By KAT STAFFORD, MEGHAN HOYER and AARON MORRISON Associated Press As the coronavirus tightens its grip across the country, it is cutting a particularly devastating swath through an already vulnerable …
Biden vs. Trump: General election battle is now set
By STEVE PEOPLES AP National Political Writer The stage is set for November. Barring unforeseen disaster, Joe Biden will represent the Democratic Party against President Donald Trump this fall, the fo…
Sanders drops 2020 bid, leaving Biden as likely nominee
By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Bernie Sanders ended his presidential bid on Wednesday, making Joe Biden the presumptive Democratic nominee to challenge President Donald Trump…
Congress in standoff on virus aid, but first checks coming
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is rushing headlong into a conflict over the next coronavirus aid package as the White House wants to pump $250 billion into a…
HHS: Federal stocks of protective equipment nearly depleted
By MICHAEL BIESECKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Strategic National Stockpile is nearly out of the N95 respirators, surgical masks, face, shields, gowns and other medical supplies desperate…
Taylor encouraged by free agent haul as Bengals rebuild
CINCINNATI (AP) — Cincinnati had a list of top targets heading into free agency, and coach Zac Taylor says the Bengals got the players they wanted. The Bengals announced Wednesday they had reached agr…
Staff agrees to live in nursing homes to protect residents
By ABBEY ROY The Columbus Dispatch NEWARK, Ohio (AP) — At noon on March 12, two Licking County assisted-living facilities closed their doors to the outside world for the sake of the 225 vulnerable res…
Union outraged after Ohio paper cuts staff, limits coverage
The Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Owners of The Plain Dealer newspaper in Cleveland laid off 22 more journalists and told the remaining 14 staffers they can no longer cover a large swath of the st…
Woman charged with exposing others to dangerous virus
CINCINNATI (AP) — Authorities have jailed a 28-year-old woman accused of recklessly exposing other people to the COVID-19 virus. The Hamilton County sheriff’s office said Stephanie (also known a…
Thousands without power after Ohio storms spawn tornado
CLEVELAND (AP) — Thousands of utility customers across northeast Ohio were still without power Wednesday after severe thunderstorms roared through the state, knocking down trees and utility lines and …