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Big Lots: Fiscal Q1 Earnings Snapshot
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Big Lots Inc. (BIG) on Friday reported a loss of $206.1 million in its fiscal first quarter. On a per-share basis, the Columbus, Ohio-based company said it had a loss of $7.10. Losses, adjusted for asset impairment costs and...
4 young people shot at south central Indiana park, 2 men arrested
COLUMBUS, Ind. (AP) — Four young people were hospitalized after being shot in a south central Indiana park, and two 18-year-old men were taken into custody, police said. The shooting occurred Tuesday night at Lincoln Park in Columbus, police said. Officers arrived to find multiple...
Express: Fiscal Q1 Earnings Snapshot
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Express Inc. (EXPR) on Wednesday reported a loss of $73.4 million in its fiscal first quarter. On a per-share basis, the Columbus, Ohio-based company said it had a loss of 99 cents. The clothing and accessories chain...
Black kids face racism before they even start school. It's driving a major mental health crisis.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — To her students who need the most support, India Strother is rarely just “Ms. Strother” — she’s a family figure they call “Mom,” a trusted guide as they negotiate their teenage years. They open up to her about their dating lives. About pregnancy...
More states are requiring patients to give consent for medical students performing pelvic exams
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A new batch of states are looking to legislate the level of informed consent when it comes to medical students performing pelvic exams for educational purposes on unconscious patients. At least 20 states already have consent laws for this practice....
Kenneth Followill, judge in Columbus ‘Stocking Strangler’ trial, dies at 87
COLUMBUS, Ga. (AP) — The judge who presided over the 1986 trial of a serial killer known as the Stocking Strangler in a Georgia city more than 40 years ago has died. Funeral services for Senior Superior Court Judge Kenneth Followill will be held June 2 at Trinity Episcopal Church...
Zelarayán, Amundsen, Schulte lead Crew over Galaxy 2-0
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Lucas Zelarayán and Malte Amundsen scored first-half goals and Patrick Schulte made them stand up as the Columbus Crew blanked the Los Angeles Galaxy 2-0 on Wednesday night. Zelarayán staked Columbus (5-4-3) to a 1-0 lead when he found the net in the 25th...
Vending machines are the latest tool for fighting opioid overdoses
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vending machines that have long been stocked with snacks are getting repurposed to distribute life-saving supplies to help fight the opioid epidemic. A growing number of cities and local governments are making so-called “harm reduction” items, including the...
McGuire rallies Orlando City to 2-2 draw with Crew
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Duncan McGuire scored in the second minute of stoppage time to rally Orlando City to a 2-2 draw with the Columbus Crew on Saturday night. Neither team scored until Darlington Nagbe took passes from Alexandru Matan and Cucho Hernández and found the net in the...
5 people die in Alabama highway crash; 4 were from Mississippi
ATTALLA, Ala. (AP) — A crash on an Alabama highway has killed five people, four of them from Mississippi. The crash happened Wednesday on Interstate 59 near Attalla, Alabama, according to WCBI-TV. A 2001 Chevy Malibu collided with a 2009 Toyota Tundra pickup. ...
