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CDC panel recommends US seniors get souped-up flu vaccines
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Americans 65 and older should get newer, souped-up flu vaccines because regular shots don’t provide them enough protection, a federal advisory pa…
From ‘carp’ to ‘copi’: unpopular fish getting a makeover
By JOHN FLESHER AP Environmental Writer TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — You’re in the mood for fish and your server suggests a dish of invasive carp. Ugh, you might say. But how about broiled copi, …
Ohio State gets approval to trademark ‘The’ for merchandise
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio State University has won its fight to trademark the word “The.” The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office approved the university’s request Tuesday. The school says it allows Ohi…
Judge allows testimony against man accused in 8 Ohio deaths
ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio man who has admitted to killing five members from a single family will be allowed to testify at the death penalty trial of his broth…
EXPLAINER: Title IX update faces polarized challenges
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer At least 19 states now either bar or limit participation in sports by transgender athletes, who are at the center of a polarizing, politicized debate, even though onl…
GOP mapmakers’ defiance of Ohio high court divides parties
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — State leaders continued to spar on Friday over whether the Ohio Supreme Court should force the state’s Republican-dominated political m…
School reaches settlement in principal’s discrimination case
GROVEPORT, Ohio (AP) — A Black assistant principal who lost his job after complaining that his Ohio school’s dress code enforcement discriminated against African-American students would get $200…
Title IX: Icons warn of complacency amid law’s success
By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Some of the giants of women’s basketball say if not for Title IX, doors would not have been open for them to blaze trails to Hall of Fame c…
Dangerous heat wave descends on parts of Midwest and South
By KATHLEEN FOODY and CLAIRE SAVAGE Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — A dangerous heat wave hit much of the Midwest and South on Tuesday, with temperatures hitting triple digits in Chicago and combining…
Ohio governor signs bill allowing armed school employees
By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS and MARK GILLISPIE Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio school districts could begin arming employees as soon as this fall under a bill signed into law Monday by GOP Gov…
US: Pfizer COVID-19 shot appears effective for kids under 5
By MATTHEW PERRONE and MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health officials said Sunday that kid-sized doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccines appear to be safe and effective for kids…
Democrats, Republicans fight to a redistricting stalemate
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press After nearly a year of partisan battles, number-crunching and lawsuits, the once-a-decade congressional redistricting cycle is ending in a draw. That leaves Repub…
