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Artists fill downtown with color in Chalk the Walk

It’s the first Friday in June, and that means another First Friday event in Downtown Youngstown.

Beaver native skydives across all 50 states

Kellogg grew up in Beaver County, where he would often get a glimpse of skydivers from his backyard, but he never got the chance to try it himself. Until June 26, 2004, the day before his 43rd birthday.That’s when he made his way to Skydive Rick’s in Petersburg, went up in a plane, and his life changed forever.

St. Patrick Church to celebrate 100 years

Monday, June 8, will be 100 years since the first Mass was celebrated at Youngstown’s St. Patrick Church.

Five people arrested in two-year long Pa. drug trafficking investigation

Federal agents arrested five people this morning after taking down a drug trafficking organization in Lawrence County.

Part of Springfield Township road shifts towards creek

Part of a road is on the move in Springfield Township.

Knicks beat Spurs 105-104 for 2-0 lead in NBA Finals

The Knicks topped the Spurs 105-104 on Friday night.

Corey Seager homers as Rangers top Guardians 3-2

The Rangers topped the Guardians 3-2 on Friday night.

Artists fill downtown with color in Chalk the Walk

It’s the first Friday in June, and that means another First Friday event in Downtown Youngstown.

Maplewood falls in the state championship game

Maplewood fell to Portsmouth Notre Dame, 3-0, in the OHSAA Division VII State Championship game at Akron’s Firestone Stadium.

Mauricio Dubón homers again, Braves beat the Pirates 6-3

The Braves topped the Pirates 6-3 on Friday night.

Bipartisan JobsOhio Oversight Bill Gets First Hearing

A bipartisan measure creating new oversight for JobsOhio got its first hearing Tuesday. The bid for greater transparency comes after a podcast scandal that cost the former Ohio State University president his job. But the drumbeat began before that incident. Former Gov. John Kasich structured the economic development agency as a nonprofit private corporation. JobsOhio The post Bipartisan JobsOhio Oversight Bill Gets First Hearing appeared first on Cleveland Scene.

Concert Photos: De-Evolution Lives on as Devo Returns to Akron

Hometown heroes Devo returned to the place where it all started in Akron. The sold-out Akron Civic show was filled to the brim with a crowd frenzied with excitement. For 53 years Devo has entertained us songs like “Whip It” and “Girl U Want” and last night was no exception. Massive Hotdog Recall, fronted by The post Concert Photos: De-Evolution Lives on as Devo Returns to Akron appeared first on Cleveland Scene.

Literary Cleveland Scores Big Grant from Arts Fund

Literary Cleveland just got its largest piece of financial support in its 11 years of existence. Executive Director Matt Weinkam on Thursday announced that the nonprofit was one of 40 organizations and publishers, and the only one in Ohio, to receive a piece of an $8 million national grant from the New York-based Literary Arts The post Literary Cleveland Scores Big Grant from Arts Fund appeared first on Cleveland Scene.

New Ohio City Farm Store Now Open

The new Ohio City Farm Store – officially the Glick Farm Store – opens today. The retail store is the latest, greatest addition to the five-acre urban farm, which was launched in 2010. “The farm’s goal, in supporting the mission of Re:Source Cleveland, is to create as many fair wage employment opportunities for international newcomers The post New Ohio City Farm Store Now Open appeared first on Cleveland Scene.

The Cleveland International Classical Guitar Festival and the Rest of the Classical Music to Catch This Weekend

This weekend’s schedule offers a rich mix of stand-alone events — some with multiple performances — and intriguingly programmed festival concerts. JUNE 5 – FRIDAY On Friday, Armin Kelly’s Cleveland International Classical Guitar Festival (download the program book here) hosts the Kaleido Guitar Duo (Hao Yang and Kevin Loh, 7:30 in CIM’s Mixon Hall), and The post The Cleveland International Classical Guitar Festival and the Rest of the Classical Music to Catch This Weekend appeared first on Cleveland Scene.

