By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer Greenland lost a record amount of ice during an extra warm 2019, with the melt massive enough to cover California in more than four feet (1.25 meters) of water, a …
1 in 5 nursing homes short on PPE and staff in virus rebound
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — One in five U.S. nursing homes faced severe shortages of protective gear like N95 masks this summer even as the Trump administration pledg…
Goodyear: Attire supporting police OK, but no political wear
WASHINGTON (AP) — The CEO of Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. said Thursday that it will allow employees to wear attire supporting law enforcement, though it will continue to ask them not to express suppo…
As Indianapolis 500 nears, sound of silence is deafening
By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — It’s almost race weekend and the tiny enclave of Speedway looks virtually barren. The usually colorful campgrounds and parking lots are empt…
Mail-delivery concerns put spotlight on ballot deadlines
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — U.S. Postal Service warnings that it can’t guarantee mailed ballots will arrive on time have put a spotlight on the narrow time frames most states allo…
Linda McGuire
Linda McGuire, 79 of Mechanicsburg, passed away on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020, in the Urbana Place. Linda was born Nov. 12, 1940 in Urbana, the daughter of the late George and Esther (Harris) Jordan. She…
Joe Cool: Burrow confident in adapting to Bengals offense
By JOE KAY AP Sports Writer CINCINNATI (AP) — Back in pads for the first time since he won a national championship at LSU, Joe Burrow got a baptism in NFL red-zone defense. The new Bengals quarterback…
Reds broadcaster Thom Brennaman uses anti-gay slur on air
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Reds broadcaster Thom Brennaman used an anti-gay slur on air during Cincinnati’s game Wednesday night and later left the broadcast after apologizing. Brennaman used the s…
Trump lashes out at Goodyear about its policy on `MAGA’ wear
By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday urged people to boycott tires from Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co., tweeting that the Ohio-based company had “annou…
Elections chief: Postage makes ‘every mail box a drop box’
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s elections chief said Tuesday that he would use a new tack with resistant state lawmakers in order to put paid postage on every O…