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PLANO, Texas (AP) — Ronan Kotiya leans over his father, fingers wrapped around a plastic tube he’s about to slide from a tracheostomy hole in dad’s neck. “3, 2, 1, go,” the 11-year-old says as he removes the tube. His mom slips a padded neck brace on her husband and lifts him into a sitting [...]
DALLAS (AP) — Airlines and tourist destinations are expecting monster crowds this summer as travel restrictions ease and pandemic fatigue overcomes lingering fear of contracting COVID-19 during travel. Many forecasters believe the number of travelers will match or even exceed levels in the good-old, pre-pandemic days. However, airlines have thousands fewer employees than they did [...]
Ko Im always thought she would live in New York forever. She knew every corner of Manhattan and had worked hard to build a community of friends. Living in a small apartment, she found her attitude shifting early in the pandemic. After her brother accepted a job in Seattle in the summer of 2020, she [...]
Far fewer Americans said “I do” during the first year of the pandemic when wedding plans were upended, a new report finds. There were 1.7 million weddings in 2020, a drop of 17 percent from the year before and the lowest recorded since 1963, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report. The [...]
Rising interest rates are making adjustable-rate mortgages an increasingly attractive alternative to common 30-year, fixed-rate home loans. ARMs made up 13 percent of all home loans by dollar volume in March, their highest share since January 2020, according to CoreLogic. The increase coincides with a sharp rise in mortgage rates. The average weekly rate on [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The former director of the Ohio state prison system has emerged as a leading contender to run the crisis-plagued federal Bureau of Prisons, three people familiar with the matter told The Associated Press. Gary Mohr, who has also worked in the private prison industry, is among those at the top of the [...]
After two years of travelers cautious about hitting the road amid a pandemic, wanderlust has returned for many Ohioans as more people plan to take vacations this year than they have since the start of the pandemic. “Clearly it’s on the increase, pretty dramatically, compared to where we have been,” said Ike Reynolds, co-founder and [...]
Each year, millions of Americans face the reality of living with a mental illness. During May, NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) Ohio joins the national movement to raise awareness about mental health. “During mental health month, I think the most important (thing) is whether or not you’ve ever dealt with these issues, be kind [...]
Supply chain issues, rising inflation and other economic concerns have apparently done nothing to slow down gambling in central Ohio. Hollywood Casino Columbus is having its best start to a year in its nearly 10-year history, according to the latest figures from the Ohio Casino Control Commission. The west side gambling facility has collected $86.1 [...]
Grocery bills have been getting higher as food prices keep rising, but that doesn’t necessarily mean Ohio farmers are experiencing a financial windfall from those higher prices. While food prices have risen more than 9 percent from a year ago, much of that increase in revenue is offset by higher production costs, said Ty Higgins, [...]