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LISBON – In Columbiana County Municipal Court, Joshua L. Gorby, 47, South Market Street, East Palestine, was charged with attempt, a second-degree felony; possession of criminal tools, a fifth-degree felony; and misdemeanor child endangerment and domestic violence linked to the Columbiana County Grand Jury. Gorby is accused of threatening to burn down her house on June 15, pouring gasoline over the back of the house, including the porch and a detached garage, while her young daughter was inside the house. The incident occurred during a large storm in which lightning may have struck the gasoline, causing the fire. Sara Christine…

IRS whistleblowers told Congress that a Justice Department official dissuaded investigators from talking to President Biden’s grandchildren as part of the federal probe into Hunter Biden to avoid getting into “hot water.” On Thursday, the House Ways and Means Committee released transcripts of interviews with two IRS whistleblowers who say decisions made during the investigation by DOJ, FBI and IRS officials appeared to be “influenced by politics”. Testimony from IRS Criminal Supervisory Special Agent Gary Shapley Jr., who oversaw the investigation, and an unnamed IRS special agent who claims to have opened the initial investigation, allege that investigators they were…

Last month, over the objections of Mayor Eric Adams, the City Council approved a package of bills expanding the city’s rental assistance program. The mayor subsequently agreed to eliminate the so-called 90-day rule, a requirement that homeless New Yorkers reside in a shelter for 90 days before being eligible for housing vouchers. What you need to know Mayor Eric Adams issued a rare veto Friday, blocking City Hall legislation that would expand the city’s housing voucher system. The mayor says if the number of applicants increases, the bills would make it harder for homeless New Yorkers to find apartments and…

Kansas’ attorney general is moving to stop trans people from changing their birth certificatesAnalysis: Donald Trump’s war on truth faces another test with votersThe Supreme Court rejects a lawsuit by states demanding that the Biden administration increase deportationsAs Biden rallies for abortion rights, conservatives a mile away are pushing for a 15-week national banPence urges 2024 rivals to back federal 15-week abortion ban on eve of Dobbs… READ MORE Kansas’ attorney general is moving to stop trans people from changing their birth certificates Analysis: Donald Trump’s war on truth faces another test with voters The Supreme Court rejects a lawsuit…

BOSTON – Boston 25 has learned that a second person was arrested Thursday afternoon by Nashua police in connection with the sexual exploitation of children and the distribution of child pornography at a day care center in Massachusetts. Stacie M. Laughton, 39, of Derry, New Hampshire, is charged with three counts of distribution of child pornography and child sexual abuse images. Allegations of sexual misconduct came to light in court documents earlier Thursday, alleging that Lindsay Groves, 38, of Hudson, NH, a former employee of Creative Minds Daycare in Tyngsborough, MA, took nude images of kids at daycare and sent…

Chaos continued in southern Ukraine on Friday as security forces, emergency workers and ordinary citizens risked life and limb to evacuate people from a vast area flooded by the destruction of a crucial dam in Russian dominated territory. At least several square kilometers along a southern stretch of the Dnipro River, bordered by industry and farmland, have been inundated by floodwaters laced with debris, fuel and other pollutants. Ukraine Russia accused of blowing up the Nova Kakhovka hydroelectric plant and dam “from the inside” early Tuesday morning, releasing a torrent of water from the massive reservoir it was holding back…

Earlier on Friday, drone footage showed a Russian troop wiped out by a bomb For free real-time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox, sign up for our breaking news emails Sign up to our free emails for breaking news Yevgeny Prigozhin, the powerful and outspoken leader of Wagner’s mercenary group, claims to have entered Russian territory as part of the military leader’s campaign against the Russian state. Videos circulating on Russian Telegram channels early Saturday showed tanks and armed men in the city of Rostov-on-Don amid fears of a coup. The videos showed uniformed men surrounding the headquarters…

Gov. Kathy Hochul says she’s confident a law he signed Friday to protect The state’s abortion providers will go to court in the face of anticipated constitutional challenges, and some doctors are willing to take their word for it. The governor signed the measure on the eve of the one-year anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade to legally protect New York doctors who prescribe abortion drugs to patients who live in states where they may be restricted or prohibited. The governor made it clear Friday that the state will not help other states that decide…