Jan 27 Springfield’s Haitian migrants turn to faith amid deportation fears By Luis Andres Henao, Jessie Wardarski, Associated Press Despite legally migrating to the U.S. under the country’s Temporary Protected Status program, many of the thousands of Haitians in Springfield, Ohio, are fearful President Donald Trump’s promised migration crackdown will soon include them. Continue reading
Jan 23 Watch 8:17 The steps an Ohio county took to reduce infant mortality rates By Paul Solman, Ryan Connelly Holmes When it comes to infant mortality, the United States ranks 54th in the world. That's about three times that of Japan, Singapore or Slovenia. Within the U.S., Ohio is in the bottom 25 percent of all states. Hamilton County was… Continue watching
Jan 02 Watch 6:42 Community colleges gear up to train workers for America’s proposed manufacturing future By Paul Solman, Ryan Connelly Holmes In the next decade, millions of manufacturing jobs will open up in the U.S. as workers retire. Meanwhile, the sector is also supposed to add more jobs with help from federal subsidies. But by some current estimates, only half of… Continue watching
Dec 16 Drone sightings lead to airspace shutdown at Ohio Air Force base, arrests near Boston airport By Dave Collins, Bianca Vázquez Toness, Associated Press More suspected drone sightings in the eastern U.S. led to a temporary airspace shutdown at an Air Force base in Ohio and arrests near Boston's Logan International Airport. Continue reading
Dec 03 Watch 7:33 Why so many Americans are dissatisfied with the seemingly solid economy By Paul Solman, Diane Lincoln Estes There is a disconnect between seemingly solid economic numbers and the way people feel about this economy. Voters clearly were upset about the cost of living and that helped elect Donald Trump to a second term. Economics correspondent Paul Solman… Continue watching
Nov 27 Ohio Gov. DeWine signs bill restricting transgender students’ use of bathrooms By Julie Carr Smyth, Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press The announcement Wednesday adds to a string of recent bills affecting transgender people nationally. Continue reading
Nov 17 Watch 4:23 News Wrap: Biden administration allows Ukraine to fire long-range missiles into Russia In our news wrap Sunday, a senior U.S. official confirmed that Ukraine will be allowed for the first time to fire American-supplied missiles into Russia, an Israeli strike killed a senior Hezbollah official in Lebanon, Ohio’s governor denounced a march… Continue watching
Nov 06 GOP takes Senate majority for first time in 4 years with wins in West Virginia, Ohio and Montana By Lisa Mascaro, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Republicans have taken control of the U.S. Senate and are fighting to keep their majority in the U.S. House, which would produce a full sweep of GOP power in Congress alongside President-elect Donald Trump in the White House. Continue reading
Nov 05 Republicans move closer to Senate control as Trump-backed Bernie Moreno defeats incumbent Sen. Sherrod Brown in Ohio By Julie Carr Smyth, Associated Press The $500 million contest was the most expensive Senate race this year and one of the most expensive in U.S. history. Continue reading
Nov 05 Bernie Moreno unseats Ohio Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown By News Desk Republican businessman Bernie Moreno will become Ohio’s next U.S. senator, defeating incumbent Sen. Sherrod Brown, the Associated Press reports. Moreno was born in Bogotá, Colombia, and became a U.S. citizen at age 18. Continue reading