Browns had mismatch on puzzling fake punt that failed, left tackle Joe Thomas...
PHILADELPHIA: Browns coach Hue Jackson’s decision to call for a fake punt with his team at its own 41 and down seven points early in the second quarter Sunday seemed baffling to most. But after...
View ArticleBrowns notebook: Cam Erving’s trouble with shotgun snaps creates turning...
PHILADELPHIA: Browns center Cameron Erving hasn’t snapped out of it yet. The trouble Erving had with shotgun snaps during training camp and the preseason carried over to Sunday’s regular-season opener...
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SPAINSeparatists rally in BarcelonaHundreds of thousands of separatist-minded Catalans rallied in Barcelona on Sunday to show their support for breaking away from Spain, leaving the country without its...
View ArticleDoctors: Pneumonia is serious but Hillary Clinton should bounce back
NEW YORK: Hillary Clinton’s diagnosis of pneumonia is a serious concern, but something from which she soon should recover, several doctors and medical experts said Sunday.Clinton, 68, unexpectedly left...
View ArticleSyrian rebels leery of cease-fire plan
BEIRUT: Rebel factions in Syria expressed deep reservations on Sunday about the terms of a U.S.-Russian deal that seeks to restart the peace process for the war-torn country, with the leader of at...
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DENVERFatal bus crash at airportA school bus driver was killed Sunday and several others were seriously injured after the bus veered off a roadway at Denver International Airport and crashed into a...
View ArticleEagles 29, Browns 10: PAIN AND NO GAIN QB Carson Wentz begins NFL career by...
PHILADELPHIA: Rookie Carson Wentz left Lincoln Financial Field looking like he may already be the top-20 NFL quarterback the Browns doubted he would become. Meanwhile, Robert Griffin III flew back to...
View ArticleThe Latest: Savvy Shields, of Arkansas, crowned Miss America
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J.: The Latest on the 2017 Miss America pageant (all times local):11 p.m.Savvy Shields, of Arkansas, has been crowned Miss America 2017.The winner of the nationally televised pageant...
View ArticleHillary Clinton recovering after health episode, cancels Calif. trip
NEW YORK: An ill Hillary Clinton abruptly left a 9/11 anniversary ceremony Sunday and needed to be held up by three people before she appeared to stumble off a curb and was helped into a van. Several...
View Article2 found dead at Ohio home after nearby schools locked down
MORROW, Ohio: Ohio authorities say a man and woman have been found dead at a home after reports of an active shooter prompted the lockdown of a nearby suburban Cincinnati school district.Hamilton...
View ArticleWhat Ohioans say about immigration
Compiled for the Your Vote Ohio project by M.L. Schultze of WKSU Public Radio, Robert Wang of the Canton Repository, and Craig Kelly of the Lima News. Ohioans, when asked to name what they considered...
View ArticlePolice: 6 shot, 1 fatally, after peace rally in Alabama
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.: Police in Alabama say six people were shot, one fatally, after a peace rally at a public housing community.According to AL.com (http://bit.ly/2cx51i4), police say the shooting...
View ArticleDanny Salazar’s health unclear; Josh Tomlin, Mike Clevinger to start; Two...
Indians starting pitcher Danny Salazar left his most recent start after four innings with forearm tightness, hurling the rotation into even more uncertainty but giving an opportunity to Josh Tomlin...
View ArticleAkron says street trees being chopped down on Exchange will be replaced
Don’t despair, tree lovers.The street trees along Exchange Street in downtown Akron that are being chopped down will be replaced.“It’ll look a whole lot greener than it does now,” Akron Service...
View ArticleArea deaths — Sept. 15, 2016
MEDINADix, Robert E., 79, of Medina. Died Saturday. Bauer, Valley City.Bargar, Bryan M., 34, formerly of Valley City. Died Saturday. Bauer.Halenar, Gary J., 66, of Medina. Died Tuesday. Waite &...
View ArticleEnrollment figures are in, University of Akron only one down, but ‘steeper...
The University of Akron fall enrollment is down 8 percent, but “extra effort” helped the school avoid “a much steeper decline.”That’s the word from UA Interim President Matthew J. Wilson in a letter...
View ArticleVisiting judge grants delay in sentencing at lawyer’s request; attorney wants...
A visiting judge granted a delay Wednesday in the sentencing of an Akron man to allow his defense attorney time to investigate new information about the crime he pleaded guilty to last month.Andrea...
View ArticleWhite House sets goal to take in 110,000 refugees next year
WASHINGTON: The United States will strive to take in 110,000 refugees from around the world in the coming year, the White House said Wednesday, in what would be a nearly 30 percent increase from the...
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FORT PIERCE, Fla.Man charged in mosque fire A 32-year-old Florida man was arrested and is facing a charge of arson and hate crime in a fire that heavily damaged a mosque that Orlando nightclub gunman...
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Israel Peres’ condition improvesFormer Israeli President Shimon Peres’ condition was showing slight improvements after he suffered a major stroke, with his physicians saying Wednesday that he had...
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