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Ohio sheriff condemned for saying people with Harris yard signs should have their addresses recorded

Sep. 19, 2024 19:31 PM EDT

An Ohio sheriff is under fire for a social media post in which he said people with Kamala Harris yard signs should have their addresses recorded so that immigrants can be sent to live with them if the Democrat wins the presidency. Good-government groups called it a threat and urged him to remove...

Kentucky hosts Ohio in non-conference play, seeking touchdowns and a victory to halt two-game slide

Sep. 19, 2024 15:50 PM EDT

Ohio (2-1) at Kentucky (1-2), Saturday, 12:45 p.m. (SEC Network) BetMGM College Football Odds: Kentucky by 20. Series: Kentucky leads 4-2. WHAT’S AT STAKE Kentucky is desperate to score a touchdown and win again after settling for six...

No. 17 Notre Dame hoping to get 1st home win, avoid another MAC upset against Miami (Ohio)

Sep. 19, 2024 13:33 PM EDT

Miami (Ohio) (0-2) at No. 17 Notre Dame (2-1), Saturday, 3:30 p.m ET (NBC) Line: Notre Dame by 27 1/2. Series record: First meeting WHAT’S AT STAKE Notre Dame already endured one embarrassing home loss to a Mid-American Conference team....

No. 17 Notre Dame looks to avoid letdown against Miami (Ohio)

Sep. 19, 2024 12:31 PM EDT

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — No. 17 Notre Dame already lost one home game to a Mid-American Conference opponent. The 17th-ranked Fighting Irish (2-1) are doing everything possible to avoid a repeat Saturday when they host Miami (Ohio) — and a coach who understands the Notre Dame...

Cincinnati looks to get first-ever Big 12 home win against Houston on Saturday

Sep. 19, 2024 11:27 AM EDT

Houston (1-2, 0-0 Big 12) at Cincinnati (2-1, 0-0), Saturday, noon ET (FS1) BetMGM College Football Odds: Cincinnati by 3 1/2. Series record: Houston leads 15-14. WHAT'S AT STAKE? The Cincinnati Bearcats and Houston Cougars meet Saturday...

A news site that covers Haitian Americans is facing harassment over its post-debate coverage of Ohio

Sep. 19, 2024 10:56 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Journalists at a news site that covers the Haitian community in the United States say they've been harassed and intimidated with racist messages for covering a fake story about immigrants eating the pets of people in an Ohio town. One editor at the Haitian Times, a...

Ohio officials approve language saying anti-gerrymandering measure calls for the opposite

Sep. 19, 2024 10:17 AM EDT

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio election officials have approved ballot language that will describe this fall’s Issue 1, a redistricting measure, as requiring gerrymandering when the proposal is intended to do the opposite. The Republican-controlled Ohio Ballot Board approved the...

Residents of Springfield, Ohio, hunker down and pray for a political firestorm to blow over

Sep. 19, 2024 09:00 AM EDT

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) — In the quiet corners of Springfield, Ohio — out of sight of the drumbeat of politicians and journalists, troopers and newly installed security cameras — the people who live here are taking a breath, praying and attempting to carry on. Between the...

The Latest: Trump to campaign in New York and Harris speaks at Hispanic leadership conference

Sep. 18, 2024 20:59 PM EDT

Donald Trump is taking his message Wednesday to a somewhat unlikely place: suburban New York. The Republican presidential nominee and former president is heading to Uniondale, on Long Island, an area that could be key to his party maintaining control of the House. His party is trying...

What to know about the threats in Springfield, Ohio, after false claims about Haitian immigrants

Sep. 17, 2024 19:24 PM EDT

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) — A small Ohio city has been inundated with hoax bomb threats since last week's presidential debate, when former President Donald Trump falsely accused members of Springfield's Haitian community of abducting and eating cats and dogs. Trump's running mate,...