By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The arrest Tuesday of powerful Republican House Speaker Larry Householder and four associates in a $60 million federal bribery case has upend…
Ohio governor: Masks must be worn statewide, starts Thursday
By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A mandatory mask order will be expanded statewide across Ohio to slow the spread of the coronavirus, Gov. Mike DeWine announced Wednesday…
Ohio speaker’s arrest in bribery probe muddies 2020 election
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The arrest of Ohio’s House speaker on federal bribery charges has suddenly thrown a shadow over not just his political future, but that of hi…
Ohio governor supports nuclear bailout law despite scandal
By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A nuclear plant bailout law should remain in place, Republican Gov. Mike DeWine said Wednesday, even as a bribery scandal involving one o…
Whitmer: Enbridge dodging responsibility for potential spill
By JOHN FLESHER AP Environmental Writer TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer criticized Enbridge Inc. on Wednesday for what she described as the company’s refusal to make a…
Virus hits frontline workers in taxed public health system
By LAURA UNGAR KHN and The Associated Press As a veteran public health worker, Chantee Mack knew the coronavirus could kill. She already faced health challenges and didn’t want to take any chances dur…
Heavily armed US agents on city streets: Can Trump do that?
By BEN FOX Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has deployed agents with tactical gear to confront protesters in downtown Portland, Oregon. That has sparked debate over the use …
Virus antibodies fade fast but not necessarily protection
By MARILYNN MARCHIONE AP Chief Medical Writer New research suggests that antibodies the immune system makes to fight the new coronavirus may only last a few months in people with mild illness, but tha…
Trump’s show of federal force sparking alarm in cities
By COLLEEN LONG, BEN FOX and JILL COLVIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is using the Department of Homeland Security in unprecedented ways as he tries to bolster his law and…
Trump says virus in US will get worse before it gets better
By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump warned on Tuesday that the “nasty horrible’” coronavirus will get worse in the U.S. before it gets better, but he also tried to…