GM CEO: Won’t change production plans despite Trump tweet
DETROIT: General Motors has no plans to change where it produces small cars because of criticism from President-elect Donald Trump, the company’s top executive said Sunday night.CEO Mary Barra said the...
View ArticleCavs 120, Suns 116; Jason Lloyd's 15 thoughts on ball movement, turnovers and...
PHOENIX: Fifteen thoughts for 15 assists in Sunday’s 120-116 win over the Phoenix Suns…, 1. The Cavs are 2-0 on this six-game road trip, but they’re making it much more difficult on themselves...
View ArticleSnake on a plane: Emirates flight halted in serpent spotting
DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: Once Samuel L. Jackson appeared in the Mideast hotspot of Dubai, it really was only a matter of time before the snake on a plane would turn up too.Dubai-based airline...
View ArticleU2 to visit Cleveland on The Joshua Tree Tour this summer
CLEVELAND: U2 will perform this summer in Cleveland on its The Joshua Tree Tour.The band will appear July 1 at FirstEnergy Stadium, Live Nation announced Monday. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Jan....
View ArticleAmid hacking feud, U.S. hits Russia with new sanctions
WASHINGTON: The outgoing Obama administration on Monday blacklisted five Russians, including a senior law enforcement official close to President Vladimir Putin, as the two nations’ feud over U.S....
View ArticleThings to Do, Jan. 10: ‘Into the Woods’ in Cleveland; author visits at...
Go into the Playhouse for ‘Into the Woods’ “I wish … more than anything …” that I had tickets to the innovative take on the Stephen Sondheim-James Lapine musical Into the Woods that opens at 7:30 p.m....
View ArticleU.S. Navy ship fired warning shots at Iranian boats
WASHINGTON: A U.S. Navy destroyer fired three warning shots at armed Iranian patrol boats as they sped toward the American warship at the entrance to the Persian Gulf, marring a recent period of...
View ArticleIt’s all good: Any exercise cuts risk of death, study finds
Weekend warriors, take a victory lap. People who pack their workouts into one or two sessions a week lower their risk of dying over roughly the next decade nearly as much as people who exercise more...
View ArticleManhunt underway for suspect in killing of Orlando officer
ORLANDO, FLA.: An Orlando police sergeant was shot and killed Monday after approaching a suspect wanted for questioning in the slaying of his pregnant ex-girlfriend.A second law enforcement officer was...
View ArticleCouncil questions Oriana House after reports of clients overdosing, dying
Akron City Council members took an hour Monday to question the operator of a community correction facility after two parents said their sons and others have gone there for help but instead overdosed or...
View ArticleAirport shooting suspect gets public defender in court, could face death
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.: The Iraq War veteran held in the fatal shooting of five people inside Fort Lauderdale’s airport was appointed a federal public defender on Monday after telling a judge that he...
View ArticleAP-NORC Poll: Obama won nation’s approval, didn’t unite it
WASHINGTON: More Americans feel Barack Obama’s presidency divided the country than feel it brought people together, a new poll shows. Yet he leaves office held in high esteem by a solid majority.Eight...
View ArticleArea deaths — compiled Jan. 9
MEDINACibik, Marion, 98, of Brunswick. Died Sunday. Carlson.Feezle, Natalie L., 5, of Medina. Died Sunday. Waite & Son.McGill, Valoyce G., 89, of Sharon Township. Died Saturday. Carlson,...
View ArticlePatrick Bravo elected Akron school board president; Tim Miller vice president
The Akron Board of Education elected Patrick Bravo president at its organizational meeting Monday night. Bravo previously served as vice president. The new vice president is board member Tim Miller....
View ArticleFairlawn in sound financial shape, mayor says
FAIRLAWN: The city is in sound financial shape, with income tax revenue climbing 3.5 percent last year over the previous year, Mayor Bill Roth said Monday during his annual State of the City speech.The...
View ArticleBob Dyer: Summa’s boss is blowing smoke
Summa President and CEO Thomas Malone seems bound and determined to become the Scott Scarborough of 2017.“The Scar,” as he was less-than-affectionately known to many students, faculty, alumni and...
View ArticleAkron man charged with breaking into home, assaulting male resident with hammer
Police say an Akron family awoke Saturday morning to the sounds of someone banging on their front and back doors.The family, who lives in the 400 block of Delmar Avenue, called 911 when a man broke...
View ArticleFormer Summa CEO Tom Strauss is named CEO of Sisters of Charity Health System
Thomas J. Strauss, who led Summa Health System for 15 years before retiring in 2014, has been named the president and CEO of another regional health system.Effective Tuesday, Strauss, 64, of Cuyahoga...
View ArticleKent State tops in Ohio and among Top 10 nationally for students seeking...
Let’s go Flashes!Kent State once again is tops in the state for the number of new college coeds who sign up to attract so-called Sugar Daddies to help pay for their college.The mutually beneficial...
View ArticleSearch for missing plane in Lake Erie turns up seats, debris
CLEVELAND: Divers searching Lake Erie’s icy waters for a plane that vanished with six people on board more than a week ago found large pieces of debris on Monday, including what may be part of the...
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