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Protestors with the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) rally on the steps of the Supreme Court on January 10, 2018 to protest Ohio's so-called "voter purge" practices.

Ohio Dems, Republicans Still Divided On Voter-Purge Law

In Hamilton County – and in large urban counties all over Ohio – Republicans and Democrats have been arguing about the practice of purging voter rolls...

Bockfest celebrates its 27th year in 2019.

Bockfest Closes Some Downtown Streets This Weekend

The Bockfest parade and 5K take place this weekend, and as a result, many Downtown streets will be closed starting Friday, March 1.

Akron's DEVO Makes Cut For 2019 Rock Hall Nominees

Def Leppard Devo Janet Jackson John Prine Kraftwerk LL Cool J MC5 Radiohead Rage Against the Machine Roxy Music Stevie Nicks The Cure Todd Rundgren Rufus & Chaka Khan The Zombies A quirky group of New Wave pioneers from Akron, a soulful folk balladeer and an R&B hitmaker are among 15 nominees vying for a spot in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.&nb

UC's Dr. Carl Fichtenbaum is trying to decrease HIV in the body in what could be baby steps in developing a cure.

How Re-Engineering HIV Patients' Blood May Lead To A Cure

Gene editing, or the process of making specific changes to DNA, is already helping cancer patients and people with certain inherited diseases. The...

In this photo provided by Jason Torlano, Zach Milligan is shown on his descent down Half Dome in Yosemite National Park, Calif., on Feb. 21. The two men climbed some 4,000 feet to the top of Yosemite's Half Dome in subfreezing temperatures and skied down the famously steep monolith to the valley floor.

How 2 Skiers Conquered Yosemite's Half Dome

Last month, Jason Torlano and Zach Milligan skied and rappelled down Yosemite National Park's iconic Half Dome in a death-defying journey of nearly 5,000 feet from summit to valley floor.

President Biden waits for the start of a roundtable meeting at the NATO summit in Madrid. He announced the U.S. would increase its military presence in Europe.

Biden is boosting U.S. troops in Europe because of Russia's war in Ukraine

President Biden said there will be a permanent headquarters in Poland for the U.S. 5th Army Corps. It's one of several ways NATO forces will be beefed up after Russia invaded Ukraine.

Models of a protein from the respiratory syncytial virus are shown at The University of Texas at Austin on March 31, 2022. A spike in RSV cases among children is pushing some hospitals to capacity.

Children's hospitals grapple with a nationwide surge in RSV infections

The latest spike is months early and it's pushing care facilities to capacity. Children under the age of 5 are most vulnerable.

The best bet to avoid becoming severely ill from the latest omicron strain is to get the most recent booster, health experts say.

What's the best protection against the new COVID-19 variant? Get a booster, experts say

XBB.1.5 is an omicron subvariant that is not really affected by the original COVID-19 vaccine. The most recent bivalent booster provides the best protection, according to health experts.

A fourth Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine shot is administered at the Dr. Kenneth Williams Health Center in Los Angeles on Nov. 1.

Updated COVID booster shots reduce the risk of hospitalization, CDC reports

The CDC came out with two studies to detail the bivalent booster's effectiveness against COVID-related emergency department visits and hospitalization.

Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder poses for photos during an event to unveil the NFL football team's new name on Feb. 2 in Landover, Md.

Washington Commanders owners are exploring a potential sale of the NFL team

The team, worth an estimated $5.6 billion, could soon be for sale, after owners Dan and Tanya Snyder said they have hired Bank of America Securities to "consider potential transactions."

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