PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Angry and disaffected Bernie Sanders’ backers have a new rallying cry: “Jill not Hill.” That’s Green Party candidate Jill Stein, whose liberal agenda of tuition-free college, $15-per-hour minimum wage and a renewable energy economy by 2030 offers a home to Sanders’ supporters disillusioned by the two-party political system and unwilling to back [...]
SAN FRANCISCO — You can expect to hear a lot more from Apple about the virtues of mobile apps and online services in coming months. And for good reason: They’re just about the only part of Apple’s business that’s growing right now. Apps and services have always been key to the appeal of Apple products. [...]
DETROIT (AP) — In Detroit’s rebranded Cass Corridor, police say hipsters are crowding out the criminals. But the drug dealers who have permeated the neighborhood for years aren’t going down without a fight. The Corridor’s makeover from Detroit’s red-light district to trendy Midtown has led to charges of gentrification of the area, but police are [...]
SPARKS, Nev. — It’s Tesla Motors’ biggest bet yet: a massive, $5 billion factory in the Nevada desert that could nearly double the world’s production of lithium-ion batteries. Tesla officially opened its Gigafactory this week, a little more than two years after construction began. The factory is about 14 percent complete, but when it’s finished, [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The man who attempted to assassinate President Ronald Reagan will be allowed to leave a Washington mental hospital and live full-time in Virginia, a judge has ruled. John Hinckley Jr. is ready to live in the community, Judge Paul L. Friedman ruled this week, granting him full time convalescent leave that shall [...]
NEW YORK (AP) — Did you hear the one about the cable company that’s actually improving customer service? The punchline: Comcast and its rivals say it’s no joke. These companies have poured hundreds of millions into new tools and staff to de-agonize the process of getting cable TV, Internet or phone service. It’s part of [...]
In a 4-3 ruling this week the Ohio Supreme Court held that an electric company could not be held liable for injuries sustained by a motorist who was struck by a deer and then hit a utility pole. The decision reversed the rulings of two lower courts — the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas [...]
Investment exceeding $25 million throughout the state with an expected return of $30 million in new payroll was some of the good news coming out of the Ohio Tax Credit Authority’s most recent meeting. Seven projects, forecast to create 675 new jobs and retain 1,186 jobs statewide, received approval for tax credits during the July [...]
For someone who may expecting, is a new parent, or parenting a teenager, one local company offers classes and help for those in every stage of parenting. Columbus Birth & Parenting, owned by Catie Mehl and Leah Kayes, is a full-service doula agency located in Worthington that provides labor and postpartum doulas, pregnancy and parenting [...]