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Beijing court orders Malaysia Airlines damages to families of MH370 victims
Beijing court orders Malaysia Airlines damages to families of MH370 victims
A Beijing court has ruled that Malaysia Airlines must pay 2.9 million yuan ($410,000) each to the families of eight passengers who went missing in the mysterious disappearance of the MH370 flight m…
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December 9, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Beijing court orders Malaysia Airlines damages to families of MH370 victims
4,200 homes in Mahoning County without power
4,200 homes in Mahoning County without power
Thousands of homes in Mahoning County are currently without power.
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December 9, 2025 at 4:12 AM
4,200 homes in Mahoning County without power
Pope Leo XIV gets into Christmas spirit with prayer for peace at Spanish Steps
Pope Leo XIV gets into Christmas spirit with prayer for peace at Spanish Steps
Pope Leo XIV got into the Christmas spirit Monday by taking part in a very Roman papal tradition: praying for peace at a statue of the Madonna near the Spanish Steps on the Dec. 8 feast day that ki…
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December 9, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Pope Leo XIV gets into Christmas spirit with prayer for peace at Spanish Steps
UN aid coordination agency cuts funding appeal after Western support plunges
UN aid coordination agency cuts funding appeal after Western support plunges
The U.N.’s humanitarian aid coordination office is downsizing its appeal for annual funding in 2026 after support this year, mostly from Western governments, plunged to the lowest level in a …
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December 9, 2025 at 3:46 AM
UN aid coordination agency cuts funding appeal after Western support plunges
Zelenskyy meets in London with European allies on US peace plan and Ukrainian security
Zelenskyy meets in London with European allies on US peace plan and Ukrainian security
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met British, French and German leaders in London on Monday in a show of European support for Ukraine at what they called a “critical moment” in the U.S.-led effort to …
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December 9, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Zelenskyy meets in London with European allies on US peace plan and Ukrainian security
City leaders hear from residents on plan to overhaul traffic signals
City leaders hear from residents on plan to overhaul traffic signals
Youngstown residents got an up-close look Monday evening at a major plan to overhaul traffic signals across the city.
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December 9, 2025 at 3:36 AM
City leaders hear from residents on plan to overhaul traffic signals
Local golfer wins second junior national championship
Local golfer wins second junior national championship
Preston Tolnar, courtesy of Brian Tolnar.
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December 9, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Local golfer wins second junior national championship
Florida governor declares Muslim civil rights group a 'terrorist organization'
Florida governor declares Muslim civil rights group a ‘terrorist organization’
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday designated one of the largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy groups in the U.S. a “foreign terrorist organization,” following a similar step by Texas last mont…
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December 9, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Florida governor declares Muslim civil rights group a 'terrorist organization'
Indiana Senate committee advances redistricting legislation backed by Trump toward final floor vote
Indiana Senate committee advances redistricting legislation backed by Trump toward final floor vote
State senators in Indiana advanced a proposal to redraw the state’s congressional boundaries Monday, although it is not clear if it has the support to become law in a final vote expected late…
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December 9, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Indiana Senate committee advances redistricting legislation backed by Trump toward final floor vote
Springfield girls improve to 4-1 after topping Sebring
Springfield girls improve to 4-1
Springfield tops Sebring for their fourth win of the year.
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December 9, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Springfield girls improve to 4-1 after topping Sebring
Lakeview edges Hubbard to earn 3-0 start
Lakeview edges Hubbard to earn 3-0 start
Lakeview improves to 3-0 following its narrow victory over Hubbard.
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December 9, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Lakeview edges Hubbard to earn 3-0 start
Judge orders the release of an immigrant with ties to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt
Judge orders the release of an immigrant with ties to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt
A Brazilian woman with family ties to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will be released from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody while she fights potential deportation, an …
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December 9, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Judge orders the release of an immigrant with ties to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt
Teacher charged with aggressively squeezing autistic 6-year-old student no longer employed at school
Teacher charged with aggressively squeezing autistic 6-year-old student no longer employed at school
This employment update follows the criminal charges filed against three Marshall County educators in connection with an alleged incident of child abuse involving a 6‑year‑old autistic student.
