DENVER (AP) — Federal officials this week took a first step toward reopening vast areas of public lands in two Western states to new coal sales as part of President Donald Trump’s push to expand U.S. fossil fuel production. The Interior Department proposal comes after the Biden administration, citing climate change, tried to end sales [...]
A Franklin County appeals court panel affirmed a trial court’s denial of a Grove City man’s request for a second continuance in a civil protection order hearing. The three-judge panel of the Tenth District Court of Appeals determined that the Franklin County Common Pleas Court’s ruling was neither unreasonable nor arbitrary as 55-year-old John McNamee [...]
The Ohio attorney general’s office has accepted the petition title and summary of a proposed constitutional amendment called the “Ohio Equal Rights Amendment” that seeks to add a Section 23 to Article I of the Ohio Constitution and to revise Article XV, Section 11. According to the website of the group submitting the petition, Ohio [...]
Some hospitals in the United States are without essential staff because international doctors who were set to start their medical training this month were delayed by the Trump administration’s travel and visa restrictions. It’s unclear exactly how many foreign medical residents were unable to start their assignments, but six medical residents interviewed by The Associated [...]
A Fifth District appellate panel reversed the trial court’s sentencing of a Delaware County man after determining the lower court failed to make all of the requisite findings to opt for a community-control sentence over jail time for the offender. The appellate panel reasoned that although the law is not clear on how specific such [...]
WASHINGTON — The sprawling tax and policy bill that passed Congress repeals a multibillion-dollar green bank for financing climate-friendly projects, and the Trump administration should be allowed to freeze its funding and cancel related contracts with nonprofits, federal officials said in a court filing. Climate United Fund and other nonprofits in March sued the Environmental [...]
The health of U.S. children has deteriorated over the past 17 years, with kids today more likely to have obesity, chronic diseases and mental health problems such as depression, a new study says. Much of what researchers found was already known, but the study paints a comprehensive picture by examining various aspects of children’s physical [...]
HONOLULU — A high-altitude plateau on the Big Island is the only place in Hawaii where thousands of ground forces can practice firing live munitions. It’s also a place many Native Hawaiians consider the spiritual heart of the island. The U.S. military wants to keep training at the spot, called Pohakuloa, so it’s ready to [...]
NEW YORK (AP) — Eight members of the OPEC+ alliance of oil exporting countries say they will boost production by 548,000 barrels per day in August in a move that could further reduce gas prices this year. The group that includes Saudi Arabia and Russia made the decision at a virtual meeting last week. They [...]