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Ex-Warden Eric Ivey Gets 1 Year Probation In Plea Deal

Former Cuyahoga County Jail Warden Eric Ivey will serve one year of probation for his involvement in the August 2018 overdose death of an inmate. Ivey pleaded guilty to one count of obstructing justice and one count of falsification. Both are misdemeanor charges. Cuyahoga County Judge Nancy Fuerst sentenced Ivey to 180 days in jail for each count, to be served concurrently, but then suspended the six-month jail sentence.

Workers of the Cuba Oil Union, known by the Spanish acronym CUPET, watch a huge rising plume of smoke from the Matanzas Supertanker Base, as firefighters work to quell a blaze which began during a thunderstorm the night before, in Matazanas, Cuba, Saturday, Aug. 6, 2022.

17 missing, 121 hurt, 1 dead in fire at Cuban oil facility

A fire set off by a lightning strike at an oil storage facility raged uncontrolled in the Cuban city of Matanzas, where four explosions and flames injured 121 people and left 17 firefighters missing.

Debris covers the ground and nearby cars after an explosion at the I. Schumann & Co. metals plant sent several victims to hospitals on Monday in Bedford, Ohio.

An explosion at a Cleveland-area metal plant left 1 dead and 13 injured

The cause of the fatal explosion is still unclear. It scattered debris for hundreds of yards, damaged vehicles and caused a plume of smoke visible for miles.

Airport workers stand in a queue at a checkpoint before entering Kabul International Airport in Kabul on Sept. 4.

The 1st International Flight Since The U.S. Evacuated Leaves Kabul

About 200 people, including some Americans, departed the Afghan capital on Thursday. Officials said this was not an evacuation flight, but rather that people were leaving of their own free will.

An investigator heads to the scene of shooting Sunday, in Highlands Ranch, Colo. Authorities in Colorado say one deputy has died and multiple others were wounded, along with two civilians, in a shooting that followed a domestic disturbance in suburban Denver.

1 Officer Dead, 4 Others Wounded In Colorado Shooting, Police Say

In a suburb south of Denver, one officer is dead and four others injured after an "ambush-type attack." Two civilians were also injured. The suspect is believed to be dead.

Nearly 49,000 people have now recovered from COVID-19 in Italy, which is reporting its first overall drop in positive cases since February. Here, a woman gets on her bicycle after shopping in Rome.

Italy Finally Sees Its 1st Drop In Active Coronavirus Cases

Other key metrics also improved: Italy had 127 fewer COVID-19 patients in hospitals as of Monday and 62 fewer people were in intensive care units.

Austin, Texas, Police: 1 Dead, 4 Injured After Downtown Shooting

A deadly shooting in Austin on Saturday left four victims wounded, and one dead. Authorities are searching for a male suspect.

A laboratory technician is pictured handling swab samples at a hospital in Mulhouse, France, in November. French officials confirmed the country's first case of the new coronavirus variant on Friday.

French Officials Announce 1st Confirmed Case Of New Coronavirus Variant

The strain is sweeping through the United Kingdom and prompting travel restrictions in other countries. The French case is in a citizen who recently returned from London.

Will young voters turn out for Biden?

It looks like Ohio voters will get the chance to vote for Joe Biden for president if they choose, but it’s been a tortuous process to get there. Meanwhile, Biden continues to struggle in national polls. Kim Agyekum, president of Ohio Young Democrats, joins the show.

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost speaks during an election night watch party.

A shakeup in the Republican race for Ohio governor

Attorney General Dave Yost has dropped out of the campaign for governor. Yost said his steep climb to the nomination had become a vertical cliff. For now, Vivek Ramaswamy’s path to the Republican nomination for governor looks clear.

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