AP Ohio News
It’s almost time to resume student loan payments. Not doing so could cost you
By CORA LEWIS and ADRIANA MORGA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — After three years, the pandemic-era freeze on student loan payments will end soon. Student loan interest will start accruing on Septemb…
Cleanup begins after tornadoes hit in Texas and Florida, killing 4 and destroying homes
By DAVID ERICKSON, SARAH BRUMFIELD and KEN MILLER Associated Press PERRYTON, Texas (AP) — Cleanup efforts continued Friday morning after severe storms spawned tornadoes that left at least four dead, t…
Democrats and Republicans share core values but still distrust each other
By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans on the right and the left have a lot more in common than they might think — including their strong distrust of each other. A survey publis…
August ballot language tweaked after Ohio Supreme Court ruling
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A state panel in Ohio voted on Tuesday to tweak language describing an upcoming statewide ballot proposal, while stopping short of making add…
New voting districts could change again in some states before the 2024 elections
By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press The 2022 elections marked the first using new voting districts drawn from updated census data. Those districts typically last for a decade, but they could be short-li…
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week
By The Associated Press A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The A…
Trump indicted: What to know about the documents case and what’s next
By MEG KINNARD and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press Donald Trump’s indictment on 37 counts of mishandling classified documents at his Florida estate represents the most serious legal jeopardy …
Lifesaving fentanyl test strips still illegal in some states under ’70s-era war on drugs law
By SAMANTHA HENDRICKSON Associated Press/Report For America COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — At Cleveland’s Urban Kutz Barbershop, customers can flip through magazines as they wait, or help themselves to d…
Home to Glenn, Armstrong and Wrights perfect spot for Space Command HQ, Ohio lawmakers tell Biden
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s rich history of aviation innovation makes it an ideally suited location for the Air Force’s new U.S. Space Command headqua…
Millions breathing hazardous air as smoke from Canadian wildfires streams south over US
By JENNIFER PELTZ and ROB GILLIES Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Smoke from Canadian wildfires poured into the U.S. East Coast and Midwest on Wednesday, covering the capitals of both nations in an u…
Ohio senators want additional income tax cuts, universal vouchers in GOP crafted budget plan
By SAMANTHA HENDRICKSON Associated Press/Report For America COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — More income tax cuts and a phased-in universal voucher program are among the hundreds of changes in a Republican-craft…
Why is it so smoky outside? Canada wildfires lead to air-quality alerts in northeastern US
By KATHY McCORMACK Associated Press Intense Canadian wildfires are blanketing the northeastern U.S. in a dystopian haze, turning the air acrid, the sky yellowish gray and prompting warnings for vulner…