By BILL BARROW Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Road improvements are on hold in the suburban Atlanta town of Union City. In Dayton, Ohio, annual training classes for new police officers and firefighte…
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Bill to limit DeWine’s health orders passes in Ohio Senate
By FARNOUSH AMIRI Report for America/Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A small committee of legislators could overrule the Ohio governor’s health orders under a bill the state Senate approved Wed…
Black franchise owner, ex-MLBer, sues McDonald’s, cites bias
By MARK GILLISPIE Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — The Black owner of 14 McDonald’s franchises says the company has shown more favorable treatment to white owners and denied him the opportunity…
‘I am a child!’ Pepper spray reflects policing of Black kids
By DEEPTI HAJELA and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press The 9-year-old Black girl sat handcuffed in the backseat of a police car, distraught and crying for her father as the white officers grew incre…
All eyes turn to GOP senators as impeachment nears vote
By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Most every Senate juror has said they will listen to the evidence in Donald Trump’s historic second impeachment trial, but most minds were lik…
Autoworkers face uncertain future in an era of electric cars
By TOM KRISHER and JOHN SEEWER Associated Press TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — When General Motors boldly announced its goal last month to make only battery-powered vehicles by 2035, it didn’t just break f…
Ohio health dept. to restructure after 4K unreported deaths
By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press/Report for America COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s Health Department is restructuring its infectious disease division following the disco…
Hearing set for Ohio nonprofit’s bribery scheme guilty plea
By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A federal judge has scheduled the guilty plea hearing for a nonprofit that authorities say was used as part of a $60 m…
Highlights of Ohio governor’s proposed 2-year spending plan
Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Small businesses and local communities would share most of a $1 billion initiative to help them recover from the coronavirus pandemic, under Ohio Gov. Mike DeWin…
Jay-Z, Foo Fighters and The Go-Go’s nominated for Rock Hall
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Jay-Z, Foo Fighters, Tina Turner and Iron Maiden lead this year’s nominees to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, a female-heavy list of 16 acts tha…