80 million unexploded bombs: Obama pledges U.S. help for Laos
VIENTIANE, Laos: Declaring a “moral obligation” to heal the wounds of a secret war, President Barack Obama on Tuesday pledged help to clear away the 80 million unexploded bombs the U.S. dropped on Laos...
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UNITED NATIONS Half of refugees are children Some 28 million children around the globe have been driven from their homes by violent conflict, with nearly as many abandoning their homes in search of a...
View ArticleTrump and Clinton clash over national security
GREENVILLE, N.C.: Donald Trump said Tuesday night that Hillary Clinton’s handling of private emails disqualifies her to serve as president. His own temperament, Trump said, was his “single greatest...
View ArticleExecution drop makes some think death penalty is fading away
WASHINGTON: Is the death penalty in America gradually dying?There have been just two executions since May 1 and the total for 2016 probably will hit a 25-year low.Execution drug shortages, sometimes...
View ArticleITT shuts down 130 campuses nationwide
ITT Educational Services announced Tuesday that it is shutting down its academic operations at 130 campuses, which includes the one on West Market Street in Fairlawn. ITT officials are blaming the...
View ArticleKeeping your head in the game: Akron Children’s studies concussions
Carsen Everly suited up Friday to play alongside his Woodridge Bulldogs football teammates for the first time this season.The 15-year-old Cuyahoga Falls boy had been sidelined since early August when a...
View ArticleThings to Do, Sept. 7: ‘Khan’ on screen; dahlias in the garden; author in Hudson
‘Wrath of Khan’ on screenSet your phaser to “stun” and celebrate the 50th anniversary of Star Trek with what many fans consider the best of the films, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, this month’s...
View ArticleThings You Need to Know — compiled Sept. 6
D.C. welcomes back CongressU.S. lawmakers returning to Washington after a seven-week break pick up right where they left off — feuding about legislation to battle the mosquito-borne Zika virus and...
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AKRONMan, 23, dies in shootingAKRON: Akron police are investigating after a man was killed by a gunshot to the head Friday night.Police responding to the shooting call found Raymond L. Grundy, 23, of...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules —
FOOTBALLScheduleWeek 3Friday’s GamesColumbiana Crestview (2-0) at Alliance (0-2)Aurora (1-1) at Twinsburg (0-2)Austintown Fitch (1-1) at Louisville (1-1)Barberton (2-0) at Cuyahoga Falls (1-1)Brunswick...
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Astros 4, Indians 3: Ryan Lewis’ 12 Walk-Off Thoughts on Corey Kluber and one...
Here are 12 Walk-Off Thoughts after the Indians’ 4-3 loss to the Houston Astros Tuesday night. 1. Even the best pitchers in the game can have an inning unravel on them. It included Corey Kluber...
View ArticleIndians notebook: Team mulling options for No. 5 spot in the rotation
The Indians are still unsure how they want to proceed with the No. 5 spot in the starting rotation for the rest of September. On Monday, the Indians pieced together nine innings by using eight...
View ArticleAstros 4, Indians 3: Corey Kluber loses quality start streak, Indians’...
CLEVELAND: Even for some of the best pitchers in the game, an inning can quickly unravel and ruin an outing.In the case of Corey Kluber’s start against the Houston Astros on Tuesday night at...
View ArticleMacedonia tax issue threatens delay in presidential ballot-making process
A tax increase for a rec center in Macedonia has the potential to delay the November ballot, which includes much bigger issues, including who will be the next president of the United States.Summit...
View ArticleAkron bakes through hottest summer since 1887
The weather around here is beginning to sound like a broken record.Hot.Hot.Hot.Yet another weather record has been shattered as the National Weather Service announced we endured the hottest traditional...
View ArticleBob Dyer: Akron shouldn’t run up the white flag
If you’re anything like me, your closest friends don’t include more than a handful of vexillologists.Well, OK, I don’t know a single vexillologist, either. I didn’t even know what one was until a...
View ArticleUA students give the interim president a thumbs up for his first Q&A town...
University of Akron Interim President Matt Wilson’s comfortable style and positive message were hits Wednesday among students who turned out for a town hall meeting at the Student Union.Wilson, who was...
View ArticleCuyahoga Falls man sentenced to 5 years in prison for serious injuries to his...
A Cuyahoga Falls man tearfully denied Wednesday hurting his girlfriend’s then 8-month-old daughter last year, saying the injuries that left the girl with serious brain injuries were accidental.William...
View ArticleArea deaths — Sept. 8, 2016
MEDINADempsey, Michael W., 58, of Brunswick. Died Tuesday. Carlson.Roll, Kristina, 48, of Medina. Died Monday. Waite & Son.PORTAGEMandalin, Mona C., 75, of Kent. Died Sunday. Bissler &...
View ArticleIndians battle Houston Astros, midges in 6-5 win
If facing major-league hitters wasn’t tough enough, Carlos Carrasco went to battle with a swarm of midges to lead the Indians to a 6-5 win Wednesday night. Early on, the bugs began annoying the...
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