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Arab nations add names to terror list amid Qatar dispute
Jurors at Bill Cosby's sexual assault trial have heard excerpts from the comedian's lurid, decade-old deposition, but explosive sections about him obtaining quaaludes and giving them to women before sex are yet to... Jurors at Bill Cosby's sexual assault trial have heard excerpts from the comedian's lurid, decade-old deposition, but explosive sections about him obtaining quaaludes and giving them to women before sex are yet to come. Texas grand jury indicts sheriff's deputy, her husband on murder charges in death of man during late-night confrontation.
Trump is rolling out one of his biggest policy promises the…
President Donald Trump this week will attempt to kick off a push for one of his most popular policy proposals, but he may be drowned out by the "most hyped event of the year on Capitol Hill" and other self-inflicted wounds. Trump began a push to fulfill a pledge to improve the nation's infrastructure with a proposal to reform and privatize the US air traffic control system.
Ohio GOP holds Toledo fund-raiser
The Ohio Republican Party raised money in Lucas County Thursday evening with a fund- raiser at the Inverness Club attended by national Republican Chairman Ronna Romney McDaniel and Ohio Republican Chairman Jane Timken. The private event at the exclusive West Toledo club drew some 120 people at ticket prices ranging from $250 to $10,000.
Portman endorses Mandel for Senate seat in tweets, video
In two Tweets posted to his political account today, U.S. Sen. Rob Portman endorsed Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel for the Republican U.S. Senate nomination in 2018. "I'm encouraging all Republicans to unify behind @JoshMandelOhio so we can fight 4 more jobs & restore America's leadership role in the world."
Firebrand conservative Rep. Jim Jordan to forgo bid for House Oversight chairmanship
Rep. Jim Jordan doesn't usually shy away from a fight, but the conservative Ohio Republican has decided to forgo a bid for chairman of a powerful House committee. Firebrand conservative Rep. Jim Jordan to forgo bid for House Oversight chairmanship Rep. Jim Jordan doesn't usually shy away from a fight, but the conservative Ohio Republican has decided to forgo a bid for chairman of a powerful House committee.
Fentanyl in the Mail: Opioids Are Arriving in Ohio from Overseas
A forensic analyst at the Lake County Crime Laboratory handles a sample of an opioid in powder form. [Nick Castele / ideastream] Opioids are flowing into Ohio in a way that would be familiar to anyone who's shopped online.
Ohio political commentators sue over online harassment ban
A group of liberal and conservative online political commentators in Ohio has filed a constitutional challenge to the state's recently enacted law against internet harassment. A federal lawsuit filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Cleveland alleges a prohibition against knowingly posting text or audio statements or images on a website "for the purpose of abusing... or harassing another person" violates the commentators' constitutional rights to free speech and expression.
Feminist icon Gloria Steinem adored, reviled in divided Ohio
Gloria Steinem laughs during an interview Tuesday, May 16, 2017, before a dinner for the 100th anniversary of Planned Parenthood at the Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, Ohio. Gloria Steinem poses Tuesday, May 16, 2017, before a dinner for the 100th anniversary of Planned Parenthood at the Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, Ohio.
Northern Ohio attorneys react to Jeff Sessions’ tough drug crimes stance: Ohio Politics Roundup
Northern Ohio attorneys react to Attorney General Jeff Sessions' tough on crime directive. And Some Ohio gubernatorial candidates make unusual moves to draw attention.
The Latest: Experts brace for unstoppable ransomware version
A top Russian mobile operator said Friday it had come under cyberattacks that appeared similar to those that have crippled some U.K. ho... . In this May 12, 2017 photo, a display panel with an error can be seen at the main railway station in Chemnitz, Germany.
Sad Mother’s Day for family of slain Ohio nurse’s aide
Authorities say Steven Eric Disario, who headed the Kirkersville Police Depar... . People hug as emergency personnel arrive to the scene of a shooting outside Pine Kirk nursing home in Kirkersville, Ohio on Friday, May 12, 2017.
Historic Zoar, Ohio’s one-time communist village, thrives in bicentennial year
For a history lesson outside the classroom, head to Zoar, the historic village 75 miles south of Cleveland that was a showplace for communal living two centuries ago. The Society of Separatists of Zoar disbanded in 1898, more than eight decades after its original members arrived in Ohio from Germany, fleeing religious persecution.
Here’s how the EPA can help states with their smog problems
Richard L. Revesz and Jack Lienke are co-authors of "Struggling for Air: Power Plants and the 'War on Coal.' a <" For many in the Northeast, May is a hopeful time, promising longer, warmer, brighter days ahead.
Medicaid expansion obstacle for Ohio House budget
House Republicans on Monday threw up a bureaucratic obstacle for Gov. John Kasich's administration to get around to access the state's share of the cost of expanding Medicaid under the endangered federal health-care law. A proposed two-year budget, passed by the House Finance Committee, heads for a full House vote today.
Ohio governor delays 9 executions as court fight continues
Gov. John Kasich on Monday delayed nine executions as a court fight continues over the constitutionality of the state's lethal injection process, including a contested sedative used in problematic executions in at least three states. Kasich's announcement postponed next month's execution of child killer Ronald Phillips until July and pushed back eight other procedures.
Brown, Portman announce $300 million for Great Lakes
U.S. Sens. Sherrod Brown and Rob Portman announced Monday, May 1, that the government funding measure finalized late last night includes $300 million in funding for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative for this fiscal year. Brown and Portman raised concerns over the GLRI's future after the Administration's 2018 budget request eliminated the program, and the Senators vowed to keep fighting to protect the program.
Helping homeless kids find shelter
Homelessness is dangerous, especially for kids. They are more vulnerable to become victims of crime; they're more vulnerable to disease, and they're more likely to become victims of human trafficking.
Ohio’s spending on opioid addiction treatment drugs Vivitrol and Suboxone spikes, spurs…
Judges, doctors and lawmakers on the front lines of the opioid addiction crisis have a problem: Three types of medications are available to help the estimated 200,000 Ohioans struggling to recover from addiction and yet there are no clear answers as to which, if any, drug works best. The skyrocketing demand for treatment has spurred competition among drugmakers for a piece of the growing market, which in Ohio is worth well over $100 million a year in public money alone.
Gov. Kasich’s stay-out-of-prison free card: Thomas Suddes
Gov. John Kasich wants to keep low-level, short-term offenders out of state prisons like this one pictured here: Allen Oakwood Correctional Institution in Lima, Ohio. Ohio budget debates are as about much policy - ideas - as they are about money.