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Judge orders men who made fake robocalls to register voters
CLEVELAND (AP) — Two men convicted of fraud for targeting Black voters with phony robocalls before the 2020 election must spend 500 hours registering voters in low-income neighborhoods of Washington, …
Ohio State leader Johnson resigning halfway through contract
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio State University President Kristina Johnson says she’ll step down when the school year ends in May, resigning after less than three years at the helm of one of the nat…
Ohio awards nearly $58M more for school security upgrades
By SAMANTHA HENDRICKSON Associated Press/Report For America COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — More than 700 K-12 schools in Ohio will share in $57.8 million for security upgrades in the latest grants awarded thro…
Jury deliberates for 2nd day in Oath Keepers sedition case
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal jury weighed seditious conspiracy charges against Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes and four associates for a second day without rea…
Prosecutor: Triggerman or not, find man guilty in 8 slayings
WAVERLY, Ohio (AP) — The first defendant to face trial in the slayings of eight people from another Ohio family should be convicted regardless of whether he was a triggerman, a prosecutor told jurors …
How cooking food and gathering for feasts made us human
By MADDIE BURAKOFF AP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) — If you’re cooking a meal for Thanksgiving or just showing up to feast, you’re part of a long human history — one that’s older than our own sp…
Bison’s relocation to Native lands revives a spiritual bond
By BOBBY ROSS Jr. Associated Press BULL HOLLOW, Okla. (AP) — Ryan Mackey quietly sang a sacred Cherokee verse as he pulled a handful of tobacco out of a zip-close bag. Reaching over a barbed wire fenc…
Gathering again? Tips for a safe and healthy Thanksgiving
By JONEL ALECCIA AP Health Writer For families who settled for smaller gatherings and remote blessings during the height of the pandemic, this Thanksgiving looks like the return of the big bash. More …
Thanksgiving travel rush is back with some new habits
By DAVID KOENIG and ALEXANDRA OLSON Associated Press The Thanksgiving travel rush was back on this year, as people caught planes in numbers not seen in years, setting aside inflation concerns to reuni…
Indiana doctor: AG shouldn’t get abortion patient records
By ARLEIGH RODGERS Associated Press/Report for America INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Lawyers for an Indianapolis doctor who provided an abortion to a 10-year-old rape victim from Ohio told a judge Friday that I…
$45 million awarded to man declared ‘wrongfully imprisoned’
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — A federal court jury has awarded $45 million to a man who spent two decades in prison on rape and kidnapping convictions that were later overturned. The Montgomery County jury verd…
Man won’t face death if convicted of slayings of 8 in Ohio
WAVERLY, Ohio (AP) — A man charged in the 2016 slayings of eight members of a family in southern Ohio will not face the death penalty if convicted. Closing arguments are scheduled next week in the Pik…
