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Higher education bill would prohibit Ohio staff and employees from striking

MEGAN HENRY, Ohio Capital Journal March 20, 2023

OHIO CAPITAL JOURNAL– Senate Bill 83 is drawing harsh criticism from labor unions, who worry this could turn educators away from Ohio A massive higher education bill that would prohibit university staff...

Stephen Smith’s body will be exhumed for private autopsy, family says, almost 2 years after Murdaugh case prompted renewed scrutiny

CNN — The body of a 19-year-old found dead in the middle of a South Carolina road in 2015 will be exhumed, his family announced last week, almost two years after state authorities reopened...

Defiant Putin visits occupied Mariupol, symbol of Ukrainian resistance

Sandi Sidhu, CNN March 19, 2023

CNN —Vladimir Putin has made a surprise visit to Russian-occupied Mariupol, his first visit to territory captured by his forces in the year-long conflict. The visit was an apparent act of defiance,...

Law enforcement searching for missing Indiana teen who may be in ‘extreme danger

Isa Kaufman-Geballe, CNN March 19, 2023

CNN — Law enforcement officials are desperately searching for an Indiana teenager who was last seen on Thursday and “is believed to be in extreme danger,” according to a missing person...

Workers remove sargassum from a beach in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, in June. Orlando Barria/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock

A seaweed blob twice the width of the US is heading toward Florida. Here’s what you should know

Jackie Wattles and Kristen Rogers, CNN March 18, 2023

CNN — A giant blob of seaweed twice the width of the continental United States is headed for the shores of Florida and other coastlines throughout the Gulf of Mexico, threatening to dump smelly and...

Trump says he expects to be arrested Tuesday as New York law enforcement prepares for possible indictment

Kaitlan Collins, CNN March 18, 2023

Washington CNN — Former President Donald Trump said Saturday he expects to be arrested in connection with the investigation by the Manhattan District Attorney next week and called for protests as...

This community’s quarter century without a newborn shows the scale of Japan’s population crisis

Tokyo CNN — When Kentaro Yokobori was born almost seven years ago, he was the first newborn in the Sogio district of Kawakami village in 25 years. His birth was like a miracle for many villagers. Well-wishers...

M. Evan Corcoran
(Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters/File)

Trump attorney ordered to testify before grand jury investigating former president

CNN– In a monumental ruling Friday, a federal judge ordered Donald Trump attorney Evan Corcoran to provide additional testimony as part of an investigation into the former president’s handling of classified...

Actor Lance Reddick in 2010.
Danny Moloshok/Reuters

Lance Reddick, star of ‘The Wire’ and ‘John Wick,’ dead at 60

Sandra Gonzalez, CNN March 17, 2023

CNN– Lance Reddick, an actor known for his performance as Cedric Daniels on “The Wire” and for his work in the “John Wick” franchise, has died, according to his representative, Mia Hansen. He...

Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with Maria Lvova-Belova, Russian children's rights commissioner, at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence, outside Moscow, Russia, on February 16. (Mikhail Metzel/Sputnik/ AFP/Getty Images)

ICC issues arrest warrant for Putin and Russian official tied to alleged deportation of Ukrainian children

Hira Humayun March 17, 2023

CNN– The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued arrest warrants for Russian President Vladimir Putin  Maria Lvova-Belova, a member of Putin's government, it announced in a news release Friday. Lvova-Belova...

3 Virginia hospital workers charged with murder in death of Irvo Otieno

CNN -- Three hospital employees in Virginia were arrested Thursday and charged with second-degree murder in the death of Irvo Otieno, the 28-year-old Black man who died at a state...

Los Angeles school workers union announces plan for 3-day strike that could shut down the nation’s second-largest district

Cheri Mossburg and Taylor Romine, CNN March 16, 2023

  CNN -- A union representing school workers in Los Angeles plans to strike for three days next week with support from the district’s teachers union, it said, setting up what...