National news briefs — compiled Nov. 24
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.Drugs, alcohol not a factorA school bus driver had no drugs or alcohol in his system when he careened off a road and smashed into a tree, killing six Woodmore Elementary School...
View ArticleTensions soar as Indian fire hits bus in Kashmir, killing 10
MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan: Indian troops fired on a Pakistani passenger bus in Kashmir on Wednesday, killing 10 civilians in one of the deadliest incidents in weeks of violence in the disputed Himalayan...
View ArticleScenes of panic as hundreds of Iraqis flee Mosul
MOSUL, Iraq: They came by the hundreds — men, women and children fleeing the battle for Mosul, some bloodied and crying out for help. So large was the crowd on the road that Iraqi troops initially...
View ArticleCavaliers notebook: LeBron James ‘in awe’ watching musical based on his life
CLEVELAND: LeBron James’ life has been turned into a musical — and he loves it. Executives at Dose, a digital media company, took the title song from the Broadway hit musical Hamilton and set it to...
View ArticleUnusually late Hurricane Otto takes aim at Central America
MANAGUA, Nicaragua: An unusually late-season Hurricane Otto swirled over the Caribbean just off Central America on Wednesday and headed toward a possible landfall in Nicaragua after regaining hurricane...
View ArticleTrump taps S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley and charter school backer Betsy DeVos
PALM BEACH, Fla.: Injecting the first diversity into his Cabinet-to-be, Donald Trump selected two Republican women on Wednesday who had unflattering things to say about him during the presidential...
View ArticleAuthorities: New Franklin man found with 11 kilos of cocaine in vehicle had...
A New Franklin man accused of jumping from an Akron bridge to escape police who were about to discover 24 pounds of cocaine in his vehicle was charged Wednesday with having 55 more pounds at his...
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Cavs 137, Blazers 125; Jason Lloyd's 23 thoughts on Kevin Love's historic night
CLEVELAND: Twenty-three thoughts for the Cavs’ biggest lead of the night (23 points) in Wednesday’s 137-125 win over the Portland Trail Blazers… 1. On his way out of the locker room, one of the...
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Thanksgiving homecoming: Strangers help save man’s life in Akron
The man wearing a “Made in Akron” T-shirt didn’t know where he was. Three engineers from the Bridgestone Americas Technical Center campus found him sprawled across the devil strip near the entrance to...
View ArticleWhere to find fresh Christmas trees
Here is a list of where you can cut your own tree or buy a live or freshly cut tree.Summit CountyBoston Heights Nursery — 6546 Olde Eight Road, Boston Heights. Daylight hours through Dec. 24. Choose a...
View ArticleDominion gives $42,5000 in grants to eight area organizations that help the...
Dominion Resources, parent company of Dominion East Ohio, has awarded $42,500 in Critical Community Needs grants to eight area organizations to help feed, shelter and care for people across the...
View ArticleCounty to buy mobile hospital in case of chemical, biological or other...
Local emergency teams may soon have a 20-bed hospital to deploy in the event of a terrorist attack, deadly pandemic, natural disaster or other catastrophe.Purchase of the hospital-on-wheels —...
View ArticleGoodyear blimp base to host Toys For Tots drive this year
Goodyear once again will let visitors into its Wingfoot Lake blimp base early next month for the annual Toys For Tots benefit in conjunction with the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve.This will be the sixth...
View ArticlePeople Helping People — Nov. 25
People Helping People is a list of charitable causes in our area that need donations or volunteers. The Beacon Journal has not investigated these causes, so donors should verify their worthiness and...
View ArticleBackyard Thanksgiving football game in Medina raises nearly $250,000 for charity
MEDINA TOWNSHIP: In Medina County, what started as a family’s annual Thanksgiving morning backyard football game has morphed over the decades into a significant charity fundraiser, the Meadows Turkey...
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WASHINGTONNavy: Sailors’ info hackedThe Navy says the names, Social Security numbers and other sensitive details of 134,386 current and former sailors have been breached on a contractor’s laptop....
View ArticleWorld news briefs — compiled Nov. 24
MEXICOBulletproof bookbag proposedA grade-school student in the violent Mexican border city of Matamoros has won a runner-up prize in a state science fair with an unusual proposal: a bulletproof...
View ArticleTrump’s team to raise millions for Jan. 20 events
PALM BEACH, Fla.: The scramble to shape his administration underway, President-elect Donald Trump’s team has simultaneously begun turning its attention to raising tens of millions of dollars for...
View ArticleRevelers cheer amid police at Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
NEW YORK: Santa Claus, giant cartoon balloons and whimsical floats were protected by sand-filled dump trucks and bomb-sniffing dogs as the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade wound its way through the...
View ArticleIslamic State car bomb kills 56, including 20 Iranians, in Iraq
HILLA, Iraq: A car bomb tore through a gas station south of Baghdad on Thursday, killing at least 56 people, including 20 Iranians, in an attack claimed by the Islamic State group.Police and hospital...
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