Misleading tweets by liberal activists fuel Trump Source: AP

President Donald Trump on Tuesday seized on an error by liberal activists who tweeted photos of young-looking immigrants at the U.S.-Mexico border in steel cages and blamed the current administration for separating immigrant children from their parents. The photos were taken by The Associated Press in 2014, when President Barack Obama was in office.

Work getting underway on transit center in Vermont capital

On Tuesday, Montpelier officials were joined by Democratic U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy, Republican Gov. Phil Scott and others to mark what is known as the 1 Taylor Street project. The site, which is currently a parking lot, will become home to a ground-level transit center that will provide public transportation throughout the region and serve as the Greyhound bus stop.

Rudy Giuliani, President Trump’s lawyer, celebrates birthday at Yankees-Astros game…

Former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani, now the attorney for President Donald Trump, celebrated his 74th birthday on Monday by returning to the Bronx for the Yankees ' Memorial Day game vs. the Houston Astros. "The New York Yankees wish a very happy birthday to Mayor Giuliani," an announcer said over the loudspeaker during the game.

Origins of an Epidemic: Purdue Pharma Knew Its Opioids Were Widely…

Belgium attacker stabs 2 cops in Liege, shoots them with their own guns - Two policewomen were among three people killed in Belgium on Tuesday when a man stabbed them, took their guns and shot them in what authorities have since deemed a terror attack. - The third victim was a 22-year-old passenger NY21: Democrats say Ratigan voiced preference for Trump over Clinton - "He said, I would have voted for Trump.

As Starbucks closes stores for racial bias training, experts warn the effort may fall short

While the coffee chain gets kudos for managing a P.R. crisis, a bevy of research suggests that culture can't be changed in one afternoon. Starbucks Chairman and CEO Howard Schultz presents during the Starbucks 2016 Investor Day meeting, in New York, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016.

Financial turmoil engulfs Italy amid political uncertainty

Farmers on the Hawaiian island o... Farmers say Hawaii should brace for a shortage of its traditional crop taro after record-breaking rains flooded their fields on the island of Kauai last month. Farmers say Hawaii should brace for a shortage of its traditional crop taro after record-breaking rains flooded their fields on the island of Kauai last month.

These youth activists are fighting to lower the federal voting age – and they just might win

From the top left, Andrew Brennen, Lorelei Vaisse, Meritt Jones, Jaden Deal, Eli Frankel, David Adams, Emmanuelle Sippy, Melina Fike. . In the days following the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida in February, 18-year-old student Sofie Whitney suddenly found herself thrust into a turbulent gun control debate.

Vegas Gambler in Insider Case Echoes Trump Attacks on FBI Leaks

So are defense lawyers in three white-collar crime cases in New York, as they try to scuttle prosecutions by claiming that FBI leaks of grand jury material were so damaging the charges can't stand. Las Vegas gambler Billy Walters, who was convicted of insider trading last year, has made the issue the centerpiece of an appeal that's set to be heard Tuesday.

Community news from around the area

Urban Mission Ministries will be serving as a third-year sponsor for the Ohio Department of Education, USDA Summer Food Service Program, which begins Monday and continues through Aug. 17. Urban Mission will host six sites - five of them in Steubenville and one open site in Wintersville, according to Cynthia Lytle, summer food program director, ... (more)

U.S. official says agency did not lose immigrant children

Over 1,500 immigrant children who have entered the United States unaccompanied are not "lost," as Senate testimony by an administration official in April suggested, a U.S. Health and Human Services official said on Monday, as outrage over their treatment triggered a social media storm. Deputy HHS Secretary Eric Hargan issued a statement and fact sheet on Monday night saying the department's Office of Refugee Resettlement attempted to follow up on the 2016 release of unaccompanied children by contacting their families, a step he said was not required of the department.

Vacant ECWA position opens door for GOP

Change at the Erie County Water Authority is continuing, as Republicans now have to fill their remaining seat on the three-member board. County Legislature Minority Leader Joseph Lorigo says he wants that seat filled quickly.

Donald Trump says Democrats will ‘meddle’ in midterms if Russia investigation continues

President Trump said Tuesday that Democrats are the ones "meddling" in the upcoming midterm elections by continuing the Russia investigation. "The 13 Angry Democrats working on the rigged Russia Witch Hunt, will be MEDDLING with the mid-term elections, especially now that Republicans are taking the lead in Polls.

RPT-Cotton makes a comeback in U.S. Plains as farmers sour on wheat

Farmers in Kansas and Oklahoma are planting more land with cotton than they have for decades as they ditch wheat, attracted by relatively high cotton prices and the crop's ability to withstand drought. A 20-percent increase from last year marks a sharp turnaround for the crop that once dominated the Mississippi Delta into Texas.

‘All the Way’ a brilliant political drama from Southern Rep

The parliamentary procedures of getting a law through both houses of Congress might seem an unlikely source of tension, but playwright Robert Schenkkan masterfully mines the minutiae of such maneuvers, resulting in the powerful drama, "All the Way," now receiving its regional premiere from Southern Rep Theatre. Spanning from November 1963 to November 1964, the play centers on President Lyndon B. Johnson and his efforts to move the historic civil rights acts through Congress in his first year in office, while also securing his place to win re-election.