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Wexner name to remain on Ohio State buildings despite Epstein-driven protests Original
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Retail magnate Les Wexner’s name will not be removed from several Ohio State University buildings, a university official announced Friday, despite hundreds of complaints over his close association with the late sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein, The determination comes in arguably the highest-profile of the denaming protests to arise at U.S. universities this year in the wake of the release of the Epstein files.
Cheating American Idol star jailed for life for murdering teacher wife
A former music pastor who appeared briefly on American Idol cheated on his wife, before shooting her dead in their home. An American court heard how Caleb Flynn, 40, staged a break-in at his Ohio home after shooting Ashley Flynn, a 37-year-old schoolteacher and volleyball coach in February this year. In his 2013 appearance on American Idol, Flynn told TV viewers about how his wife had encouraged him to chase his dreams on the singing competition.
Former American Idol singer Caleb Flynn jailed for murdering wife
Former American Idol contestant and Ohio music pastor Caleb Flynn has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for the murder of his wife, Ashley Flynn. Flynn, 40, shot his 37-year-old wife at their Tipp City home in February before attempting to stage a home invasion to conceal the crime. Prosecutors presented evidence including DNA at the scene, electronic device records, and testimony from Flynn's mistress, who revealed he had expressed a desire to kill his wife.
Former American Idol singer Caleb Flynn jailed for murdering wife
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Ponen a la venta la casa donde creció Neil Armstrong, el primer hombre en pisar la Luna Original
WAPAKONETA, Ohio, EE.UU. (AP) — En la casa donde Neil Armstrong pasó su infancia, en lo alto de una escalera que cruje, está su dormitorio, desde donde lanzaba aviones a escala por la ventana trasera para medir qué tan lejos podían volar. Ahora cuelgan en la habitación fotos autografiadas de astronautas que han visitado la casa, conservada de manera privada, para ver dónde comenzaron los primeros pasos de Armstrong hacia la Luna.
Home where astronaut Neil Armstrong’s boyhood dreams of flying took off is for sale Original
WAPAKONETA, Ohio (AP) — Inside Neil Armstrong’s boyhood home, at the top of a creaky stairway, sits his bedroom where he launched model airplanes out of the rear window to measure how far they’d fly. Hanging in the room now are autographed photos of astronauts who’ve visited the privately kept house to see where Armstrong’s first steps to the moon began.
Una imagen tomada por un navegante podría ser la última foto de los 5 adultos ahogados en Ohio Original
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Marcus L. Martin sintió una aprensión inmediata el domingo cuando vio a cinco adultos vadear el río Scioto con el agua hasta las caderas y la cintura. Martin, pastor bautista y navegante frecuente en esa vía fluvial de Ohio, sabía que la zona donde estaban parados podía ser traicionera. Cree que las personas que captó en una foto son el desafortunado grupo que se ahogó ese día.
‘The last picture': A passing boater’s photograph may be the 5 adults who drowned in Ohio Original
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Marcus L. Martin felt instant trepidation Sunday when he saw five adults wading hip- and waist-deep in the Scioto River. A frequent boater on the Ohio waterway, the Baptist pastor knew the area where they were standing to be treacherous. He believes the people he captured in a photo to be the ill-fated group that drowned that day.
Dos parejas de Honduras, entre los 5 adultos ahogados en un río de Ohio Original
POWELL, Ohio, EE.UU. (AP) — El cielo estaba mayormente despejado y por fin terminaba una ola de calor sofocante de semanas cuando José Mario Pineda Dias, de 33 años, y su esposa, Marina Suyapa Regalado, de 28, salieron con sus dos hijos para ir a pescar tranquilamente en un río de Ohio. A ellos se sumaron una segunda pareja hondureña y un amigo adulto.
2 married couples from Honduras were among 5 adults who drowned in an Ohio river Original
POWELL, Ohio (AP) — The skies were mostly clear and weeks of sweltering heat had finally broken as 33-year-old Jose Mario Pineda Dias and his 28-year-old wife, Marina Suyapa Regalado, set out with their two children for some leisurely fishing in an Ohio river. A second Honduran couple and an adult friend joined them. A photo snapped by a passing boater sometime Sunday shows them apparently about thigh deep in the Scioto River, fishing poles in hand, standing around a big log.
Strained Ohio county seeks help to care for 16 siblings from squalid home and prosecute their family Original
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The discovery of 16 siblings who authorities say were held at a rural Ohio home for years in squalid conditions is straining the county’s resources as it works to prosecute their parents and two grandparents and provide care to so many children at once.
El miedo se apodera de comunidades haitianas tras fallo que elimina protección ante deportación Original
MIAMI (AP) — Una enfermera y madre soltera de 35 años en Kentucky preparó su testamento. Nombró a un tutor legal para sus cuatro hijos y transfirió sus propiedades a nombre de ellos. Sintió que necesitaba prepararse para la muerte, por si la deportan de regreso a Haití, un país del que huyó cuando tenía 9 años.
