Things You Need to Know — compiled Nov. 14
U.S. forces accused of war crimesU.S. armed forces and the CIA may have committed war crimes by torturing dozens of detainees in Afghanistan, the International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor says in...
View ArticleCorrections & Clarifications — Nov. 15
■ Richfield fire Chief Jason Mihalek is on unpaid administrative leave pending the outcome of a court case for a charge of driving while intoxicated in Kent. He is using paid time off that he earned...
View ArticleThings to Do, Nov. 15: Avett Brothers at Civic; Illusionists at E.J. Thomas;...
Hard to categorize, fun to watch The Avett Brothers are hard to categorize: part country, part folk, part rock ’n’ roll. They’ll play a two-night stand at the Akron Civic Theatre, with shows at 7:30...
View ArticleGiuliani emerges as favorite for Trump’s secretary of state
WASHINGTON: Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani emerged as the favorite to serve as secretary of state in Donald Trump’s incoming administration, a senior Trump official said as the president-elect...
View ArticleFBI: Hate crimes against Muslims up by 67 percent in 2015
ATLANTA: Reported hate crimes against Muslims rose in 2015 to their highest number since the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, according to FBI statistics released Monday.Overall, the...
View ArticleBrowns fan is organizing a parade should the Cleveland Browns go 0-16
Cleveland sports fans hoping for a second parade may just get their wish after all.The Cleveland Indians fell two runs short of a World Series victory parade earlier this month, but there’s another...
View ArticleCavaliers take aim at Warriors’ record for 3-pointers set last season
CLEVELAND: It’s early yet, but the Cavaliers are on pace to beat that staggering record the Golden State Warriors set last season. No, not that one. The Cavs have made at least 10 3-pointers in each of...
View ArticleUA men’s soccer: Zips will host Villanova in first round of NCAA Tournament
University of Akron men’s soccer senior co-captains Brad Ruhaak and Adam Najem know what time of the season it is.“Our focus is on tournament time,” Najem said Monday after watching the 2016 NCAA...
View ArticleInternational Criminal Court prosecutors: U.S. forces may have committed war...
The Hague, Netherlands: U.S. armed forces and the CIA may have committed war crimes by torturing detainees in Afghanistan, the International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor said in a report Monday,...
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Channing Frye's late 3-pointer, LeBron's big night lift Cavs to 121-117 win...
CLEVELAND: Channing Frye referred to the 3-point arc this week as Frye-land, that place opposing centers don’t like to visit. He took the Raptors to Frye-land again Tuesday in time for the Cavs to...
View ArticleHouse GOP nominates Ryan as speaker, with Trump’s support
WASHINGTON: Speaker Paul Ryan unanimously won his GOP colleagues’ votes on Tuesday for another term at the helm of the House. He told fellow Republicans he had President-elect Donald Trump’s support,...
View ArticleObama, conceding no fault, struggles to explain Trump’s rise
ATHENS, Greece: President Barack Obama pointed Tuesday to fears of globalization, economic uncertainty, suspicion of elites — anything but his own performance — as he grasped for ways to explain the...
View ArticleRussia announces major operation in Syria
BEIRUT: Russian missiles pounded opposition targets in Syria on Tuesday, the start of a much-anticipated offensive, while activists reported the resumption of bombing in rebel-held neighborhoods of...
View ArticleReport: Cities passing more laws preventing homeless from living on streets,...
HONOLULU: Cities across the country are enacting more bans on living in vehicles, camping in public and panhandling, despite federal efforts to discourage such laws amid a shortage of affordable...
View ArticleIn eastern Mosul, civilians clamor for food, cigarettes
MOSUL, Iraq: Explosions and gunfire rattled parts of eastern Mosul and Islamic State militants fired mortars from apartment windows Tuesday as Iraqi special forces waged fierce urban combat in the...
View ArticleWorld news briefs — compiled Nov. 15
PakistanMilitary exercise conductedPakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and the country’s powerful army chief left Wednesday for a strategically located secret area bordering India to witness a...
View ArticleNational news briefs — compiled Nov. 15
OREM, Utah Students stabbed at schoolAs a group of boys at a Utah high school changed Tuesday morning into gym clothes for physical education class, a straight-A student pulled out a knife in the...
View ArticleTrump’s transition team loses key figure as it struggles to find footing
WASHINGTON: The shoot-from-the-hip style that helped Donald Trump win the presidency is now playing out in his transition to governing.An insular group of loyalists and family members are at the helm,...
View ArticleYoung voters look to put the rancorous election behind them
Elaina “Ellie” Enselein grieved over the results of the presidential election.The 21-year-old Kent State student joined a few dozen classmates at the iconic campus rock — a focal point for peaceful...
View ArticleThings You Need to Know — compiled Nov. 15
Trump slips out for dinner President-elect breaks with protocol by leaving Trump Tower without his press contingent. He turns up at Club 21, a midtown Manhattan restaurant where he was having dinner...
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