Tuesday's Democratic primary for one of three contested seats on the Ohio Supreme Court will kick off a high-stakes battle for partisan control of the court this fall.
The court, which currently has a 4-3 Republican majority, holds sway over how to implement an amendment to the state ...
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A federal appeals court asked West Virginia's highest court Monday whether opioid distributions can cause a public nuisance as it reviews a landmark lawsuit against three major U.S. drug distributors accused of causing a health crisis in one of the state's ...
By BROOKE SCHULTZ Associated Press/Report for America
The Allegheny County jail could significantly increase its mental health staffing and provide more training about use of force and restraint under a proposed settlement filed Tuesday in federal court.
The agreement, which still ...
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press
A divided Supreme Court on Tuesday lifted a stay on a Texas law that gives police broad powers to arrest migrants suspected of crossing the border illegally, while a legal battle over immigration authority plays out.
The Biden administration is suing ...
By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — A judge has denied Apple's motion to dismiss a class-action lawsuit claiming that stalkers are using its AirTag devices to track victims — and that the tech giant hasn't done enough to prevent them.
Apple's $29 AirTags have ...
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — In his first public comments since a former colleague sued him for sexual assault, New York City Mayor Eric Adams vehemently denied the allegations, insisting he did not remember ever meeting the woman who says he attacked her in a parked ...
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The attorney for a former Milwaukee elections official charged with fraudulently requesting three military absentee ballots under fake names and sending them to a Republican lawmaker who embraced election conspiracy theories argued ...
By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A Maine sergeant who has been criticized by an investigatory panel for his handling of a report about a man who later carried out a mass shooting is running for sheriff, state records show.
Sgt. Aaron Skolfield of the Sagadahoc ...
By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press
MIAMI (AP) — Former White House adviser Peter Navarro reported to prison Tuesday for a contempt of Congress conviction, becoming the first senior Trump administration official to be locked up for a crime related to the Jan. ...
By MAYSOON KHAN Associated Press/Report for America
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Natural gas drilling companies would be banned in New York from using an extraction method that involves injecting large amounts of liquified carbon dioxide deep underground under a bill moving through the state ...
LAKEVIEW, Ohio (AP) — The three people killed when several tornados roared through Ohio last week all died from storm-related injuries, authorities announced Monday.
Darla Williams, 70, and Marilyn Snapp, 81, both lived in the Geiger Mobile Home Park in Lakeview, while Neal Longfellow, 69, ...
CLEVELAND (AP) — An Ohio mother whose 16-month-old daughter died after being left home alone in a playpen for 10 days last summer while she went on vacation was sentenced Monday to life in prison with no chance of parole.
Kristel Candelario, 32, had pleaded guilty last month to aggravated ...
BOSTON (AP) — Wildlife protection advocates are welcoming a decision by the Massachusetts Marine Fisheries Advisory Commission to approve protections for horseshoe crabs during spawning, which is when the creatures are at their most vulnerable.
The move comes as interstate regulators are ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A badly decomposed body of a child was found inside a duffel bag by crews who were cleaning a site Monday in west Philadelphia, police said.
The body was found in the city's Mantua neighborhood by workers with the city's Community Life Improvement Program. It wasn't ...
By PATRICK ORSAGOS, CODY JACKSON, MICHELLE L. PRICE and BILL BARROW Associated Press
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Five states are holding presidential primaries on Tuesday as President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump continue to lock up support around the country after becoming ...
By CHRISTINE FERNANDO Associated Press
Tuesday's Democratic primary for one of three contested seats on the Ohio Supreme Court will kick off a high-stakes battle for partisan control of the court this fall.
The court, which currently has a 4-3 Republican majority, holds sway over how to ...
By SAMANTHA HENDRICKSON Associated Press/Report For America
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio residents face two unique scenarios in this year's congressional primaries: They're being asked to cast two votes for one of the seats and choose one of 11 candidates for the other.
The Democratic ...
By JOHN RABY Associated Press
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A federal appeals court asked West Virginia's highest court Monday whether opioid distributions can cause a public nuisance as it reviews a landmark lawsuit against three major U.S. drug distributors accused of causing a health crisis ...
By JEFF McMURRAY Associated Press
When Mike O'Neil opened his bicycle repair shop in Muncie, Indiana, the Cardinal Greenway trail just outside its window stretched only 2 miles south of the shop.
Today, it extends 33 miles (53 kilometers) beyond that, but the ultimate vision is far ...
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republicans are watching a pair of high-profile elections in Ohio on Tuesday that could determine their chances of picking up critical seats this fall and expanding their power in Washington.
One is a contentious and expensive ...