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Headline	Published	Author	Source
Ashland woman accuses 3 of holding her captive	06/20/2013	THOMAS J. SHEERAN and KANTELE FRANKO	AP	ASHLAND, Ohio (AP) — A woman told authorities she was held captive for more than a year by three people who forced her to do housework, raided her bank account and menaced her with snakes and...
Sixth Circuit Court rules employee's termination was not retaliatory	06/20/2013	ANNIE YAMSON	Daily Reporter	The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals for the United States recently affirmed a lower court’s decision denying a former Ohio Bell employee’s plea that she was fired in retaliation for taking...
OSU properly fired employee after continued tardiness, insubordination, judges rule	06/20/2013	JESSICA SHAMBAUGH	Daily Reporter	An employer may discharge an employee when it has followed its own discipline policy and that employee continues to perform his job functions poorly, according to a recently ruling from the 10th...
Ohio is a top destination for thrillseekers, water fun	06/20/2013	JESSICA SHAMBAUGH	Daily Reporter	Sit back and tighten your harness because summer in Ohio means speed, adrenaline and corkscrews for the state’s top-ranking amusement parks. With Kings Island, Cedar Point and Zoombezi Bay...
New probe into 1996 TWA crash sought	06/20/2013	FRANK ELTMAN	AP	MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) — Former investigators are pushing to reopen the probe into the 1996 crash of TWA Flight 800 off the coast of New York, saying new evidence points to the often-discounted...
Study: Wiser medication use could cut health costs	06/20/2013	LINDA A. JOHNSON	AP	TRENTON, N.J. — If doctors and patients used prescription drugs more wisely, they could save the U.S. health care system at least $213 billion a year, by reducing medication overuse, underuse...
Government report: Smooth launch unsure for health care law	06/20/2013	RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR	AP	WASHINGTON — There’s no guarantee that President Barack Obama’s health care law will launch smoothly and on time, congressional investigators say in the first in-depth independent...
6 tips on getting a good deal on an auto lease	06/20/2013	ALEX VEIGA	AP	Even with low interest rates that make buying a car more affordable, many consumers are leasing a new car or truck instead. New vehicle leasing climbed in the first three months of 2013 to the...
Study: Housing bias against same-sex couples	06/20/2013	SAM HANANEL	AP	WASHINGTON — Same-sex couples are treated less favorably than heterosexual couples when seeking information about rental housing advertised over the Internet, according to a first-of-its-kind...
Appeals court upholds sentencing of 58-year-old woman who ran 'pill mill'	06/19/2013	ANNIE YAMSON	Daily Reporter	The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals for the United States has upheld a lower court’s sentencing of a 58-year-old southern Ohio woman convicted of unlawfully distributing controlled substances....
Justices rule police officers not exempt from prosecution for intimidation	06/19/2013	JESSICA SHAMBAUGH	Daily Reporter	In an opinion issued yesterday, the Supreme Court of Ohio ruled that a police officer is not exempt from prosecution under Ohio’s witness intimidation laws. The high court stated in its 6-1...
Columbus bed and breakfasts draw many types of guests	06/19/2013	TIFFANY L. PARKS	Daily Reporter	When it comes to hospitality, Lisa Craig Morton, the owner of Victorian Village Guest House in Columbus, said bed and breakfasts, guest houses and small, privately-owned inns reign supreme. “We...
NSA director says plot against Wall Street foiled	06/19/2013	KIMBERLY DOZIER	AP	WASHINGTON (AP) — The director of the National Security Agency said Tuesday the government’s sweeping surveillance programs have foiled some 50 terrorist plots worldwide, including one...
Report: Too many teachers, too little quality	06/19/2013	PHILIP ELLIOTT	AP	WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s teacher-training programs do not adequately prepare would-be educators for the classroom, even as they produce almost triple the number of graduates needed...
Report: Slowdown in health care costs to continue	06/19/2013	RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR	AP	WASHINGTON — There’s good news for most companies that provide health benefits for their employees: America’s slowdown in medical costs may be turning into a trend, rather than a...
Pace of home construction rises 6.8 percent in May	06/19/2013	MARTIN CRUTSINGER	AP	WASHINGTON — U.S. builders stepped up home construction in May and applied for permits to build single-family homes at the fastest pace in five years. The gains show housing remains a key...
Military plans would put women in most combat jobs by 2016	06/19/2013	LOLITA C. BALDOR	AP	WASHINGTON — Military leaders are ready to begin tearing down the remaining walls that have prevented women from holding thousands of combat and special operations jobs near the front lines....
Small businesses are hiring again, but they’re taking their time	06/19/2013	JOYCE M. ROSENBERG	AP	NEW YORK — Nina Vaca is interviewing job applicants at her staffing company again after putting hiring on hold at the end of last year. Vaca expects to hire more than 50 people for her firm,...
Court finds toy gun is not a deadly weapon	06/18/2013	ANNIE YAMSON	Daily Reporter	In a recently issued decision, the Eighth District Court of Appeals affirmed the conviction of a Cuyahoga County man in a robbery case. However, the district modified the man’s sentence, ruling...
Court rules doctor's report sufficient in job injury case	06/18/2013	JESSICA SHAMBAUGH	Daily Reporter	The 10th District Court of Appeals recently affirmed that a man is entitled to compensation for the loss of use of his right arm after he injured the limb during the course of his employment with the...
Supreme Court: Arizona citizenship proof law illegal	06/18/2013	JESSE J. HOLLAND	AP	WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ruled Monday that states cannot, on their own, require would-be voters to prove they are U.S. citizens before using a federal registration system designed to...
Central Ohio hotel industry nearly recovered from devastating recession	06/18/2013	NNIE YAMSON	Daily Reporter	In 2006 things started to get ugly for the hotel industry. The economy was tanking and people soon had other financial priorities besides spending money on vacations. Businesses, too, were getting...
Supreme Court makes several actions	06/18/2013	Not Available	AP	WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday handed down decisions in five cases and agreed to hear two important appeals in the fall. Among the court’s actions: • Ruled 5-3 that...
Judges hold perjury complaint should have been brought on direct appeal	06/18/2013	JESSICA SHAMBAUGH	Daily Reporter	A Franklin County appellate court has concluded that a man’s argument that a witness should have been held in contempt of court after giving conflicting testimony was properly dismissed as...
High court to hear housing discrimination case	06/18/2013	MARK SHERMAN	AP	WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court agreed Monday to take another dispute involving race, deciding whether people must prove they were victims of intentional housing discrimination to win lawsuits...

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