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U.S. board finds problems with safety devices on train that derailed in Ohio
Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw testifies about the Feb.3 derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, before the Pennsylvania state Senate Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee, March 20, 2023, in Harrisburg, Pa. (AP Photo/Marc Levy)
sports
Miami shocks top-seed Indiana in March Madness
Miami's Lola Pendande (21) is fouled by Indiana's Grace Berger (34) during the second half of a second-round college basketball game in the women's NCAA Tournament Monday, March 20, 2023, in Bloomington, Ind. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
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20 cars of Norfolk Southern cargo train derail in Ohio
A Norfolk Southern cargo train car leans off the tracks after derailing in Clark County, Ohio, at a train crossing with Ohio 41 Saturday, March 4, 2023. (Bill Lackey/Springfield-News Sun via AP)
world
Toxic wastewater used in Ohio fire moved to Texas
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Train crew had little warning before Ohio wreck, probe finds
In this photo taken with a drone, portions of a Norfolk Southern freight train that derailed the previous night in East Palestine, Ohio, remain on fire at mid-day on Feb. 4.
world
One killed, a dozen injured after blast at Ohio factory scatters molten debris, starts fire
Firefighters begin to pack up gear at the I. Schumann & Co. metals plant after an explosion at the factory in Bedford, Ohio, U.S., February 20, 2023. REUTERS/Aaron Josefczyk
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White House defends Ohio train derailment response
Cleanup continues in a stream in East Palestine Park in East Palestine, Ohio, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023. Residents of the Ohio village upended by a freight train derailment are demanding to know if they're safe from the toxic chemicals that spilled or were burned off to avoid an even bigger disaster. (Lucy Schaly/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP)
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EPA head sees Ohio train spill site as residents demand info
FILE PHOTO: Drone footage shows the freight train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, U.S., February 6, 2023 in this screengrab obtained from a handout video released by the NTSB. NTSBGov/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY./File Photo/File Photo
u.s. politics
Prospective staffer accuses George Santos of sexual harassment, ethics violations
FILE — Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., leaves a House GOP conference meeting on Capitol Hill, in Washington, Jan. 25, 2023. Federal authorities are investigating a military veteran's claim that Santos raised $3,000 for life-saving surgery for his pet dog several years ago, then never turned over the money for the animal's care, according to a published report. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
energy and resources
Enbridge resolves unplanned outages on its Texas Eastern gas line
Enbridge company logos on display at the company's annual meeting in Calgary, Thursday, May 12, 2016.  THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
arts
‘That’s So Raven’ actor Orlando Brown pleads not guilty to assault charges
FILE - This undated Clark County, Nev., Detention Center booking photo shows former Disney star Orlando Brown of the show "That's So Raven." Brown has pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor assault charges stemming from an alleged altercation in Lima, Ohio. According to Allen County, Ohio, Sheriff’s Office records, Brown was taken into custody Thursday, Dec. 22, 2022, held on a $25,000 bond and arraigned the next day in Lima Municipal Court. He's charged with aggravated menacing. (Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department via AP, File)
world
Indianapolis police locate second missing Ohio infant; suspect arrested
The Veillette children are shown visitin Santa in this undated handout photo, including Twins Jacob and Mia on Santa's lap, Vincent Veillette (foreground) and Marguerite Veillette (right). A Quebec man suspected of killing his wife and four children has been interviewed by police and will be arraigned on aggravated murder and other charges as soon as he is released from hospital, prosecutors said Monday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Le Journal de Montreal - HO
world
Meteor flashes above Ontario and parts of the U.S.
Southern Ontario meteor. Photo handout by Malcolm Park, North York Astronomical Association.
world
Trump says he’ll make ‘big announcement’ Nov. 15
Former President Donald Trump dances after he finished speaking at a campaign rally in support of the campaign of Ohio Senate candidate JD Vance at Wright Bros. Aero Inc. at Dayton International Airport on Monday, Nov. 7, 2022, in Vandalia, Ohio. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
world
Dems, GOP make urgent final pitches as election season wraps
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden campaigns in support of Democratic U.S. senatorial candidate John Fetterman and Democratic nominee for Pennsylvania governor Josh Shapiro, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., November 5, 2022. REUTERS/Hannah Beier
opinion
The Midwest will determine the midterm election results – and Trump’s future
Edward McClelland
olympics
Earnie Shavers, one of boxing’s hardest punchers, dies at 78
FILE - Challenger Earnie Shavers, right, follows through with a right against champion Muhammad Ali during the fourth round of their boxing bout in New York's Madison Square Garden, Sept. 29, 1977. Shavers, whose thunderous punches stopped 68 fighters and earned him heavyweight title fights with Ali and Larry Holmes, died Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022. He was 78. (AP Photo/Ron Frehm, File)
world
Storms blamed in deaths of three in Michigan, Ohio, Arkansas
