2 killed, 18 students hurt when big rig strikes school bus
MOUNT PLEASANT, Texas: Two drivers were killed and more than a dozen students injured when a tractor-trailer veered into oncoming traffic and struck a passenger car and a bus carrying a Texas high...
View ArticleTrump sends condolence letter to Cleveland officer’s family
CLEVELAND: The family of a Cleveland police officer hit and killed on a freeway has received a letter of condolence from President Donald Trump.Officer David Fahey’s mother says the family was touched...
View ArticleJurors convict Missouri mother of poisoning 9-year-old son
CLAYTON, Mo.: A Missouri mother has been convicted of repeatedly poisoning her son with prescription medications, risking his life in what authorities described as an effort to win attention and...
View ArticleOhio suit on community-based options for disabled advances
By Julie Carr SmythCOLUMBUS: A lawsuit claiming Ohioans with intellectual and developmental disabilities experience segregation when forced to receive services from institutions due to fewer community-...
View ArticleCompany, U.S. want Dakota Access pipeline lake crossing upheld
BISMARCK, N.D.: The company building the $3.8 billion Dakota Access oil pipeline and the Army Corps of Engineers want a judge to reject a request by American Indian tribes to revoke permission for the...
View ArticleTrump touts jobs commitment first made in 2015
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Friday praised a plan by cable company Charter Communications to hire 20,000 American call center workers. But the hiring initiative dates back to 2015 as part of...
View ArticleTrump, GOP leaders abruptly pulls health care bill due to lack of support
WASHINGTON: In a humiliating setback, President Donald Trump and GOP leaders pulled their “Obamacare” repeal bill off the House floor Friday after it became clear the measure would fail badly.It was a...
View ArticleInspector general to review pullback of HealthCare.gov ads
WASHINGTON: A federal inspector general has launched an inquiry into the Trump administration’s decision to pull advertising for HealthCare.gov in the closing stretch of this year’s sign-up season,...
View ArticleDistrict: Akron teachers approve new three-year contract
The Akron Education Association voted Sunday night to approve a new three-year contract with Akron Public Schools, the school district said Monday.The union represents about 2,000 teachers.A union...
View ArticleBrowns sign offensive lineman Matt McCants
The Browns signed offensive lineman Matt McCants on Monday. McCants, 6-foot-5 and 309 pounds, will enter his fifth NFL season in the fall. Drafted by the New York Giants in 2012 in the sixth round out...
View ArticleWOIO, WUAB signals restored on U-verse cable after Raycom Media, AT&T reach...
Raycom Media and AT&T have reached an agreement that restores WOIO (Channel 19) and WUAB (Channel 43) to the lineup for U-verse cable customers.Raycom, which owns the two Cleveland stations,...
View ArticlePublic meeting on housing hosted Tuesday by Summit County Councilman Feeman
Summit County District 6 Councilman Jerry Feeman and the R.I.G.H.T Committee will host a public meeting 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Reservoir Park Community Center in Akron.The topic will be housing. The...
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Cavs guard Kyle Korver out against Spurs, hopeful he won't miss rest of...
Cleveland Cavaliers shooting guard Kyle Korver will miss tonight's game against the San Antonio Spurs, but said Monday he's hopeful his left foot soreness won't keep him out for the remaining 10 games...
View ArticleSuspects sought in deadly Cincinnati nightclub shooting; 5 still in hospital
CINCINNATI: Cincinnati police said they are making progress in their investigation into a nightclub shooting while city leaders Monday encouraged more witnesses to come forward to help find those...
View ArticleHouston student dies days after FaceTime with Beyonce
HOUSTON: A Houston high school student has lost her battle with terminal cancer days after having a dream come true in a talk with Beyonce over a video chat.Alief Independent School District...
View ArticleKushner agrees to speak to Senate panel about Russia
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump’s son-in-law has volunteered to answer questions before the Senate Intelligence Committee about arranging meetings with the Russian ambassador and other officials,...
View ArticleHollywood Gaming adding VLTs in Austintown
AUSTINTOWN TWP.: Hollywood Gaming at Mahoning Valley Race Course launched a $1.7 million expansion project Monday that will add 50 new slots-like video lottery terminals to the racino.The project will...
View ArticleKasich to cite $800M business cost in tax fight
COLUMBUS, Ohio: Republican Ohio Gov. John Kasich is preparing to make an $800 million argument for his plan that would allow the state to process and distribute the taxes levied by cities, counties and...
View ArticleRussian protest leader Alexei Navalny gets 15 days in jail
MOSCOW: Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who organized a wave of nationwide protests against government corruption that rattled authorities, was jailed for 15 days on Monday by a Moscow court...
View ArticleBusinessman claims police retaliation is behind the crime at his bars
Trouble seems to follow wherever Joe Salem does business in Akron. Twenty-seven years of police reports, alcohol violations, unpaid tax bills, bounced checks, lawsuits and more show a pattern of...
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