HARTFORD, Conn. — It took Jaclyn Bentley nearly three years to prove she didn’t burn her house down for the insurance money, allegations she and her lawyer say were born of the junk practice of analyzing cellphone tower data. She was camping with her husband and co-workers at least 17 miles from her Iowa home [...]
The value of products exported from Ohio last year slipped 3.9 percent from 2015, according to the U. S. Department of Commerce. Ohio companies exported $49.1 billion worth of merchandise last year compared to $50.7 billion in the previous year. The nation as a whole experienced a 3.3 percent decrease in exports from 2015 to [...]
A man convicted in a state court in Ohio of a string of robberies lost his appeal of a district court’s denial of his habeas corpus petition this week. A panel of judges in the federal court of appeals for the 6th Circuit ruled that Kenyatta Erkins was properly identified as a perpetrator and that [...]
COLUMBUS — Ohio State coach Urban Meyer said this week that Parris Campbell is distinguishing himself at receiver, and K.J. Hill, Terry McLaurin and Binjimen Victor are right behind him as the Buckeyes try to breathe some life back into their passing game this spring. The four wide receivers, along with Austin Mack and Johnnie [...]
Republican Rep. Jim Hughes of Columbus has introduced to the Ohio House of Representatives a measure that would increase the jail term for offenders convicted on a charge sexual imposition for a fourth time. House Bill 96 is a reintroduction of Senate Bill 316 — introduced during the previous session of the Ohio General Assembly [...]
Columbus based Battelle has brought on a 30-year design veteran to tackle medical device innovation. The research organization announced this week appointment of Dr. Amy Schwartz as research leader of Battelle’s Human Centric Design team, which aims to apply user needs to everyday use. “Amy’s passion for innovative and functional product design rounds out Battelle’s [...]
NEW YORK (AP) — The priorities laid out in President Donald Trump’s budget message have some small business owners strategizing how they might benefit from a big boost in defense spending, and others thinking about how to make up for revenue they could lose to cuts in grant programs and subsidies. While Trump’s plan, released [...]
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Oil has begun flowing through the Dakota Access pipeline after months of delays caused by protests and Native American tribes’ efforts to stop the project. The 1,200-mile pipeline is capable of moving half of the oil produced in North Dakota to a distribution point in Illinois. It will be fully operational [...]
WASHINGTON — Jared Kushner has been a power player able to avoid much of the harsh scrutiny that comes with working in the White House. But this week he’s found that even the president’s son-in-law takes his turn in the spotlight. In a matter of days, Kushner, a senior Trump adviser, drew headlines for leaving [...]