Today’s News
In end of 20th Century Fox, a new era dawns for Hollywood
NEW YORK (AP) — The Fox Studio backlot, first built in 1926 on a Century City ranch in Los Angeles, was enormous. Before much of it was sold off in the 1960s, it was four times the size of its current, and still huge, 53 acres. Shirley Temple’s bungalow still sits on the lot, as does the piano where John Williams composed, among other things, the score to “Star Wars.” A waiter in the commissary [...]
Goodbye console? Google launches game-streaming platform
NEW YORK — Google this week unveiled a video-game streaming platform called Stadia, positioning itself to take on the traditional video-game business. The platform will store a game-playing session in the cloud and lets players jump across devices operating on Google’s Chrome browser and Chrome OS, such as Pixel phones and Chromebooks. Google didn’t say how much its new service will cost, whether it will offer subscriptions or other options, or what games will be [...]
Meuller’s most devoted fans anxiously await his Russian report
Her family wanted a puppy, so Alicia Barnett dreamed they would find one that was smart, steady and a bit mysterious. She hoped their new addition could share a personality — and a name — with the man who has become her rather unlikely idol. And so, the Barnetts’ new chocolate Lab was christened Mueller — an homage to the stoic special prosecutor appointed to investigate Russian interference in the 2016 election and whether members [...]
Lawsuit claims Harvard ‘shamelessly’ profits from photos of slaves
BOSTON (AP) — Harvard University has “shamelessly” turned a profit from photos of two 19th-century slaves while ignoring requests to turn the photos over to the slaves’ descendants, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday. Tamara Lanier, of Norwich, Connecticut., is suing the Ivy League school for “wrongful seizure, possession and expropriation” of images she says depict two of her ancestors. Her suit, filed in Massachusetts state court, demands that Harvard immediately turn over the photos, [...]
Congress’ inaction endangers black lung fund
COEBURN, Va. — Former coal miner John Robinson’s bills for black lung treatments run $4,000 a month, but the federal fund he depends on to help cover them is being drained of money because of inaction by Congress and the Trump administration. Amid the turmoil of the government shutdown this winter, a tax on coal that helps pay for the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund was cut sharply Jan. 1 and never restored, potentially saving [...]
Clintonville doctor uses unique business model that includes membership fees
Dr. Heather Bartlett in Clintonville has helped fill a gap for patients who struggle to pay for their health care. The Bartlett Medical Clinic & Wellness Center follows the direct primary care, or DPC, business model, where patients can purchase a membership to access Barlett’s services of basic primary care. “I don’t personally know if this clinic is a game changer for the entire health care industry. But I will say I have tried very [...]
Sorrow revisited: Re-creating Katrina’s muck in New Orleans through art projects
NEW ORLEANS — Patches of black mold on the ceiling. Water marks on the dingy walls. Toys, furniture and a baby grand piano tossed about and covered in a gray muck. The busted floodwall behind the long-abandoned house in New Orleans’ Gentilly neighborhood was mended over a decade ago but the house looks, again, as though head-high floodwaters had only just receded. It’s just an illusion, however, created by volunteers and theater artists who’ve turned [...]
Ohio wildlife officials hoping for more bald eagle nests this year
As the state’s bald eagle population begins its nesting season in earnest, Ohio wildlife officials are hoping for a banner year, aiming for a dozen or more nests this year over previous years. Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife biologists estimate there were 286 eagle nests in the state with mature eagles raising approximately 445 young eaglets during the 2018 nesting season. Although eagle sightings in the Buckeye State are more common today, [...]
Shifting hopes as Republicans and Democrats await Mueller report
WASHINGTON — It’s a witch hunt, a vendetta, the worst presidential harassment in history. That’s what President Donald Trump has shouted for two years about the special counsel’s Russia probe. Now, barring an eleventh-hour surprise, Trump and his allies are starting to see it as something potentially very different: a political opportunity. With Robert Mueller’s findings expected any day, the president has grown increasingly confident the report will produce what he insisted all along: no [...]
Legal News
Pike County murder cases expected to cost the county more than $4 million
Justice comes at a cost. For the surviving members of the Rhoden family and all of Pike County, for that matter, lawmakers and the Ohio [...]
Nevada considers law to allow technology to scan cellphones after crashes
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Most states ban texting behind the wheel, but a legislative proposal could make Nevada one of the first states to [...]
With goal of reducing opioid use, Medicaid coverage of chiropractic care proposed
A bill before a committee of lawmakers in the Ohio House of Representatives could help Ohioans kick their opioid habit by expanding chiropractic care to [...]
Business News
Starbucks CEO sees more stores, faster innovation as key
Starbucks President and CEO Kevin Johnson wants his company to move faster. In China, Starbucks is opening a store every 15 hours as it tries [...]
Startup Weekend: A 54-hour event at which ideas are born, cultivated
The Techstars Startup Weekend Columbus kicks off tomorrow, bringing entrepreneurs, designers, coders and others to create viable ventures in one weekend. The event will be [...]
Poll finds losing Amazon second headquarters deal was bad for New York City
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Most voters in New York think it was bad for the state when Amazon dropped plans to put a second headquarters [...]
Real Estate
Group asks state to spend more money on affordable housing
The Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio, or COHHIO, is calling on state and federal leaders for actionable steps to expand affordable housing in [...]
Oregon housing squeeze sets stage for statewide mandatory rent control
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Faced with a housing shortage and skyrocketing rents, Oregon is poised to become the first state to impose mandatory rent controls, [...]
Number of homes for sale in central Ohio is gradually increasing, but market remains tight
There could be a glimmer of hope for central Ohio homebuyers. The number of homes available for sale crept up slightly in January, according to [...]
Politics
New Mexico weighs America’s first government-run pot shops
SANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexico would become the first U.S. state to set up its own government-operated marijuana stores and subsidize medical cannabis for [...]
Trump’s national monument changes return to spotlight
SALT LAKE CITY — As Democrats in Congress prepare to scrutinize President Donald Trump’s review of 27 national monuments, most of the recommendations made by [...]
In Dems’ ‘Medicare for All’ battle cry, GOP sees ’20 weapon
WASHINGTON (AP) — “Medicare for All” has become catnip for Democratic presidential candidates and many lawmakers, yet Republicans prepping for next year’s congressional races are [...]
