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West Virginia officer will not face charges for striking, killing 13-year-old with cruiser off-duty
CHARLESTON W.Va. (AP) — An off-duty deputy sheriff in West Virginia who struck and killed a 13-year-old girl with his marked cruiser last year will not face criminal charges in… Read More
A Tennessee company is refusing a U.S. request to recall 67 million air bag inflators
DETROIT — A Tennessee company could be heading for a legal battle with U.S. auto safety regulators after refusing a request that millions of potentially dangerous air bag inflators be… Read More
COVID emergency is over, but Ohioans can still get free COVID tests and vaccines for now
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The federal government is ending its COVID-19 public health emergency, and that means that many of the policies and perks put in place during… Read More
Ohio Supreme court rules opioid settlement panel’s records must be public
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The state panel that will decide how Ohio distributes more than half of the money it will receive from a nationwide settlement regarding the opioid addiction… Read More
Ohio voters could decide whether to make it harder to amend the state constitution in an August special election
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio voters will get the chance to decide whether to make it harder to pass constitutional amendments just ahead of possible November vote on an amendment… Read More
The James Webb Space Telescope reveals a mysterious planet to be weirdly shiny
WASHINGTON (NPR) — An enigmatic, cloud-enshrouded planet that has puzzled astronomers for years turns out to be less hot than expected – and surprisingly shiny. That’s what the James Webb… Read More
Ohio higher education bill revises DEI training rules, still bans faculty from striking
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A Republican-backed bill that would make sweeping changes in higher education in Ohio has been slightly modified. Some items related to diversity, equity and… Read More
The FDA considers first birth control pill without a prescription
WASHINGTON (NPR) — For the first time, the Food and Drug Administration is considering allowing women to get birth control pills in the U.S. without a prescription. “It’s a very… Read More
The deadline is looming for the Ohio House to pass constitutional amendment threshold and allow an August election
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — This week could be do-or-die for Ohio House Republicans, who must decide by Wednesday if they’ll ask voters to make it harder to amend… Read More
Planned Ohio abortion rights amendment gets support from key medical group
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A group that represents more than 1,500 obstetricians and gynecologists in Ohio has officially endorsed the reproductive rights amendment planned for the statewide ballot… Read More
Welcome to the mammalverse: Scientists sequence DNA from 240 species around the world
WASHINGTON (NPR) — Even before the reign of the dinosaurs ended in a mass extinction event about 65 million years ago, mammals had already gotten a humble but solid foothold…. Read More
60% voter approval amendment backers counting votes before it could go to Ohio House floor
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio House could decide next week to ask voters to approve a Republican-backed constitutional amendment to make it harder to pass future amendments… Read More
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine speaks to reporters about the possibility of an August special election
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio’s elections officials are coming out firmly against the idea of a statewide special election in August to consider a change to make it… Read More
Consumer safety regulators adopt new rules to prevent dresser tip-overs
WASHINGTON (NPR) — Federal regulators have approved new mandatory safety standards for dressers and other clothing storage units sold in the U.S., after decades of furniture tip-overs that have injured… Read More
Mark your calendars! A total solar eclipse is coming one year from now
WASHINGTON (NPR) — Amateur astronomers, get out your datebooks. The next total solar eclipse visible from the U.S. will occur just shy of one year from now on April 8,… Read More
Ohio governor says lawmakers should clarify six-week abortion ban now on hold by a court
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio’s abortion ban, which is now on hold by a court, bans abortion at the point fetal electrical cardiac activity can be detected. That… Read More
A treaty to protect the world’s oceans has been agreed upon after a decade of talks
WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time, United Nations members have agreed on a unified treaty to protect biodiversity in the high seas — nearly half the planet’s surface —… Read More
Astronomers still have their eyes on that asteroid NASA whacked
Astronomers are still watching that asteroid that NASA whacked with a spacecraft back in September, in the first-ever test of whether an asteroid could be deliberately pushed off-course. Almost immediately… Read More
Ohio’s Democratic and Republican US Senators team up on East Palestine response
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Norfolk Southern must test for dioxins, which are toxic pollutants created when plastic is burned, around the site of its train derailment along the… Read More
The Webb telescope finds surprisingly massive galaxies from the universe’s youth
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Astronomers have discovered what appear to be massive galaxies dating back to within 600 million years of the Big Bang, suggesting the early universe may… Read More
The vast majority of criminal cases end in plea bargains, a new report finds
WASHINGTON (NPR) — In any given year, 98% of criminal cases in the federal courts end with a plea bargain — a practice that prizes efficiency over fairness and innocence,… Read More
Lawmakers consider tax credit to help Ohio’s “severe” affordable housing shortage
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — There’s a shortage of around a quarter of a million affordable housing units around the state, which puts pressure on both low-income people and… Read More
Changes to Ohio’s proposed transportation budget include strengthening some rules for trains
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Hearings continue in the Ohio House Finance Committee on the state’s $3.7 billion transportation budget – which got a lot of changes on Monday… Read More
Children find a new path at the Hocking Valley Community Residential Center
Editors note: All names have been abbreviated to respect the privacy of the residents. NELSONVILLE, Ohio (WOUB) — Hocking Valley Community Residential Center (HVCRC) is an all-male correctional facility located… Read More
A NASA spacecraft discovers a formation on Mars resembling a bear
WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Scientists found an unexpected discovery on the surface of Mars: a formation resembling the face of a bear. A camera on NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter snapped… Read More
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