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Downtown Kent renovations brings change to local businesses

Downtown Kent renovations bring change to local businesses

Shaquiena Davis April 25, 2019

Local businesses believe that downtown Kent has brought much change over the years with the help of new renovations. Though some businesses are closing, the area will be expecting new businesses in place...

Otto Warmbier

KCNA via Reuters April 25, 2019

The North Korean government presented the United States with a bill for $2 million for the hospital care of Otto Warmbier, the American college student who was held as a prisoner by Pyongyang, and insisted...

The North Korean government presented the United States with a bill for $2 million for the hospital care of Otto Warmbier, the American college student who was held as a prisoner by Pyongyang, and insisted the US sign a pledge to pay the bill before releasing him from their custody in 2017, according to a source familiar with the matter.

North Korea presented US with $2 million bill for care of Otto Warmbier

(CNN) -- The North Korean government presented the United States with a bill for $2 million for the hospital care of Otto Warmbier, the American college student who was held as a prisoner by Pyongyang,...

Softball

Flashes split a doubleheader against St. Francis

Gina Butkovich April 25, 2019

For one inning in each of game of its double-header on Wednesday, the Kent State softball team looks like the best hitting team in the Mid-American Conference.The Flashes split a doubleheader against Saint...

Former Vice President Joe Biden speaks as he appears at a campaign rally for incumbent Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2018, in Bridgeton, Mo. McCaskill is running for re-election. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Joe Biden announces he is running for president in 2020

Arlette Saenz / CNN April 25, 2019

(CNN) -- After months of deliberation, former Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday announced his decision to run for president for a third time, answering one of the biggest outstanding questions about...

Guava Island

REVIEW: ‘Guava Island’ is proof of concept for Donald Glover’s limitless talent

Cameron Hoover April 24, 2019

“Guava Island,” the artistic brainchild of Hiro Murai and Donald Glover, is one of the purest pieces of creativity and fearless expression of 2019, further cementing the filmmakers’ idiosyncratic...

Construction club

Construction club builds connections, preps students for real-world careers

Molly Heideman April 24, 2019

Kent State’s Construction Management Student Organization is proud of the strides it has made in helping its members gain hands-on experience to prepare for the field.Zoë Robertson, the president-elect...

US measles outbreak is largest since disease was declared eradicated in 2000

April 24, 2019

    (CNN) -- Measles cases in the United States have surpassed the highest number on record since the disease was declared eliminated nationwide in 2000. Overall, there have been...

Lori Loughlin

Steven Senne/AP April 24, 2019

Seventeen parents charged in connection with the college admission scandal -- including actress Lori Loughlin and her husband Mossimo Giannulli -- are asking the court to suspend "substantive motion practice"...