Category Archives: Ohio

Ohio’s partisan supreme court election could decide abortion’s future in state

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The midterms include key elections to the state’s highest court as the judicial system becomes increasingly politicized

In Ohio, a highly partisan fight over three state supreme court seats could determine the political direction of the court on a slew of important issues – particularly abortion.

With the US supreme court increasingly handing issues such as voting rights, abortion, gun rights and gerrymandering back to the states, state supreme court races are becoming more important than ever.

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FBI arrests two alleged far-right Boogaloo Boys group members

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The arrests come amid concerns about the potential for violence around next week’s US midterm elections

The FBI has arrested two alleged members of the far-right anti-government group the Boogaloo Boys, as authorities express increasing concern about the potential for violence around next week’s US midterm elections.

Timothy Teagan was expected to appear on Wednesday in federal court in Detroit, where charges against him would be unsealed, an FBI spokesperson said.

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Ohio court blocks six-week abortion ban indefinitely

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As litigation continues, abortions up to 22 weeks of pregnancy remain legal in state

The American Civil Liberties Union and other abortion rights groups have won a ruling from a lower court in Ohio that has indefinitely blocked the state’s ban on terminating pregnancies after six weeks.

In a statement released on Friday, the ACLU announced that Judge Christian Jenkins of the Hamilton county court of common pleas said that it would grant abortion providers’ and advocates’ request for a preliminary injunction against Ohio’s senate bill 23 (SB 23), a law that prohibits abortions starting at roughly a month and a half of pregnancy.

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The Onion defends right to parody in very real supreme court brief supporting local satirist

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Long-running satirical publication files legal document relating to case of man who was arrested for making fun of police

The clarion call of justice is sounding across America once again, thanks to the tireless efforts of its finest purveyor of made-up news.

The Onion, the long-running satirical publication, has filed a very real legal document with the US supreme court, urging it to take on a case centered on the right to parody. And in order to make a serious legal point, the filing does what the Onion does best, offering a big helping of total nonsense.

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Trump embraces QAnon at rally by playing music similar to its anthem

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Ex-president’s team insists it is a royalty-free tune but to many it is nearly identical to the extremist conspiracy group’s adopted song

Donald Trump made one of his highest-profile embraces to date of the extremist conspiracy group QAnon at a political rally in Ohio on Saturday, making the apparently deliberate choice to play music that is virtually indistinguishable from the cult organization’s adopted anthem.

Dozens of the former president’s supporters in Youngstown engaged in raised-arm salutes as Trump delivered a fiery address to the background of a song his team insisted was a royalty-free tune from the internet, but to many ears it was nearly identical to the 2020 instrumental track Wwg1wga.

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Ohio man who suffered 20,000 bee-stings expected to recover, family says

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Austin Bellamy has awoken from a medically induced coma after mistakenly cut into a bees’ nest while trimming a tree

An Ohio man who was stung at least 20,000 times by bees – and even ingested some of the insects – during a mishap while he was cutting tree branches is expected to recover, according to his family.

Austin Bellamy, 20, climbed high into a lemon tree in Ripley, Ohio, last Friday to help trim it when he mistakenly cut into a bees’ nest, his mother, Shawna Carter, has recounted, in addition to authorities’ accounts of his injuries.

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Wendy’s pulls lettuce from sandwiches in three states amid E coli outbreak

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CDC is trying to determine whether romaine lettuce is the source of an outbreak that has sickened 37 people

The fast-food chain Wendy’s says it is pulling lettuce from sandwiches in its restaurants in Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania after people eating them there reported falling ill.

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Friday it is trying to determine whether romaine lettuce in Wendy’s sandwiches is the source of an E coli outbreak that has sickened over 30 people – and whether romaine used by the chain was also served or sold at other businesses.

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Man charged with rape of 10-year-old who had abortion after rightwing media called story ‘not true’

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Police say Ohio man confessed to raping a girl who went to Indiana for abortion, following the right’s attempts to discredit story

In a case that has become a flashpoint in the abortion debate after being highlighted by Joe Biden and baselessly disputed by some rightwing media and politicians, an Ohio man has been charged with raping a 10-year-old girl who later traveled to neighboring Indiana for an abortion.

Gerson Fuentes, 27, who was arrested on Tuesday, appeared in Franklin county, Ohio, municipal court for an arraignment on Wednesday. A police investigator testified at the hearing that Fuentes had confessed to raping the girl at least twice.

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Jayland Walker funeral: hundreds gather to mourn victim of police shooting

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Wednesday declared day of mourning in Akron, Ohio, two weeks after Black man, 25, was killed by officers after chase

Hundreds of people filled a theater and passersby sounded horns in sympathy as family and friends shared their memories of Jayland Walker, the 25-year-old Black man killed in a hail of police gunfire in Akron, at his funeral on Wednesday.

Mourners passed his open casket during the viewing at the Akron Civic Theatre, some wearing T-shirts that said “Black Lives Matter” or “Zero Threat, Zero Violence, Justice for Jayland”.

