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July 1, 2021 at 5:13 am

‘Hillbilly Elegy’ author JD Vance joins US Senate campaign

The venture capitalist and author of “Hillbilly Elegy” officially joined the crowded Republican race for the Ohio U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Rob Portman....

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June 26, 2021 at 5:51 am

Sen. Portman still champions bipartisanship, against tide VIEW

CINCINNATI (AP) — For a moment this past week, it was like the old days in Washington. President Joe Biden, a Democrat, smiled as he...

FILE – In this April 1955 file photo, first and second-graders at St. Vibiana’s school are inoculated against polio with the Salk vaccine in Los Angeles. Tens of millions of today’s older Americans lived through the polio epidemic, their childhood summers dominated by concern about the virus. Some parents banned their kids from public swimming pools and neighborhood playgrounds and avoided large gatherings. Some of those from the polio era are sharing their memories with today’s youngsters as a lesson of hope for the battle against COVID-19. Soon after polio vaccines became widely available, U.S. cases and death tolls plummeted to hundreds a year, then dozens in the 1960s, and to U.S. eradication in 1979. (AP Photo, File) PAKS802 PAKS802

June 7, 2021 at 5:37 am

Lessons from polio era, when vaccines and re-emergence were just as daunting VIEW

The COVID-19 pandemic and the distribution of vaccines have surfaced haunting memories for Americans who lived through an earlier time when the country was swept...

May 18, 2021 at 9:39 pm

Republicans vie for Trump’s blessing in Ohio Senate primary

CINCINNATI (AP) — One candidate has been circulating a who's-done-more-for-Donald Trump scorecard. Footage of a waving Trump was dropped without context into a TV ad...

April 15, 2021 at 9:40 pm

‘Hillbilly’ to Capitol Hill? Author eyes Senate bid in Ohio VIEW

MIDDLETOWN, Ohio (AP) — Rodney Muterspaw figures J.D. Vance has already shown he's got what it takes to be a U.S. senator. Vance, the “Hillbilly...

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March 21, 2021 at 2:00 am

Grandparents in the pandemic: a lost year, but now some hope VIEW

The first 12 months of the pandemic represent a lost year for many in the largest group of grandparents in U.S. history. Most of the...

February 26, 2021 at 8:06 am

Upon further review: OSU trademark challenge reinstated

CINCINNATI (AP) — A 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel has reinstated Ohio State University's trademark challenge to an online marketplace involving items with...

FILE – In this Feb. 27, 2020 file photo Ohio Department of Health Director Amy Acton speaks during a news conference at the MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland. An open Senate seat in Ohio has set off a round of jockeying among ambitious Democrats and a spirited debate over who is best poised to lead a party comeback in a one-time battleground that has been trending Republican. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak, File) WX107 WX107

February 5, 2021 at 9:39 am

Pro-Trump GOP chair steps down in Ohio, may seek Senate seat

Jockeying has begun in both major parties for the U.S. Senate seat being left by Republican Rob Portman of Ohio at the end of the...

February 4, 2021 at 8:22 am

Virus expert says she’s exploring bid for US Senate in Ohio

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Dr. Amy Acton, the former state health director who became the face of Ohio's early pandemic response, has stepped down from...

February 2, 2021 at 3:12 pm

In Ohio, open Senate seat sparks debate on gender, diversity

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An open Senate seat in Ohio has set off a round of jockeying among ambitious Democrats and a spirited debate over...