By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — The coronavirus pandemic was considered by many coaches to be the biggest opponent for Big Ten Conference teams coming into this virus-delayed f…
Revitalized Illinois hosts undefeated No. 3 Ohio State
By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Justin Fields and Ohio State are scoring points by the truckload, as expected, but cracks in the defense have made for some unsatisfying finishes …
‘A better time than any’: Finding joy in music lessons, jams
By TRACEE M. HERBAUGH Associated Press These weren’t the piano lessons of my youth. Quite the opposite. Gone was the septuagenarian teacher crowding me on a piano bench at my grandmother’s house, exto…
Awaiting Yellen at Treasury: Yet another daunting crisis
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER and MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Janet Yellen is in line for another top economic policy job — just in time to confront yet another crisis. Yellen, Preside…
‘We just ran’: Ethiopians fleeing war find little relief
By FAY ABUELGASIM and NARIMAN EL-MOFTY Associated Press UMM RAKOUBA, Sudan (AP) — The baby was born on the run from war. Her first bath was in a puddle. Now she cries all night in a country that is no…
AP FACT CHECK: Trump still uses distortion in hopeless quest
By CALVIN WOODWARD and SCOTT BAUER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump isn’t giving up on his false accusations of a rigged election now that his administration is making r…
Are dining tents a safe way to eat out during the pandemic?
By The Associated Press Are dining tents a safe way to eat out during the pandemic? Health experts say outdoor dining tents are generally safer than dining inside, but caution that they’re not all equ…
‘America is back’: Biden pushes past Trump era with nominees
By ALEXANDRA JAFFE, MATTHEW LEE and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Declaring “America is back,” President-elect Joe Biden introduced his national security team on T…
OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma pleads guilty in criminal case
By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press Purdue Pharma pleaded guilty Tuesday to three criminal charges, formally taking responsibility for its part in an opioid epidemic that has contributed to hundreds o…
Ohio governor: State’s first vaccine batch coming by Dec. 15
By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio could see its first batch of up to 30,000 doses of a coronavirus vaccine by Dec. 15, with fresh supplies arriving every few days, Go…