The Pac-12 can make a case as the most successful conference in collegiate athletics, amassing more than 500 NCAA championships while leading the nation in titles 56 of the past 62 years. But when it comes to the biggest moneymakers, football and men's basketball, the "Conference of Champions" has come up short for years. The [...]
A pair of Columbus Democrats in the Ohio House of Representatives believe a law to expand tuition support for veterans and their families that was passed during the previous session of the Legislature didn’t go far enough. Reps. Dontavius Jarrells and Adam Miller want to expand the in-state tuition support established in House Bill 16 [...]
NEW YORK — A company that has performed appraisals on some of Donald Trump's most prized properties has been held in contempt of court for missing a deadline to turn over documents in the New York attorney general's civil investigation into the former president's business practices. Manhattan Judge Arthur Engoron said last week that real [...]
The Ohio State Bar Foundation has awarded $332,200 in grants to seven Ohio non-profit organizations working on projects “to promote the public understanding of the rule of law and the pursuit of justice.” The grants will be used for a broad range of legal issues, including immigration, affordable housing, civic education, online legal help and [...]
NEW YORK (AP) — After going on a frenzied hiring spree for a year and a half to meet surging shopper demand, America's retailers are starting to temper their recruiting. The changing mindset comes as companies confront a pullback in consumer spending, the prospect of an economic downturn and surging labor costs. Some analysts suggest [...]
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Election officials preparing for the upcoming midterms face myriad threats, both foreign and domestic, as they look to protect voting systems and run a smooth election while fighting a wave of misinformation that has been undermining public confidence in the nation’s elections. While a top concern heading into the 2020 [...]
WASHINGTON — Until he swore in Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, his successor on the Supreme Court, Justice Stephen Breyer had a rigorous, intellectually challenging job with the highest of stakes. Now the 83-year-old retiree has no briefs to read and no opinions to write. As a retired justice, Breyer can maintain an office at the [...]
New rules proposed by the Biden administration last week would make it easier for borrowers to get their federal student debt forgiven through several existing programs. The action is intended to overhaul relief programs that have been criticized for their burdensome paperwork requirements and long processing times. It builds on the administration's efforts to expand [...]