Ohio State beats Tennessee 42-17 to advance to face Oregon in a College Football Playoff quarterfinal at the Rose Bowl

Big Lots conducts going-out-of-business sales after sale of company falls through

NEW YORK (AP) — Discount chain Big Lots is conducting going-out-of-business sales at its remaining locations after a sale of the company didn't materialize. The Columbus, Ohio-based retailer, which sells furniture, home decor and other items, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy...

Worthington Steel: Fiscal Q2 Earnings Snapshot

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Worthington Steel (WS) on Wednesday reported net income of $12.8 million in its fiscal second quarter. On a per-share basis, the Columbus, Ohio-based company said it had net income of 25 cents. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring...

Royal's career-high double-double effort sends Ohio State hurtling past Valpo 95-73

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Devin Royal scored a career-high 31 points and grabbed a career-high 15 rebounds and Ohio State throttled Valparaiso 95-73 on Tuesday night. Royal was 11-for-16 shooting making only 1 of 4 attempts from beyond the arc and 8 of 9 foul shots. He reached his...

Democrat Sherrod Brown says US Senate departure won't be the last Ohioans hear from him

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Democratic U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown made clear during a farewell speech Tuesday that he does not plan to abandon his career-long fight for American workers despite suffering a bitter defeat last month in Ohio, where it's become nearly impossible for his party to win statewide...

Retail sales rose at healthy pace last month in latest sign of US economy's health

WASHINGTON (AP) — Consumers stepped up their spending at retail stores last month, providing a boost to the economy in the early phases of the winter holiday shopping season. Retail sales rose 0.7% in November, the Commerce Department said Tuesday, a solid increase and higher than...

Worthington Enterprises: Fiscal Q2 Earnings Snapshot

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Worthington Enterprises, Inc. (WOR) on Tuesday reported net income of $28.3 million in its fiscal second quarter. On a per-share basis, the Columbus, Ohio-based company said it had net income of 56 cents. Earnings, adjusted for...

Amazon investing another $10 billion in Ohio-based data centers

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Amazon Web Services will invest another $10 billion to bolster its data center infrastructure in Ohio. The company and Republican Gov. Mike DeWine announced the plan Monday. The new investment will boost the amount it has committed to spending in Ohio by the...

Americans end 2024 with grim economic outlook, but Republicans are optimistic for 2025: AP-NORC poll

WASHINGTON (AP) — The unemployment rate is healthy and the stock market is up, but Democrats are feeling more pessimistic about the U.S. economy after Donald Trump's election victory, according to a new poll. Republicans, meanwhile, are still dour about the current state of the...

Police in Ohio launch homicide investigation after bodies of 3 women found in home

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Authorities in Ohio launched a homicide investigation after the bodies of three women were found Saturday inside a home in Columbus. Officers were called to a home on the city's south side just before 4 p.m. Saturday for what a 911 caller described as a...