Marion Cotillard announces pregnancy, denies Pitt reports
LOS ANGELES: Marion Cotillard is announcing her pregnancy and shooting down rumors of any romantic involvement with Brad Pitt.“This is going to be my first and only reaction to the whirlwind news that...
View ArticleMan shot in Charlotte protest; police say they didn’t shoot
CHARLOTTE, N.C.: Authorities tried to quell public anger and correct what they characterized as false information Wednesday as Charlotte dealt with a second night of violent protests, adding itself to...
View ArticleNational news briefs — compiled Sept. 21
LAS VEGASProtest resembles Ohio caseA deputy public defender in Las Vegas who defied a judge’s request that she not wear a “Black Lives Matter” pin in court has become the latest voice of protest in a...
View ArticleWorld news briefs — compiled Sept. 21
ISRAELTechnology deciphers scrollThe charred lump of a 2,000-year-old scroll sat in an Israeli archaeologist’s storeroom for decades, too brittle to open. Now, new imaging technology has revealed what...
View ArticleWorld leaders rage against neighbors on second day of U.N. debate
UNITED NATIONS: World leaders from Pakistan to Ukraine unleashed their regional grievances Wednesday, taking the stage of the U.N. General Assembly to rage against their neighbors and presenting a...
View ArticleTrump: I reversed birther stance ‘to get on with’ campaign
NEW YORK: Donald Trump says he finally admitted President Barack Obama was born in the United States because he wanted to “get on with the campaign.”In a brief interview with an Ohio television station...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules — Sept. 21
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 ArticleAkron to save $30 million on ongoing sewer project
A federal judge has agreed to two major changes to Akron’s massive sewer project, moves that will save the city about $30 million, Mayor Dan Horrigan said Wednesday.The city will no longer be required...
View ArticleAllegiant Air departing Akron-Canton Airport for Cleveland Hopkins
Allegiant Air, which just arrived at the Akron-Canton Airport in the spring of 2015, is leaving for Cleveland.In an announcement Wednesday in Cleveland, Allegiant said it was doubling its presence in...
View ArticleWho’s Running? Beverly Dillon talks fellow runners into taking rescue dogs...
Beverly Dillon walked into One of a Kind Pet Rescue last summer and asked if they had a furry resident in need of some exercise.She’d had her first experience with a four-legged running partner when a...
View ArticleClinton, Trump decry latest police shootings of black men
CLEVELAND: Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton decried a fresh round of police-involved shootings on Wednesday, with the Republican nominee saying he was “very troubled” by the killing of a black man by a...
View ArticleIndians notebook: Danny Salazar working to return in some form for...
CLEVELAND: Indians starting pitcher Danny Salazar is progressing in his rehab from a strained forearm and reports he is beginning to feel better physically. The big question, though, is how much...
View ArticleIndians 4, Royals 3: Corey Kluber strong against Royals; magic number down to 5
CLEVELAND: Corey Kluber furthered his case for the American League Cy Young award and the Indians did just enough at the plate in a 4-3 win over the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday night at Progressive...
View ArticleCorrections and clarifications — Sept. 23
■ A front-page article Thursday on Akron’s sewer project misstated the amount of wastewater that will be treated as part of the approved modification. It will be up to 220 million gallons a day. A...
View ArticleThings You Need to Know — compiled Sept. 22
Officer charged in man’s deathProsecutors in Tulsa, Okla., charge a white police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black man on a city street with first-degree manslaughter.Police decline to release...
View ArticleRegional news briefs — Sept. 23, 2016
CUYAHOGA FALLSMemorial for cyclistCUYAHOGA FALLS: The family of Jim Lambert, one of two Akron Bicycle Club members killed last year during an evening jaunt through the Cuyahoga Valley National Park,...
View ArticleThings to Do, Sept. 23: Jason Aldean at Blossom; monster fest in Minerva;...
Step right up to hear Jason Aldean performJason Aldean’s “Six String Circus Tour” closes out the summer season at Blossom at 7:30 p.m. Also on the bill are Thomas Rhett and A Thousand Horses. Tickets...
View ArticlePeople in the news — compiled Sept. 22
‘Big Bang’ stars are tops at bankThe Big Bang Theory does a bang-up job of making its stars rich.The CBS comedy claims TV’s four best-paid actors, according to the annual list released Thursday by...
View ArticleNational news briefs — compiled Sept. 22
LINDEN, N.J.No questioning of suspectInvestigators haven’t been able to question a man charged with setting off bombs in New York and New Jersey because he’s too severely injured from his shootout with...
View ArticleTrump chairwoman in Mahoning County resigns after controversial remarks
The campaign of Donald Trump has accepted the resignation of its volunteer chairwoman in Mahoning County after the woman made a series of remarks disparaging blacks.Mahoning volunteer Kathy Miller told...
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