Who is the Rev. Daniel Edward Thomas?
The Rev. Daniel Edward Thomas, the bishop of Toledo, was appointed Wednesday as the apostolic administrator for the eight-county Catholic Diocese of Cleveland.The white-haired, 57-year-old will oversee...
View ArticleActress Debbie Reynolds dies at 84, son says
LOS ANGELES: Actress Debbie Reynolds, the star of the 1952 classic movie Singin’ in the Rain has died one day after the death of her daughter, actress-writer Carrie Fisher. Reynolds was 84.Her son,...
View ArticleCavaliers, Warriors not fans of NBA’s ‘Last 2 Minutes’ report
INDEPENDENCE: Players’ dissent against the league’s officiating reports has grown louder in recent days as two of the NBA’s biggest stars have voiced their displeasure against what the league calls its...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules —
BASKETBALLScoreboardWednesday’s ResultsCuyahoga Falls 40, CVCA 28Hudson 59, Streetsboro 40Solon 72, Stow 69Woodridge 47, Walsh Jesuit 41BOYSScoring SummariesCUYAHOGA FALLS 40, CVCA 28CVCA 12 6 8 2 —...
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News organizations participating in the Your Vote Ohio project will meet in early January to discuss how to best localize national issues as they are addressed by the new administration. Share with...
View ArticleAkron cobbler Don Olivo closes his doors after 73 years of mending shoes
A teenager growing up in the 1940s, Don Olivo remembers hopping a bus after classes at Akron Hower Vocational School to help out at a cousin’s shoe repair store in Goodyear Heights.“I wasn’t sure if I...
View ArticlePeople Helping People — Dec. 30
People Helping People is a list of charitable causes in our area that need donations or volunteers. The list ends New Year’s Day, but the charities’ needs do not. Please consider supporting the causes...
View ArticleWorld news briefs — compiled Dec. 29
Iraq Troops resume Mosul pushBreaking a two-week lull in fighting, Iraqi troops backed by the U.S.-led coalition’s airstrikes and artillery pushed deeper into eastern Mosul on Thursday in a...
View ArticleCharles Manson follower seeks parole 47 years after killings
SACRAMENTO, Calif.: After a daylong hearing, a parole board postponed a decision Thursday on whether to free Patricia Krenwinkel — once a devout follower of cult killer Charles Manson — 47 years after...
View ArticleNational news briefs — compiled Dec. 29
CHARLESTON, S.C.Retrial date set for officerThe state retrial of a South Carolina police officer charged with murder for killing a black driver running from a traffic stop has been scheduled to begin...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules — Dec. 29
BASKETBALLBOYSScoreboardThursday’s ResultsCol. Bishop Hartley 58, Marlington 45Copley 92, Firstone 86Detroit Jesuit 55, St. Vincent-St. Mary 49Green 81, Garfield 68Scoring SummariesTusky Central...
View ArticleCease-fire deal reached in Syria, raising hopes for peace
BEIRUT: A cease-fire brokered by Russia and Turkey went into effect in war-ravaged Syria at midnight Thursday, a potential breakthrough in the six years of fighting that have left more than a...
View ArticleWith Trump’s victory, GOP hopes to overhaul Medicaid
ATLANTA: When President-elect Donald Trump takes office in January, Republicans will have the opportunity to pull off something they have wanted to do for years — overhaul Medicaid, the program that...
View ArticleNumber of officers killed in line of duty increases in 2016
The number of police killed in the line of duty rose sharply in 2016, driven by shootings of police around the country, most notably ambushes in Dallas and Baton Rouge, La.From Jan. 1 through...
View ArticleKyrie Irving scores 32 as Cavs blow 20-point lead, hold on to beat Celtics...
CLEVELAND: Kyrie Irving scored 32 points and registered his fifth double-double in his last seven games to allow the Cleveland Cavaliers to hold on for a 124-118 victory Thursday against the Boston...
View ArticleAP Explains: Did Trump just create 8,000 jobs?
WASHINGTON: Donald Trump gave himself kudos for the creation of 8,000 new U.S. jobs by a Japanese tech mogul, saying it was proof of “the spirit and the hope” stirred by his presidential win.But for...
View ArticleThings You Need to Know — compiled Dec. 29
New York increases securitySixty-five 20-ton garbage trucks filled with sand will surround intersections around Times Square on New Year’s Eve in hopes of stopping truck attacks like those in Germany...
View ArticleRegional news briefs — Dec. 30, 2016
BEACON JOURNALCall center holiday hoursAKRON: The Beacon Journal Customer Service Call Center will take calls from 7 to 10 a.m. Saturday, Sunday and Monday. The phone number is 330-996-3600 or...
View ArticleEmergency in the ER? Come Jan. 1, it’s unclear which doctors will be staffing...
If you blow off a finger with a firecracker celebrating the new year, it’s unclear which doctors might help you in any of Summa Health System’s five emergency rooms.Summa this week said negotiations...
View ArticleIs Kayla Kurtz America’s worst cook?
If cooking well is a fine art, then cooking badly is something else: a TV show.When the new season of Worst Cooks in America premieres Sunday night at 9 p.m. on Food Network, Northeast Ohio will be...
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