By TOM WITHERS Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Jay-Z’s added another title to a resume that includes rapper, songwriter, Grammy winner, billionaire business mogul, and global icon — Hall of Fa…
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FDA paves way for Pfizer COVID-19 vaccinations in young kids
By MATTHEW PERRONE and LAURAN NEERGAARD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration on Friday paved the way for children ages 5 to 11 to get Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine. Th…
Jobless claims at pre-pandemic levels; fraud still a concern
By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Initial jobless claims in Ohio have returned to pre-pandemic levels for the first time, according to two weeks of state data. The positiv…
Congressional map-making in Ohio kicked down the road again
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The panel charged with making new maps of Ohio’s political districts is poised to miss another deadline. Republican House Speaker Bob C…
Trump-backed lobbyist, Ohio lawmaker seek open House seat
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The hottest congressional race in next week’s off-year election pits a Donald Trump-backed coal lobbyist against a two-term state lawma…
Virus cut access to courts but opened door to virtual future
By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press Just two reporters were allowed inside a Georgia courtroom to serve as the eyes and ears of the public when jury selection began for the men charged with murdering Ah…
Ohio reports more deaths than births; experts cite pandemic
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — For the first time in state history, Ohio recorded more deaths than births last year, a development experts say was expedited by COVID-19. The Columbus Dispatch reported Monday t…
Race-blind redistricting? Democrats incredulous at GOP maps
By BRYAN ANDERSON and NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press/Report for America RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A decade ago, North Carolina Republicans redrew their legislative districts to help their party in a wa…
2nd student pleads guilty in Ohio fraternity hazing case
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio (AP) — A second student charged in the fraternity hazing death of a Bowling Green State University sophomore has pleaded guilty. Aaron Lehane, 21, of Loveland, entered his pleas Th…
COVID vaccine: CDC expands booster rollout, OKs mixing shots
By LAURAN NEERGAARD and MIKE STOBBE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Millions more Americans can get a COVID-19 booster and choose a different company’s vaccine for that next shot, federal health of…