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"No one understands it," says Sylvia Cunningham of how she and her husband, Brandon, holding Braxton, 2, got three of their children returned from foster care, including daughter Jordan, 17 (at left), but a court allowed one son to be placed for adoption because the Cunninghams had failed to pay part of the bill for foster care.

In some states, an unpaid foster care bill could mean parents lose their kids forever

Some states allow children to be removed from their parents if they fail to pay the cost of foster care. But that can be hundreds of dollars a month, and it's often the poorest families who must pay.

Elaine Diehl Named WGUC-FM Afternoon Drive Host

Frequent WGUC-FM fill-in and popular local singer Elaine Diehl becomes part of the WGUC-FM (90.9) permanent on-air staff Monday, Nov. 28. The former...

HB6 Referendum petitioners collect signatures outside of the Ohio Statehouse.

Nuclear Bailout Opponents Request Petition Extension Through Lawsuit

Opponents of the nuclear power plant bailout, created through HB6 , have filed a lawsuit in federal court to get an extension to their referendum...

Manhattan Transfer & Freddy Fender in Music Notes this week

In this week's Music Notes, you'll hear about a new biography about Freddy Fender, a new release by the Manhattan Transfer, and lots of local concert...

Measles is a highly contagious illness that can cause serious health problems, including brain damage, deafness and, in rare cases, death. Vaccination can prevent measles infections.

Health officials confirm fifth measles case in Franklin County

The latest case involves an unvaccinated 6-year-old who traveled internationally and is not related to the four cases officials announced earlier this month.

FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino says he will step down in January

Bongino's tenure was at times tumultuous, including a clash with Justice Department leadership over the Epstein files. But it also involved the arrest of a suspect in the Jan. 6 pipe bomber case.

Trump, Self-Proclaimed Outsider, Was New Jersey Political Insider

To further his business interests, the real estate mogul and casino owner made friends with politicians on both sides of the aisle in the Garden State.

Security guards stand in front of the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market in the city of Wuhan on January 11, 2020, after the market had been closed following an outbreak of COVID-19 there. Two new studies document positive samples of SARS-CoV-2 from stalls where live animals were sold.

Newly published evidence points to Wuhan seafood market as pandemic origin point

The studies offer the strongest evidence to date of a link between the animals at the seafood market and the spread of SARS-CoV-2. A top virus sleuth gives the details.

As Amherst, Mass., writes its rules for where to put solar, some local environmentalists worry about farmland and forests getting lost to solar projects. Other local environmentalists worry that overly restrictive solar rules would limit the town's ability to fight climate change.

In some fights over solar, it's environmentalist vs. environmentalist

The U.S. needs a lot more renewable energy to meet its climate goals. In some communities, the opposition to large solar projects comes from environmentalists themselves.

News Brief: Antony Blinken, Election Disputes, Pandemic Cases Surge

President-elect Biden has reportedly choosen his secretary of state. President Trump has still not conceded the election. Plus, the U.S. recorded a million new COVID-19 cases in just six days.

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