CLEVELAND, Ohio — A $300 per week addition to unemployment benefits for people affected by the coronavirus pandemic hasn’t cost Ohio a dime. Gov. Mike DeWine still is cutting it off. You can listen online here. Ohio is joining other Republican-led states in ending the benefit, with the logic being ..read more

Kevin Seefried was approved to take his scheduled family trip to Salvo, North Carolina, on May 15, court documents show ..read more

I am 32, and just a month ago I found out that my ex-wife, whom I haven’t spoken to since we divorced, passed away tragically in a moped accident. My ex-wife had life insurance through her job. My ex-mother-in-law informed my father that my ex-wife had kept me as her beneficiary on her life-insurance policy, and her family wants the money for funeral costs, bills, etc ..read more

I count enslaved Africans among my ancestors, so I pay attention to reparations discussions. I think cash payments should be a component — stimulus checks prove that cash makes a difference. I also think goal-oriented funds should be made available, like education and business grants. Read more stories on Personal ..read more

The mayor of Nashville declared a state of emergency Sunday afternoon after turbulent weather in. left extreme flooding and four dead residents. Mayor John Cooper tweeted: "Today, I signed an executive order declaring a local state of emergency due to flooding in Nashville, as we seek state and federal resources to assist Davidson County ..read more

Authorities in Virginia Beach, Virginia, have identified the two people killed and three people arrested in connection with three separate shootings Friday night in the city’s Oceanfront area. Those killed included Deshayla Harris, 29, of Norfolk, who appeared on season 17 of the reality TV show "Bad Girls Club," according ..read more

SUEZ, Egypt — The giant container ship that has blocked traffic in the Suez Canal, bringing a key global trade route to a standstill and capturing the world’s attention, was partially refloated early Monday. The Ever Given "has successfully floated after the ship responded to the pulling and towing maneuvers ..read more

An inmate in the Oklahoma County Detention Center held a correctional officer hostage, took his radio and keys and released other inmates before being shot and killed by police on Saturday, the facility's administrator said in a news conference ..read more

A large container ship got stuck in Egypt's Suez Canal on Tuesday, March 23, halting marine traffic through one of the busiest waterways in the world. The ship, a vessel named the Ever Given, ran aground after strong winds and a sandstorm caused low visibility and poor navigation, the Suez Canal Authority said in a statement. The ship was en route to the Dutch point of Rotterdam when it was knocked off course ..read more

No longer working under the Trump administration, six leading US health officials now reveal to CNN the real challenges they faced during the nation's fight against Covid-19 over the past year: death threats, mixed messages and in some cases, being kept from sharing information with national audiences ..read more