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Congress to consider $1.7 billion in Florence aid

Work this week will also focus on avoiding a government shutdown in 1 week

Ohio media ask: How can we make Ohio’s communities more vibrant?

Solutions are being sought as Ohio lags behind the nation in key economic indicators.

Rosenstein’s fate could turn on which account Trump believes

Associated Press WASHINGTON The fate of Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein could turn on

Supreme showdown to go down Thursday between Kavanaugh, Ford, sources say

Associated Press WASHINGTON Negotiators reached a tentative agreement Saturday for the Senate

Tanzania leader orders arrests as ferry death toll over 130

Hundreds of solemn people watched Friday as body after body was pulled from a capsized ferry that Tanzanian authorities said was badly overcrowded and upended in the final stretch before reaching shore. The death toll was above 130 but horrified witnesses feared that would rise as a second day of searching neared an end.

Woman stabs 5 – including newborns – at New York nursery

A woman stabbed five people – including three newborn babies – and then slashed her wrist early Friday inside a New York City home that was apparently being used as an unlicensed neighborhood nursery for new mothers and their children, authorities said.

Death toll rises to 43 in aftermath of Florence

Authorities say the death toll has now risen to 43 dead in the aftermath of former Hurricane Florence.

Army misses 2018 recruiting goal

For the first time since 2005, the U.S. Army missed its recruiting goal this year, falling short by about 6,500 soldiers, despite pouring an extra $200 million into bonuses and approving some additional waivers for bad conduct or health issues.

Canfield mom receives Purple Heart for late son

Nanette Dillon of Canfield becomes emotional after receiving the Purple Heart medal on behalf of her son, David Devellin, an Army veteran who was injured in Iraq and who took his own life in June. U.S. Rep. Bill Johnson of Marietta, R-6th, center, delivered the medal Friday at a ceremony at the Canfield Green gazebo, a;so attended by Canfield Mayor Richard Duffett, left.

Deputy AG talked about taping Trump, sources say

Associated Press WASHINGTON Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein discussed secretly recording

Kavanaugh accuser granted an extension

A high-stakes standoff between Republicans and the woman accusing Brett Kavanaugh of a three-decade-old sexual attack stretched into the weekend after the Senate Judiciary Committee chairman said his panel would vote Monday on Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination without a deal on her conditions for testifying.