Pope presses Georgian Orthodox agenda despite Mass absence
TBILISI, Georgia: Pope Francis’ efforts to improve relations with the Georgian Orthodox Church suffered a setback Saturday after the patriarchate decided at the last minute not to send an official...
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Poll: Third-party voters waveringAn Associated Press-GfK poll finds nearly seven in 10 third-party supporters say they could still change their minds.NBC drops mail-order bride show NBC says it’s...
View ArticleRegional news briefs — Oct. 2, 2016
STOWMeet the candidatesSTOW: Citizens for Nonpartisan Politics in Stow will host a meet-and-greet for the public and candidates 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Acker-Moore Memorial Post, 3733 Fishcreek Road.The...
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HOBOKEN, N.J.Violations found before crashFederal rail officials found dozens of violations during an audit focusing on New Jersey Transit’s safety and operations, months before a commuter train...
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FRANCEPolice clash with protestersFrench police fired tear gas and water cannons on protesters defending migrants in the northern city of Calais as the government prepares to shut down the city’s...
View ArticlePoll: Half of Trump backers don’t trust vote count
NEW YORK: Donald Trump is making the unprecedented assertion that the general election “is going to be rigged,” and many people who are drawn to his presidential campaign have major doubts about the...
View ArticleRecovering drug addict, 28 years sober: “There is hope. I’m proof.”
Marshon Whitley got down on her knees in October 1988 and asked God to take the taste of drugs out of her mouth.Nearly 28 years later, she is still sober and giving back as a licensed chemical...
View ArticleAfter keeping quiet for months, Cavs coach Tyronn Lue opens up about mother’s...
INDEPENDENCE: Coach Tyronn Lue knows why he broke down, why the tears flowed so freely after the Cavaliers won the NBA championship.It wasn’t just that he’d taken over in January, that he saw his team...
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FOOTBALLScoreboardSaturday’s Results(All games 7 p.m., unless noted)Non-leagueColumbus Crusaders 20, Western Reserve Academy 6City SeriesBuchtel 72, Kenmore 12Greater Cleveland ConferenceShaker Heights...
View ArticleIndians 6, Royals 3: Francisco Lindor’s two-run double lifts Indians over...
KANSAS CITY, Mo.: Trevor Bauer was already in a foul mood when he learned he would start the Indians’ first game of the American League Division Series on Thursday against the Boston Red Sox.After...
View ArticleBill Clinton to swing through Ohio’s Trump territory this week, stop in Canton
The day after Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton campaigns in Akron, her husband, former President Bill Clinton, will begin a two-day bus tour through solid Donald Trump territory and...
View ArticleRare LeBron James rookie card shatters auction estimate
LeBron James has proved once again he is the king.An auction of what was billed as the “world’s rarest and most valuable” LeBron James basketball trading card brought far more than the predicted...
View ArticleGood News — Oct. 3
Highland Middle School seventh-grader Drew Thomas was recently accepted into the Mensa Junior Honor Society. Drew has been a member of Mensa, the international high-IQ society, for several years. Mensa...
View ArticleSocial events for the week of Oct. 3
This WeekTuesdayHaven of Rest Ministries Wooster Regional Fall Banquet — 6:30 p.m. at Memories Party and Conference Center, 2437-B Back Orrville Road, Wooster. Hear testimonies on how lives are being...
View Article52 confirmed dead in stampede at Ethiopia religious event
BISHOFTU, Ethiopia: Dozens of people were crushed to death Sunday in a stampede after police fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse an anti-government protest that grew out of a massive...
View ArticleBritain will launch Brexit by April, prime minister says
LONDON: Britain will begin the formal process of leaving the European Union by the end of March, Prime Minister Theresa May said Sunday, seeking to ease concern about the nation’s future and the threat...
View ArticleColombia’s leader to push ahead on peace after shocking defeat
BOGOTA, Colombia: Colombians rejected a peace deal with leftist rebels by a razor-thin margin in a national referendum Sunday, scuttling years of painstaking negotiations and delivering a major setback...
View ArticleDangerous Hurricane Matthew threatens Haiti, Jamaica, Cuba
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti: An extremely dangerous Hurricane Matthew moved slowly over the Caribbean on Sunday, following a track that authorities warned could trigger devastating floods in parts of...
View ArticleClinton says wave of shootings show need to protect children
CHARLOTTE, N.C.: Hillary Clinton said Sunday that the spate of gun violence in the United States should call the nation to do more to protect “all of God’s children.”Clinton addressed congregants at...
View ArticleNTSB: First recorder recovered from train crash wasn’t working
HOBOKEN, N.J.: One data recorder recovered so far from the New Jersey Transit commuter train that crashed in Hoboken killing one and injuring more than 100 others was not functioning on the day of the...
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