By CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press When students return to school after a lengthy pandemic-induced absence, the consensus is they will have lost significant academic ground. Still unresolved for gov…
Self-employed, part-time Ohio workers can get jobless aid
By JOHN SEEWER Associated Press TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Self-employed and part-time workers in Ohio can now apply for unemployment through the federal stimulus package, state officials said Wednesday. The…
Missouri moving ahead with execution plans
By JIM SALTER Associated Press O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — Missouri is moving ahead with plans to execute a man next week, despite new concerns about key evidence that led to his conviction, and despit…
Consumers, lawmakers rip airlines for withholding refunds
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer When her Las Vegas hotel shut down and returned her money, and both Nevada and her home state of Ohio issued stay-home orders, Helen Moon canceled the flight that sh…
Ohio high court: Law on school ‘takeovers’ is constitutional
By KANTELE FRANKO Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Supreme Court upheld a law that changed how the state intervenes in repeatedly poor-performing school districts, ruling Wednesday that…
FBI: Man who planned hoax call, officer ambush is arrested
AKRON, Ohio (AP) — A Cleveland man accused of planning to make a false distress call and kill any responding officers has pleaded not guilty to attempted kidnapping, according to the FBI. Christian St…
Fauci warns: More death, econ damage if US reopens too fast
By LAURAN NEERGAARD and RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government’s top infectious disease expert issued a blunt warning Tuesday that cities and states could “turn…
Virus consipracy-theory video shows challenges for big tech
By AMANDA SEITZ and BARBARA ORTUTAY Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — One by one, tech companies across Silicon Valley scrambled to take down a slickly produced video of a discredited researcher peddlin…
AP Exclusive: CDC docs stress plans for more virus flareups
By JASON DEAREN and MIKE STOBBE Associated Press GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Advice from the nation’s top disease control experts on how to safely reopen businesses and institutions in the midst of the c…
Pelosi unveils $3T virus bill, warns inaction costs more
By LISA MASCARO and ANDREW TAYLOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi unveiled a more than $3 trillion coronavirus aid package Tuesday, a sweeping effort with $1 trillion for…