By MICHAEL LIEDTKE Associated Press Facebook prematurely turned off safeguards designed to thwart misinformation and rabble rousing after Joe Biden defeated Donald Trump in last year’s elections in a …
Pharmacies face 1st trial over role in opioid crisis
By MARK GILLISPIE Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — So many prescription painkillers were dispensed in Lake County, Ohio, between 2012 and 2016 that the amount equaled 265 pills for every resident. Ju…
US stem cell clinics boomed while FDA paused crackdown
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Hundreds of clinics pushing unproven stem cell procedures caught a big break from the U.S. government in 2017: They would have three years to show…
Subpoenas could shed light on how Jan. 6 rally came together
By MICHELLE R. SMITH and RICHARD LARDNER Associated Press The House committee investigating the violent Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, with its latest round of subpoenas, may uncover the degree to which…
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week
By The Associated Press A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The A…
AP FACT CHECK: GOP claim of broken Biden pledge not so clear
By JOSH BOAK and CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economic Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — Blasting a $3.5 trillion social spending bill that Democrats hope to salvage, House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy asserted…
Running wild: Browns’ Hunt a ‘devil’ when he has the ball
By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Arms flailing, legs churning while kicking up grass and dirt as his dreadlocked hair flies from under his helmet, Kareem Hunt’s got a running s…
Burrow says he and Bengals are getting better every week
By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer CINCINNATI (AP) — After rallying the Bengals to a late win over the Jaguars, Cincinnati quarterback Joe Burrow said with matter-of-fact confidence that he is getting be…
Ohio expands vaccine lottery program to $2M, ages 5-11
By FARNOUSH AMIRI Report for America/Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio doubled the amount of money for its new Vax-to-College program Friday to $2 million and plans to expand the age range t…
Military suicides rise 15% as senior leaders call for action
By LOLITA C. BALDOR and ROBERT BURNS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of U.S. military suicides jumped by 15% last year, fueled by significant increases in the Army and Marine Corps that …