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Ohio’s maple syrup producers benefitted the past two years from COVID-19-related restrictions on restaurant capacity and fewer people dining out because of the pandemic. As fewer people dined out, more people instead cooked meals at home, resulting in retail sales of state-produced maple syrup increased, said Dan Brown, a director representing central Ohio for the [...]
PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The "stand your ground" self-defense law had been in effect in Florida for more than six years when it became part of the national vocabulary with the death of Trayvon Martin in 2012. When the 17-year-old was fatally shot, Florida was still one of the few states with the law that [...]
A coalition of agricultural groups last week released its recommendations to modernize facilities at the Ohio Expo Center and State Fair to ensure any future plans emphasize agriculture’s role in the state’s economy. The group comprises the Ohio AgriBusiness Association, Ohio Cattlemen’s Association, Ohio Corn & Wheat Growers Association, Ohio Dairy Producers Association, Ohio Farm [...]
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — President Joe Biden highlighted his efforts to counter China's dominance of the electric battery market on Tuesday as he touted domestic efforts to mine and process lithium and rare metals necessary to create the technology that powers cars, electronics, wind turbines and more. The Democratic president announced his administration is giving [...]
Krystal Guerra's Miami apartment has a tiny kitchen, cracked tiles, warped cabinets, no dishwasher and hardly any storage space. But Guerra was fine with the apartment's shortcomings. It was all part of being a 32-year-old graduate student in South Florida, she reasoned, and she was happy to live there for a few more years as [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — When relatives of American oil executives jailed in Venezuela met virtually with a senior Justice Department official this month, it didn't take long for their frustrations to surface. They pressed the official on the prospects of a prisoner exchange that could get their loved ones home, but were told that was ultimately [...]
COLUMBUS (AP) — A longtime U.S. Marshals Service tool for capturing people with warrants out for their arrest is under scrutiny in a federal Ohio courtroom where a judge is weighing the employment status of non-federal officers who help marshals chase people on the run. At issue are fugitive task forces operated by the Marshals [...]
NEW YORK (AP) — For the first time in two years for many people, the workplace is transforming into something that resembles pre-pandemic days. Tyson Foods said Tuesday it was ending mask requirements for its vaccinated workers in some facilities. Walmart and Amazon — the nation’s No. 1 and 2 largest private employers respectively — [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Amid a steady drip of damaging headlines, pressure is building for Congress to pass legislation that would curtail lawmakers' ability to speculate on the stock market. Trading in Congress has long been criticized by government watchdogs, who say the access to nonpublic information creates a temptation for lawmakers to prioritize their own [...]
COLUMBUS (AP) — Republican state lawmakers across the country are trying to require schools to post all course materials online so parents can review them, part of a broader national push by the GOP for a sweeping parents bill of rights ahead of the midterm congressional elections. At least one proposal would give parents with [...]