By CALEB JONES Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — A crew returned from the northernmost islands in the Hawaiian archipelago this week with a boatload of marine plastic and abandoned fishing nets that th…
Gary L. Dolan
Gary L. Dolan, 67, Bellefontaine, passed away at 7:34 a.m. on Wednesday, April 21, 2021, at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio. He was born in Weston, West Virginia on F…
How long does protection from COVID-19 vaccines last?
By CANDICE CHOI Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — How long does protection from COVID-19 vaccines last? Experts don’t know yet because they’re still studying vaccinated people to see when p…
World leaders pledge climate cooperation despite other rifts
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER, MATTHEW DALY and CHRISTINA LARSON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The leaders of Russia and China put aside their raw-worded disputes with U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday …
Man killed by deputy recalled as storyteller, jokester
By ALLEN G. BREED and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. (AP) — Andrew Brown Jr.’s easy smile, which belied hardship, loss and troubles with the law, was memorable for his dimples…
DC statehood approved by House as Senate fight looms
By ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A decades-long movement to reshape the American political map took a further step Thursday as the House of Representatives approved a bill to make t…
Sharpton decries ‘stench of racism’ in Daunte Wright’s death
By AARON MORRISON, TIM SULLIVAN and TAMMY WEBBER Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Daunte Wright, the young Black man shot by an officer during a traffic stop in suburban Minneapolis, was not “just …
Panel: End commanders’ power to block military sex cases
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Pentagon panel is recommending that decisions to prosecute service members for sexual assault be made by independent authorities, not commander…
COVID-19 hospitalizations tumble among US senior citizens
By MATTHEW PERRONE and CARLA K. JOHNSON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — COVID-19 hospitalizations among older Americans have plunged more than 70% since the start of the year, and deaths among them…
GOP-backed voting law rewrite in Ohio offers mix of changes
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A significant rewrite of Ohio’s election laws will call for prohibiting off-site ballot drop boxes, eliminating a day of early voting a…