WOSU - Site Search | WOSU Public Media

President Trump Attends G-7 Meeting At A Time Of Great Tension

On Friday, Trump heads to a meeting of U.S. economic allies in Canada. Those allies are angry with him over trade. After that meeting, Trump heads to Singapore to meet with North Korea's leader.

Pussy Riot's performance at SXSW — one of Ann Powers' favorite concert experiences of 2018 — felt like an occupation of the senses.

'I Like It Best When It's A Little Loud': Ann Powers' Favorite Live Shows Of 2018

Live music awakens mind, body and soul — and that's what we need more than ever this year. Ann Powers' favorite concerts of 2018 helped create a shelter from everyday life's disorganized noise.

A nearly 2,000-foot-long tube is towed offshore from San Francisco Bay on Saturday. It's a giant garbage collector and the brainchild of 24-year-old Boyan Slat, who aims to remove 90 percent of ocean plastic by 2040.

A Massive Floating Boom Is Supposed To Clean Up The Pacific. Can It Work?

The giant, U-shaped tube is designed to form a garbage-corralling barrier propelled by wind and waves. Its creator hopes to remove half the plastic in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch in five years.

Morning Headlines: Ohio Forms School Safety Center; U.S. Sanctions China Fentanyl Traffickers

Here are your morning headlines for Thursday, August 22: Ohio forms school safety center; U.S. sanctions China fentanyl traffickers; Kasich, Gee to push...

Akron Public Schools received more doses of COVID-19 vaccine than it originally thought it would and on Saturday was able to administer vaccines to 900 teachers and staff. Originally the district expected to receive 780 doses for the first distribution.

Morning Headlines: UA and Faculty Union Reach Tentative Contract; Akron Teachers Begin to be Vaccina

The University of Akron and its faculty union have come to terms on a tentative contract that both sides are recommending be ratified; Akron Public Schools received more doses of COVID-19 vaccine than it originally thought it would and on Saturday was able to administer vaccines to 900 teachers and staff; The Cleveland Metropolitan School District is ready to vaccinate thousands of educators starting the middle of this week; and more stories.

Limericks

Bill Kurtis reads three news-related limericks: Virtual B-E-E, COVID Nerd Cred and Broken Codes.

Timken files paperwork for President Donald Trump's re-election bid in Ohio at the secretary of state's office in Columbus, Dec. 16, 2019; Mandel before a campaign rally for then-U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., in 2012.

Analysis: Timken, Mandel Try To Out-Trump Each Other For Ohio Senate Seat

The two early favorites for the 2022 GOP nomination for U.S. Senate – former Ohio Republican Party chair Jane Timken and former state treasurer Josh...

CMSD To Begin Return To In-Person Learning March 1

Updated: 6:01 p.m. Friday, Feb. 19, 2021 The Cleveland Metropolitan School District will begin rolling out returns to in-person schooling March 1. The announcement comes after CMSD faced criticism from Gov. Mike DeWine last week for not having a plan in place. DeWine had made restarting in-person classes a condition of receiving the coronavirus vaccine for faculty and staff.

Ohio House And Senate at Odds Over The Future Of K-12 Public Education Funding

A plan crafted by a group of legislators and school finance experts addressed inequities that plague the current funding formula. But the state House and Senate disagree on the approach.

Fed Chair Jerome Powell is pictured during his renomination hearing with the Senate Banking Committee in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 11. The Fed raised interest rates on Wednesday for the first time since 2018.

The Federal Reserve raises interest rates for the first time since 2018

The central bank raises its benchmark rate by a quarter percentage point in an effort to tamp down inflation. Additional rate hikes are likely in the months to come.

Search results for