Local man’s determination shows how hard it is to run for president
Richard Duncan can’t remember whether he voted for Bill Clinton or Ronald Reagan.He didn’t particularly like either, as iconic as each president might be for the major political parties. Duncan, 63,...
View Article10 Things To Do In... Fairlawn
FAIRLAWN: Fairlawn is one of three communities that merge into the retail mecca of Montrose (Copley and Bath townships being the other two.)That means there is no limit to how much shopping and eating...
View ArticleUniversity of Akron 47, VMI 24: Passing game offsets defensive woes in Zips’...
The University of Akron football team signaled that there is a lot of studying to do before next weekend’s game against Wisconsin.The Zips struggled to beat the Virginia Military Institute 47-24 at...
View ArticleIndians 8, Marlins 3: Trevor Bauer rebounds from rough first inning, Indians...
CLEVELAND: The Indians knocked around one of the best starting pitchers the National League has to offer and received eight-plus innings from Trevor Bauer en route to an 8-3 victory over the Miami...
View ArticleOhio State football: Five things to know about the Buckeyes’ 77-10 victory...
1. Running up the score?The Falcons won the Mid-American Conference title last season and have played in three consecutive MAC championship games. Yet the Buckeyes posted a school-record 776 yards...
View ArticlePope hails volunteers on eve of Mother Teresa sainthood
VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis on Saturday denounced what he called the modern-day sin of indifference to hunger, exploitation and other suffering, while commending the example of Mother Teresa on the eve...
View ArticleObama consulting Turkish, British leaders on Islamic State
HANGZHOU, CHINA: At an economic summit in China, President Barack Obama is turning attention to the Islamic State group, consulting with the leaders of Turkey and Britain, important allies with their...
View ArticleHermine kills 2, ruins beach weekends in northward march
The once-and-future Hurricane Hermine regained strength Saturday as it moved slowly up the Eastern Seaboard and made a mess of the holiday weekend.Hermine (her-MEEN) already caused two deaths, damaged...
View ArticleAddress rape victims of South Sudan hotel rampage, U.S. says
JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN: The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations is calling for an independent commission to take testimony from rape victims of a rampage by South Sudanese soldiers at a hotel compound...
View ArticleHillary Clinton, Tim Kaine campaigning in Cleveland on Labor Day
Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and running mate Sen. Tim Kaine will speak at a Labor Day celebration on Cleveland’s east side Monday afternoon. The event at Luke Easter Park — on the...
View ArticleTrump tells black churchgoers in Detroit: ‘I’m here today to learn’
DETROIT: Donald Trump swayed to songs of worship, read scripture and donned a Jewish prayer shawl Saturday during a visit to a predominantly black church in Detroit, where he called for a “civil rights...
View ArticleWorld news briefs — compiled Sept. 3
BANGLADESHJailed Islamist executedBangladeshi authorities executed a top Islamist party leader convicted of war crimes involving the nation’s 1971 independence war against Pakistan, officials said. Mir...
View ArticleNational news briefs — compiled Sept. 3
MINNEAPOLISMissing boy’s remains foundThe remains of Jacob Wetterling, an 11-year-old boy kidnapped from a rural Minnesota road while riding his bike nearly 27 years ago, were identified Saturday,...
View ArticleUniversity of Missouri defends study that led to beagles’ deaths
KANSAS CITY, Mo.: The University of Missouri is defending its research practices after a national pet-adoption group publicly decried an experiment that led to the euthanization of six female...
View ArticleCalifornia’s native salmon struggling in fifth year of drought
STINSON BEACH, Calif.: The sleek, flapping salmon that fishermen hauled aboard the rolling Salty Lady charter boat near the Golden Gate Bridge were the survivors of the survivors.After five years of...
View ArticleHermine spins away from East Coast, batters shore with waves
NORFOLK, Va.: Hermine spun away from the East Coast on Sunday, removing the threat of heavy rain, but maintaining enough power to whip up waves and rip currents dangerous enough to disappoint swimmers...
View ArticleKent State has country’s first gluten-free dining hall on a college campus
Camaraderie and curiosity recently brought four Kent State University students to the new Prentice Cafe, a full-service, gluten-free dining hall offered at the university this academic year.“When I...
View ArticleEconomic summit opens amid sluggish growth, trade disputes
HANGZHOU, China: Chinese President Xi Jinping called Sunday for leaders of the United States, Germany and other major economies to resist pressure to raise trade barriers as they opened a summit amid...
View ArticleWorld news briefs — compiled Sept. 4
Nigeria Corruption aids extremists Nigeria’s military said some officers are selling arms and ammunition to Boko Haram, indicating the corruption bedeviling the country’s fight against the Islamic...
View ArticleTurkey: IS has lost all territory along Syria-Turkey border
BEIRUT: Turkish troops and allied Syrian rebels expelled the Islamic State group from the last strip of territory it controlled along the Syrian-Turkish border on Sunday, effectively sealing the...
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