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Ohio woman accused of stabbing 3-year-old boy to death in 'random' parking lot attack

A 3-year-old boy has died in Ohio after a woman allegedly stabbed him and his mother outside a Cleveland-area Giant Eagle supermarket in what is being described by officials as a “random act of violence.” Bionca Ellis, 32, is now facing an aggravated murder charge following the incident Monday afternoon in the parking lot of the Giant Eagle at 27264 …

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Underwater explorer diving on 'newly found shipwreck' discovered dead in Lake Erie, authorities say

The 70-year-old founder of an underwater explorer nonprofit that documents shipwrecks in Lake Erie and the other Great Lakes died over the weekend while making a trip below the surface. The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the man as 70-year-old David Michael VanZandt of Lakewood, Ohio. His body was pulled from the water at East 9th Street Pier, the …

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Ohio shooting leaves 1 dead, dozens more wounded: Police

A mass shooting overnight in Akron, Ohio, left one person dead and at least 26 people wounded, according to police. The Akron Police Department said the shooting happened shortly after midnight Sunday morning near Kelly Ave. and 8th Ave., WEWS reported. Multiple 911 calls were made about numerous people being shot, police said. OHIO AG ORDERED TO STOP BLOCKING PROPOSED …

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Suspect, bystander injured in police shootout at Cincinnati-area grocery store

A suspect with a gun and a bystander inside a grocery store near Cincinnati were shot and injured during a shootout with officers, police said. Officers in Colerain Township responded to a call about shots fired at a Kroger store Wednesday, and when they arrived the suspect pointed a gun at police outside the store, said Colerain Township Police Chief …

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Ohio AG ordered to stop blocking proposed qualified immunity ban

Federal judges ordered Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost to stop blocking a measure that asks voters to ban qualified immunity for police and other government employees, but he plans to appeal, he said Thursday. Yost said he’d seek a review by the full U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati after a divided panel issued its decision Wednesday, reversing …

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Vulnerable Dem senator hit with blistering ad as record on key issue faces scrutiny: 'F- rating'

FIRST ON FOX: Businessman Bernie Moreno, running for Senate as a Republican against incumbent Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown, released a blistering ad on Wednesday hammering the longtime Democrat on his ties to President Biden’s agenda and alleged weakness on immigration. “Biden’s politics now are not much different than mine,” a video of Brown from a 2021 interview, said in his …

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Ohio historical society moves closer to gaining control of ancient tribal site, now a golf course

Ohio’s historical society is one step away from gaining control of ancient ceremonial and burial earthworks maintained by a country club where members golf alongside the mounds. A trial was slated to begin Tuesday to determine how much the historical society must pay for the site, which is among eight ancient areas in the Hopewell Earthworks system named a World …

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No charges for former Ohio House speaker in federal probe

Federal officials have notified Ohio’s former House speaker that they have closed their investigation of him and he will not face any charges. OHIO PURGES ‘NON-CITIZENS’ FROM STATE VOTER ROLLS, CALLS ON BIDEN ADMIN FOR DATA AHEAD OF 2024 ELECTION Cliff Rosenberger, a Republican from Wilmington, had resigned the post in 2018 after it went public that he was the …

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Democratic National Committee to nominate Biden, Harris virtually ahead of Chicago convention

The Democratic National Committee (DNC) is preparing to nominate President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic Party nominees via virtual proceedings before Ohio’s Aug. 7 deadline, and before its in-person convention this summer in Chicago. Ohio requires its parties to certify presidential candidates at least 90 days before Election Day. The DNC won’t certify Biden until …

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On this day in history, May 28, 1888, Jim Thorpe, 'greatest athlete in the world,' is born

Two-time Olympic gold medalist and Pro Football Hall of Fame member James Francis “Jim” Thorpe came into this world on this day in history, May 28, 1888. Born in a one-room cabin in the geographical area that is now Oklahoma, Thorpe was raised by Hiram and Charlotte Vieux Thorpe on the Sac and Fox reservation, according to the Oklahoma Historical …

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