World news briefs — compiled Sept. 19
SYRIAU.N. aid convoy attackedA U.N. humanitarian aid convoy inside Syria was hit by airstrikes Monday, U.N. officials said, as the Syrian military declared that the weeklong U.S.-Russian brokered...
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■ Former Akron Mayor William J. Laub mistakenly had his second term extended in a story Saturday about the Junior League of Akron’s Designer ShowHouse, happening in Laub’s former home. Laub was elected...
View ArticleClinton says Trump’s rhetoric gives ‘aid, comfort’ to Islamic State recruiters
ESTERO, FLA.: Hillary Clinton accused Donald Trump of giving “aid and comfort” to terrorists Monday, declaring his anti-Muslim rhetoric helps groups such as Islamic State recruit new fighters. Trump...
View ArticleThings to Do, Sept. 20: ‘Jersey Boys’ returns to Cleveland; publish your...
Walk like a man to ‘Jersey Boys’All together now: “I love you baaaaayyyybeee and if it’s quite all right I need you baaaaayyyybeee …” Jersey Boys returns to Playhouse Square at the State Theatre, 1519...
View ArticleVoters have less than a month to register for presidential election
The deadline to register to vote in the upcoming presidential election is now less than a month away.Registration forms, which can be found online with this story on Ohio.com, downloaded from the Ohio...
View ArticleVictim: Minnesota mall attacker emotionless; leaders urge ‘rise above’
ST. CLOUD, MINN.: One of the victims wounded in a stabbing at a central Minnesota mall says the man who carried out the attack showed no emotion and his eyes looked blank.Ryan Schliep, one of 10 people...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules —
REPORTING SCORESSchools are encouraged to report scores by email at bjsports@thebeaconjournal.com, by fax at 330-996-3629 or by phone at 330-996-3800. Please report scores from home and away games and...
View ArticlePro-painkiller echo chamber shaped policy amid drug epidemic
For more than a decade, members of a little-known group called the Pain Care Forum have blanketed Washington with messages about prescription painkillers’ vital role in the lives of millions of...
View ArticleNew option in school building plan would give Akron six high schools
The Akron Board of Education is on the clock, again, to secure state money to build the city’s final high school.“Since our last joint school board/City Council meeting in June, we have $4 million less...
View ArticleWho’s Running? Helen McWilliams racing for a Guinness record dressed as a...
Helen McWilliams will be the first to tell you her shtick is “silly,” and yet dressing up as a chef and swinging a heavy stockpot on a 26.2-mile run hits so many sweet spots for this fun-loving...
View ArticleSuspect is shot and captured in New York-area bombings
LINDEN, N.J.: A New Jersey police officer responding to a call about a hoodied vagrant curled up asleep in the doorway of a bar roused him and quickly recognized his bearded face as that of perhaps the...
View ArticleLosses to the Indians’ starting rotation cause reshuffle
CLEVELAND: The losses of Carlos Carrasco and Danny Salazar from the Indians’ starting rotation have effectively elevated every healthy starting pitcher not named Corey Kluber up a rung or two. The...
View ArticleLeadership applicants sought to tackle early childhood education issues in Akron
Applications are being accepted for a new leadership initiative to tackle the community challenge of early childhood education.The Civics Solutions Lab, a pilot effort with seed funding from the John...
View ArticleWorld news briefs — compiled Sept. 20
BRAZILEx-president to stand trialFormer President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva must stand trial on charges of money laundering and corruption, a judge ruled Tuesday. Judge Sergio Moro said there is enough...
View ArticleNational news briefs — compiled Sept. 20
SUTTER, Calif.Military pilot killed in crashOne pilot was killed and another injured when they ejected from a U-2 spy plane shortly before it crashed Tuesday morning, the U.S. Air Force said. The plane...
View ArticleAs Trump rises, Clinton struggles with traditional playbook
For months, Democrats argued that voters would get “serious” about the campaign once it reached the fall and would reject Donald Trump’s no-holds-barred approach.They’re still waiting.With fewer than...
View ArticleVoters have less than a month to register for presidential election
The deadline to register to vote in the upcoming presidential election is now less than a month away.You may need to reregister if your name has been purged from the voting rolls for any number of...
View ArticleSlow progress on bill to battle Zika and prevent shutdown
WASHINGTON: Top congressional leaders said Tuesday that negotiators are making slow but steady progress on a must-do spending bill to prevent a government shutdown next week and fund the battle against...
View ArticleThings You Need to Know — compiled Sept. 20
Man charged with planting bombsInvestigators say Ahmad Khan Rahami planted two bombs in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood and two in New Jersey.Officials say drug found in SUVInvestigators found PCP in...
View ArticleRegional news briefs — Sept. 21
AKRONJudge to discuss probate AKRON: City Councilwoman Marilyn Keith will host her monthly Ward 8 meeting at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Northwest Family Recreation Center, 1730 Shatto Ave.Judge Elinore...
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