In 2015 a small, decades-old French submarine slipped undetected through the destroyers and helicopters screening the USS Theodore Roosevelt and “sank” the supercarrier in a war game — and a Swedish boat had already done the same thing to another US carrier

Summary and Key Points: In the waters off Florida in early 2015, a French nuclear attack submarine named Saphir — a 1970s-era Rubis-class boat, the smallest nuclear attack sub in service anywhere — threaded through the cruisers, destroyers, and helicopters screening the USS Theodore Roosevelt and fired simulated torpedoes into the aircraft carrier. -A boat The post In 2015 a small, decades-old French submarine slipped undetected through the destroyers and helicopters screening the USS Theodore Roosevelt and “sank” the supercarrier in a war game — and a Swedish boat had already done the same thing to another US carrier appeared first on 19FortyFive.

The USS Gerald R. Ford is the most expensive warship ever built, a $13 billion supercarrier and the most advanced on earth — and after being kept at war for eleven months until a fire and 600 failed toilets drove sailors from their bunks, she may now sit broken for up to two years

Summary and Key Points: The USS Gerald R. Ford is the most expensive warship ever built — a $13 billion supercarrier and the most advanced on earth. She is also, as of the spring of 2026, a cautionary tale: kept at war for eleven months across back-to-back campaigns against Venezuela and Iran, driven home by The post The USS Gerald R. Ford is the most expensive warship ever built, a $13 billion supercarrier and the most advanced on earth — and after being kept at war for eleven months until a fire and 600 failed toilets drove sailors from their bunks, she may now sit broken for up to two years appeared first on 19FortyFive.

NASA test pilot Neil Armstrong was one of seven men secretly chosen to fly the X-20 Dyna-Soar, a reusable Air Force spaceplane cancelled in 1963 two decades before the Space Shuttle — and the orbital mission it was designed for is now flown by the Space Force’s X-37B and China’s Shenlong

Summary and Key Points on the X-20: Years before the Space Shuttle, the US Air Force had designed a reusable, piloted spaceplane that launched on a rocket and glided back to a runway — selected its pilots, including a young Neil Armstrong, and brought the first vehicle within a month of assembly. Then, in December The post NASA test pilot Neil Armstrong was one of seven men secretly chosen to fly the X-20 Dyna-Soar, a reusable Air Force spaceplane cancelled in 1963 two decades before the Space Shuttle — and the orbital mission it was designed for is now flown by the Space Force’s X-37B and China’s Shenlong appeared first on 19FortyFive.

In 2004 a twelve-foot unmanned NASA aircraft hit Mach 9.6 and set an air-breathing speed record that still stands today — then America cancelled the Mach 15 machine meant to come next and spent twenty years watching Russia and China field the hypersonic weapons it walked away from

Summary and Key Points: On November 16, 2004, a twelve-foot unmanned NASA aircraft lit a scramjet with no moving parts and rode it to Mach 9.6 — nearly ten times the speed of sound — a record still unbroken twenty years later. -NASA had already mapped its Mach 15 successor, the X-43D. -It was never The post In 2004 a twelve-foot unmanned NASA aircraft hit Mach 9.6 and set an air-breathing speed record that still stands today — then America cancelled the Mach 15 machine meant to come next and spent twenty years watching Russia and China field the hypersonic weapons it walked away from appeared first on 19FortyFive.

The XB-70 Valkyrie was a Mach 3 nuclear bomber built to fly so high and fast that nothing the Soviet Union launched could ever reach it — and one of the only two ever built was destroyed not in combat but in a midair collision during a publicity photo shoot for an engine company

Summary and Key Points: The North American XB-70 Valkyrie was built to cruise at three times the speed of sound — so high and fast that nothing the Soviet Union could field would ever catch it. -It beat the heat, the speed, and the engineering that should have killed it, and then, in June 1966, The post The XB-70 Valkyrie was a Mach 3 nuclear bomber built to fly so high and fast that nothing the Soviet Union launched could ever reach it — and one of the only two ever built was destroyed not in combat but in a midair collision during a publicity photo shoot for an engine company appeared first on 19FortyFive.

