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WILLOUGHBY, Ohio (AP) — Northeast Ohio is being blasted with lake-effect snow, closing many schools and snarling rush-hour traffic.
A lake-effect snow warning has been posted for Lake, Geauga and Ashtabula counties east of Cleveland until 7 p.m. W...
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City officials say one of two people who were missing after an explosion destroyed a restaurant has been found but the search continues for a woman who worked there.
Kansas City Fire Chief Paul Berardi said early Wed...
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WASHINGTON (AP) — As public evidence mounts that the Chinese military is responsible for stealing massive amounts of U.S. government data and corporate trade secrets, the Obama administration is eyeing fines and other trade actions it may take agains...
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. and his wife are to appear in federal court to answer criminal charges that they engaged in an alleged scheme to spend $750,000 in campaign funds on personal items.
Both the former Illinois cong...
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WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — Iowa workers who lost jobs when Hostess Brands went out of business are eligible for federal income, training and job search benefits.
The maker of Twinkies and other snacks ceased operations in November, laying off dozens of...
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TOKYO (AP) — A probe into the overheating of a lithium ion battery in an All Nippon Airways Boeing 787 found it was improperly wired, Japan's Transport Ministry said Wednesday.
The Transport Safety Board said in a report that the battery of the ai...
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ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Thousands of anti-austerity demonstrators took to the streets of Athens on Wednesday as unions staged a general strike to protest the government's spending cuts and tax hikes, which some predict will push unemployment to a stunn...
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RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (AP) — Fists of fury flew in ritzy surroundings in the Mojave Desert this weekend. The latest big fight in Las Vegas? Nope. A homeowners' association meeting at a Palm Springs-area country club.
The meeting at the seemingly g...
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LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Attention smugglers of empty soda cans: Stay out of Michigan, or you could face jail time.
Lawmakers are taking aim at people who use out-of-state cans and bottles to cash in on Michigan's recycling refund, which pays 10 cents...
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Petro Vlahos, a two-time Academy Award winner whose blue- and green-screen technique on movies like "Mary Poppins" and "Ben Hur" made the modern blockbuster possible, has died. He was 96.
His family said he died on Feb. 10, acco...
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NEW YORK (AP) — Longtime users of Hotmail, MSN and other Microsoft email services will start noticing a big change: When they sign in to check messages, they'll be sent to a new service called Outlook.com.
You might be thinking, isn't Outlook the ...
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Stanford University has set a new record for college fundraising, becoming the first school to collect more than $1 billion in a single year, according to a report released Wednesday.
For the eighth straight year, Stanford ran...
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Firefighters with cadaver dogs were searching early Wednesday through the rubble of a popular restaurant flattened by a natural gas explosion and massive fire that sent black smoke high over Kansas City's upscale Country Club ...
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OBERLIN, Ohio (AP) — Firefighters from 12 departments have been called to help tackle a fire that erupted at one of the Midwest's biggest greenhouse operations.
The fire was reported Tuesday at Ohio's Green Circle Growers and was still spewing hea...
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Ohio Gov. John Kasich delivers his State of the State address at Veterans Memorial Civic and Convention Center in Lima, Ohio, Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013. (AP Photo/Rick Osentoski)
LIMA, Ohio (AP) — Gov. John Kasich made his case for passi...
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A transcript of the State of the State speech delivered by Ohio Gov. John Kasich in Lima on Tuesday night:
Thank you. Thank you, Mr. President. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Thank you, members and colleagues from the General Assembly, members of my cabinet...
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TIPP CITY, Ohio (AP) — Police want to know who left the latest threatening message in a bathroom stall at a western Ohio school, and are offering a $1,000 reward for information.
The threat was discovered in a boy's bathroom at Tippecanoe Middle S...
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Bowling Green residents will get a promised second heavy item pickup in 2013 but the timing may come as a surprise.Director of Public Works Brian Craft told city council Tuesday night the pickups will be the weeks of March 18 and Sept. 16. In recent years...
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ROSSFORD — The Board Of Education has narrowed its search for a new superintendent to two candidates.Board President Dawn Burks said tonight that the finalists for Rossford top school job are: Daniel Creps, Perrysburg, principal of Perrysburg’s Woodla...
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DETROIT (AP) — Ford is moving production of a popular small engine from Spain to Cleveland as sales of four-cylinder motors rise.
Later this week, Ford will announce a $200 million investment at its factory in Brook Park, Ohio, so it can make the ...
