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After record losses, Ohio job claims high but still dropping
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — More than 34,000 Ohioans filed unemployment claims during the last week of May, the state reported Thursday. That's the lowest figure since Ohio’s stay-at-home orders depressed the economy and led to widespread layoffs. The claims are still among the highest on record in the...
Police: Boy was fatally shot by gun found in father's truck
CLEVELAND (AP) — A 12-year-old Cleveland boy was killed this week when a gun he and his brother found in their father's truck was accidentally fired, authorities said. Donell King Sr., 37, is charged with involuntary manslaughter, child endangerment and a weapons offense in the death of his son, Donell...
The Latest: Detroit Pistons set to reopen practice facility
The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ___ The Detroit Pistons are set to reopen their practice facility, starting Thursday. The Pistons announced that the team’s performance center will enter its first phase of reopening, for voluntary, individual workouts....
US Legislatures slow to pass laws limiting use of force
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A wave of police killings of young black men in 2014 prompted 24 states to quickly pass some type of law enforcement reform, but many declined to address the most glaring issue: police use of force. Six years later, only about a third of states have passed laws on the question. The...
Ohio Democrats push to declare racism a public health crisis
Democratic lawmakers in Ohio have proposed legislation to declare racism a public health issue amid nationwide protests over the death of George Floyd. The Ohio Legislative Black Caucus introduced the resolution Tuesday as the state grappled with demonstrations and a coronavirus pandemic that has...
Ohio court sets arguments for appeal over judge shot video
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Supreme Court on Wednesday scheduled oral arguments in an appeal by The Associated Press of a ruling that prevented the release of surveillance video showing a judge being shot and wounded at a courthouse. The state's high court had previously decided to hear the AP's appeal...
Senate rejects push for contract tracing written consent
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A proposal by House Republicans to require individuals' written consent for the state to track the spread of the coronavirus was rejected by fellow Republicans in the Ohio Senate on Wednesday. The House would have required in-writing permission before the Health Department could...
OBJ a "model guy" during Browns' virtual offseason program
CLEVELAND (AP) — Odell Beckham Jr. practiced his own version of social distancing during his first offseason with the Browns. This year, the flashy receiver's been as close as possible. Beckham, who skipped almost all of Cleveland's program last spring after being acquired in a trade from the New York...
Media ask court to make public Dayton gunman school records
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — State and federal laws governing the privacy of educational records should not prevent an Ohio school district from releasing records about the man who gunned down nine people in Dayton last August, at attorney representing several media groups told the Ohio Supreme Court Wednesday....
SUNY chancellor will be next Ohio State University president
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The chancellor of New York’s public university system will become Ohio State University's next president as both institutions confront logistical and financial uncertainty from the coronavirus pandemic. Kristina Johnson, an engineer and former undersecretary of the U.S....
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