Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Start reading

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

Start reading

EXPLAINED: Middletown | Vintage Vibes

A costly plan will keep a steel plant in JD Vance’s hometown running. Locals are aghast: ‘It’s horrible’

Fossil-fuel burning at Ohio facility could burn longer, leaving Middletown residents to face environmental risks

The Guardian - US

JD Vance did nothing as Trump cuts cost his Ohio home town millions. Will it reshape the city council?

Two progressives are running for seats on Middletown’s non-partisan, yet Republican-leaning, council in next month’s election

The Guardian - US

6 Best BCW Comic Book Supplies

BCW, a renowned collectibles, memorabilia, and comic book supplies company based in Middletown, Indiana, has been serving customers since 1981. With a global customer base exceeding 100,000, BCW is widely recognized for its high-quality protection solutions. While collectors use BCW products to safeguard magazines, vinyl records, and trading cards, the…

Personal Finance Advice

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Trump administration dashes hopes of anti-pollution plan for JD Vance’s home town

The $1.6bn Biden-era plan for a gas-powered blast furnace at a steel mill in Middletown, Ohio, is indefinitely on hold

The Guardian - US

New Jersey Court Strikes Down Town's Use of Eminent Domain To Skirt Affordable Housing Mandates

Despite the setback, Middletown Township is taking the case to the state supreme court.

Reason

JD Vance’s home town is bouncing back – and it’s largely thanks to immigrants

Immigrants have played a central role to the revival of Middletown, Ohio, while the vice-president has made criticizing immigrants a main theme of his political career

The Guardian - US

Vance’s home town in Ohio does little to celebrate its famous son’s success

In Middletown there’s little indication that a local luminary will become second in line to the presidency

The Guardian - US

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

I visited JD Vance’s home town. Here’s what I learned about young male voters

During this election race I have heard people describe Kamala Harris with vicious misogyny – and the gender divide just keeps growing, writes Oliver Laughland

The Guardian - US

Rising electricity demand could bring Three Mile Island and other prematurely shuttered nuclear plants back to life

Constellation, an energy company that provides electricity and natural gas to customers in 16 states and Washington, announced on Sept. 20, 2024, that it plans to restore and restart Unit 1 at Three Mile Island, a nuclear plant near Middletown, Pennsylvania, that was shut down in 2019. Microsoft has signed…

The Conversation

If Trump and Vance win the election, this is what’s at stake

Locals called it a ‘miracle’ when the steel plant in JD Vance’s home town got $500m for an upgrade. But Trump’s running mate calls shifting the US to cleaner energy a ‘green scam’

The Guardian - US

In JD Vance’s home state of Ohio, an ongoing fight against opioid addiction

The Republican running mate has made his family history with addiction a key talking point in the US presidential race.

Al Jazeera

Midwestern guys: Vance and Walz’s opposing views of being from the US heartland

Politicians assuming working-class roots for votes isn’t new – but this year’s election pits the VP picks against each other

The Guardian - US

Revisiting Middletown, Ohio – the Midwestern town at the heart of JD Vance’s ‘Hillbilly Elegy’

With Sen. JD Vance named Donald Trump’s running mate, commentators are dusting off Vance’s 2016 memoir, “Hillbilly Elegy,” to explain America’s political moment.

The Conversation

JD Vance’s confusing evolution from liberal touchstone to Maga superstar

Trump’s vice-presidential pick seen as relatable for ties to rural white poor, but some say his book ‘sanitized’ his past

The Guardian - US

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Guardian - US

Hillbilly Elegy: what can the book and movie tell us about JD Vance?

The bestselling book and its poorly reviewed adaptation provide clues to who Donald Trump’s new running mate really is and how he sees himself

The Guardian - US

‘They’ll do good work’: in JD Vance’s hometown, Trump is already the winner

Residents of Middletown, Ohio, say they have faith 39-year-old will be a success if he wins election with Trump

Top News

Steam Room Malfunction Triggers YMCA Evacuation In Rhode Island

Malfunctioning steam room at YMCA in Middletown, Rhode Island triggers evacuation and minor injuries, emphasizing importance of safety protocols.

Daily Mirror

Senior class prank head of school by sneaking into her house for surprise sleepover

The Head of School at St. Andrew's in Middletown, Delaware, came down for her morning coffee at 6am to find 70 senior students camped out in her kitchen

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

WEKU

A rising star in Connecticut politics dies in a collision with a wrong-way driver

A Connecticut state representative who was considered a rising political star was killed when a wrong-way driver crashed into his vehicle Thursday, state police said. The other driver also died.

The Independent UK

Connecticut legislator dies in wrong-way highway crash

A Connecticut state representative was killed overnight in a wrong-way highway crash after having attended the governor’s inaugural ball hours and after having been sworn in to a third term, House Democratic leaders said Thursday

Los Angeles Times

Why is the Senate race between J.D. Vance and Tim Ryan in Ohio so close?

LANDEN, Ohio — Former President Donald Trump won this state twice, each time by more than 8 percentage points.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Middletown QB transfers to Steel-High after football season canceled

More fallout from the Blue Raiders' hazing incident.

Kiplinger

28 Great Places to Retire Near the Beach

The mix of retirement cities is sure to surprise you.

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

the state Supreme Court

the Nuclear Regulatory Commission

12 stories

State Capitol

11 stories

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.