WASHINGTON (AP) — American and Chinese military officials have met for their first working-level talks since President Donald Trump took office for the second time, with the two sides sharing their respective concerns over military safety on the seas. The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command said in a statement that the talks last week in the eastern [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic officials in 19 states filed a lawsuit last week against President Donald Trump’s attempt to reshape elections across the United States, calling it an unconstitutional invasion of states’ authority to run their own elections. The lawsuit seeks to block key aspects of it, including new requirements that people provide documentary proof [...]
Members of the Ohio House Agriculture Committee are considering expanding the types of food products that can be made in private homes and sold at various sites, such as farmers markets and restaurants. The proposed change in state regulations is included in House Bill 134. “This option provides Ohio’s home food producers with increased income [...]
A new report indicates that the Columbus region’s apartment market remains tight, with a historically low vacancy rate and a decrease in the construction of new multifamily housing projects during the past two years. “The Columbus multifamily market has seen significant shifts throughout 2024, with vacancies tightening to 5.2 percent due to robust demand and [...]
A Grafton Correctional Institution inmate convinced a Franklin County appellate panel to vacate the trial court judgment and a plea agreement relative to the man’s felony drug possession conviction because it was based on a flawed sentencing recommendation. The Tenth District Court of Appeals panel noted that neither the Franklin County Common Pleas Court’s judgment [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump last week announced new tariffs on nearly all United States trading partners — a 34 percent tax on imports from China and 20 percent on the European Union, among others. Trump said he was placing elevated tariff rates on dozens of nations that run meaningful trade surpluses with the [...]
Off the coast of Nigeria, one of the world’s largest oil production ships, called the Bonga, was taking oil from a field on the ocean floor and transferring it to a tanker ship. Such transfers are routine in the offshore oil industry, but something went wrong on the Bonga, owned by energy giant Shell. A [...]
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is seeking lead-plaintiff status in a securities class-action lawsuit accusing Target of misleading investors about the financial risks of initiatives promoting the company’s social agenda. Yost filed a motion to lead the case on behalf of the State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio. The lawsuit alleges that Target artificially inflated [...]
The Central Ohio Community Land Trust has announced a new 14-home, single-family development project in Linden, adjacent to the city of Columbus’ new Green Line Corridor. The development, Kohr Place, will feature one- and two-story modern homes with a listing price of $199,000, according to a news release. The project will kick off this spring [...]