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This Isn't The 1st Time Americans Have Debated What To Call Detention Centers

The fight over what to call the detention centers at the Southern border evokes a similar debate over what to call Japanese American incarceration during World War II.

Thirty-six people died when a deadly fire broke out in an Oakland, Calif., warehouse in December 2016.

Oakland Jury Acquits 1 'Ghost Ship' Fire Defendant, Jury Hung On 2nd Defendant

The verdict is a setback for prosecutors, who last year had initially accepted pleas of no contest to manslaughter charges. But victims' families objected to that outcome.

Weekly Highlights for Classical 101: April 17-23

Every week is concert week on Classical 101. Tune in to hear everything from Ravel to Bach with witty insight and conversation from hosts in-the-know.…

Attorney General Dave Yost speaking at a "get out the vote" event at Ohio Republican Party headquarters on Oct. 7, 2023, the weekend before early voting began for the Nov. 7 election on a constitutional amendment on abortion access and reproductive rights.

Attorney General who opposed Issue 1 will likely argue in court it erases six-week abortion ban

Republican Attorney General Dave Yost, who was outspoken against Issue 1, is likely to argue in court that the abortion rights amendment passed in Issue 1 invalidates the ban on abortion after six weeks.

Youngstown State University faculty member Amanda Fehlbaum (center front) and other volunteers in front of boxes of signatures on June 6, 2026.

Ohio higher ed overhaul law Senate Bill 1 goes into effect as repeal effort falls short

Senate Bill 1, the new extensive law overhauling programs and practices at Ohio institutions of higher education, went into effect Friday without challenge.