NEW YORK (AP) — New York Knicks fans have waited forever for this. Thursday's ticker-tape parade for the new NBA champions will be a first. When the team won the title before, in 1970 and '73, they weren't honored with New York's signature procession. Why not? There's no one definitive ...
BOARDMAN — The Mahoning County Republican Party reelected Tom McCabe as its executive committee chairman and returned him to head the central committee after a yearlong experiment to split the two positions. The committee unanimously elected McCabe as chairman of both committees at a Thursday night meeting. McCabe, who is also director of the county board of elections, was first elected party chairman in February 2019 to fill the remainder of an unexpired term after the retirement of Mark Munroe, who led the party for nine years. McCabe was elected in 2022 to a full four-year ...
COLUMBIANA — The annual Summer Concert Series in Firestone Park is underway and the lineup features several familiar crowd pleasers and one new musical guest. Each concert is scheduled for 2 to 4 p.m. at the gazebo on certain Sundays in June, July and August. The live musical entertainment is free to the public thanks to sponsorships from area groups and businesses and the Columbiana Community Foundation. The first concert was June 14 with Leanne Binder & Friends and was sponsored by the East Fairfield United Methodist Church. Binder has participated in prior concerts in the ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — A draft agreement by the United States and Iran calls for Tehran to dilute its stockpile of highly enriched uranium and would waive, but not permanently end, sanctions on the country, according to U.S. officials who read the language of the memorandum on ending the war to journalists. The agreement would also open the Strait of Hormuz toll-free for two months and affirm a commitment to Lebanon’s territorial integrity in the face of Israel’s invasion against the Hezbollah militant group. U.S. officials dictated the language to journalists Wednesday after days ...
OMAHA, Neb. – The ball drifted into the afternoon air inside Charles Schwab Field, carrying with it about 134 years' worth of hopes, dreams, near misses and never-even-closes. When it landed 395 feet later, Gavin Kelly had himself a home run to remember. West Virginia had itself a trip to ...
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — When St. Louis Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol saw his team had an unusual Saturday off during the season, and in the middle of a series, he had one question: "Can I make it to the soccer game?" Not just any soccer game, a World Cup match. The international soccer tournament, held every four years, is ongoing at 16 sites in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Those include 11 markets that are also home to a combined 13 Major League Baseball teams. Kansas City, where the Cardinals open a three-game series Thursday, is hosting six World Cup matches at the ...
