Trump’s win sparks protests, hate crime across nation, but Summit County is...
Members of the Akron-area community have hope the region will be immune to the violence that national critics are expecting across the country following President-elect Donald Trump’s victory on...
View ArticleCavaliers celebrate NBA championship with President Obama at White House
WASHINGTON: An explosive week in the nation’s capital ended Thursday on the South Lawn of the White House with President Barack Obama cracking jokes about LeBron James’ Twitter account, J.R. Smith’s...
View ArticleMr. Trump goes to Washington: Triumphant tour for the victor
WASHINGTON: President-elect Donald Trump took a triumphant tour of the nation’s capital Thursday, holding a cordial White House meeting with President Barack Obama, sketching out priorities with...
View ArticleGunman kills officer, self; woman found dead after fight
CANONSBURG, Pa.: A gunman with a history of domestic abuse fatally shot a police officer and wounded another on Thursday before he and a woman were found dead following a fight at their apartment,...
View ArticleMaine chooses to legalize marijuana for recreational use
PORTLAND, Maine: Maine residents have voted to legalize marijuana for recreational use in their state.The final results of the referendum were tabulated on Thursday. The count took nearly two days...
View ArticleGrand jury indicts Aaron Schock on wire fraud, theft counts
PEORIA, Ill.: An Illinois congressman who resigned amid scrutiny of lavish spending — including a Downton Abbey-style redecorating of his Capitol Hill office — was charged Thursday in a wide-ranging...
View ArticleWorld news briefs — compiled Nov. 10
AFGHANISTANGerman consulate attackedGermany’s consulate in northern Afghanistan was attacked when a suicide car bomber rammed the compound, killing four people and wounding more than 100, police and a...
View ArticleNational news briefs — compiled Nov. 10
WASHINGTONMedicare premium to riseMedicare has announced the “Part B” premium for 2017, and for most beneficiaries it’s a modest increase. Next year’s tiny Social Security cost-of-living increase means...
View ArticleRavens 28, Browns 7: Musical chairs with quarterbacks backfires as Browns set...
BALTIMORE: On Monday, Browns coach Hue Jackson said he would keep rookie Cody Kessler in the starting lineup because he was opposed to playing “musical chairs” with his quarterbacks.But Jackson...
View ArticleGood News — Nov. 14
The sixth-, seventh- and eighth-graders at St. Hilary School in Fairlawn observed Veterans Day by showing their gratitude to veterans. Teachers Christine Spinner and Tiffanie Gaffney collected the...
View ArticleImmaculate Heart of Mary students pray for safety of Cuyahoga Falls police
CUYAHOGA FALLS: Along with their body armor and training, Cuyahoga Falls police officers are wearing an extra layer of protection these days, courtesy of nearly 400 students of Immaculate Heart of Mary...
View ArticleThings You Need to Know — compiled Nov. 13
President-elect fills two key jobsDonald Trump appoints Republican Party chief Reince Priebus to be the White House chief of staff and conservative media exec Steve Bannon to top strategist.Big...
View ArticlePeople in the news — compiled Nov. 13
Justice Ginsburg’s supreme actThe curtain rose on Act 2 of The Daughter of the Regiment, revealing the figure of a tiny woman barely visible in a large dome chair with her back to the audience....
View ArticleRegional news briefs — Nov. 14
BARBERTONTech training at libraryBARBERTON: The Barberton Public Library will offer expanded hours and evenings for one-on-one technology coaching sessions and outreach technology services.The...
View ArticleThings to Do, Nov. 14: High-end wine tasting; play at None Too Fragile; hike...
Small price to pay for a true taste of luxuryMost people, even dedicated wine lovers, can’t afford to blow big bucks on a single bottle of wine. But you can get a sip of $85-a-bottle luxury for only...
View ArticleNational news briefs — compiled Nov. 13
HUGHSON, Calif.Deputy slain; suspect chargedA man suspected of shooting a sheriff’s deputy twice in the head in central California was arrested hours after the killing on Sunday when he tried to steal...
View ArticleFrance marks 1 year since Paris attacks, wary and watched
PARIS: Less insouciant, more policed — France is a changed place since Islamic State extremists killed 130 people in the country’s deadliest attacks a year ago. Fearing it’s becoming more divided, too,...
View ArticleGood vibes, no TV cameras make Governors Awards a hot ticket
LOS ANGELES: After accepting the first Academy Award ever given for casting, 88-year-old Lynn Stalmaster spontaneously danced onstage with Jeff Bridges.Bridges called Stalmaster “the master caster,...
View ArticlePowerful earthquake strikes New Zealand, killing 2 people
WELLINGTON, New Zealand: A powerful earthquake struck New Zealand’s South Island early Monday, killing at least two people, damaging buildings and infrastructure, and prompting warnings to people along...
View ArticleWorld news briefs — compiled Nov. 13
IRAQChurch reopens after attackThere were gasps, followed by tears at a small church in northern Iraq as a group of Christians returned to their parish Sunday to find that everything had been...
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