By The Associated Press Is it safe to drink from a water fountain during the pandemic? There’s no evidence you can get COVID-19 from the water itself. But since the virus may linger on surfaces, exper…
Federal appeals court: Male-only draft is constitutional
By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court in New Orleans upheld the constitutionality of the all-male military draft system Thursday, citing a 1981 U.S. Supreme Court…
Sibling rivalry: Serena beats Venus to take 31st meeting
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — There was zero interaction between the two, not even a furtive glance, when Venus Williams walked past Serena Williams in the Top Seed Open’s warmup area Thursday before th…
Postponing season puts NFL prospects in a holding pattern
By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Big Ten and Pac-12 postponing their fall football seasons because of the coronavirus pandemic leaves some NFL prospects facing a dilemma: Leav…
Korpisalo, Blue Jackets win 3-1, tie series with Lightning
TORONTO (AP) — Two days after making an NHL-record 85 saves in a five-overtime loss, Joonas Korpisalo stopped 36 more shots to help the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-1 on Thursd…
DeWine: slowing the spread is vital to schools starting
Jen Lazenby COLUMBUS — Noting that what is occurring in communities regarding COVID-19 will be reflected in schools, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine Tuesday welcomed several doctor’s to speak about the virus in…
Feds implicate an Ohio University trustee’s employer in Householder scandal
By Ben Peters For The Circleville Herald ATHENS — The employer of a member of the Ohio University Board of Trustees was implicated in the federal complaint filed in July against former Speaker of the …
College football in the spring: When? How much? Who plays?
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Back in April, not long after the NCAA basketball tournaments were canceled because of the pandemic, the idea of moving the college football season to the …
Biden, Harris lash Trump at debut of historic VP choice
By ALEXANDRA JAFFE, BILL BARROW and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Joe Biden and Kamala Harris pushed past their one-time political rivalry Wednesday to deliver an aggressive a…
Radical or moderate? Trump paints Democratic ticket as both
By JILL COLVIN, ZEKE MILLER and JONATHAN LEMIRE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An overzealous prosecutor trying to hide her crime-fighting past — who is also weak on crime. The most radical pick f…