By FARNOUSH AMIRI Report for America/Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — There were some whispers among members of the Republican caucus that Bob Cupp should be the person to lead the Ohio House. I…
Watchdog seeks more scrutiny of utility’s spending in scheme
By MARK GILLISPIE Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Ohio’s consumer watchdog has asked the state’s regulator for public utilities to increase its scrutiny of FirstEnergy Corp.’s spen…
Soaring wealth during pandemic highlights rising inequality
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans’ household wealth rebounded last quarter to a record high as the stock market quickly recovered from a pandemic-induced plu…
CDC changes, then retracts, web posting on how virus spreads
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The top U.S. public health agency stirred confusion by posting — and then taking down — an apparent change in its position on how easily the coronaviru…
Ginsburg’s death exposes fragility of health law protection
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — With COVID-19 the newest preexisting condition, the Obama-era health law that protects Americans from insurance discrimination is more fra…
Veteran Sherpa guide who set Everest record dies at age 72
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A veteran Nepalese Sherpa guide who was the first person to climb Mount Everest 10 times has died at age 72 after a long illness, family members said. Ang Rita, among the first…
Ohio, GOP defend limit on ballot drop boxes to 1 per county
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio and Republican groups including the Trump campaign are fighting to uphold a GOP election chief’s directive limiting ballot drop bo…
With cash windfall, Biden adds GOP states to campaign map
By BILL BARROW Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Joe Biden is using a campaign cash advantage over President Donald Trump to add Republican-leaning Georgia and Iowa to his paid media footprint, bringing…
Ginsburg’s impact on women spanned age groups, backgrounds
By JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Sure, there were the RBG bobbleheads, the Halloween getups, the lace collars, the workout videos. The “I dissent” T-shirts, the refrigerator magnet…
GOP senators confront past comments on Supreme Court vote
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican senators weighing what to do about the vacancy on the Supreme Court are facing questions about their own past comments amid complaints by …