Things You Need to Know — compiled Sept. 30
Volkswagen settles with dealersVolkswagen has agreed to pay its U.S. dealers up to $1.2 billion to compensate them for losses they said they suffered as a result of an emissions cheating...
View ArticlePeres, remembered for tireless peace efforts, laid to rest
JERUSALEM: Shimon Peres was laid to rest Friday by dozens of world leaders who praised Israel’s former president and prime minister for pursuing peace with an indefatigable spirit and optimism, even...
View ArticleRegional news briefs — Oct. 1, 2016
AKRONWard 4 meetingAKRON: City Councilman Russ Neal will host his monthly Ward 4 meeting at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at St. Sebastian’s Zwisler Hall, 476 Mull Ave.Block club/watch members are asked to arrive...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules — Sept. 30
FOOTBALLScoreboardFriday’s ResultsAlliance at West Branch, ppd.Archbishop Hoban 41, Mentor Lake Cath. 10Aurora 43, Highland 10Avon 42, Lakewood 6Avon Lake 35, Amherst Steele 14Barberton 41, West Holmes...
View ArticleBrowns plan to part with Josh Gordon: ‘We’re going to move on,’ coach Hue...
BEREA: When the Browns part with Josh Gordon, it’ll just be a formality, and coach Hue Jackson spoke Friday as if the organization is ready to move on.“I think what we need to do is just close that...
View ArticleLeBron James turns up heat on Cavaliers to sign free agent J.R. Smith
INDEPENDENCE: LeBron James has been through this before. Just last year, fellow Klutch Sports client Tristan Thompson was embroiled in a contract dispute with the Cavaliers and James did his best to...
View ArticleTrump shames ex-beauty pageant winner for her sexual past
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.: Plunging deeper into campaign controversy, Donald Trump publicly shamed a former beauty queen on Friday for her “disgusting” sexual past and then — in one of presidential history’s...
View ArticleClinton in a landslide — in endorsements: Do they matter?
NEW YORK: “A clear and present danger to our country.” “Xenophobia, racism and misogyny.” “Beneath our national dignity.”Those aren’t excerpts from attack ads by Hillary Clinton’s campaign. Those are...
View ArticleRare LeBron rookie card now up for auction could fetch $200,000 plus
Owning a piece of a hometown King will cost you a princely sum.What is being billed as the “world’s rarest and most valuable” LeBron James basketball trading card is up for auction. With the clock...
View ArticleReporter with a gun: Lessons from the firing range
From the porch behind my uncle’s house, I watched my dad shoot a silver handgun at a makeshift target. The series of bullets scattered wood debris as they struck the base of an old oak at the forest’s...
View ArticleIndians beat Kansas City Royals 7-2; Francisco Lindor snaps streak, Yan Gomes...
The Indians topped the Kansas City Royals 7-2 on Friday night behind a strong outing from Ryan Merritt. Merritt had his start pushed back to Friday after Thursday’s game in Detroit was rained out. He...
View ArticleArea reunions — Oct. 2, 2016
• Akron East High School Alumni Association is hosting an informal reunion at 7 p.m. Friday during the Homecoming game at Infocision Stadium versus Ellet High School. For more details, go to the...
View ArticleBlack-clad Poles protest proposal to completely ban abortion
WARSAW, Poland: Thousands of Poles, many dressed in black, rallied Saturday in front of parliament in Warsaw to protest a proposed bill that would impose a complete ban on abortion.Speakers at the...
View ArticleRussia warns against U.S. attack on Syrian forces
BEIRUT: Russia warned the United States on Saturday against carrying out any attacks on Syrian government forces, saying it would have repercussions across the Middle East as government forces captured...
View ArticleHurricane Matthew soaks Colombia, heads for Jamaica, Haiti
KINGSTON, Jamaica: One of the most powerful Atlantic hurricanes in recent history roared over the open Caribbean Sea on Saturday on a course that threatened Jamaica, Haiti and Cuba.Matthew briefly...
View ArticleBoy, 6, dies days after South Carolina school shooting
COLUMBIA, S.C.: A 6-year-old boy who was critically wounded in a school shooting died Saturday, days after a 14-year-old boy opened fire on a school playground, authorities said.Jacob Hall had been...
View ArticleUnscripted Trump overshadows his own economic message
NOVI, Mich.: Thousands of Michigan voters roared with approval as Donald Trump lashed out at an economic system he said was rigged against everyday Americans. They cheered louder when he declared that...
View ArticleHomeland Security chief: No ‘manipulation’ of data seen in election hacks
WASHINGTON: Hackers have made their way into state election systems “in a few cases,” but the federal government hasn’t found “any manipulation” so far of voting information, Homeland Security...
View ArticleLocal Muslims wary of Hungary’s anti-migrant referendum
BUDAPEST, Hungary: Muslims in Hungary say they are wary of the government’s anti-migrant referendum this weekend, which polls suggest has boosted xenophobic feelings.The government, contending that...
View ArticleSupreme Court in holding pattern, awaiting ninth justice
WASHINGTON: The Supreme Court is set to begin its new term as it ended the last one, down one justice and ideologically deadlocked on a range of issues.The absence of a ninth justice since Antonin...
View Article