California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s national profile soars with latest Trump fight

August 23, 2025

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Gavin Newsom is having a moment. In the national struggle over U.S. House control, perhaps no politician has more at stake than the California governor, who has emerged as the leading Democratic adversary to President Donald Trump in what many see as a lightly masked trial run for his own future White House bid. The liberal former San Francisco mayor, who is nearing the end of a spotty tenure in Sacramento, is being cheered by Democrats and party activists who see his scrappy, Trump-mocking, profanity-tinged speeches and snarky social media posts as signs of new ...

LINDA MASSEY

August 23, 2025

Linda Lee Massey, 81, formerly of Neffs, Ohio, passed away on Thursday, August 21, 2025 at the home of her daughter Bonnie Walters in Coal Run, Ohio. She was born on April 26, 1944 in Nutter Fort, WV, daughter of Harold Gellner and Imogene Holmes Protiva. Linda is survived by her children, Ronald Randall (Shelly), Bonnie Walters (Rick), John Randall (Belinda) and Lonnie Randall (Erin); several grandchildren and great grandchildren; her two best friends; her cat, Bella and her long time Yahtzee partner and best friend, Cheryl Stefan of St. Clairsville, Ohio. She was preceded in death by ...

Shooting in a crowded New York club leaves 3 dead, 9 wounded

August 18, 2025

NEW YORK (AP) — A club shooting in the New York City borough of Brooklyn early Sunday left three people dead and nine others wounded in a year of record low gun violence in the city. Investigators believe up to four shooters opened fire at Taste of the City Lounge in Crown Heights after a dispute just before 3:30 a.m. The violence appeared to be gang-related, Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch told reporters. There were no immediate arrests. At a news briefing, Tisch called the killings “a tragic, senseless act of violence.” The crime is the second mass shooting within weeks ...

Fatal explosion at U.S. Steel’s plant raises questions about its future, despite heavy investment

August 18, 2025

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The fatal explosion last week at U.S. Steel’s Pittsburgh-area coal-processing plant has revived debate about its future just as the iconic American company was emerging from a long period of uncertainty. The fortunes of steelmaking in the U.S. — along with ...

Republicans look to make a U-turn on federal commitment to electric vehicles for the Postal Service

August 18, 2025

WASHINGTON (AP) — A year after being lauded for its plan to replace thousands of aging, gas-powered mail trucks with a mostly electric fleet, the U.S. Postal Service is facing congressional attempts to strip billions in federal EV funding. In June, the Senate parliamentarian blocked a ...

Trump administration halts visas for people from Gaza

August 18, 2025

WASHINGTON (AP) — A day after conservative activist Laura Loomer posted videos on social media of children from Gaza arriving in the U.S. for medical treatment and questioning how they got visas, the State Department said it was halting all visitor visas for people from Gaza pending a review. The State Department said Saturday the visas would be stopped while it looks into how “a small number of temporary medical-humanitarian visas” were issued in recent days. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday told “Face the Nation” on CBS that the action came after “outreach from ...