Cavs backup point guard Kay Felder gaining confidence with two strong games
CLEVELAND: Tyronn Lue has spoken frequently this season about the difficulty of developing young players on a team contending for a championship. The opportunities and game minutes simply aren’t...
View ArticleAkron 89, Bowling Green 84: Zips top Falcons to give coach Keith Dambrot...
The magic number was 289 for University of Akron men’s basketball coach Keith Dambrot on Tuesday night at Rhodes Arena.Dambrot collected his UA-record 289th win with an 89-84 win over Bowling...
View ArticleNational accrediting group confirms receiving complaint of patient safety...
A national health accreditation organization confirmed on Tuesday that it had received a complaint “of a patient safety concern at Summa Health System.”The complaint comes amid a firestorm in the local...
View ArticlePolice, feds looking for burglars who robbed Northeast Ohio gun store
NORTH ROYALTON, OHIO: Local police and the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives are searching for a team of burglars who broke into a Northeast Ohio gun shop last month and stole...
View ArticleNational news briefs — compiled Jan. 4
WASHINGTONTrump eyes lawyer for SECPresident-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday chose a Wall Street attorney with experience in corporate mergers and public stock launches as his nominee to head the...
View ArticleLeaders of Chicago’s Hobos gang convicted after deadly 2016
CHICAGO: Jurors who heard the biggest gang trial in recent Chicago history on Wednesday convicted the core leadership of the Hobos, a group described by prosecutors as an “all-star team” of criminals...
View ArticleGOP House panel: Halt federal money for Planned Parenthood
WASHINGTON: A Republican-run House panel created to investigate Planned Parenthood and the world of fetal tissue research urged Congress on Wednesday to halt federal payments to the women’s health...
View ArticlePuerto Rico files bill in quest to obtain statehood by 2025
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico: Puerto Rico’s new representative to the U.S. Congress filed a bill Wednesday that would turn the island into the 51st U.S. state by 2025.The bill is the first step in a renewed...
View ArticleCalifornia hires ex-Attorney General Holder to fight Trump
SACRAMENTO, Calif.: Democratic leaders in the California legislature said Wednesday they have hired former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to advise them on a legal strategy as they gird for a fight...
View ArticleWho hacked? Trump challenges spy agencies he’ll oversee
WASHINGTON: President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday escalated his blunt public challenge to the U.S. intelligence agencies he will soon oversee, appearing to embrace WikiLeaks founder Julian...
View ArticleIsraeli soldier’s manslaughter conviction divides country
TEL AVIV, Israel: The rare manslaughter conviction Wednesday of an Israeli soldier who fatally shot a badly wounded Palestinian attacker exposed a deepening rift between proponents of the rule of law...
View ArticleMacy’s to close stores, cut jobs amid weak sales
Macy’s says it is eliminating more than 10,000 jobs and plans to move forward with 68 store closures after a disappointing holiday shopping season. The department store chain also lowered its full-year...
View ArticleChurch gunman insists to jury that he is not mentally ill
CHARLESTON, S.C.: Dylann Roof spoke Wednesday for the first time to the jurors who will decide whether he should be executed for fatally shooting nine black parishioners during a Bible study, insisting...
View ArticleNTSB investigates NYC rail crash; 100 suffer minor injuries
NEW YORK: A packed Long Island Rail Road rush-hour train crashed at the end of a platform as it pulled into a major Brooklyn transportation hub on Wednesday, hurling passengers onto the floor and...
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Church gunman says he’s OKDylann Roof, 22 insisted in the penalty phase of his trial that he is not mentally ill. He did not plead for his life before a jury that will decide whether he should be...
View ArticleRegional news briefs — Jan. 5, 2017
AKRONWoman reports robberyAKRON: A Brunswick woman told police she was robbed on Tuesday by a man who had agreed over the internet to meet in Akron to sell her a cellphone.Police reported the woman met...
View ArticleThings to Do, Jan. 5: ‘Nashville’ returns; ‘Rhapsody in Blue’ at Severance;...
Tune in to ‘Nashville’ on CMTThe resurrected Nashville returns to prime time at 9 p.m. with a two-hour season premiere. Canceled by ABC last May, the country music drama, starring Connie Britton and...
View ArticleChapel Hill Mall Sears store to close by spring
Akron’s Chapel Hill Mall, already struggling in an ever-changing retail environment, is losing one of its two remaining anchor stores.The Sears store at the mall will be closed by spring, with...
View ArticleObama, Pence harden ‘Obamacare’ battle lines at Capitol
WASHINGTON: Hardening battle lines for the brawl to come, President Barack Obama urged congressional Democrats to “look out for the American people” in defending his legacy health care overhaul, while...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules — Jan. 4
REPORTING SCORESSchools are encouraged to report scores by email at bjsports@thebeaconjournal.com, by fax at 330-996-3629 or by phone at 330-996-3800. Please report scores from home and away games and...
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