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Ryan named to bipartisan AI commission

Tim Ryan, who represented the Mahoning Valley in the U.S. House for 20 years, was among 20 people named to the Commission on AI and the Future of the American Workforce. Created by the American Enterprise Institute and the Urban Institute, the commission plans to assess how artificial intelligence is reshaping jobs, skills, benefits and earnings. It also seeks to develop practical policy options to help workers, employers and governments adapt. The committee is co-chaired by Republican Paul Ryan, a former speaker of the U.S. House, and Democrat Gina Raimondo, a former U.S. secretary ...

Salem honors lives lost in Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on 25th anniversary

SALEM — The city of Salem honored the lives lost in the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, on the 25th anniversary of that historic day in a memorial ceremony Friday. Friday marked 25 years since four commercial airplanes were hijacked in a coordinated terrorist attack which left 2,977 ...

Nearly 30 dogs found inside Fairfield Avenue home

COLUMBIANA — A Fairfield Avenue home that was found to have nearly 30 dogs inside on Wednesday was already on the city’s radar for ongoing code-related concerns and property maintenance. City Manager Lance Willard said the city has been working with the property owner of the home in the 700 block of Fairfield Avenue for months. “We had also received complaints regarding barking and had concerns about the overall condition of the property,” he said. He added that as city staff were preparing to address other issues at the property they made the decision to contact the ...

US marks 25 years since the Sept. 11 attacks

NEW YORK (AP) — Americans commemorated the 25th anniversary of 9/11 on Friday, remembering the shock, the dead and the sweeping consequences of the al-Qaida attacks on symbols of U.S. might and prosperity. The milestone anniversary brought memorial rituals — wreath-laying, flag-flying, ...

Houthis seize an island, opening a new front in the Iran war, as Saudi Arabia shuts down a pipeline

CAIRO (AP) — Yemen’s Iranian-backed Houthi rebels captured a strategic island at the southern entrance to the Red Sea, two officials said Friday, opening a new front in the Iran war and further threatening oil exports from Saudi Arabia, which shut down a major pipeline after it was attacked. The Houthis made their biggest territorial gains in years along the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, one of the world’s key shipping lanes. The advance could boost Iran’s strategy of driving up world oil and gas prices to pressure the United States. Saudi Arabia said it had shut down the pipeline ...

Brother and sister carry on the breast cancer fight

Sunday’s Pink Out Pickleball Tournament the Canfield Swim and Tennis Club will begin at 8 a.m. for advanced players and 11 a.m. for beginners. To sign up on Saturday, visit https://signup.com/go/uQUaApg. --- CANFIELD — In 2024, Canfield graduate Nick Folsom teamed up with then junior ...