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![Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., makes his way to the House floor in the U.S. Capitol before a procedural vote relating to a motion to vacate against him on Tuesday, October 3, 2023.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/gettyimages-1704941091-ecc4fbb2fb74a5d59f7d6a6a7fcd8d76faad099c-scaled-e1696374129597-900x422.jpg)
McCarthy becomes the first speaker removed by a U.S. House vote
By: Deirdre Walsh | Kelsey Snell | Claudia Grisales | NPR
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Updated October 3, 2023 at 6:10 PM ET WASHINGTON (NPR) — The House has voted to remove Kevin McCarthy as speaker, marking the first time in history that a House… Read More
![The Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/KennedySpaceCenter-e1696356155539-900x422.jpg)
An Ohio University professor’s plant research might contribute to long-distance space travel
By: Gabriel Scotto
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – An Ohio University professor’s research into plant biology has significant implications for space travel, along with applications closer to home. Sarah Wyatt, a professor of environmental… Read More
![A press photo of The Wood Brothers. They are against a white background.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/TheWoodBrothers_7184_PhotoByShervinLainez-e1696366117745-900x422.jpg)
Chris Wood of The Wood Brothers shares insight into entirely analog process of ‘The Heart is the Hero’
By: Emily Votaw
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MARIETTA, Ohio (WOUB) – Oliver and Chris Wood have been playing music together as The Wood Brothers for about 20 years. Each brother has their own personal musical history. For… Read More
![The state board of education building](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/dept_of_education_-_credit_kasler__4_-scaled-e1635527489786-900x422.jpg)
DeWine says the court order won by Democrats will stop some of education overhaul, but not all of it
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio Department of Education is no more as of midnight, according to Gov. Mike DeWine. But he said part of the planned revamping… Read More
![Explosion of the USS Shaw's forward magazine during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7, 1941.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/shutterstock_249572959-e1638912515605-900x422.jpg)
Remains of an Ohio WWII seaman killed during Pearl Harbor attack have been identified and will be buried in November
By: Associated Press
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense department authorities say the remains of an Ohio sailor killed during the attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, have been identified. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency said… Read More
![The first test of the national wireless emergency system by the Federal Emergency Management Agency is shown on a cellular phone in Detroit.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/ap18276665236023_custom-63c440e909b1d0db339178a8d5b5bc3a55573f75-e1696348656850-900x422.jpg)
A nationwide emergency alert test is coming to your phone on Wednesday
By: Emma Bowman | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — Consider yourself warned. The federal government will conduct a nationwide test of the emergency alert system on Wednesday afternoon. The test messages will be sent to all… Read More
![A father and child in a stroller attend a protest over redistricting at the Ohio Statehouse](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/download-9-e1696345605385-900x422.webp)
Third time is the charm for backers of a proposed Ohio amendment to change legislative redistricting
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Backers of a proposed constitutional amendment to remove politicians from Ohio‘s legislative redistricting process are one step closer to putting the issue on the… Read More
![An image of Charlotte Cornfield during her 2023 Sycamore Session.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/11DACO6-5-e1696341111941-900x422.jpg)
Charlotte Cornfield 2023 NMF Sycamore Sessions
By: Logan Widmor
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NELSONVILLE, Ohio (WOUB) – Sycamore Sessions Executive Producer Josh Antonuccio welcomed Charlotte Cornfield and her band onto the Creekside Stage by introducing them to the audience as “Canada’s best kept… Read More
![Homecoming 2023 graphic](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/homecoming-featured-image-900x422.jpg)
You can watch the 2023 Ohio University Homecoming Parade here on 10/7
Press play above or click this YouTube link to watch Can’t make it to Athens for Homecoming? No problem! Enjoy a livestream of the Homecoming Parade. The parade livestream begins… Read More
![The future members of the Argentine Forensic Anthropology Team pose for a photo. Credit: Courtesy Eric Stover](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/ELEQUIPO_SigImage-900x422.jpg)
A U.S. anthropologist trains Latin American students in the use of forensic anthropology on INDEPENDENT LENS: “El Equipo” – Oct. 9 at 10 pm
NEW DOCUMENTARY “EL EQUIPO” CENTERS THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE- NOMINATED TEAM THAT CHANGED THE COURSE OF FORENSIC SCIENCE, UPHOLDING INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS AFTER ARGENTINA’S 1976 DICTATORSHIP AND BEYOND PREMIERING ON… Read More
![Ken Slats headshot](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Ken-Slats-featured-image-900x422.jpg)
Ken Slats learned his storytelling skills at WOUB and Ohio University
Slats graduated with a telecommunications degree in 1991 ATHENS, OH – When Ken Slats started at Ohio University in 1987, he knew he wanted to pursue a career in media as… Read More