Rival Syria resolutions by West and Russia defeated at U.N.
UNITED NATIONS: Rival resolutions on Syria backed by the West and Russia were defeated in the U.N. Security Council on Saturday, offering no relief to the besieged city of Aleppo and leaving the key...
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Portman pulls support for TrumpOhio Sen. Rob Portman revokes his support for Donald Trump and says he will instead back Trump’s running mate Mike Pence for president. Portman says while he still...
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AKRONCivil rights group wins grantAKRON: Fair Housing Contact Service, an Akron-based civil rights organization, has been awarded more than $400,000 in federal grant money in its efforts to eliminate...
View ArticleThings to Do, Oct. 9: Dance at E.J. Thomas; Harvest Fest at Hale Farm; learn...
Dance performance at E.J.The Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company presents Analogy/Dora: Tramontane at 3 p.m. at E.J. Thomas Hall, 198 S. Hill St., Akron. The piece is based on the experiences of Jones’...
View ArticleCavaliers 108, 76ers 105: Jordan McRae scores 20 points, LeBron James and...
CLEVELAND: Jordan McRae’s experiment as a point guard is over before it ever really started. Coach Tyronn Lue acknowledged before the Cavaliers’ 108-105 win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday that...
View ArticleRepublicans tell Trump to quit, billionaire vows to press on
NEW YORK: A defiant Donald Trump insisted Saturday he would “never” abandon his White House bid, rejecting a growing backlash from Republican leaders nationwide who disavowed the GOP’s presidential...
View ArticleIndians mascot Chief Wahoo relegated to the bench at Progressive Field
One man is conspicuously absent from the Cleveland Indians’ 25-man postseason roster.In fact, the longtime MVP has pretty much been relegated to a much smaller role on the team’s left sleeve and on the...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules — Oct. 8
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. Let your athletic director and coach know if you...
View ArticleALDS: Indians, Red Sox Game 3 starters Josh Tomlin, Clay Buchholz in...
BOSTON: Starting pitchers Josh Tomlin and Clay Buchholz have competed before in their baseball careers. Just never on this big of a stage.Tomlin and Buchholz had their paths first cross at Angelina...
View ArticleOhio Sen. Rob Portman pulls Trump support
Associated PressOhio Sen. Rob Portman is revoking his support for Donald Trump and says he will instead back Trump’s running mate Mike Pence for president.In a statement posted on his campaign website...
View ArticleIndians notebook: Terry Francona’s proudest moment; Indians not looking to be...
BOSTON: Indians manager Terry Francona has won two World Series rings. He’s also guided the Indians to within one win of advancing to the American League Championship Series. But to hear him say it,...
View ArticleSummit clerk candidates tout different experience they would bring to post
Both candidates for Summit County Clerk of Courts have impressive resumes.Current clerk Sandra Kurt was an industrial engineer for 30 years with Goodyear and served four years on Summit County Council....
View ArticlePug love: Hundreds attend One of a Kind Pet Rescue’s Pug Fest
Marissa McClellan always wanted a pug, but when she finally adopted one from One of a Kind Pet Rescue in Akron last year, it was love at first snort.“After seeing a pug personality, it’s easy to fall...
View ArticleOhio adds details on new 3-drug combination for executions
COLUMBUS: Ohio has laid out the dosages it would use in a new three-drug combination to be administered when the state resumes executions in January.Rules for the procedure were filed Friday in federal...
View ArticleCandidates for Summit County clerk of courts
Name: Sandra KurtPersonal: 55. Single with no children. Lives in Akron.Party: Democrat.Professional: Retired as an industrial engineer for Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. with 30 years of service....
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Fireworks ahead of debateDonald Trump unexpectedly appeared live on his Facebook page with women who have accused former President Bill Clinton of rape and unwanted advances. It appeared to be a clear...
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AKRONWard 10 meetingAKRON: City Councilman Zack Milkovich will hold a Ward 10 town hall meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Goodyear Branch Library, 60 Goodyear Blvd.A representative from the Summit...
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NEW YORKNBC suspends Billy BushNBC on Sunday suspended Today show personality Billy Bush indefinitely after he was caught on a videotape from 2005 in a crude conversation about women with Republican...
View ArticleThings to Do, Oct. 10: Talks on Black Panthers, classical music; singer at...
Discuss history of Black Panther PartyLearn about the history of the Black Panther Party with a talk and reception featuring professor Waldo E. Martin of the University of California, Berkeley....
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MEXICOReport: Killings ignoredMexican drug gang bosses furious at suspected turncoats sent commandos aided by local police to seize dozens — perhaps hundreds — of people, murder them and dispose of...
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