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Lima tank plant plays big role in Ukraine war
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press LIMA, Ohio (AP) — Thousands of miles from the front lines, a sprawling manufacturing plant in the small midwestern city of Lima, Ohio, is playing a critical role i…
2 train derailments have similar risks, different outcomes
By JOHN FLESHER Associated Press TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Police Chief Jason Wright feared the worst as he rushed to the scene of a freight train derailment in Michigan’s Van Buren Township, …
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…
Off camera, Fox hosts doubted 2020 election fraud claims
By RANDALL CHASE Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — To millions of viewers, Fox News hosts gave allies of former President Donald Trump a platform to champion false claims that he lost the 2020 …
White House defends response to Ohio toxic train derailment
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Friday defended its response to a toxic freight train derailment in Ohio two weeks ago,even as local leaders and members …
Clinic to open near Ohio derailment as health worries linger
By PATRICK ORSAGOS and JOHN SEEWER Associated Press EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) — A plume of chemicals that spilled into the Ohio River after a fiery train derailment has broken up and is no longer a co…
EPA chief at train derailment site
By PATRICK ORSAGOS Associated Press EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) — The head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency got a first-hand look Thursday at the toll left by a freight train derailment in Oh…
GOP Ohio House speaker prioritizes conservative wish list
By SAMANTHA HENDRICKSON Associated Press/Report For America COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Fledgling Ohio House Speaker Jason Stephens laid out an unflinchingly conservative list of Republican priority bills f…
Charges dropped against reporter arrested at news conference
By JOHN SEEWER Associated Press A cable news reporter pushed to the ground and handcuffed while covering a news conference about a train derailment in Ohio will no longer face charges, the state’…
Governments target medical debt with COVID relief funds
By MARK PRATT Associated Press Millions of Americans mired in medical debt face difficult financial decisions every day — pay the debt or pay for rent, utilities and groceries. Some may even skip nece…
GOP’s intraparty power battle roiling lawmaking in Ohio
By JULIE CARR SMYTH and SAMANTHA HENDRICKSON Associated Press/Report for America COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A battle for political control of the Ohio House has laid bare the risks the Republican Party fac…
5 people shot at Michigan State University; suspect at large
By JOEY CAPPELLETTI and KEN KUSMER Associated Press EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — At least five people were shot Monday night at Michigan State University, some suffering life-threatening injuries, leadi…
