Image of Aleppo boy shocks world; Russia offers cease-fires
BEIRUT: The Russian military said Thursday it was ready to back a U.N. call for weekly cease-fires for Syria’s contested city of Aleppo, as haunting footage of a young boy’s rescue from the aftermath...
View Article14 killed in attacks on police, military in Turkey; 220 hurt
ANKARA, Turkey: A string of bombings, blamed on Kurdish rebels and targeting Turkey’s security forces, killed at least 14 people and wounded more than 220 others, officials said Thursday.Two of the...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules — Aug. 18
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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DETROITRuling favors employerA judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit filed on behalf of a transgender embalmer who was fired by a Detroit-area funeral home after disclosing that she was transitioning...
View ArticleBaton Rouge’s summer of pain: Shootings, unrest, now floods
BATON ROUGE, La.: Anger. Sorrow. Vengeful glee. Guilt. Terrence Carter has experienced it all during Baton Rouge’s summer of pain. And on Thursday, as he walked through the dirty water on the floor of...
View ArticleObama administration to phase out some private prison use
WASHINGTON: The Obama administration announced Thursday it will phase out its use of some private prisons, affecting thousands of federal inmates.In a memo to the Bureau of Prisons, Deputy Attorney...
View ArticleChicago police recommend firing of seven cops for false reports
CHICAGO: Seven Chicago police officers should be fired for filing false reports in the fatal shooting of black teenager Laquan McDonald in 2014, the police superintendent said Thursday, in a move aimed...
View ArticleWorld news briefs — compiled Aug. 18
MEXICOPanel: Police executed 22Federal police executed at least 22 people on a ranch last year, then moved bodies and planted guns to corroborate the official account that the deaths happened in a...
View ArticleTrump campaign confirms stop in Akron
Donald Trump will be in Akron on Monday, his campaign has confirmed. Tickets for a rally at the James A. Rhodes Arena on the University of Akron campus are available through the campaign’s online...
View ArticleNorth Dakota pipeline construction halted until court date
BISMARCK, N.D.: Developers of a four-state oil pipeline have agreed to halt construction of the project in southern North Dakota until a federal court hearing next week in Washington, D.C. The...
View ArticleAkron says landlord owes more than $110,000 in water and sewer bills
Akron says a city landlord illegally received water and sewer service for years at two homes, racking up more than $110,000 in unpaid bills.Property owner John Roddy then attempted to skip out on the...
View ArticleIndians 5, White Sox 4: Ryan Lewis’ 14 Walk-Off Thoughts on Tyler Naquin,...
Here are 14 Walk-Off Thoughts on the Indians’ 5-4 walk-off win against the Chicago White Sox Thursday night. 1. This was one of the Indians’ more improbable wins of the season. It began with Danny...
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The Fifth Quarter: Browns aren't capitalizing on coach Hue Jackson's physical...
Almost every day I spend covering the Browns at team headquarters, FirstEnergy Stadium or on the road, there are too many news items, notes and observations to fit into the newspaper. So this blog is...
View ArticleFalcons 24, Browns 13: Quarterback Robert Griffin III, starters show progress...
CLEVELAND: They looked like the same old Browns at first, but quarterback Robert Griffin III and the rest of the starters got their acts together enough to show progress.Although the Browns were far...
View ArticleShakeup at A. Schulman Inc.: Chairman Gingo back as CEO
Struggling Fairlawn polymer company A. Schulman Inc. has replaced its chief executive officer with Chairman and former CEO Joe Gingo. “The board and Bernard Rzepka, president and chief executive...
View ArticleOrrville man, 21, dies in shooting; 67-year-old arrested
A 21-year-old Orrville man was shot in the chest and died Thursday evening, Orrville police said.A 67-year-old Orrville man, Paul R. Claren, has been arrested in the incident, police said.The shooting...
View ArticleDrive-by shooting damages car in Ravenna; no one injured
An early Friday morning drive-by shooting at a Ravenna gas station damaged a vehicle but did not injure anyone, police say.Witnesses said gunshots struck the windshield of a car at the Clark Gas...
View ArticleMan charged with taking Social Security money from disabled Summit County woman
A 38-year-old North Ridgeville man was arrested and charged with stealing Social Security disability payments from a 51-year-old developmentally disabled woman in Summit County.The Summit County...
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