Fear grips Haitian communities after Supreme Court ruling unwinds protection from deportation Original
MIAMI (AP) — A 35-year-old nurse in Kentucky prepared her will. The single mother named a legal guardian for her four children and transferred her properties into their names. She felt like she needed to prepare for death — in case she gets deported back to Haiti, a country she fled at 9 years old.
Police arrest another suspect at a Ohio festival shooting that wounded 12 Original
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Police in Ohio have arrested a second suspect in a shooting that wounded 12 people at a crowded neighborhood street festival on June 6. Ka Nye Taylor, 20, was arrested Wednesday in Columbus, according to the Toledo Police Department. The law enforcement agency said members of the U.S. Marshals Service, Ohio State Highway Patrol and Franklin County Sheriff’s Office assisted in the arrest.
Republican Gov. Mike DeWine wants Ohio to abolish the death penalty
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican Gov. Mike DeWine said Tuesday that Ohio should abolish the death penalty, saying it is no longer a deterrent to violent crime, confirming his change of heart on the policy he helped write as a state legislator 45 years ago. "I do not believe that argument today can be successfully made, nor do I believe that there's any chance in the future the facts that I've cited to support that belief will change," the 79-year-old governor said during a news conference.
New Wings exhibit traces Paul McCartney’s reinvention as husband, father and bandleader Original
CLEVELAND, Ohio (AP) — The largest collection of Paul McCartney’s personal artifacts ever publicly displayed is part of a new exhibit at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame centering on his life after The Beatles and his band Wings.
A former Ohio deputy has been found guilty of reckless homicide in the shooting of Casey Goodson Jr.
A former Ohio deputy has been found guilty of reckless homicide in the shooting of Casey Goodson Jr. A former Ohio deputy has been found guilty of reckless homicide in the shooting of Casey Goodson Jr. 1 of 4 | Former sheriff’s deputy Jason Meade stands during closing arguments of his retrial on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, inside Franklin County Court of Common Pleas in Columbus, Ohio.
Jury deliberations begin in murder retrial of former Ohio deputy who fatally shot Black man Original
Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A jury began deliberating Wednesday in the murder retrial of a former sheriff’s deputy in Ohio charged in the fatal shooting of 23-year-old Casey Goodson Jr. More than two years after a tumultuous first proceeding ended in mistrial, Jason Meade is once again awaiting a jury’s verdict.
Murder retrial beginning in deputy’s killing of a Black man entering his grandmother’s Ohio home
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Parents see hope in back-to-back rulings that social media providers failed to protect young users
Walker Montgomery was just 16 when someone pretending to be a teenage girl messaged him through Instagram and seduced him into cybersex. Within hours he was dead. Caught up in a sextortion scheme, the Mississippi teen killed himself. —- EDITOR’S NOTE — This story includes discussion of suicide. If you or someone you know needs help, the national suicide and crisis lifeline in the U.S. is available by calling or texting 988.
Parents see hope in back-to-back rulings that social media providers failed to protect young users Original
EDITOR’S NOTE — This story includes a discussion of suicide. If you or someone you know needs help, the national suicide and crisis lifeline in the U.S. is available by calling or texting 988. There is also an online chat at 988lifeline.org. Walker Montgomery was just 16 when someone pretending to be a teenage girl messaged him through Instagram and seduced him into cybersex. Within hours he was dead. Caught up in a sextortion scheme, the Mississippi teen killed himself.
Beneath Lake Erie, a vast salt mine works overtime to meet winter road demands
CLEVELAND, Ohio (AP) — Below Cleveland, in a subterranean world many surface dwellers don’t know exists, miners extract a crucial winter mineral — salt. The Whiskey Island salt mine, owned by food giant Cargill, helps supply road salt across the Northeast and Great Lakes, where a colder, snowier-than-usual winter has driven demand. Many municipalities exhausted supplies that typically last through spring, said Cargill spokesperson Emily Tangeman.
Beneath Lake Erie, a vast salt mine works overtime to meet winter road demands
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Meteorite hunters descend on town after 7-ton space rock plunged to earth
While many are actively searching, one resident had a piece delivered almost to her doorstep - (AP) An estimated 6,350-kilogramme meteoroid disintegrated spectacularly over Valley City, Ohio, on Tuesday, causing a dazzling fireball and a sonic boom heard across several states. The meteoroid, confirmed by NASA to be nearly 1.8 metres in diameter and travelling at approximately 72,420 kilometres per hour, prompted a widespread search for fragments.
