WASHINGTON — Got a dime you can spare? Coins are in short supply — again. Retailers, laundromats and other businesses that rely on coins want Americans to empty their piggy banks and look under couch cushions for extra change and "get coin moving." A group of trade associations that represent individual businesses including banks, retail [...]
McALESTER, Okla. (AP) — Anti-death penalty advocate Lea Rodger says she is keenly aware of the realities facing her and Richard Glossip, who she married last week inside the Oklahoma State Penitentiary where he sits on death row. Glossip, 59, already has narrowly escaped execution three times and could be the next man Oklahoma puts [...]
The Equine Affaire, one of central Ohio’s most popular annual events that typically draws in thousands of out-of-towners, will allow the public to attend for the first time in three years when it starts Thursday at the Ohio Expo Center. The previous two years the event did not allow public attendance due to the COVID-19 [...]
It should come as no surprise to Ohio motorists and homeowners that insurance rates are expected to climb just as inflation reaches levels not seen for generations. AAA Ohio Auto Club Insurance Agency announced last week that consumers should be paying more for premiums in the coming years as home and auto insurance rates rise. [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — When the end of the COVID-19 pandemic comes, it could create major disruptions for a cumbersome health-care system made more generous, flexible and up-to-date technologically through a raft of temporary emergency measures. Winding down those policies could begin as early as the summer. That could force an estimated 15 million Medicaid recipients [...]
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The worldwide seafood industry is steeling itself for price hikes, supply disruptions and potential job losses as new rounds of economic sanctions on Russia make key species such as cod and crab harder to come by. The latest round of U.S. attempts to punish Russia for the invasion of Ukraine includes [...]
CLEVELAND (AP) — The U.S. subsidiary of Thailand-based petrochemical giant PTT Global Chemical has repaid Ohio's private economic development office $20 million after it failed to make an investment decision in 2020 on a proposed petrochemical plant in the state. Spokespersons for both PTT Global Chemical America and JobsOhio said last week the company remains [...]
CLEVELAND (AP) — The scripted name atop the giant scoreboard at Progressive Field is new. So are the team's caps and jerseys, signaling a fresh start for Cleveland baseball in 2022. Everything else pretty much looks the same. This isn't so much a rebranding as a replay. No longer known as the Indians for the [...]
CINCINNATI (AP) — Cincinnati Reds corner outfielders Nick Castillo and Jesse Winker were All-Star Game starters for the National League last year. Third baseman Eugenio Suárez slammed 129 home runs in the last four seasons and was a fan favorite. They're gone. So are Gold Glove catcher Tucker Barnhart, starting pitchers Sonny Gray and Wade [...]