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Storm adds uncertainty to strong holiday travel demand
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Concerns about illness or inflation aren’t stopping Americans from hitting the roads and airports this holiday season. But a massive winter storm might. Forecaster…
Gambling interests gave GOP group behind pro-DeWine PACs $1M
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Gambling interests positioning for lucrative business as Ohio remakes its betting landscape donated nearly $1 million to a nonprofit group th…
Scientists: Atmospheric carbon might turn lakes more acidic
By JOHN FLESHER AP Environmental Writer TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — The Great Lakes have endured a lot the past century, from supersized algae blobs to invasive mussels and bloodsucking sea lamprey th…
Want to email your doctor? You may be charged for that
WASHINGTON (AP) — The next time you message your doctor to ask about a pesky cough or an itchy rash, you may want to check your bank account first — you could get a bill for the question. Hospital sys…
White House reveals winter COVID-19 plans, more free tests
By ZEKE MILLER AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is once more making some free COVID-19 tests available to all U.S. households as it releases its contingency plan…
Lengthy prison terms for 3 who aided Whitmer kidnap plotter
By JOEY CAPPELLETTI and ED WHITE Associated Press JACKSON, Mich. (AP) — A judge on Thursday handed down the longest prison terms so far in the plot to kidnap Michigan’s governor, sentencing thre…
Ohio education bill, transgender athlete ban die in House
By SAMANTHA HENDRICKSON Associated Press/Report For America COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The latest proposal to give Ohio’s governor more power overseeing K-12 education cleared the state Senate with a ban o…
Ohio lawmakers OK sweeping criminal justice law changes
By SAMANTHA HENDRICKSON Associated Press/Report For America COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A sweeping criminal justice bill passed early Thursday by the Ohio Legislature would let inmates earn more time off pr…
Voter ID, other election restrictions head to Ohio governor
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohioans would be required to present photo ID at the polls and have fewer days to apply for absentee ballots or to vote early in person under…
US deaths fell this year, but not to pre-COVID levels
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The number of U.S. deaths dropped this year, but there are still more than there were before the coronavirus hit. Preliminary data — through the first …
VIDEO FOR YOU: Senate Democrats take aim at cryptocurrency
The Associated Press is offering video of the following senators commenting on concerns in Congress over cryptocurrency and its use. Use it on your broadcasts, websites, social media platforms and els…
Ohio Senate backs voter ID, host of other election changes
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohioans would be required to present photo ID at the voting booth and have fewer days to apply for absentee ballots or to vote early in perso…
