By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Two U.S. university campuses are losing their food-delivery robots for now because of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Grubhub said Thursday that it is ending i…
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Activism grows nationwide in response to school book bans
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and HILLEL ITALIE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Until a year ago, Stephana Ferrell’s political activism was limited to the occasional letter to elected officials. The…
Scientists take rare look under Great Lakes’ frozen surfaces
By MIKE HOUSEHOLDER and JOHN FLESHER Associated Press STANDISH, Mich. (AP) — Bridget Wheelock knelt onto the frozen surface of Lake Huron’s Saginaw Bay, reached a gloved hand into the frigid wat…
Ohio Medicaid managed care plan enrollment begins Tuesday
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Medicaid enrollees in Ohio can begin selecting from among a new slate of managed care plans beginning Tuesday. As part of the Ohio Medicaid Next Generation initiative, millions o…
Russia conflict separates GOP traditionalists from newcomers
By JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — As Russia intensified its aggression toward neighboring Ukraine earlier this week, Republican Sen. Rob Portman of Ohio blasted President Vladimir Putin’…
J&J, distributors finalize $26B landmark opioid settlement
By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — Drugmaker Johnson & Johnson and three major distributors finalized nationwide settlements over their role in the opioid addiction crisis Fri…
As maps fall, GOP tries to neutralize state supreme courts
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Repeatedly stymied by local courts in their efforts to draw maps that make it easier for their party to win elections, Republicans are trying to neu…
Court continues in-person showdown over Ohio political maps
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An extraordinary showdown that would have brought a high-powered line-up of Ohio’s political mapmakers before justices of the Ohio Supr…
Contempt threats, primary woes swirl amid Ohio map confusion
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A political stalemate over Ohio’s new legislative maps plunged the state into confusion Wednesday, even as members of a new map-drawing…
Biden: Infrastructure plan gives $1B for Great Lakes cleanup
By JOHN FLESHER and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press LORAIN, Ohio (AP) — President Joe Biden declared Thursday that a $1 billion infusion from the bipartisan infrastructure deal would restore the Great La…