The man accused of injuring spectators at an event for Democratic candidate for governor Amy Acton was arraigned before a Mahoning County judge Tuesday afternoon. Patrick Havas, a 38-year-old man from Canfield, faces two charges of assault, one of inducing panic, and one of disorderly conduct. All four are misdemeanor charges. Havas pleaded not guilty […]
There has been a rise in political violence in Ohio, but bills meant to curb these types of crimes have stalled. After a man allegedly attempted to attack governor candidate Dr. Amy Acton over the weekend, lawmakers are hoping to get some safety measures passed. A man is now in custody, charged with two counts […]
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As Republicans struggle to deal with a powerful backlash against AI data centers, Ohio GOP U.S. Sen. Bernie Moreno on Thursday issued a blunt warning: Companies can stop taking taxpayer subsidies, states can stop giving them — or the feds will tax them down to nothing. However, the office of his Republican colleague, Ohio’s Jon […]
Ohio public schools are experiencing a 15% day-to-day bus shortage, according to the National Association for Pupil Transportation, and families are feeling the effects. School bus driver shortages are often the result of recruitment, retention, financial, and operational challenges happening at the same time, said President-Elect of the National Association for Pupil Transportation Melody Coniglio. […]
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio is weighing what do with Nationwide Energy Partners, an electricity reseller serving apartment complexes around Ohio. In May, the state Supreme Court ruled the company is operating as a utility under state law and sent the case back to the PUCO. Now, commissioners are wrestling with how to regulate […]
Bob Hennelly, general manager of WBAI Pacifica Radio in New York, broadcast live during the September 11 attacks in 2001 and has been covering developments ever since. He says officials rushed to reopen the city after the disaster, despite the health risks from toxic air and debris around ground zero. “There was no Zoom back […]
We speak with Sara Nelson, the international president of the Association of Flight Attendants, about how flight attendants were affected by the 9/11 attacks. Nelson was working in Chicago that day, but she lost five of her friends, who were fellow flight attendants, in the attacks. “My handbook is in the 9/11 Memorial Museum, that […]
Twenty-five years after the 9/11 attacks, many New York City residents are still grappling with complicated health conditions related to exposure to the toxic air and debris around ground zero. “We were digging through the pile and using rakes to spread out all the debris to look for anyone’s remains,” says retired New York City […]
Twenty-five years after September 11, 2001, more people are believed to have died from cancer, respiratory and other illnesses due to exposure to the airborne toxins than the nearly 3,000 people killed in the attacks on the World Trade Center. In the weeks and months that followed 9/11, former New York City Mayors Rudy Giuliani […]
Houthi Forces from Yemen Strike Saudi Cities and Energy Sites, Injuring Over 70 People, U.S. Gov’t Investigators Administer Polygraph Exams to 50 People on the Military’s Joint Staff, Israeli Strikes Kill 11 People in Southern Lebanon, Israel Carries Out Deadly Strikes on the Gaza Strip, Killing Two Children, Palestinian Teenager Shot Dead in the Occupied […]
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