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Interpol president resigns amid Beijing probe

Interpol says a Chinese official who was reported missing has resigned as head of the international police agency. The update came after Beijing announced Meng Hongwei was under investigation in China.

Taylor Swift breaks political silence, backs Tennessee Dems

Music superstar Taylor Swift announced Sunday she’s voting for Tennessee’s Democratic Senate candidate Phil Bredesen, breaking her long-standing refusal to discuss anything politics.

Ick factor: NYC so far turns up nose at food-scrap recycling

New Yorkers are so far turning up their noses at the city’s ambitious organics collection program, which has stalled because not enough people are participating in the often-smelly chore of separating out all those table scraps, spoiled meat, rotten vegetables and cut grass.

No Columbus Day in Columbus: City to honor veterans instead

The largest city named for Christopher Columbus has called off its observance of the divisive holiday that honors the explorer, making a savvy move to tie the switch to a politically safe demographic: veterans.

Corn dogs and cows: Woman visits all 88 county fairs in Ohio

Associated Press FINDLAY Lexa Kessler is making an 88-county dent in her bucket list. The 24

Pope OKs study of Vatican archives into McCarrick scandal

Associated Press VATICAN CITY Pope Francis has authorized a “thorough study” of Vatican

Trade gap increases to $53.2B

Associated Press WASHINGTON Record imports drove the U.S. trade deficit up for the third-

Judge throws out lawsuit seeking action on Lake Erie

Associated Press TOLEDO A federal judge in Ohio has thrown out a lawsuit seeking to force the

Harris, Brown cancel Ohio appearances

Associated Press CINCINNATI U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris has canceled two planned appearances in

Officials: Changes in prison policies working

Associated Press CAMP HILL, Pa. Major changes in mail and visiting polices at Pennsylvania

African children welcome first lady

Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya Melania Trump briefly lost her footing when a baby elephant

Pompeo looks for progress in North Korea

Associated Press WASHINGTON Secretary of State Mike Pompeo headed off to North Korea on Friday

Nobel Peace laureates demand end to sexual violence in war

Associated Press OSLO, Norway Raped after being forced into sexual slavery by the Islamic State

Senate to OK Kavanaugh today

After weeks of shocking accusations, hardball politics and rowdy Capitol protests, a pair of wavering senators declared Friday they will back Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court confirmation, all but guaranteeing the deeply riven Senate will elevate the conservative jurist to the nation’s highest court today.

Avenatti blasts an FBI investigation into Kavanaugh

‘I don’t think it was an investigation at all,’ Avenatti told The Vindicator during an interview Thursday at the DoubleTree by Hilton downtown.