CINCINNATI (AP) — A Catholic university in Cincinnati will appoint the first woman to lead the school in its 190-year history, school officials announced Monday. Xavier University said Colleen Hanycz,…
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Vaccine rollout hits snag as health workers balk at shots
By BERNARD CONDON, MATT SEDENSKY and CARLA K. JOHNSON Associated Press The desperately awaited vaccination drive against the coronavirus in the U.S. is running into resistance from an unlikely quarter…
State capitols reassess safety after violence at US Capitol
By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The insurrection by supporters of President Donald Trump at the U.S. Capitol this week has prompted governors and state lawmakers to reasse…
School therapist resigns after alleged involvement in riots
By FARNOUSH AMIRI Report for America/Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A Cleveland school occupational therapist resigned from the district after her alleged involvement in the riots and breach a…
Ohio governor: Trump started fire that threatens democracy
By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — President Donald Trump “poured gas on the fire” ahead of the occupation of the U.S. Capitol, fellow Republican Gov. Mike DeWine of Ohio s…
One-third of America’s rivers have changed color since 1984
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer America’s rivers are changing color — and people are behind many of the shifts, a new study said. One-third of the tens of thousands of mile-long (two kilometer-lo…
Ohio unveils limited plan to pay relatives caring for kids
By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Advocates for Ohio adults caring for related children in their custody insist a new law that raises payments for such caregivers doesn…
Order to turn off bodycams part of Andre Hill investigation
By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS and FARNOUSH AMIRI Report for America/Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Whether an officer who instructed other officers to turn off their body cameras in the aftermath of…
Deal reached on project to protect lakes from invasive fish
By JOHN FLESHER AP Environmental Writer TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Michigan, Illinois and a federal agency have agreed on funding the next phase of an initiative to keep Asian carp out of the Great L…
Ohio attorney general tests positive for coronavirus
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The office of Attorney General Dave Yost said he is doing fine after a positive test for the coronavirus, the first confirmed case among Ohio’s statewide office holders. Yo…