Star power: Viewership for Game 1 of NBA Finals up 90% over last year’s series opener

Game 1 between the Spurs and the Knicks averaged nearly 17 million viewers.

Police arrest son of James Handy’s girlfriend in actor’s stabbing death in LA

Actor James Handy has been stabbed to death, and police have arrested the son of his girlfriend in the killing

Actor Anthony Head, known for ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer,’ has died at 72

Actor Anthony Head, known for his roles in “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and “Ted Lasso,” has died at 72

Former Prince Andrew made money subletting cottages on his rent-free estate, report shows

A report by Britain’s public spending watchdog shows that the former Prince Andrew made money by subletting cottages on the estate where he lived rent-free for two decades

Choose ‘Trainspotting’: Ewan McGregor and Danny Boyle reflect on the life-changing film

Ewan McGregor says “Trainspotting” remains a defining moment in his career

Cuba to open hotel sector to management by Cubans at home and abroad after chains leave island

Cuba’s government says it is open to offering the management of the island’s hotels to Cubans at home and abroad

North Korean leader Kim showcases new warship ahead of visit by China’s Xi

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un observed sea trials of a new warship repaired after a failed launch last year and vowed to accelerate efforts to build a nuclear-armed navy, state media said Saturday, showcasing his expanding military capabilities ahead…

Attack by Islamic militants kills 5 Nigerian soldiers in the northeast, army says

The Nigerian army says Islamic militants have attacked a military base in northeast Nigeria, killing five soldiers

British PM criticizes Vance over comments about UK teen’s stabbing death

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s office has condemned comments by U.S. Vice President JD Vance, who blames immigration for the death of a university student

A maritime drone explodes at a Romanian Black Sea port, no one hurt

A Ukrainian maritime drone has exploded at a Black Sea port in Romania, with three others self-detonating outside the port, according to Romanian authorities

New £386m plan to fight Ebola as number of cases rises

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has unveiled a $518m (£386m) six-month plan to fight Ebola, as the number of cases continue to grow.

Jared Kushner vs the Flamingos – Albanians protest against luxury resort plans

A massive coastal resort development in Albania linked to President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner has sparked days of protests.

Superdrug removes skincare brand amid concerns over Israeli settlement products

Superdrug, the UK’s second-largest beauty and health retailer, has blocked a skincare brand from its website after suspected cosmetic ingredients were seen at an Israeli settlement in the West Bank.

FIFA ‘regrets’ free World Cup tickets and demands fans pay up

FIFA has confirmed a website glitch has left dozens of fans getting free tickets for the World Cup 2026.

British ‘mafia boss’ kidnapped by law enforcement, lawyer claims

Lawyers for one of Europe’s top “mafia bosses” have accused law enforcement of “kidnapping” the fugitive as part of an international underworld extradition saga.

McDonald’s testing AI drive-thru order-taking system called ArchIQ at five locations across country

McDonald’s is testing ArchIQ, a new AI order-taking system at five locations, as part of its McDonald’s Next strategy announced by CEO Chris Kempczinski.

LARRY KUDLOW: Trump loves business, and business is booming

The Trumpian boom: jobs rising more than double the predications, prior months revised higher. wage income beating inflation

Subaru recalls nearly 70,000 SUVs after moonroof panels detach while driving

Subaru has issued a voluntary safety recall covering nearly 70,000 model-year 2026 Forester and Forester Hybrid vehicles after identifying a defect in certain moonroof assemblies.

Popular baby bottles sold at Walmart recalled after 135 choking hazard reports

Walmart shoppers are urged to stop using recalled Boon NURSH baby bottles after reports that loose plastic pieces could pose a choking risk to children.

Harley-Davidson under fire from Robby Starbuck over alleged ‘woke’ leadership

Conservative activist Robby Starbuck warns Harley-Davidson’s recent executive hires risk alienating American riders fed up with wokeness and DEI.

Over three decades, China’s promise became a trap for European industry

‘How China is Devouring Europe’ (1/4). In just a few decades, China has gone from being the world’s factory to a major technological rival for Europeans, who had hoped to profit on China’s vast domestic market but underestimated its capacity for innovation.

