Things to Do, Sept. 17: Oktoberfests and beer tastings; ‘Wizard of Oz’ at...
Celebrate German food, beer at area OktoberfestsBeer fans have lots of opportunities to sip a cold one today:• The Ballpark Festival of Beers runs from 4 to 7 p.m. at Canal Park in Akron. Tickets are...
View ArticleReversing course, Trump admits Obama was born in the U.S.
WASHINGTON: After five years as the chief promoter of a lie about Barack Obama’s birthplace, Donald Trump abruptly reversed course Friday and acknowledged the fact that the president was born in...
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Actor Gibson on cloud nineMel Gibson is preparing to be a dad for the ninth time. People magazine was the first to report Friday that the actor-director’s girlfriend, writer Rosalind Ross, is pregnant....
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PAKISTANMosque bombing kills 24A suicide bomber attacked a Sunni mosque in northwest Pakistan on Friday, killing at least 24 worshippers and wounding 28 others, officials said. Several children were...
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WASHINGTONPowell’s private email leakedIn a private email exchange last year leaked this week by hackers, former Secretary of State Colin Powell discussed Israel’s nuclear weapons capability with a...
View ArticleUniversity of Akron’s EXL Center founder resigns
The future of the University of Akron’s Experiential Learning Center for Entrepreneurship and Civic Engagement, better known as the EXL Center, might be in jeopardy. The head of the center resigned...
View ArticleLeBron James Family Foundation donates uniforms to Firestone athletes
The atmosphere inside the new Firestone Community Learning Center was electric Friday afternoon.Students gathered in the gymnasium for a scheduled pep assembly that turned into a celebration of new...
View ArticleTwo women still trying to pick up the pieces of their lives after cycling...
The last time Cathie Hilston was happy — truly happy — it was just after 7 p.m., one year ago today. She was one of eight members of the Akron Bicycle Club on their regular Thursday night jaunt through...
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FOOTBALLScoreboardFriday’s ResultsAmherst Steele 54, Berea-Midpark 13 Archbishop Hoban 63, Royal Imperial Collegiate (Canada) 14Ashland 35, West Holmes 7Aurora 42, Kent Roosevelt 7Avon 45, Grafton...
View ArticleIndians notebook: Catcher Yan Gomes has non-displaced wrist fracture, likely...
CLEVELAND: It appears as though catcher Yan Gomes’ 2016 season will somewhat resemble Michael Brantley’s lost year, a frustrating journey back from the disabled list that won’t see a resolution until...
View ArticleRubberDucks 2, Thunder 1: Ducks complete sweep of Thunder to claim Eastern...
The team that probably shouldn’t have just did.The RubberDucks ended the season Friday by sweeping the Trenton Thunder in three games with a 2-1 victory at Arm & Hammer Park in Trenton, N.J., to...
View ArticleIndians 11, Tigers 4: Mike Napoli powers Indians past Tigers; magic number to...
CLEVELAND: In one of the bigger individual games this season, the Indians grabbed an early lead and held the Detroit Tigers down in an 11-4 win Friday night that added clarity to the American League...
View ArticleIndians 11, Tigers 4: Ryan Lewis’ 15 Walk-Off Thoughts on Mike Napoli, a...
Here are 15 Walk-Off Thoughts after the Indians’ 11-4 win against the Detroit Tigers Friday night. 1. All 162 games count the same, the only difference is that in September, the stakes are clearer and...
View ArticleIndians notebook: Catcher Yan Gomes confirmed to be out six to eight weeks;...
CLEVELAND: Indians manager Terry Francona confirmed on Saturday what was essentially already known, that catcher Yan Gomes’ season has likely reached its conclusion after he sustained a nondisplaced...
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Bus hits overpass, killing fourState troopers say four people are dead and more than 40 injured in a charter bus crash near Rockingham, N.C. A coach says football players and coaches from Ramah Juco...
View ArticleRegional news briefs — Sept. 18, 2016
BARBERTONLearn city’s ethnic historyBARBERTON: Barberton Public Library’s Local History Room will present a program on “Ethnic Barberton” at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday.The program will reflect on the...
View ArticleThings to Do, Sept. 18: Fest, hike for dog lovers; Yankee Peddler continues;...
See Early American and contemporary crafts at Yankee PeddlerThe Yankee Peddler and Yankee Peddler Today festivals run through Sept. 25, 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, at Clay’s Park...
View ArticleColombia’s FARC kicks off last congress as guerrilla army
YARI PLAINS, COLOMBIA: The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia kicked off its last conference as a rebel army Saturday as it looks to transition into a political movement following the signing of a...
View ArticleU.S. says it may have struck Syrian troops while targeting Islamic State
BEIRUT: The U.S. military said it may have unintentionally struck Syrian troops while carrying out a raid against the Islamic State group on Saturday, threatening an already fragile U.S. and...
View ArticleWorld news briefs — compiled Sept. 17
CANADATrudeau, Gates raise billionsCanadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Saturday that a record $12.9 billion has been raised for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria over the...
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