COLUMBUS (AP) — Vivek Ramaswamy, the Cincinnati-born biotech entrepreneur who departed the Department of Government Efficiency initiative on President Donald Trump’s first day, launched his bid for Ohio governor this week with promises to institute work requirements for Medicaid and merit pay for all public school teachers and administrators. Ramaswamy, 39, kicked off his campaign [...]
CLEVELAND (AP) — Lawrence J. Dolan, owner of the Cleveland Guardians since 2000, has died. He was 94. Dolan died Sunday night of natural causes, the Cleveland Guardians said in a statement. “Mr. Dolan invested his entire life in Greater Cleveland and impacted our community on so many levels,” Bob DiBiasio, the Guardians’ senior vice [...]
NEW YORK (AP) — Fabric and crafts retailer Joann Inc., which has been a destination for generations of quilters, knitters and lovers of crafts projects for more than 80 years, is going out of business and shuttering all of its stores. The announcement comes after the Hudson-based retailer filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in [...]
SUSONO, Japan (AP) — Woven City near Mount Fuji is where Japanese automaker Toyota plans to test everyday living with robotics, artificial intelligence and autonomous zero-emissions transportation. Daisuke Toyoda, an executive in charge of the project from the automaker’s founding family, stressed it’s not “a smart city.” “We’re making a test course for mobility so [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — New FBI Director Kash Patel has told senior officials that he plans to relocate up to 1,000 employees from Washington to field offices around the country and move an additional 500 to a large bureau facility in Huntsville, Ala., according to a person with knowledge of the discussions. The plans were communicated [...]
Starbucks plans to lay off 1,100 corporate employees globally as new Chairman and CEO Brian Niccol streamlines operations. Niccol said Starbucks is also eliminating several hundred open and unfilled positions. “Our intent is to operate more efficiently, increase accountability, reduce complexity and drive better integration,” Niccol wrote in a letter to employees. Starbucks has 16,000 [...]
MANDAN, N.D. (AP) — A Texas pipeline company’s lawsuit accusing Greenpeace of defamation, disruptions and attacks during protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline was expected to go to trial in North Dakota this week, in a case the environmental advocacy organization says threatens free speech rights and its future. The lawsuit stems from the protests [...]
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Missy Vraney and Kristin Westphal didn’t go to Marquette University. Neither did any of their relatives, yet their family tradition of attending Golden Eagles basketball games spans generations. “Whenever our uncle couldn’t go, our dad would take one of us and just kind of alternate,” Vraney recalls. They’re still supporting the school [...]
Supplies of high-demand obesity treatments are increasing, but that doesn’t mean it’s easier to get them. Many employers and insurers are scaling back coverage of Wegovy and Zepbound, and a key government program, Medicare, doesn’t cover the drugs for obesity. Some big employers, meanwhile, are adding coverage, but their commitment isn’t guaranteed. Treatment prices that [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Many state attorneys general are declaring their continued support for a landmark federal law protecting disabled people’s rights, after parents expressed fears of losing services for their disabled children because of a lawsuit opposing transgender rights. The attorneys general of 17 states, led by Texas, told a federal judge last week [...]