorities are investigating after a video appeared to show a person kicking a protected sea lion at a beach in California. A spokesperson for the federal National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration confirmed an ongoing investigation into the incident but declined to provide additional details Sunday. The video appears to show a person throwing kicks at the sea lion at La Jolla Cove in San Diego as at least one other person can be heard laughing in the background. The person follows the sea lion, throwing more kicks at the animal as it tries ...

US and Iran pause their attacks after days of escalation

International News July 27, 2026

CAIRO — The United States and Iran paused their attacks for a second straight day Sunday, as efforts continued to bring them back to negotiations on an interim ceasefire deal largely undermined by recent exchanges of fire. It was not clear why the U.S. has paused after targeting Iranian coastal areas and infrastructure in a nearly two-week escalation sparked by Iran’s firing at ships trying to transit the Strait of Hormuz. The Pentagon did not respond to questions. U.S. President Donald Trump is “giving talks some space. He’s giving it a little bit of room,” Mike Waltz, ...

Seeing Eye: Wildlife show marks America’s 250th

Community News July 27, 2026

CELEBRATING AMERICA 250 WILDLIFE SHOW: Mosquito Lake State Park in Bazetta will host The Great America Wildlife Celebration to honor America’s 250th with a wildlife show at 6 p..m. today at the park amphitheater near the campgrounds entrance. Various wild birds will be featured and a bald eagle will fly over the audience, courtesy of Raptor Hallow Sanctuary in Alliance. Bring a lawn chair as seating may fill up fast. Following the program, there will be cake and ice cream (while supplies last) as we celebrate America's 250th birthday together and get a special sneak peek at the ...

Court upholds injunction that blocks Trump’s order to create a federal voter list

National News July 27, 2026

A federal appeals court has upheld a ruling that in nearly half of U.S. states halted President Donald Trump’s executive order to create a federal list of eligible voters and limit delivery of mail ballots only to people on that list. The ruling Saturday by judges of the 1st U.S. Circuit ...

UNESCO adds France’s D-Day landing beaches, Greece’s Mount Olympus to World Heritage List

International News July 27, 2026

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — World War II’s D-Day landing beaches in northern France and the iconic Mount Olympus in Greece were among the sites added to the World Heritage List on Sunday at a U.N. committee meeting in South Korea reviewing dozens of nominations. The UNESCO committee, which meets in Busan through Wednesday, also inscribed the ancient Japanese capitals of Asuka and Fujiwara and South Sudan’s Boma-Badingilo Migratory Landscape, host to one of the world’s largest land mammal migrations and the country’s first addition to the World Heritage List. The French ...

Our Heritage: Get to know the sisters of William McKinley

Local News July 27, 2026

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is part of a weekly series on our region’s history coordinated by the Trumbull County Historical Society. President William McKinley was the seventh of nine children born to William McKinley Sr. and Nancy Allison McKinley. The family was of English and Scots-Irish descent. Of his five sisters, Anna and Helen worked as educators, while Mary and Sarah pursued more traditional family roles. His youngest sister, Abigail, died in infancy. Both the McKinley and Allison families were involved in the iron industry, leading to several relocations and children born in ...