Seeking a path back to power in Congress, Democrats first want to hold on to the governorship in Virginia this year. Then they’re setting their sights in 2018 on crucial governors’ contests in Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and elsewhere. The targeted races are part of a strategy by a new Democratic coalition led by former U.S. [...]
NEW YORK (AP) — There’s a new version of the frightful musical “Sweeney Todd” playing in downtown Manhattan that’s undeniably meatier than most. Visitors to the Barrow Street Theatre planning to see the show about a homicidal barber whose victims are ground up into pies are being offered the chance to munch on real meat [...]
NEW YORK — The word “grand” matched few hotels in the world better than New York City’s Waldorf Astoria, but this bastion of gilded splendor is now closing for two to three years for a transformative makeover. The last guests checked out Wednesday after enjoying the rich Art Deco style of the old Waldorf one [...]
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysian property developer Tiah Joo Kim got way more than he bargained for when he signed a licensing deal to use the Trump brand on the Trump International Hotel and Tower that is opening Tuesday in the Canadian city of Vancouver. Prices for condominiums in the sleek 69-story building designed by [...]
NEW YORK — Melons going splat in slow motion. Drawn-as-you-go animation about machines. A behind-the-scenes look at winery operations. Not the usual viral videos, but small business owners have realized offering something to watch and having a sense of humor about themselves can help grab customers’ attention. In more than a hundred videos he’s posted [...]
The Ohio Supreme Court recently upheld the denial of a writ of habeas corpus for an inmate who was sentenced to consecutive terms of life imprisonment. David Dunkle, who is currently serving his sentences at the Marion Correctional Institution, argued that a clerical error entitled him to immediate release from prison and that the Third [...]
A Democrat Ohio lawmaker has appropriated legislation touted by Change.org as an antidote to “some of the damage done by the 2016 election.” Rep. Kathleen Clyde, D-Kent, earlier this week introduced the Tax Returns Uniformly Made Public, or TRUMP Act, which would require candidates running for president and vice president of the United States to [...]
Nationwide Insurance announced this week two new focus areas for its annual signature cause program, Make Safe Happen, which is dedicated to reducing accidental injuries. During the first half of the year the new areas of focus will include safe nurseries, in the first quarter, and wheel safety, including bikes and scooters, in the second [...]
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Retired Coast Guard officer Roger Johnson sometimes notices a harsh buzz when he turns on his amateur radio, and he blames high-powered lighting used to grow pot. Amateur radio operators say the legalization of marijuana is creating a chronic nuisance thanks to interference caused by electrical ballasts that regulate indoor lamps [...]