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Trump touts 2020 chances, swipes at Biden

Associated Press MONTOURSVILLE, Pa. President Donald Trump voiced confidence Monday in his


Man found dead after holding police at bay

Associated Press MEDINA Police say a man who reportedly called 911 saying he shot a woman in


Spare mentally ill from death penalty, Ohio lawmakers urge

Associated Press COLUMBUS A bill now in Ohio’s Legislature would prevent people convicted of


Rocket strikes near US Embassy

Associated Press BAGHDAD A rocket was fired into the Iraqi capital’s heavily fortified Green


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University gets horror filmmaker George Romero’s archives

The University of Pittsburgh is getting a spooky addition: the archives of late iconic horror filmmaker George A. Romero


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Hundreds protest Alabama abortion ban: ‘My body, my choice!’

Hundreds of demonstrators march in Alabama’s capital city and other cities in the state against a new Alabama law to ban most abortions and take effect in six months


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Temple memorial to Florida shooting victims is set ablaze

A temple built as a memorial to the 17 victims of a Florida high school mass shooting is burned to the ground in a symbolic gesture of healing


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Defunct steelmaker’s 21-story headquarters imploded

Sixteen thousand tons of Bethlehem Steel collapsed in a matter of seconds Sunday as a demolition crew imploded Martin Tower, the defunct steelmaker’s former world headquarters


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Speaker stuns 2019 Morehouse grads, will pay off student debt

Billionaire technology investor shocks 2019 graduating class at Morehouse College, announcing at their commencement that he will pay off their students loans worth up to $40 million


Lawyer: Some ex-OSU players were abused

Associated Press COLUMBUS An attorney preparing a lawsuit against Ohio State University on


Trump lifts, delays tariffs on allies

Canada, Mexico agree to scrap retaliatory taxes on US goods Associated Press WASHINGTON Bogged


Ohio governor: new lethal injection policy coming in ‘weeks’

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine says he expects Ohio to present a federal judge with a proposed new lethal injection system within several weeks


‘Shocking’: Ohio State doc abused 177, officials were aware

An investigative report says a now-dead Ohio State team doctor sexually abused at least 177 male students over nearly two decades, and university officials knew what he was doing and did little to stop him


Ohio man sues white supremacists over Virginia rally

Associated Press An Ohio man is suing white supremacists and neo-Nazi protesters in federal court,


President Trump pushes immigration plan New approach

Associated Press WASHINGTON Unveiling a new immigration plan, President Donald Trump said