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Akron police release body-cam video in fatal shooting of Jayland Walker

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Officials brace for fresh protests after 25-year-old Black man was killed running from officers during a traffic stop

Authorities in Akron, Ohio, have released chilling police body-camera video in the shooting death of Jayland Walker, a Black motorist who was gunned down after running from officers during a traffic stop on Monday.

The video, which shows a fast police chase of Walker’s vehicle, culminates with several officers surrounding the 25-year-old in a parking lot, attempting to Taser him and then opening fire. Walker was accused of firing a handgun at police from his vehicle before leaving the pistol in the driver’s seat and trying to run from officers.

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10-year-old rape victim forced to travel from Ohio to Indiana for abortion

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Case places prominent anti-abortion figures in position of balancing rights of women and girls while defending restrictions

The case of a 10-year-old child rape victim in Ohio who was six weeks pregnant, ineligible for an abortion in her own state, and forced to travel to Indiana for the procedure has spotlighted the shocking impact of the US supreme court ruling on abortion.

The story of the girl came to light three days after the court overturned a nationwide right to terminate pregnancy, and Ohio’s six-week “trigger ban” came into effect.

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Video of Ohio reporter surprised at work by his mother goes viral

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Myles Harris was preparing to shoot a story when he turns to look at traffic and recognizes approaching car: ‘That’s my Mom, hold on’

A video of a local television reporter in Ohio being surprised at work by his mother has gone viral, striking a chord with parents and their children alike.

ABC 6 reporter Myles Harris was preparing to shoot a story with his back to a road when he turned to look at traffic and appeared to recognize an approaching vehicle.

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Seven in critical condition after Ohio hotel carbon monoxide poisoning

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Nine people taken to hospital from Hampton Inn in Marysville as police say all affected had been in pool area

Seven people were hospitalized in critical condition after suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning at a Hampton Inn in Ohio, officials said.

A total of nine people were taken to local hospitals, according to the Columbus Dispatch. The Marysville fire chief, Jay Riley, told the newspaper the source of the carbon monoxide was unclear but everyone who was hospitalized had been in the hotel’s pool area.

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Ohio police ask for help finding thieves who stole entire bridge

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Someone first stole the deck boards and then came back for the rest of the structure, leaving police baffled

Police in Akron, Ohio, are hunting brazen thieves who have stolen an entire 58ft-long bridge.

The pedestrian bridge used to span the Cuyahoga River in a park in the city, but had been removed as part of a wetlands restoration project and stored in a nearby field.

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Ohio judge reverses court order forcing hospital to treat Covid patient with ivermectin

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Judge cites lack of ‘convincing evidence’ that drug is effective, siding with hospital that refused to administer medication

An Ohio judge has reversed a court order that forced a local hospital to treat a Covid-19 patient with the anti-parasitic drug ivermectin.

Related: Military doctors shore up exhausted health teams in US south amid Covid surge

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Judge orders hospital to treat Ohio Covid patient with ivermectin

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• Anti-parasitic drug used on horses can be dangerous

• Jeffrey Smith, 51, to receive 30mg for three weeks

A judge in Ohio ordered a hospital to treat a Covid-19 patient with ivermectin, despite warnings from experts that the anti-parasitic drug has not proved effective against the virus and can be dangerous in large doses.

Related: Rand Paul: ‘Hatred for Trump’ blocks Covid study of horse drug ivermectin

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Ohio Democratic primary election: Shontel Brown defeats progressive Nina Turner

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Victory in the safe Democratic district will be interpreted by moderates as proof the party should hold centre ground and not shift to left

The Democratic establishment scored a major victory over the party’s progressive wing on Tuesday when Shontel Brown defeated Nina Turner in a primary election in Ohio.

Conceding defeat, Turner told supporters: “Tonight my friends, we have looked across the promised land, but for this campaign, on this night, we will not cross the river.”

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‘He’s not a quitter’: faithful out in force as Trump gets back to the campaign trail

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Thousands of adoring fans turned out in Ohio to remind America that Trump’s cult of personality never went away

There were raucous cheers and boos. There were Secret Service agents and metal detectors, food trailers in long grass and loudspeakers booming songs by Elton John and Dolly Parton. There were flags, hats, and T-shirts proclaiming Donald Trump the true winner of the 2020 election – or the man to beat in 2024.

And flying overhead was a small plane trailing a banner that proclaimed: “Ohio is Trump country.”

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Donald Trump returns to campaign trail with rally targeting Ohio Republican

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As New York legal troubles mount, ex-president hints at 2024 run and targets those who voted for impeachment

Donald Trump was set to return to the campaign trail with a rally in Ohio on Saturday night, campaigning against a Republican who voted for his impeachment and trailing his own candidacy for president in 2024.

Related: Trump Organization could face criminal charges in New York next week

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Footage reveals Ohio state senator driving during Zoom call

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Andrew Brenner used background of home office on same day a bill to ban distracted driving was introduced

An Ohio state senator used a virtual background of his home office in an apparent attempt to conceal the fact that he was driving during a Zoom meeting – on the same day a bill to ban distracted driving was introduced.

Andrew Brenner might have succeeded in fooling the meeting with the state’s controlling board, were it not for the seatbelt strapped across his chest, glimpses of the road behind him and the constant turning of his head as he changed lanes.

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