By writing to Putin, Zelensky addresses the Russian elites who are weary of the war in Ukraine

Behind the offer of an outstretched hand, the Ukrainian president’s letter to the Russian leader seeks to exploit Moscow’s vulnerabilities and the Russian people’s exhaustion after four years of high-intensity war. His initiative comes as his European partners are attempting to regain control of peace talks that the Trump administration abandoned.

US strikes radar installations in Iran

After US Central Command announced that they struck the radar sites, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said they hit ‘enemy bases’ in the Gulf, state media reported. A ceasefire has been in place between the US and Iran since April 8, but subsequent talks to try to put a more permanent end to the conflict have so far been unsuccessful.

Albania’s ‘Flamingo Revolution’ rises up against the Trump family and Prime Minister Edi Rama

Several thousand people have been protesting since May 30 against large-scale projects that many Albanians consider a symbol of the prime minister’s excesses ever since he came to power in 2013.

As Israeli bombs target Lebanon, Tyre residents call for the ancient city to be declared an ‘open city’ and demilitarized

Residents of the port city do not want Tyre to be ‘used by armed groups for military purposes,’ including Hezbollah.

Indonesia Eyes JMSDF Asagiri-Class Destroyers as Japan Tailors Warship Transfers to Southeast Asian Partners

Japan and Indonesia have agreed to begin working-level discussions on the possible transfer of used Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Asagiri-class destroyers, marking another step in Tokyo’s expanding defense export policy and highlighting how Japan is tailoring naval cooperation to the specific requirements of regional partners. Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi met Indonesian Defense Minister … The post Indonesia Eyes JMSDF Asagiri-Class Destroyers as Japan Tailors Warship Transfers to Southeast Asian Partners appeared first on Naval News.

Royal Navy progresses towards Project Vanquish demo from aircraft carrier

The UK Royal Navy (RN) is progressing plans to undertake flight trials of a jet-powered Autonomous Collaborative Platform (ACP) from a Queen Elizabeth-class (QEC) aircraft carrier by the end of next year. Speaking at the Defence Leaders CNE 2026 conference in Farnborough on 20 May, Commodore Steve Bolton, Deputy Director Aviation Programmes and Futures, said … The post Royal Navy progresses towards Project Vanquish demo from aircraft carrier appeared first on Naval News.

Aselsan Showcases Kiliç Kamikaze Underwater Drones at Efes

Aselsan’s Kiliç series of Kamikaze Autonomous Underwater Vehicles were among the products showcased by the Turkish defense firm on the sidelines of Ankara’s premier defense drills last month.  Initially debuted at Saha 2026, a company official explained that there was potential to further develop and expand Kiliç’s capabilities. Naval News understands that recent developments in … The post Aselsan Showcases Kiliç Kamikaze Underwater Drones at Efes appeared first on Naval News.

Japan is developing a new unmanned AAV which will bring MUM-T to Amphibious Operations

Japan began developing a domestically produced unmanned amphibious armored vehicle (AAV) in 2024, and materials recently disclosed by the Ministry of Defense have revealed its detailed performance characteristics. For more than a decade, Japan has been pursuing measures to strengthen its maritime defense capabilities in response to China’s expanding military power. Among these efforts, the … The post Japan is developing a new unmanned AAV which will bring MUM-T to Amphibious Operations appeared first on Naval News.

Hanwha Ocean Partners to Strengthen Greece’s Shipbuilding Capabilities

Hanwha Ocean has signed a Strategic Alliance Agreement (SAA) with ONEX Shipyards & Technologies Group at the U.S. Embassy in Greece to revitalize Greece’s shipbuilding industry and enhance maritime sovereignty. Hanwha Ocean press release The signing ceremony was attended by Sean seongwoo Park, Vice President of Hanwha Ocean’s Naval Ship Business; Panagiotis Xenokostas, President of … The post Hanwha Ocean Partners to Strengthen Greece’s Shipbuilding Capabilities appeared first on Naval News.