Gamblers seek a million-dollar payout at Garrettsville bowling alley
GARRETTSVILLE: Fortune seekers were scattered around SkyLane Bowling, sitting at tables writing their names and telephone numbers on orange and pink tickets.Orange for the big drawing.Pink for the...
View ArticleNASA spacecraft on way to asteroid to bring back samples
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.: The first NASA explorer of its kind took off on a seven-year quest Thursday, chasing after a big, black, unexplored asteroid to gather a few handfuls of gravel for return to...
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WASHINGTON FAA warns about smartphoneU.S. aviation safety officials took the extraordinary step late Thursday of warning airline passengers not to turn on or charge a new-model Samsung smartphone...
View ArticleRussia says Israeli, Palestinian leaders agree to meet for talks
MOSCOW: Russia’s Foreign Ministry announced on Thursday that the Israeli and the Palestinian leaders have agreed “in principle” to meet in Moscow for talks in what the Russians hope will relaunch the...
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North Korea Nuclear test suspected South Korean and international monitoring agencies reported Friday an earthquake near North Korea’s northeastern nuclear test site, a strong indication that Pyongyang...
View ArticleFAA warns airline passengers not to use Samsung smartphone
WASHINGTON: U.S. aviation safety officials took the extraordinary step late Thursday of warning airline passengers not to turn on or charge a new-model Samsung smartphone during flights following...
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Terrorist threat to continueThe directors of the FBI and CIA say Islamic State extremists will continue to pose serious national security problems for the United States and Europe in coming years....
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AKRONMeeting date changedAKRON: A town hall meeting originally set for Thursday night with Mayor Dan Horrigan will be held at 6 p.m. Sept. 15 at Robinson Community Learning Center, 1156 Fourth...
View ArticleThings to Do, Sept. 9: Concerts from country to thrash; German food and...
It’s a busy night on local stages• Florida Georgia Line comes to Blossom with Cole Swindell, the Cadillac Three and Kane Brown. The music starts at 7 p.m. and be warned: the lawn is in pretty rough...
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FOOTBALLScoreboardThursday’s ResultsDublin Jerome 14, Lewis Center Olentangy Orange 7Parma 40, Cle. John Marshall 0ScheduleWeek 3Friday’s GamesColumbiana Crestview (2-0) at Alliance (0-2)Aurora (1-1)...
View ArticleIndians notebook: Players have memories of midges; Mike Napoli sets career...
CLEVELAND: Joba Chamberlain might have had some nightmares Wednesday night. During Wednesday’s Indians game against the Houston Astros, a swarm of midges joined the action, at one point stopping play...
View ArticleIndians 10, Astros 7: Indians prevail over Astros in bizarre game
CLEVELAND: One of the most popular sayings in baseball goes something along the lines of, “You might see something new every day you come to the ballpark.” For those at Progressive Field on Thursday,...
View ArticleBrowns’ Terrelle Pryor envisioned successful transition to wide receiver; now...
BEREA: Terrelle Pryor practices visualization, so he saw himself becoming a full-time starting wide receiver in the NFL way before the Browns made him one.“I envisioned myself doing this,” Pryor said...
View ArticleCDC Director: ‘Essentially out of money’ to fight Zika
WASHINGTON: The head of the government’s fight against the Zika virus said that “we are now essentially out of money” and warned that the country is “about to see a bunch of kids born with...
View ArticleThings to Do, Sept. 10: Square Fest; Kent Aeronautics Fair; Plein Air...
Enjoy live music, food in Akron’s Highland SquareSquare Fest runs 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on West Market Street in Akron’s Highland Square area, with food and other vendors, live music, children’s...
View ArticleFacebook co-founder Dustin Moskovitz pledges $20 million to defeat Trump
WASHINGTON: With a new promise of $20 million to help defeat Donald Trump, billionaire Facebook co-founder Dustin Moskovitz becomes one of the top Democratic donors of the election.The Silicon Valley...
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portugalTrain derailment kills fourA passenger train derailed Friday in Spain’s Galicia region, killing at least four people, including an American tourist, and injuring 48 others who were taken to...
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BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss.Police chief kills himselfA Mississippi police chief killed himself soon after learning that authorities were investigating allegations he illegally sold city-owned firearms,...
View ArticleAP FACT CHECK: Trump’s false claim of opposing the Iraq War
NEW YORK: Over and over again, Donald Trump says he opposed the Iraq War before it started. But no matter how many times the Republican candidate for president says it, the facts are clear: He did...
View ArticlePetitioners want to save now-closed Wildwater Kingdom
More than 3,300 people have signed an online petition to try to save the now-closed Wildwater Kingdom. Heather Schneider started a change.org petition five days ago to save the water park, which...
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