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Husted testifies in ex-FirstEnergy executives’ corruption trial

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican U.S. Sen. Jon Husted testified Wednesday that he was present at a 2018 dinner with Ohio's then-Gov.-elect Mike DeWine and two former FirstEnergy Corp. executives who are accused of bribing a top utility regulator, whom DeWine appointed shortly thereafter. But Husted, who testified remotely, said he recalled little of what was discussed that night and that he was not aware that former CEO Chuck Jones and former lobbyist Michael Dowling planned to meet with DeWine's ultimate choice to lead the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, Sam Randazzo, right ...

Terror in Zohran Mamdani’s New York

It’s hard to get a more perfect metaphor for our times than a leftist braying on his bullhorn at a protest about how welcoming New York City is, then having a jihadist throw a bomb directly over his back. That’s what happened to progressive influencer Walter Masterson last weekend when he was telling far-right provocateur Jake Lang a thing or two about New York values — before getting interrupted by an act of Islamic terrorism. Irving Kristol famously said that “a neoconservative is a liberal who has been mugged by reality.” What’s a preachy left-winger who has ...

California foster care system buckling under the weight of unexpected cost

(AP) — An insurance crisis continues to rattle California’s foster care system, threatening to displace thousands of vulnerable children. Since 2024, more than two dozen nonprofits that recruit, train and support foster parents have shuttered across 13 counties, according to the California Department of Social Services. Counties have historically relied on the licensed nonprofits, known as foster family agencies, to place children — especially those in need of intensive support — in certified homes until they are adopted or reunified with their birth families. Their ...

Trump talks drug prices in Ohio, midterm races in Kentucky as Iran looms large

HEBRON, Ky. (AP) — President Donald Trump toured an Ohio pharmaceutical company on Wednesday and campaigned in the nearby Kentucky district of a Republican in Congress he’d like to see defeated — attempting to project political and economic strength as war in Iran has scrambled financial markets and hurt his poll numbers. Trump toured Thermo Fisher Scientific in suburban Cincinnati, talking up his administration’s efforts to persuade major manufacturers to lower prescription medication prices so that they are closer to what is charged abroad. The trip is a test of Trump’s ...

Tornadoes kill 2 in Indiana

KANKAKEE, Ill. (AP) — Major storms whipped up tornadoes that killed at least two people in northwest Indiana and leveled buildings in Kankakee, Illinois, authorities said Wednesday, as another round of rain, hail and strong winds made its way through the region. Several intense supercell thunderstorms moved across northern Illinois and northwestern Indiana on Tuesday, including one responsible for at least four tornadoes, according to the National Weather Service office in Chicago. The storms shattered windows, tore off roofs and smashed vehicles in Kankakee. Wood planks and ...

Reopening vital oil choke point Strait of Hormuz is a big challenge

PARIS (AP) — Gasoline prices are rising largely because of the Iran war’s impact on the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial passageway for oil and gas from the Persian Gulf. The waterway off Iran’s coast, now effectively closed, is so vital for the global economy that governments are working on blueprints to speedily reopen it to shipping when the shooting stops. In Europe, French President Emmanuel Macron is leading an international effort to unblock the energy choke point, so that oil, gas and goods could flow freely again “when circumstances permit.” He envisions countries using ...