By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A shift to mail voting is increasing the chances that Americans will not know the winner of November’s presidential race on el…
Ohio House picks GOP ex-justice to replace its ousted leader
By FARNOUSH AMIRI Report for America/Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican lawmakers on Thursday chose former state Supreme Court justice and current Rep. Bob Cupp to lead the Ohio House, …
AP EXPLAINS: A look at $60M bribery probe unfolding in Ohio
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The arrest July 21 of powerful Republican House Speaker Larry Householder and four associates in a $60 million federal bribery case has upend…
Ohio pharmacy board backs down on banning drug for COVID-19, highest one-day cases to date reported at 1,733
By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio pharmacy board reversed course Thursday and tossed a rule that would have prohibited use of a malaria drug for patients with COV…
Ohio virus hospitalizations hit new high, topping April mark
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The number of people who are hospitalized with the coronavirus in Ohio has a hit a new high, the Ohio Department of Health said Wednesday. As of Tuesday, there were 1,122 people …
Misinformation on coronavirus is proving highly contagious
By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — As the world races to find a vaccine and a treatment for COVID-19, there is seemingly no antidote in sight for the burgeoning outbreak of coro…
Pelosi orders masks for voting after Gohmert tests positive
By ALAN FRAM and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will require that masks be worn on the House floor after a Republican member of Congress tested posit…
Malcolm Jenkins doesn’t stop working to create change
By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer Malcolm Jenkins is determined to walk his talk. The three-time Pro Bowl safety and two-time Super Bowl champion has been on the front lines fighting for social jus…
Rev. Jeffery Lee Bartlett
The Reverend Jeffery Lee Bartlett, 65, passed from this world at 7:20 a.m. on Saturday, July 25, at Hospice of Central Ohio in Columbus. Throughout his 15-month struggle with leukemia, Jeff continued …
Cosmetology students, hairstylists describe a race divide
By LEANNE ITALIE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — After repeatedly being denied service by high-end salons because her hair was perceived as “too difficult” to style, Kanessa Alexander took an unusual…