Looking more like a boat ramp, the receding Pearl River flood waters hide the parking lot of the athletic fields on Westbrook Road in northeast Jackson, Miss., Monday, Aug. 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
u.s. business
Ohio looking to hire 7,000 construction workers for Intel semiconductor plants
Taylor Purdy, right, a pipe layer with Complete General Construction, and colleague Adam Clary install temporary silt protection for a catch basin near the new Intel semiconductor manufacturing plant construction site in Johnstown, Ohio, Friday, Aug. 5, 2022. Ohio’s largest-ever economic development project comes with a big employment challenge: how to find 7,000 construction workers in an already booming building environment when there's also a national shortage of people working in the trades. (AP Photo/Paul Vernon)
report on business
Cenovus to buy remaining 50% stake in Toledo Refinery from BP for $300-million
Cenovus logo seen at the company's headquarters in Calgary, Alta., November 15, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
world
Attorney suggests U.S. justice department should investigate Jayland Walker’s death
Bobby DiCello, an attorney representing the family of Jayland Walker, center, answers questions from the media following the funeral service for Walker in Akron, Ohio, Wednesday, July 13, 2022. Hundreds of mourners filled a downtown Akron theater on Wednesday to pay their last respects to Walker, a young Black man killed by police officers, in a city that has been on edge since his death. (Daniel Lozada/The New York Times)
opinion
The evolution of U.S. TV news: from optimism to an evil storm
John Doyle
world
Ohio rape shows how a story can spread faster than facts
The Columbus Dispatch office in downtown Columbus, Ohio, July 14, 2022. For nearly two weeks, the story of a 10-year-old Ohio girl who was raped and crossed state lines to get an abortion became a flash point in the national abortion debate. (Nick Fancher/The New York Times)
canada
Evening Update: At least 13 civilians killed, over 40 injured after Russian missile strike on Ukrainian shopping mall
Rescuers work at a site of a shopping mall hit by a Russian missile strike in Kremenchuk, in Poltava region, Ukraine on June 27, 2022.
world
For abortion rights advocates in Ohio, fury over end of Roe v. Wade collides with political realities
Ohio Senator Amber Stanley of Baltimore, Ohio holds a sign during a rally organized by the Democratic Party at the Ohio Statehouse following the overturning of Roe v Wade by SCOTUS, Sunday, June 26, 2022 in Columbus, Ohio. (Brooke LaValley/The Columbus Dispatch via AP)
music
Country star Toby Keith discloses stomach cancer diagnosis
FILE - Honoree Toby Keith performs at the 46th annual Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction and Awards Gala at the Marriott Marquis on June 18, 2015, in New York. Keith announced Sunday, June 12, 2022, that he has been undergoing treatment for stomach cancer since last fall. The multi-platinum-selling singer said on Twitter that he underwent surgery and received chemotherapy and radiation in the past six months .(Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
world
JD Vance wins Ohio’s hyper-competitive Republican Senate primary
FILE - Republican Senate candidate JD Vance listens to former President Donald Trump at a rally on April 23, 2022, in Delaware, Ohio. Vance is seeking the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate seat. (AP Photo/Joe Maiorana, File)
u.s. politics
Ohio U.S. Senate primary will test Trump’s grip on Republican voters
FILE - Senate candidate JD Vance, left, greets former President Donald Trump at a rally at the Delaware County Fairground, April 23, 2022, in Delaware, Ohio, to endorse Republican candidates ahead of the Ohio primary on May 3. High-profile surrogates for Republicans running in Ohio’s hotly contested Senate primary are fanning out across the state or holding other events to give their endorsed candidates a last-minute boost ahead of Tuesday’s election. Sens. Josh Hawley, Ted Cruz and Rand Paul, along with Reps. Matt Gaetz and Marjorie Taylor Greene, were among the conservative emissaries making final pitches in the critical Senate race. (AP Photo/Joe Maiorana, File)
world
GOP leaders in Ohio try to block Trump endorsement of J.D. Vance
TROY, OH - APRIL 11: Republican U.S. Senate candidate JD Vance speaks with prospective supporters at a campaign event on April 11, 2022 in Troy, Ohio. Vance, a conservative commentator perhaps best known for his memoir Hillbilly Elegy, is in a crowded field to replace the retiring Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH). (Photo by Gaelen Morse/Getty Images)
u.s. politics
Biden promotes $1-billion Great Lakes cleanup push in visit to Ohio
President Joe Biden speaks the about the long-delayed cleanup of Great Lakes harbors and tributaries polluted with industrial toxins at the Shipyards, Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022, in Lorain, Ohio. Cleanup will accelerate dramatically with a $1 billion boost from Biden's infrastructure plan. (AP Photo/Ken Blaze)
world
Nine hospitalized after carbon monoxide poisoning at Ohio hotel
international business
Intel’s $20-billion Ohio factory could become world’s largest chip plant
FILE PHOTO: An Intel Corporation logo is seen on a sticker on a laptop for sale in Queens, New York, U.S., November 16, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly
world
Celebratory New Year’s gun fire ends with Ohio police fatally shooting man, wife says
u.s. business
Jury holds three U.S. pharmacy chains responsible for role in opioid crisis
FILE PHOTO: The combination photo shows a logo of CVS in Manhattan, New York, U.S., August 1, 2016, re-usable Walmart bags in a newly opened Walmart Neighborhood Market in Chicago September 21, 2011 and a Walgreens sign in the Chicago suburb of Niles, Illinois, February 10, 2015. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/Jim Young/File Photo
opinion
The shocking transformation of Hillbilly Elegy author J.D. Vance
Gary Mason