By PAUL NEWBERRY AP National Writer Michigan’s Big House will be sitting empty when the leaves start to change this fall. Southern Cal’s famed white horse, Traveler, won’t be gallopi…
Elections chief urges but won’t require masks for Ohio vote
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Health and safety guidelines that Ohio’s elections chief sent to county boards Wednesday recommend, but do not mandate, mask-wearing an…
Governor: Thousands of students to attend in-person classes
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Nearly 600,000 Ohio schoolchildren in 325 districts will return to school this fall for in-person classes, according to figures released by Gov. Mike DeWine. Almost 400,000 stude…
What do the kids say? K-12 students sound off on school
By LEANNE ITALIE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Parents have weighed in on reopening schools. Teachers have weighed in. Public health experts, too, along with cities, states and President Donald Tru…
Big Ten, Pac-12 pull plug on fall football amid pandemic
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer A crumbling college football season took a massive hit Tuesday when the Big Ten and Pac-12, two historic and powerful conferences, succumbed to the pandemi…
Votto’s double in 10th lifts Reds over streaking Royals 6-5
By JOE KAY AP Sports Writer CINCINNATI (AP) — Joey Votto doubled home the winning run in the 10th inning Tuesday night, and the Cincinnati Reds blew another late lead before rallying for a 6-5 victory…
Biden picks Kamala Harris as running mate, first Black woman
By KATHLEEN RONAYNE and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Joe Biden named California Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate on Tuesday, making history by selecting the first Black…
Virus surge makes US weak link in global economic recovery
By DAVID McHUGH, PAUL WISEMAN and JOE McDONALD AP Business Writers FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — People in China are back to buying German luxury cars. Europe’s assembly lines are accelerating. Now …
What’s keeping Washington from a virus deal, explained
By ANDREW TAYLOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Hopes that talks on a huge COVID-19 relief deal would generate an agreement soon are fizzling, with both the Trump administration negotiating team a…
Hockey makes progress in midst of awakening about racism
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer Anson Carter filled his time in pandemic isolation walking 11 miles a day, sometimes with his dogs, around his Atlanta neighborhood. When video surfaced of another Bl…