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COLUMBUS (AP) — A former deep-sea treasure hunter who has served nearly a decade in jail for refusing to disclose the whereabouts of missing gold coins has had that term ended by a federal judge in Ohio, but he will remain behind bars for now. U.S. District Judge Algenon Marbley agreed last week to end [...]
A lawsuit alleging for the first time that people died as a result of the 2023 East Palestine train derailment has been filed amid a flurry of new litigation. The new lawsuit contains the first seven wrongful death claims filed against Norfolk Southern railroad company — including the death of a 1-week-old baby. It also [...]
Federal authorities have arrested a former Federal Reserve senior adviser for allegedly giving inside economic information to China. A grand jury indictment accuses John Harold Rogers, 63, of Vienna, Va., of stealing Federal Reserve trade secrets and selling them to Chinese intelligence officials for at least $450,000 by posing as a university professor in China. [...]
The U.S. Justice Department has sued to block Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s $14 billion acquisition of rival Juniper Networks, the first attempt to stop a merger by a new Donald Trump administration that most expect will take a softer approach to mergers. The Justice complaint alleges that Hewlett Packard Enterprise, under increased competitive pressure from the [...]
A Fifth District Court of Appeals panel affirmed a trial court ruling that a Troy Township couple insufficiently argued that the officers of a home construction limited liability company were personally liable for damages resulting from the company’s insolvency. The 3-0 panel affirmed the Delaware County Common Pleas Court ruling that absolved sisters AnnaLeisa Richards [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal officials last week approved a new type of pain pill designed to eliminate the risks of addiction and overdose associated with opioid medications such as Vicodin and OxyContin. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it approved Vertex Pharmaceuticals’ Journavx for short-term pain that often follows surgery or injuries. It’s the [...]
Most of the objections posted last week to the lawsuit settlement set to alter the college-sports model concerned the impact roster limits will have on players in so-called “Olympic sports,” some of whom have already been cut from their teams. As part of the settlement, the NCAA proposed limits on rosters that would be imposed [...]
A Franklin County appeals panel affirmed the conviction and sentence of a 56-year-old Reynoldsburg man whom the court noted “gambled away” more than $450,000 of an elderly cousin’s bank accounts. Finding no merit to the claims raised by Mark Mattox, Tenth District Court of Appeals Judge Michael Mentel upheld his conviction on a first-degree felony [...]
The Supreme Court of Ohio has declined to hear an area plumber’s appeal of a lower court ruling that he argued broadens the limitations of non-compete agreements to an extent that it would harm his ability to make a living. Michael Bartoe, who was employed for 20 years as a plumber for Capital City Mechanical [...]
EAST PALESTINE (AP) — The village of East Palestine and Norfolk Southern have announced a $22 million settlement resolving all of the village’s claims arising from a 2023 train derailment near the Ohio-Pennsylvania border. The settlement is to be used for priorities the village identifies in connection with the derailment, but it also recognizes about [...]