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December 9, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Teacher charged with aggressively squeezing autistic 6-year-old student no longer employed at school
Austintown trustees officially rezone former Zodiac Club
Austintown trustees officially rezone former Zodiac Club
Austintown Township Trustees have voted to change the zoning of the former Zodiac Club, a property officials say has caused problems for years.
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December 9, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Austintown trustees officially rezone former Zodiac Club
Farming season is over. How was this year's harvest?
Farming season is over. How was this year’s harvest?
The crops are out of the fields, and the machinery has been put away for the winter. With the farming season over, First News talked to local farmers about how the harvest was
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December 9, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Farming season is over. How was this year's harvest?
Church bingo raises $4,200 for Phoenix House residents
Church bingo raises $4,200 for Phoenix House residents
There was a show of support Monday evening in Youngstown for families impacted by the Phoenix House explosion.
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December 9, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Church bingo raises $4,200 for Phoenix House residents
Banquet to name area's best high school football center in honor of late Mark Pelini
Banquet to name area’s best high school football center in honor of late Mark Pelini
The area’s best high school football center will be named on Saturday in honor of the late Mark Pelini, who played center for Cardinal Mooney and Nebraska.
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December 9, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Banquet to name area's best high school football center in honor of late Mark Pelini
Chaney star player nets career milestone in win
Chaney star player nets career milestone in win
Chaney junior basketball star Alyssa Brown recorded her 1,000th career point in the Cowboys win over Niles at Chaney high school Monday night.
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December 9, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Chaney star player nets career milestone in win
Trump approves sale of more advanced Nvidia computer chips used in AI to China
Trump approves sale of more advanced Nvidia computer chips used in AI to China
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday that he would allow Nvidia to sell an advanced type of computer chip used in the development of artificial intelligence to “approved customers” …
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December 9, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Trump approves sale of more advanced Nvidia computer chips used in AI to China
Former Trump aides allege judicial misconduct in Wisconsin fake elector case
Former Trump aides allege judicial misconduct in Wisconsin fake elector case
President Donald Trump’s former attorney in battleground Wisconsin alleged Monday that a judge presiding over his felony forgery case related to the 2020 election is guilty of misconduct and …
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December 9, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Former Trump aides allege judicial misconduct in Wisconsin fake elector case
Drone drops steak and crab legs for prisoner feast but South Carolina guards find it first
Drone drops steak and crab legs for prisoner feast but South Carolina guards find it first
A photo from the Bishopville prison showed a raw steak still in the grocery store packing, crab legs and Old Bay with side plastic baggies of marijuana and a couple of cartons of cigarettes. The dr…
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December 9, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Drone drops steak and crab legs for prisoner feast but South Carolina guards find it first
Supreme Court declines to hear Texas book ban appeal in case watched by free speech groups
Supreme Court declines to hear Texas book ban appeal in case watched by free speech groups
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear an appeal on a Texas free speech case that allowed local officials to remove books deemed objectionable from public libraries.
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December 9, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Supreme Court declines to hear Texas book ban appeal in case watched by free speech groups
Judge wants whistleblower to testify in contempt probe of Trump official over planes to El Salvador
Judge wants whistleblower to testify in contempt probe of Trump official over planes to El Salvador
A federal judge investigating whether Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem should face a contempt charge over flights carrying migrants to El Salvador said Monday he wants to hear from a whistle…
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December 9, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Judge wants whistleblower to testify in contempt probe of Trump official over planes to El Salvador
Trump says survivors of scrutinized US strike were trying to right boat before 2nd missile was fired
Trump says survivors of scrutinized US strike were trying to right boat before 2nd missile was fired
President Donald Trump on Monday justified the U.S. military’s decision to fire a second missile in a heavily scrutinized attack on a boat in the Caribbean Sea by claiming that two suspected …
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December 9, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Trump says survivors of scrutinized US strike were trying to right boat before 2nd missile was fired
Former Colorado clerk will remain in state prison after a federal judge rejects her bid for freedom
Former Colorado clerk will remain in state prison after a federal judge rejects her bid for freedom
DENVER (AP) — A federal magistrate judge on Monday rejected a bid by a former Colorado county clerk to be released from prison while she appeals her state conviction for orchestrating a data breach…
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December 9, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Former Colorado clerk will remain in state prison after a federal judge rejects her bid for freedom