By MIKE HOUSEHOLDER and SCOTT BAUER Associated Press KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — A white, 17-year-old police admirer was arrested Wednesday after two people were shot to death during a third straight night o…
Central Park monument honors women’s rights pioneers
By KAREN MATTHEWS and TED SHAFFREY Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A bronze statue depicting women’s rights pioneers Sojourner Truth, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony was unveiled in Centr…
Boycott: NBA playoff games called off amid player protest
By BRIAN MAHONEY and TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writers LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Making their strongest statement yet in the fight against racial injustice, players from six NBA teams decided not…
New hearing for ex-Ohio House speaker in bribery scheme
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday set a new hearing date for the former speaker of the Ohio House to answer a charge related to an alleged $60 million bribery scheme. Republican Rep. …
Kanye West sues Ohio election head to get on November ballot
By FARNOUSH AMIRI Report for America/Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Rapper Kanye West sued Ohio’s election chief Wednesday in an effort to be placed on the November presidential ballot after t…
Virginia R. Engelhaupt
Virginia R. Engelhaupt, 93, of Bellefontaine, passed away at 9:03 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020 in Logan Acres Care Center. She was born in Bellefontaine on April 19, 1927, the daughter of the late H…
New US virus cases fall as masks gain favor but testing lags
By CARLA K. JOHNSON and ADAM GELLER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The number of Americans newly diagnosed with the coronavirus is falling — a development experts say most likely reflects more mask-…
AP FACT CHECK: Biden’s stance on suburbs twisted at RNC
By THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A St. Louis lawyer featured during the Republican National Convention falsely claimed that Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and h…
Floyd’s death sparks new activism among communities of color
By FELICIA FONSECA, DEEPTI HAJELA and JANIE HAR Associated Press When Washington, D.C.’s NFL team dropped the offensive reference to Native Americans from its name last month after decades of resistan…
Frustrated NBA players wonder again whether they should play
By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — As the NBA sought to resume the season, players had to weigh whether playing basketball aided or distracted from their calls for soc…