Candidates in Ohio’s tight U.S. Senate race briefly shared their plans to protect Social Security. With Social Security facing insolvency, tens of millions of retired Americans will face cuts to benefits in late 2032 unless Congress takes action first. Whoever wins the Ohio U.S. Senate race this year will be faced with big decisions over […]
The November general election holds the future of some Ohio libraries in the balance, just as it holds the future of candidates for statewide and legislative office. Voters across the state will see 16 libraries asking for local support, 11 of which will have renewal levies, two asking for renewals with an increase, and three […]
Ohio Democratic lawmakers are introducing bills that would ban children 13 and younger from operating electric bikes and electric scooters, and require people wear helmets when riding e-bikes and e-scooters. Ohio state Sen. Bill DeMora, D-Columbus, recently introduced Ohio Senate Bill 477 and Ohio state Rep. Eric Synenberg, D-Beachwood, is planning on introducing his own […]
When I enrolled at Ohio University in Athens, I had no idea that ancient burial mounds built by Indigenous peoples were next door to my college, in a nearby hamlet called The Plains. I graduated from Bellbrook High School, south of Dayton, in 2023, so I had grown up in Ohio, but I still knew […]
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WILLOUGHBY, Ohio — An Ohio political blogger had his first day in court Thursday, facing charges of harassment after sending a powerful state lawmaker an explicit picture of the cartoon character Shrek. Watch scenes from the courtroom below: D.J. Byrnes, who also goes by his pen name “The Rooster,” is known for his outlandish […]
On Indigenous Peoples’ Day, we feature a conversation with one of the world’s most prominent champions for Indigenous rights, Leonard Peltier. “Indigenous Day is a day that’s been long overdue for any type of recognition,” says Peltier. “I am not going to give up, because we are not free yet. We are in danger. Trump […]
Tens of thousands of people in India have taken to the streets in recent days to protest the deletion of 130 million names from the voter rolls, a large majority of which are believed to be opposed to Narendra Modi’s ruling BJP party. The demonstrations, joined by leaders from India’s opposition parties, are being led […]
Houthi Attack on Riyadh Airport Kills One Person, a Day After Another Strike Killed 12 People, Pentagon Quietly Raises Count of U.S. Troops Killed in Iran War, Two Palestinians Killed in Gaza Today, Russia Bombs Ukrainian Power Plant After Trump Declares Energy Ceasefire, Protests Against Right-Wing Government of Indian Prime Minister Modi Rock Delhi, DOJ […]
University students across the United States held a national day of action in solidarity with “Jane Doe,” the anonymous former student whose lawsuit alleging she was gang-raped by seven Cornell University Chi Phi fraternity members in 2024 has reignited outrage over how campuses and local law enforcement mishandle sexual assault cases and fail survivors. We […]
The 2026 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Navanethem “Navi” Pillay, the South African jurist who led the United Nations commission of inquiry that concluded that Israel had committed genocide in Gaza. Pillay’s long career in international human rights law includes work as a defense attorney for anti-apartheid activists, president of the International Criminal […]
Protests have erupted in New York City after a federal immigration agent shot and wounded a man in the Bronx on Thursday afternoon. As masked agents reportedly posing as construction workers attempted to arrest 28-year-old Oscar Belgal, they opened fire on his car. Belgal was shot in the neck. His 5-year-old child, who was in […]
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