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Trump eases up on border shutdown threat

Officials explore steps to satisfy urge for action Associated Press WASHINGTON President


State would honor presidential popular vote under proposal

Ohio’s coveted electoral votes would be delivered to the presidential candidate who wins the national popular vote under a proposal making its way toward the state’s fall ballot


US moves to reject more seekers of asylum, speed up deportations

Associated Press WASHINGTON Border officials are aiming to more than quadruple the number of


Ohio Senate passes bill legalizing hemp and hemp product

Associated Press COLUMBUS The Ohio Senate has passed a bill to legalize hemp and hemp-derived


Congress to receive redacted report in mid-April

Attorney general gets help from special counsel Associated Press WASHINGTON A redacted version


Appeals court: Exonerated men’s claims should be heard

Associated Press CLEVELAND A federal judge wrongly dismissed lawsuits filed by three men who


Negotiations over Ohio gas tax increase delayed over weekend

The state gas tax would rise 11 cents under a deal worked out by Gov. Mike DeWine and House Speaker Larry Householder to fix deteriorating roads and bridges, but the next step in negotiations is to bring Senate Republicans on board


20 years for man behind hoax call that led to fatal shooting

Associated Press WICHITA, Kan. A California man was sentenced Friday to 20 years in prison for


Former minister convicted of sex charges

Associated Press TOLEDO A former minister accused of grooming a 14-year-old girl for sex and


HIV milestone

Woman living with AIDS virus donates kidney to HIV-positive stranger Associated Press WASHINGTON


Ohio AG to oppose health care law ruling

Associated Press CLEVELAND Ohio’s Republican attorney general said Thursday he will file a court


Trump withdraws request to cut funds for Special Olympics

Associated Press WASHINGTON President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he was backing off


Ex-coach pleads guilty in bribery scandal

Associated Press BOSTON A former women’s soccer coach at Yale University pleaded guilty


Porn video inadvertently shown in middle school class

Students in a suburban Detroit seventh-grade history class were expecting a video on explorers Lewis and Clark, but instead viewed at least 30 seconds of pornography.


US trade gap falls 15% to $51.1B in Jan.

Associated Press WASHINGTON The U.S. trade deficit tumbled nearly 15 percent in January as