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 […]
Dr. Amy Acton promised to “give a voice” to Ohio’s small business community during a Tuesday visit to Fox’s Bagel and Deli in Bexley. The Democratic candidate for governor described several ideas including loans to help new businesses get off the ground, and suggested her plans to bring down household costs could help boost foot-traffic. […]
Ohio’s chronic absenteeism rate has been trending downward in recent years, but still remains higher than it was pre-pandemic. The statewide chronic absenteeism rate — missing 10% or more of school hours for any reason — was 23.7% for the 2025-26 school year, according to the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce. Ohio’s chronic absenteeism […]
On Sept. 30, Tennessee’s execution of Christa Pike failed after two lethal injections, which has resulted in Gov. Bill Lee suspending Tennessee’s remaining scheduled executions for 2026 and ordering an independent review. For Ohio, this failed execution adds urgency to the debate over whether changing execution methods can address the broader concerns about capital punishment […]
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Every morning in the Ohio Capital Journal’s free newsletter, The Eye-Opener, we round up the news and commentary from across Ohio and around the country and world that is catching our attention. We call this feature Catching Our Eye, republished here. Please subscribe to our free daily newsletter to get all the Ohio news you need to know […]
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 […]
Protests Erupt in New York After ICE Agent Shoots and Wounds Man, Video Shows Bystanders Attempting to Intervene in Violent ICE Arrest in New Jersey, Family Seeks Damages from U.S. over ICE Killing of Silverio Villegas González, USS Abraham Lincoln Arrives in San Diego After Arduous Deployment in Support of Iran War, Michigan Senate Candidates […]
This week marks 25 years since the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan, the beginning of what would become the longest war in U.S. history. After installing a pro-Western government in Kabul in December 2001, U.S. and other NATO troops would remain in the country for the next two decades battling a stubborn insurgency — until a […]
As the development of artificial intelligence accelerates, more voices inside and outside the industry are warning that the technology poses major risks to humanity. The new film, The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist, features interviews with leading AI executives, researchers, as well as critics, who all voice similar concerns. Since the film’s […]
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