National news briefs — compiled Dec. 10
BATON ROUGE, La.Republicans win runoff votesLouisiana voters chose Saturday to send Republican state Treasurer John Kennedy to the U.S. Senate, filling the nation’s last Senate seat and giving the GOP...
View ArticleAffordable Care Act: Long-term future uncertain, but first round of open...
Kris Riley is an Obamacare evangelist.The 50-year-old Coventry Township woman spreads the word about how the president’s defining domestic achievement — Obamacare, officially known as the Affordable...
View ArticleThings to Do, Dec. 11: ‘Seussical’ at Civic; Voices of Canton; hang out with...
Hear a Who at Akron CivicSee the Cat in the Hat, Yertle the Turtle, Horton and more as the Millennial Theater Project presents Seussical – In Concert at 2:30 p.m. at the Akron Civic Theatre. The show...
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LAGOS, NigeriaChurch roof cave-in kills 60The roof of a crowded church collapsed onto worshippers in southern Nigeria on Saturday, killing at least 60 people, witnesses and an official said. The...
View ArticleBrowns sign cornerback Jamar Taylor to three-year, $15 million contract...
The Browns identified starting cornerback Jamar Taylor as part of their foundation and secured him Saturday with a three-year contract extension.The deal is worth $15 million, including a $3 million...
View ArticleBrowns coach Hue Jackson doesn’t second-guess leaving Bengals, his players...
Hue Jackson declined to remain with the Cincinnati Bengals and eventually succeed Marvin Lewis as their head coach by instead opting to join the Browns in January.Now Jackson is the face of the NFL’s...
View ArticleCavaliers 116, Hornets 105: LeBron James’s near-triple-double, 7,000th career...
CLEVELAND: The milestone pass was vintage LeBron James, one of those skip passes in traffic few others can even see developing, let alone complete the play. But James’ brilliant bounce pass to Tristan...
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It takes a village: Akron area women help Bhutanese refugees learn sewing,...
When Dhan Maya Magar first arrived in the United States in 2014, there wasn’t a whole lot of time to miss her old treadle sewing machine. America is a steep learning curve for someone raised in a...
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Cavs 116, Hornets 105; Jason Lloyd's 22 thoughts on milestones, health and...
CLEVELAND: Twenty-two thoughts for 22 points from Kevin Love in Saturday’s 116-105 win over the Charlotte Hornets… 1. The boys waiting outside the Cavs locker room Saturday night were asked if...
View ArticleHave travel plans? Prepare for cold, rain and snow
CHICAGO: A blanket of snow covered the Great Lakes and the Northeast Sunday ahead of an expected dip into Arctic-cold temperatures.The wintry weather mostly moved out of the Plains overnight, leaving...
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Trump dismisses CIA reportKey congressional Republicans are joining Democrats in demanding a bipartisan investigation into whether the Kremlin interfered in the election by hacking into emails.Islamic...
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Glenn honored at film premiereJohn Glenn, depicted in Hidden Figures as a space trailblazer who also gave critical support to pioneering black women at NASA, was fondly remembered by the cast at the...
View ArticleRegional briefs — Dec. 12, 2016
CUYAHOGA FALLSCounty District 2 meetingCUYAHOGA FALLS: Summit County Councilman John Schmidt, District 2, will host public office hours Thursday from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Cuyahoga Falls Public...
View ArticleJeffery Conrad’s other cases
Here’s a look at Jeffery Conrad’s pending legal matters outside of Summit County.Albany, N.Y.: Conrad confessed in 2014 to the February 1997 shooting death of an Albany college student.He has not yet...
View ArticleThings to Do, Dec. 12: Stones on screen; holiday concerts in Youngstown,...
Watch Rolling Stones on screenMore than 50 years after they first played together, the Rolling Stones are still packing stadiums. Tickets cost a fortune, but you can get the next best thing with Olé...
View ArticleMilitants retake ancient city of Palmyra from Syrian forces
BEIRUT: Islamic State militants recaptured the ancient city of Palmyra from Syrian troops Sunday, according to both sides in the battle, scoring a major advance after a year of setbacks in Syria and...
View ArticleBomb kills 25 at Egypt’s main Coptic Christian cathedral
CAIRO: Sunday morning Mass was drawing to a close at the chapel next to St. Mark’s Cathedral, the seat of Egypt’s ancient Coptic Orthodox Church, when Magdy Ramzy said there suddenly was a “shattering...
View ArticleMarla Ridenour: With RG3, Browns coach Hue Jackson may be staking his...
CLEVELAND: Robert Griffin III posted a 0.00 quarterback rating at halftime and finished at 38.4. He threw a flea-flicker pass into triple coverage. He targeted rookie receiver Corey Coleman 11 times,...
View ArticleDominant as usual, Cavaliers’ LeBron James now healthy, too: ‘The last couple...
CLEVELAND: On the same night LeBron James became the first player in NBA history to score 27,000 points, grab 7,000 rebounds and pass for 7,000 assists in his career, James revealed something even more...
View ArticleBengals 23, Browns 10: Quarterback Robert Griffin III struggles in return as...
CLEVELAND: Browns quarterback Robert Griffin III should thank Brownie the Elf for the diversion the mascot created in a 23-10 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals on a snowy Sunday afternoon at a half-empty...
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