Meteorite hunters descend on town after space rock plunged to Earth
Patrick Aftoora Orsagos and Mark Scolforo An estimated 6,350-kilogramme meteoroid disintegrated spectacularly over Valley City, Ohio, on Tuesday, causing a dazzling fireball and a sonic boom heard across several states. The meteoroid, confirmed by NASA to be nearly 1.8 metres in diameter and travelling at approximately 72,420 kilometres per hour, prompted a widespread search for fragments.
Meteorite hunters scour Ohio for fragments of 7-ton space rock that crashed into Earth Original
Meteorite hunters scour Ohio for fragments of 7-ton space rock that crashed into Earth 1 of 2 | This image taken from video shows a suspected meteor falling through the sky in the greater Pittsburgh, Pa., area on Tuesday, March 17, 2026. (Jared Rackley via AP) 2 of 2 | This image made from video shows video taken from a surveillance camera showing a suspected meteor falling through the sky in Olmsted Falls, Ohio, on Tuesday, March, 17, 2026.
Jury deliberating in corruption trial of ex-FirstEnergy executives accused of $4.3 million bribe Original
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Jurors in Akron began deliberating Tuesday in the corruption trial of two fired FirstEnergy Corp. executives charged for their alleged roles in a sweeping $60 million bribery scheme that resulted in a lucrative bailout of two affiliated nuclear plants.
2 men arrested in Cincinnati nightclub shooting that wounded 9 Original
This image taken from video taken provided by WCPO shows first responders outside of Riverfront Live on Sunday, March 1, 2026, in Cincinnati, Ohio. (WCPO via AP) COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Two men have been arrested in connection with a weekend shooting inside a Cincinnati nightclub that wounded nine people, police said Tuesday. Franeek Cobb, 24, and Derrick Long, 29, were arrested Monday on charges of felonious assault, the Cincinnati Police Department said in a news release.
Federal authorities join police in search for suspect in Cincinnati nightclub shooting Original
This image taken from video taken provided by WCPO shows first responders outside of Riverfront Live on Sunday, March 1, 2026, in Cincinnati, Ohio. (WCPO via AP) COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Federal authorities joined local police Monday in the search for a suspect in a weekend nightclub shooting in Cincinnati that wounded nine people. The nine were hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries after shots rang out around 1 a.m. Sunday inside the music venue Riverfront Live.
Illinois surgeon charged in Ohio couple’s killings due in court Friday
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Illinois doctor indicted on murder charges in the December slayings of his ex-wife and her dentist husband in their Columbus home is due in an Ohio courtroom on Friday. Michael David McKee, 39, is scheduled to be arraigned in Franklin County on four aggravated murder counts and one count of aggravated burglary while using a firearm suppressor in connection with the Dec. 30 shooting deaths of Monique Tepe, 39, and Dr. Spencer Tepe, 37.
Ex-husband indicted by grand jury in slaying of couple found in their Ohio home
Columbus, OHIO (AP) — An Ohio grand jury has indicted a man in the double homicide of his ex-wife and her husband who were killed in their Columbus home last month. Court records show a Franklin County grand jury charged Michael David McKee on Jan. 16, with aggravated murder and aggravated burglary while using a firearm suppressor.
Ohio authorities say Michael McKee, the ex-husband of Monique Tepe, is responsible for killings
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Police in Ohio’s capital city said Wednesday that they have gathered enough evidence to link a man charged in the double homicide of his ex-wife and her husband in their Columbus home last month to the killings.
Ex-husband due in court on charges he murdered his former wife and her Ohio dentist husband
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The ex-husband of an Ohio woman charged this weekend with the murders of her and her husband is due in court Monday in Illinois. Michael David McKee, 39, a doctor from Chicago, has been charged with premeditated aggravated murder in the shooting deaths of 39-year-old Monique Tepe, whom he divorced in 2017, and dentist Dr. Spencer Tepe, 37, in their Columbus home on Dec. 30.
A use-of-force review board clears the officer who fatally shot Ta'Kiya Young and her unborn child Original
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A use-of-force review board cleared the Ohio police officer who shot and killed 21-year-old Ta’Kiya Young, a pregnant Black mother who had been accused of shoplifting, according to a statement from the police department’s chief released this week. The five-member review board, empaneled by Blendon Township Police Chief John Belford, found that Officer Connor Grubb did not violate department policy when he fatally shot Young on Aug.
How TV shows like 'Mo' and 'Muslim Matchmaker' allow Arab and Muslim Americans to tell their stories Original
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Whether it’s stand-up comedy specials or a dramedy series, when Muslim American Mo Amer sets out to create, he writes what he knows. The comedian, writer and actor of Palestinian descent has received critical acclaim for it, too. The second season of Amer’s “Mo” documents Mo Najjar and his family’s tumultuous journey reaching asylum in the United States as Palestinian refugees.
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