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Pee-wee Herman actor Paul Reubens dies from cancer at 70
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Paul Reubens, the actor and comedian whose character Pee-wee Herman became a cultural phenomenon through films and TV shows, has died. Reubens died Sunday night after… Read More
Pilot killed in helicopter crash near I-70 in Ohio
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) — A helicopter hit power lines and crashed near an interstate in Ohio over the weekend, killing the pilot and causing a series of crashes, authorities said…. Read More
Bengals QB Joe Burrow was carted off the practice field Thursday after a calf injury
CINCINNATI (AP) — Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow was carted off the practice field after he came up hobbling from a scramble on Thursday. The 26-year-old franchise quarterback hobbled on… Read More
An Ohio officer is put on paid leave amid a probe into a police dog attack on surrendering truck driver
CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio officer was put on leave while he’s investigated for releasing his police dog on a surrendering truck driver even after state troopers told the officer to… Read More
Ohio investigates why a police dog was deployed on a surrendering truck driver
CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio (AP) — Several Ohio agencies are investigating why an officer allowed his police dog to attack a truck driver who was surrendering with his hands raised, despite State… Read More
A judge rules West Virginia can’t require an incarcerated atheist to participate in religious programming
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A federal judge in West Virginia has ruled that the state corrections agency can’t force an incarcerated atheist and secular humanist to participate in religiously-affiliated programming… Read More
The Supreme Court lets lawsuits over a team doctor’s sexual abuse proceed against Ohio State
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday left in place a decision that allows more than 230 men to sue Ohio State University over decades-old sexual abuse by a… Read More
3M reaches a $10.3 billion settlement over contamination of water systems with PFAS
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Chemical manufacturer 3M Co. will pay at least $10.3 billion to settle lawsuits over contamination of many U.S. public drinking water systems with potentially harmful… Read More
4 children lost for 40 days after a plane crash are found alive in Colombian jungle
BOGOTA, Colombia — Four Indigenous children who disappeared 40 days ago after surviving a small plane crash in the Amazon jungle were found alive, Colombian authorities announced Friday, ending an… Read More
An Ohio farmer behind the viral ‘it’s honest work’ meme dies in an Illinois crash
URBANA, Ill. (AP) — A prominent Ohio farmer whose image was used in a popular social media meme touting the value of “hard work” has died after he was injured… Read More
A new nasal spray to reverse fentanyl and other opioid overdoses gets FDA approval
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health regulators on Monday approved a new easy-to-use version of a medication to reverse overdoses caused by fentanyl and other opioids driving the nation’s drug crisis…. Read More
Biden administration announces nearly $11B for renewable energy in rural communities
WASHINGTON, D.C. O (NPR) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a nearly $11 billion investment on Tuesday to help bring affordable clean energy to rural communities throughout the country…. Read More
Priest convicted of sex trafficking for abusing 3 victims as minors, later adults
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — A Roman Catholic priest was convicted of five sex-trafficking charges in the molestation of three boys who prosecutors say he met at a Toledo preschool and… 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
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
Jury finds that Ed Sheeran didn’t copy Marvin Gaye classic ‘Let’s Get It On’
NEW YORK (Associated Press) — A federal jury in New York concluded Thursday that British singer Ed Sheeran didn’t steal key components of Marvin Gaye’s classic 1970s tune “Let’s Get… Read More
Ohio officers won’t be charged in the shooting of Jayland Walker
AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Eight police officers who fired dozens of rounds at Jayland Walker, a 25-year-old Black man, following a car and foot chase will not face criminal charges… Read More
Biden ends COVID national emergency after Congress acts
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. national emergency to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic ended Monday as President Joe Biden signed a bipartisan congressional resolution to bring it to a close… Read More
Johnson & Johnson proposes paying $8.9 billion to settle talcum powder lawsuits
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) — Johnson & Johnson is earmarking nearly $9 billion to cover allegations that its baby power containing talc caused cancer, more than quadrupling the amount that… Read More
The EPA proposes tighter limits on toxic emissions from coal-fired power plants
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency is tightening rules that limit emissions of mercury and other harmful pollutants from coal-fired power plants, updating standards imposed more than a decade… Read More
An Ohio Republican lawmaker falsely claims to be a MIT graduate
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A freshman state lawmaker in Ohio falsely claimed to have graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, according to the prestigious university, and he has stepped… Read More
The EPA’s new ‘good neighbor’ rule targets downwind pollution by power plants
WASHINGTON (AP) — A new “good neighbor” rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency will restrict smokestack emissions from power plants and other industrial sources that burden downwind areas with… Read More
A zebra bites and injures its owner’s arm before it’s fatally shot
CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio (AP) — A zebra attacked its owner at an Ohio home and bit the man’s arm before it was fatally shot by a sheriff’s deputy, authorities said. The… 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
A bill in West Virginia would give tax credits to ex-residents who move back
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia’s Senate passed a bill Monday that would give $25,000 in tax credits to former residents who move back to the state to work. The… Read More
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