The Supreme Court of Ohio denied a motion filed on behalf of a self-proclaimed watchdog group seeking the dismissal of Attorney General Dave Yost’s appeal of a discovery order stemming from a public records lawsuit. The 4-3 court denied the Center for Media and Democracy’s motion and announced it would schedule Yost’s appeal for oral [...]
GLOSTER, Miss. (AP) — This southern Mississippi town’s expansive wood pellet plant was so close to Shelia Mae Dobbins’ home that she sometimes heard company loudspeakers. She says industrial residues coated her truck and she no longer enjoys spending time outdoors. Dobbins feels her life — and health — were better before 2016, when Drax [...]
NEW YORK — The Federal Communications Commission has advanced a proposal that would require political advertisers to disclose their use of artificial intelligence in broadcast television and radio ads, though it is unclear whether new regulations may be in place before the November presidential election. The proposed rules announced last week could add a layer [...]
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Sports books say they expect strong betting interest in this year’s Olympics, driven by dominant U.S. basketball and soccer teams. Yet that very dominance is making it hard to make some bets on those teams without risking far more than you might win on them. “We expect this to be [...]
DALLAS — Goodbye, cattle call. Southwest Airlines said last week that it plans to drop the open-boarding system it has used for more than 50 years and will start assigning passengers to seats, just like all the other big airlines. The airline said it has been studying seating options, running tests and surveying customers. Southwest [...]
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Justice Elena Kagan last week became the first member of the U.S. Supreme Court to call publicly for beefing up its new ethics code by adding a way to enforce it. In her first public remarks since the nation’s highest court wrapped up its term earlier this month, Kagan said she [...]
LOS ANGELES — Sales of U.S. homes to Chinese, Canadian and other foreign buyers have fallen to the lowest level in more than a decade, hampered by a strong dollar and more hurdles that have kept the housing market in a deep sales slump for more than two years. Some 54,300 previously occupied U.S. homes [...]
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. — The Cleveland Browns intend to follow the exact same steps that got them to the playoffs last season. After one day of training camp, it felt like 2023 again. Moments after the team finished its first practice at Greenbrier Resort, coach Kevin Stefanski revealed that cornerback Greg Newsome II and [...]
The Supreme Court of Ohio denied a motion filed on behalf of a self-proclaimed watchdog group seeking the dismissal of Attorney General Dave Yost’s appeal of a discovery order stemming from a public records lawsuit. The 4-3 court denied the Center for Media and Democracy’s motion and announced it would schedule Yost’s appeal for oral [...]
NEW YORK — In a dimly lit room strung with fairy lights and ivy, transit workers file in and lie on inflated cots. Soothing piano notes play as a teacher rubs their ankles and toes, helping each with heated blankets and eye masks. “Breathe in,” she says. “Think of a balloon, filling up with fresh [...]