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Police: 1 of 2 boys recovered after Amber Alert has died

Associated Press, AP January 29, 2023

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — One of the twin Ohio boys who became the center of a statewide AMBER Alert that garnered nationwide attention last month has died, authorities said. Columbus police said officers...

Ukraine President submits ‘accelerated’ NATO application in light of Russian annex rumors

Associated Press September 30, 2022

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s president says his country is submitting an “accelerated” application to join the NATO military alliance. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's statement Friday came...

U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi speaks to the press on Jan. 7, 2021. 

The Latest: Military can stop Trump nuclear launch

Associated Press January 8, 2021

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the fallout of the storming of the Capitol by a mob of pro-Trump loyalists (all times local):1:05 p.m.House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is telling fellow Democrats that the...

Damantae Graham is taken away after the jurors were sent to deliberate by Judge Laurie Pittman at the Portage County Common Pleas Court on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016.

Death sentence rejected for teen who killed Kent State student

Associated Press December 18, 2020

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Supreme Court on Thursday rejected the death sentence for a man who fatally shot a Kent State University student during a robbery, citing the killer's youth at the time...

President Donald Trump gives the thumbs-up as he walks from Marine One to the White House in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020, as he returns from Bedminster, N.J. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

The Latest: Trump shows mild symptoms as Biden tests negative

Associated Press October 2, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump testing positive for the coronavirus (all times EDT):5:15 p.m.The White House says President Donald Trump will spend...

Mapping US COVID-19 cases by county

March 25, 2020

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Partier in ‘if I get corona, I get corona’ video apologizes

Associated Press March 24, 2020

CINCINNATI (AP) — A spring breaker visiting Florida apologized for saying in a viral video last week that he wouldn't let warnings about the coronavirus stop him from partying and “if I get corona,...

Monday: Big layoffs, bigger hirings, massive markets swings

Associated Press March 23, 2020

The rapid spread of the coronavirus since it was first reported in China has dealt an unprecedented shock to the global economy.Following are business developments Monday related to the outbreak as governments...

Ohio Department of Health Director Amy Acton speaks during Gov. Mike DeWine's daily press briefing in Columbus on March 20, 2020. Acton issued a stay at home order for the state, effective Monday at 11:59 p.m.

Ohio to enact stay-at-home order as virus cases spread

Associated Press March 22, 2020

Gov. Mike DeWine's administration is enacting a stay-at-home order as the number of cases in the state spiked Sunday to more than 350.DeWine said the stay-at-home order (see documents below) will start...

A car is submerged in the eastbound lane of Frank Road west of I-71 on Friday, March 20, 2020, in Galloway, Ohio. Thousands of people remain without power after severe thunderstorms roared through Ohio, causing flooding and knocking down trees across the state. The storms that struck late Thursday and early Friday contained heavy rains and strong, gusty winds. (Eric Albrecht/The Columbus Dispatch via AP)

Storms lead to Ohio flooding, water rescues, power outages

Associated Press March 20, 2020

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Severe thunderstorms caused significant flooding in parts of Ohio and prompted some water rescues Friday, including in a parking lot outside a county jail.After waters partly submerged...

NEEDS TO BE UPDATEDCoronavirus cases now at 36 in Ohio; K-12 schools may stay closed

Associated Press March 15, 2020

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — On Saturday, officials said 12 men and 14 women ranging in age from 31 to 86 have tested positive for the coronavirus. That was twice the number announced on Friday. Seven people...

College Admissions-Bribery

Associated Press March 12, 2019

This combination photo shows actress Lori Loughlin at the Women's Cancer Research Fund's An Unforgettable Evening event in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Feb. 27, 2018, left, and actress Felicity Huffman at...