National news briefs — compiled Oct. 11
PHOENIXSheriff faces U.S. chargeThe U.S. Justice Department’s promise to file a criminal contempt-of-court charge against the longtime sheriff of metro Phoenix comes less than a month before the...
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GermanySyrians hailed as heroesThree Syrians who overwhelmed a fugitive wanted in an alleged Islamic extremist bomb plot and handed him over to police were hailed as heroes Tuesday, helping temper...
View ArticleNorth Carolina braces for more flooding in downstream towns
GREENVILLE, N.C.: A state trooper shot and killed an armed man during a search for flood victims in a tense and dispirited North Carolina, and thousands more people were ordered to evacuate as high...
View ArticleLeaks show Clinton inner circle grappling with email issue
WASHINGTON: Hacked emails show that Hillary Clinton’s campaign was slow to grasp the seriousness of the controversy over her use of a homebrew email server and believed it might blow over after one...
View ArticleZika ‘syndrome’: Health problems mount as babies turn 1
RECIFE, Brazil: Two weeks shy of his first birthday, doctors began feeding Jose Wesley Campos through a nose tube because swallowing problems had left him dangerously underweight.Learning how to feed...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules — Oct. 11
FOOTBALL(Top eight schools from each region will qualify for the playoffs)DIVISION IRegion 1: 1. Canton McKinley (6-1) 21.2857, 2. Jackson (6-1) 18.7929, 3. Lakewood St. Edward (5-1) 18.1667, 4. Stow...
View ArticleMajor rights groups: Decriminalize use of all illicit drugs
NEW YORK: As Americans debate the expanding campaign to legalize marijuana, two of the nation’s most prominent human rights organizations are urging a far bolder step — the decriminalization of...
View ArticleOhioans can start casting votes in presidential election
COLUMBUS: Voters in swing state Ohio can start casting ballots in next month’s presidential election.Early voting for the Nov. 8 election begins Wednesday. Residents can vote absentee by mail or in...
View ArticleDrug addiction educators to Kimpton Middle School students: ‘This is your...
MUNROE FALLS: Speakers showed the prevalence of drug abuse on Tuesday afternoon when they asked hundreds of Kimpton Middle School students to stand during a presentation on drug and alcohol...
View ArticleStark County deputies arrest suspect in fatal hit-skip accident
PLAIN TWP.: Stark County sheriff’s deputies have arrested a man they believe was involved in a fatal hit-skip accident last week.Joe Matthew Wilds, 22, of Cathy Drive Northeast in Plain Township, was...
View ArticleNonpartisan groups offer online guides for voters
The first day of early voting has arrived.Absentee ballots, if requested, should be arriving in mailboxes soon. With them comes the great responsibility of sifting through dozens of candidates for...
View ArticleGays and Catholicism: Pope’s words open door to confusion
PROVIDENCE, R.I.: An ideological tug of war over the firing of a Rhode Island church music director for marrying his same-sex partner illustrates the confusion that permeates some U.S. Roman Catholic...
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Trump denies women’s claimsThe billionaire’s rebuttal comes after The New York Times publishes interviews with two women who say they were touched inappropriately by him in separate instances — groping...
View ArticleRegional news briefs — Oct. 13
AKRONPolice say man shot wifeAKRON: A 51-year-old Akron man was arrested Wednesday on charges that he shot his wife in the head with a handgun. Phillip E. Battle, of Johnland Avenue in the Goodyear...
View ArticleThings to Do, Oct. 13: ‘Little Shop,’ ‘Thousand Clowns’ conclude this...
‘Clowns,’ ‘Horrors’ heading outIt’s your final weekend to catch performances of two popular plays at Akron theaters:• The monster-plant puppets are to die for in Weathervane Playhouse’s Little Shop of...
View ArticleNational news briefs — compiled Oct. 13
WASHINGTONRebels suspected in attackFor the second time this week two missiles were fired at a U.S. Navy ship in the Red Sea, and officials believe they were launched by the same Yemen-based Houthi...
View ArticleStudy questions value of mammograms, breast cancer screening
A new study questions the value of mammograms for breast cancer screening. It concludes that a woman is more likely to be diagnosed with a small tumor that is not destined to grow than she is to have a...
View ArticleWorld news briefs — compiled Oct. 13
SYRIAStrike kills people at marketAn airstrike hit the biggest market on the rebel-held side of Syria’s Aleppo on Wednesday, killing at least 15 people and leveling buildings as rescuers were still...
View ArticleDrone attack on Kurdish, French forces reveals new threats
WASHINGTON: French and Kurdish forces in northern Iraq were attacked by an exploding drone, the Pentagon said Wednesday, adding a new worry to the wars in Iraq and Syria as militant groups learn to...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules — Oct. 12
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...
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