21 area wrestlers head to semifinals in state tournament
COLUMBUS — A total of 21 wrestlers from northwest Ohio remain in contention for a title at the state tournament today.
COLUMBUS — A total of 21 wrestlers from northwest Ohio remain in contention for a title at the state tournament today.
NEW YORK — Another year, another “Avatar” postponement. James Cameron says the long-gesticulating sequel to his science-fiction epic will not be released next year.
WASHINGTON — The top Marine general said today that an investigation into reports that nude photos of female service members are being secretly posted online without their permission has an effect on the entire Marine Corps and must be done carefully.
DETROIT — Volkswagen pleaded guilty Friday to conspiracy and obstruction of justice and agreed to pay a $4.3 billion penalty for a brazen scheme to program nearly 600,000 vehicles to cheat on U.S. emissions tests.
WASHINGTON — Two days after its airplane’s scary abandoned takeoff, Michigan’s wild journey carried right on into the Big Ten semifinals with a 74-70 overtime upset of 13th-ranked Purdue behind D.J. Wilson’s 26 points today.
CLEVELAND — The University of Toledo women's basketball team defeated Buffalo 72-65 in today's Mid-American Conference tournament semifinal game at Quicken Loans Arena.
A man and woman are behind bars in Wood County after a five to six-month crime spree spanning 25 states.
PITTSBURGH — Defense and prosecution psychiatrists agree that a Pennsylvania woman charged with drowning her two sons in a bathtub knew she was killing them and knew that was wrong.
CLEVELAND — A person familiar with the decision says the Cleveland Browns are releasing quarterback Robert Griffin III after one injury-marred season.
SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. — An Atlanta-area man accused of holding women against their will in a million-dollar home has been charged with additional counts of false imprisonment and trafficking of persons for labor.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — One of Alabama’s largest and wealthiest churches is trying to create its own police department in what experts say would be an unprecedented move.
ISTANBUL — A helicopter crashed on a highway on Istanbul’s outskirts today after apparently hitting a television tower in dense fog, reports said. All seven people on board were killed, the city’s mayor said.
ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Mary Clancey said she was resigned to being a plump old lady. Over 15 years she kept getting bigger despite dieting. But with her health deteriorating, her son persuaded her to go to the hospital.
The Toledo Police Department unveiled today a new law enforcement strategy leaders hope will reduce gun violence in the city.
BERLIN — A prosecutor says the 19-year-old suspect arrested in the death of a neighbor’s boy has admitted to the killing and that of another man.
WASHINGTON — Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price is warning against relying too much on the Congressional Budget Office’s upcoming report on the Republican health care bill.
NEWARK, N.J. — A former Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer has been convicted of accepting cash bribes and sex in exchange for employment authorization documents.
LANSING — Michigan’s unemployment rate climbed to 5.2 percent in January as the number of people entering the job market continued to grow.
FINDLAY — A local hotel developer has secured approval to build a 112-room Holiday Inn Express on Findlay’s west side, near the intersection of I-75 and U.S. 224.
Toledo firefighters are responding to a reported house fire today in the central city.
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WASHINGTON — U.S. employers added a robust 235,000 jobs in February and wages rose at a healthy clip, a sign the economy remains on solid footing after nearly eight years of recovery.
WASHINGTON — American Indians and their supporters are rallying in Washington against continued construction of the disputed Dakota Access pipeline.
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s Constitutional Court removed impeached President Park Geun-hye from office in a unanimous ruling today over a corruption scandal that has plunged the country into political turmoil and worsened an already-serious national divide.
BERLIN — German authorities say they believe a man who injured seven people with an ax in Duesseldorf’s main train station acted alone and they have no indication the attack was terror-related.