Convicted Craigslist killer appeals death sentence

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Child killer put to death in first Ohio execution in 3 years

This undated file photo provided by the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction shows death row inmate Ronald Phillips, convicted of the 1993 rape and murder of his girlfriend's 3-year-old daughter in Akron, Ohio. In a brief filed Monday, July 24, 2017, at the U.S. Supreme Court, 15 pharmacology professors argue the impending execution of Phillips should be stopped on grounds that the sedative midazolam is incapable of inducing unconsciousness or preventing severe pain.

Registraton open for drone user ground school in Akron

The Federal Aviation Administration recently shared data showing that nearly 23,000 people in the United States are now certified to operate small unmanned aircraft systems -- more commonly known as "drones" -- for non-recreational use. An average of 300 commercial certifications have been issued each weekday since the FAA issued new regulations in August 2016.

Stunning Photo: Even Press Blows Off Hillary Clinton’s Akron, Ohio Rally

STUNNING PHOTO: Even Press Tires of Hillary- A bizarre behind the scenes image from the campaign trail was posted Monday that bespoke a lack of interest in the media in covering Democratic Party presidential nominee Hillary Clinton. With just over one month to go until election day, Clinton campaigned in the bellwether state of Ohio, holding rallies in Toledo and Akron.

Donald Trump to African American and Hispanic voters: ‘What do you have to lose?’

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Akron, Ohio, on Monday, Aug. 22, 2016. Standing before a vastly white crowd in Ohio on Monday evening, Donald Trump made a passionate pitch to African American and Hispanic voters whom he described as living in poverty in neighborhoods that are more dangerous than war zones.

President Obama commutes several Ohioans’ drug sentences as part of mass clemency

President Barack Obama on Wednesday commuted the prison sentences of 214 federal inmates - including at least seven Ohioans - most of whom were convicted of drug crimes. A White House spokesman said the number of commutations issued on Wednesday are the most granted in a single day since at least 1900, and brings the total number of commutations issued by Obama to 562 - more than the prior nine presidents combined and more than any individual president in nearly a century.