By ROBIN MCDOWELL and MARGIE MASON Associated Press Something was wrong. The chow hall line at New York’s Rikers Island jail had halted. For three hours, the men stood and waited, without food, until …
Ohio governor presses for mask sterilization OK from feds
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s governor said Sunday he expects federal regulators to soon clear the way for wide use of a Columbus-based company’s services to sterilize N95 masks. Battelle, …
Governor urges approval of company’s mask sterilizing system
By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The state reported more than 1,400 coronavirus cases including 25 deaths, while Gov. Mike DeWine presented manufacturers with a top 10 li…
MLB final pitch could be closer to Christmas than Halloween
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — If the final pitch of the 2020 baseball season comes closer to Christmas than Halloween, that’s fine with the players. Major League Baseball own…
Ohio sets all-mail primary April 28; in-person voting off
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio has set a new, almost exclusively mail-in primary election for April 28 due to the coronavirus, ignoring the timing recommendations of t…
DeWine: Ohio 2 weeks away from being slammed by virus surge
By JOHN SEEWER and JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said Ohio has only two weeks before it will be slammed by a surge of coronavirus cases, and it’s …
Coronavirus deals one-two financial punch to state budgets
By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press The coronavirus is pounding state governments with a financial one-two punch, costing them millions to try to contain the disease just as businesses are shutting do…
Restaurants, trying to stay afloat, revamp menus, operations
By DAN SEWELL Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — In the battle to keep their New York City restaurant going despite sharp restrictions during the coronavirus outbreak, the owners of Il Posto Accanto t…
DeWine ready to sign sweeping coronavirus legislation
By JOHN SEEWER and JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican Gov. Mike DeWine was set to eliminate mandatory state testing for schools this year and allow mail-in voting for t…
Stadiums deserted as virus postpones opening day
By The Associated Press There was no crack of the bat, no footlong hot dogs, no umpire’s cry of “Play ball!” as opening day came and went for Major League Baseball with games indefinitely postponed by…