Things to Do, Sept. 6: Bedtime stories for adults; free music in park; make...
Watch Wandering AestheticsThe Wandering Aesthetics theater company will offer “B4 Bed: Stories for Adults” from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Firestone Park Branch Library, 1486 Aster Ave., Akron....
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NEW YORKDeaths mar West Indian DayRevelers in costumes danced as the sounds of steel drums filled the air Monday at the city’s annual West Indian Day Parade, but despite an expanded police presence...
View ArticleProtesters, seeking migrant camp closure, block Calais roads
CALAIS, FRANCE: Truckers, farmers, dock workers and merchants angry at the disruption caused by thousands of migrants in their midst in the northern French city of Calais blocked the main access route...
View ArticlePatrons sad, angry about closing of Wildwater Kingdom, lament end of favorite...
It was not only the last summer hurrah for patrons at Wildwater Kingdom, but also literally the last hurrah.Monday was the last day of operation for the water park that was once home to the former Sea...
View ArticlePoll: Support for Black Lives Matter grows among white youth
WASHINGTON: Support for the Black Lives Matter movement has increased among young white adults, according to a poll that suggests a majority of white, black, Asian and Hispanic young adults now support...
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ISRAELConstruction site collapses A multilevel parking garage under construction in the city of Tel Aviv collapsed on Monday, killing at least two people and injuring about 17 others, Israeli police...
View ArticleClinton and Trump have a near-encounter in a battle for Ohio
CLEVELAND: Converging on Ohio within miles of each other, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton made competing Labor Day pitches in Cleveland, setting the stage for a critical month in their testy...
View ArticleHermine lingers offshore, brings rough waves, rip currents
PROVIDENCE, R.I.: Hermine twisted hundreds of miles offshore in the Atlantic Ocean on Monday, creating large waves in some southern New England beach waters that lured in surfers despite the rough surf...
View ArticleWave of Islamic State-claimed bombings in Syria kill at least 48
BEIRUT: Near-simultaneous bombings claimed by the Islamic State group struck in and around strongholds of the Syrian government and Kurdish troops Monday, killing at least 48 people in a wave of...
View ArticleObama cancels meeting with new Philippine President Duterte
VIENTIANE, LAOS: President Barack Obama called off a planned meeting Tuesday with new Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, seeking distance from a U.S. ally’s leader during a diplomatic tour that’s...
View ArticleTraffic disruptions — Sept. 6
Here is a list of road and lane closings in the Akron area:Major highways abruptly closed: None.AKRON:• Interstate 76 lane restrictions and ramp closings: Until late November, I-76 between Grant Street...
View ArticleAstros 6, Indians 2: Winning streak ends for Tribe in ‘bullpen game’
CLEVELAND: The Indians’ “bullpen game” was largely a success for most of the night, but a tough seventh inning and a quiet night offensively led to a 6-2 loss to the Houston Astros on Monday at...
View ArticleIndians notebook: Jose Ramirez’s clutch season continues; Roberto Perez...
CLEVELAND: Hitting in the clutch has become one of those stats that doesn’t carry much weight with the new wave of thinking toward baseball analytics. It can be fluky and doesn’t have much indication...
View ArticleGOJO headquarters evacuated after possibly hazardous gas leak in downtown Akron
The headquarters for the maker of Purell hand sanitizer was evacuated Tuesday afternoon after an unknown gas leaked inside.The Akron Fire Department reported that GOJO Industries in the 500 block of...
View ArticleUniversity of Akron students receive guide on city
University of Akron students are getting an education about the city’s downtown.The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation joined with the University of Akron and Akron Life Magazine to launch a city...
View ArticleWoman jailed in kidnapping of newborn
An Akron woman’s roommate was arrested Sunday and charged with kidnapping the woman’s infant grandson.Bureda Wells, 39, is accused of leaving the 4-day-old baby at a church in the 2300 block of 24th...
View ArticleCorey Kluber loses quality start streak, ninth-inning rally falls short in...
Even for some of the best pitchers in the game, an inning an quickly unravel and ruin an outing. And in the case of Corey Kluber’s start against the Houston Astros Tuesday night, a bad second inning...
View ArticleTraffic disruptions — Sept. 7
Here is a list of road and lane closings in the Akron area:Major highways abruptly closed: None.AKRON:• Interstate 76 lane restrictions and ramp closings: Until late November, I-76 between Grant Street...
View ArticleSpectra Energy, a partner behind Nexus Pipeline, to be acquired by Canada’s...
NEW YORK: Canada’s Enbridge is buying Houston-based Spectra Energy for about $28 billion, creating North America’s largest energy infrastructure company.Both companies operate pipelines that deliver...
View ArticleNational news briefs — compiled Sept. 6
MINNEAPOLIS Confession in boy’s slaying A Minnesota man confessed Tuesday to abducting and killing 11-year-old Jacob Wetterling nearly 27 years ago, recounting a crime that long haunted the state in...
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