All Posts from David Forster
Court cases targeting abortion highlight digital privacy concerns
By: PBS Newshour
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (PBS NewsHour) — In July, a Nebraska teenager and her mother were convicted after the teen terminated her pregnancy using abortion pills. Among the prosecution’s key evidence was… Read More
Trump’s defense in 2020 election case could conjure ghost of Nixon once more
By: Ron Elving | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — The multiple criminal charges against former President Donald Trump are often described as unprecedented, and so they are. But Trump is not the first president to… Read More
Local nurses get critical trauma care training with lifelike ‘patients’
By: Gabriel Scotto
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — A group of nurses stand huddled around a patient who was rushed to the emergency room after their tractor rolled over. The patient has multiple lacerations… Read More
Issue 1 is drawing an unusually large turnout, straining some election offices
By: Samantha Hendrickson | AP
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A hastily called summer special election over a Republican-pushed measure that would make it harder for Ohio voters to pass future constitutional amendments, including one on… Read More
Group behind marijuana legalization proposal submits what it hopes will be enough signatures for ballot
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The group that wants Ohio voters to legalize marijuana on the November ballot was short signatures when it filed petitions last month. The group… Read More
West Virginia University president given contract extension amid serious challenges
By: John Raby | AP
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The West Virginia University Board of Governors gave President E. Gordon Gee a one-year contract extension Monday amid a budget shortfall, falling enrollment and plans to… Read More
The Yellow trucking company meltdown, explained
By: Emma Bowman | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — It’s the end of the road for one of the nation’s largest freight carriers. Yellow, a trucking company that just three years ago took a $700… Read More
Lawsuit asks Ohio Supreme Court to toss reproductive rights amendment off November ballot
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A lawsuit asks the Ohio Supreme Court to block the proposed reproductive and abortion rights amendment that’s been certified to appear on the ballot in… Read More
Discharged over sexual orientation, military still owes thousands of vets
By: Quil Lawrence | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Bob Alexander joined the Air Force in 1990, planning to make it his career. He knew there was a big issue to deal with: Alexander was… Read More
What AM radio’s waning reach means for the future of politics and public safety
By: PBS Newshour
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (PBS NewsHour) — In recent years, podcasts and streaming internet content have been challenging AM radio for listeners. Now, there’s another threat: electric automakers are installing radios without… Read More
Affirmative action divided Asian Americans and other people of color. Here’s how
By: Sandhya Dirks | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — In 2015 Edward Blum, the conservative activist behind the push to end affirmative action, stood in front of a group of a dozen or so mostly… Read More
Ohio’s $86 billion state budget clears the Legislature and heads to the governor
By: Samantha Hendrickson | AP
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s new budget could include almost $3 billion in income tax cuts, funding for universal school vouchers, bans on flavored vape products, and hundreds of other… Read More
A $24 million bond issue is heading to ballot to cover rising costs for a new Athens high school
By: Conner Woodruff
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Voters in the Athens City School District will be asked in November to approve a $24 million bond issue to build a new high school. The… Read More
Ohio University professors part of a breakthrough discovery with major implications for medicine
By: Gabriel Scotto
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — A team of researchers, including two Ohio University professors, have become the first to successfully detect the signal of individual atoms, a discovery that could aid… Read More
El Niño has officially begun. Here’s what that means for the U.S.
By: Rebecca Hersher | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — El Niño is officially here, and that means things are about to get even hotter. The natural climate phenomenon is marked by warmer ocean temperatures in… Read More
Universities, a prime target for cyber attacks, are seeing some relief because of the war in Ukraine
By: Conner Woodruff
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Universities are one of the most attractive targets for cyber attacks because of the wealth of digital information they store. Though there has been a dramatic… Read More
Here’s how Canadian wildfires are worsening air quality across the U.S.
By: Joe Hernandez I NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Dozens of wildfires are burning in the Canadian province of Québec, and the smoke is so bad that it’s causing air quality problems across large swaths… Read More
With few MDs practicing in rural areas, a different type of doctor is filling the gap
By: Tony Leys | KFF Health News
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WINTERSET, Iowa (KFF Health News) — For 35 years, this town’s residents have brought all manner of illnesses, aches, and worries to Kevin de Regnier’s storefront clinic on the courthouse… Read More
Black immigrants are growing in numbers, but in the U.S. many often feel invisible
By: Leah Donnella | NPR
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (NPR) — How you describe Hadley Park might depend on where you stand. If you enter from the southeast corner, you’ll see a sweeping, tree-lined expanse — verdant… Read More
What’s next after the debt limit deal for Congress and the presidential race
By: PBS Newshour
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (PBS NewsHour) — After hammering out a deal to suspend the U.S. debt limit and avert a default disaster, leaders in both parties are already looking ahead. Bloomberg… Read More
How the far right tore apart one of the best tools to fight voter fraud
By: Miles Parks | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — On a night in January 2022, Louisiana Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin stepped on stage in a former airbase in Houma, La. With American flags draped… Read More
Why several states are pushing to loosen child labor restrictions
By: PBS Newshour
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (PBS NewsHour) — The U.S. government found child labor violations involving over 3,800 minors in 2022. At the same time, some states say there is too much regulation… Read More
Amazingly, the U.S. job market continues to roar. Here are the 5 things to know
By: Scott Horsley | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — It’s still a good time to be looking for a job. The latest employment report from the Labor Department showed the country’s job market remained red… Read More
Status of Nelsonville city manager remains unclear as city warns of legal action
By: Hailey Hollinger
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NELSONVILLE, Ohio (WOUB) – The city of Nelsonville has warned of possible legal action against the city manager who resigned last week but continued to try to perform the duties of… Read More
A West Coast startup wants to build two nuclear power plants in southeast Ohio
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — A California company plans to build two small-scale nuclear power plants near Piketon that will operate under a new model compared with traditional plants. If the… Read More
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