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Britain expects to go 24 hours without using coal to generate electricity Friday. It would be the first full day since the Industrial Revolution.

U.K. May Have 24 Hours Without Coal Power

The country's National Grid announced Friday it was on its way to a full day without requiring its coal plants to produce power. Britain plans to eliminate the energy source by 2025.

Public Health - Dayton and Montgomery County Health Commissioner Jeff Cooper.

Phase 1B Of Vaccine Rollout Starts This Week

A limited supply of the vaccine will be available at several local health care providers and pharmacies over the coming weeks.

Pub Owner Holds 'Nigel Night' To Celebrate A Vanishing Name In The U.K.

Nigel is a vanishing name in the United Kingdom, so pub owner Nigel Smith held a Nigel Night on Sunday. A total of 433 people named "Nigel" gathered in Worchester, England to "celebrate Nigelness".

A screenshot of a video posted on Twitter by Billy Corben shows a K-9 demonstration with a man wearing a Colin Kaepernick jersey.

Navy Investigating Video Of K-9 Attack Demonstration Using Kaepernick Jersey

Viral videos show dogs attacking a man in a Colin Kaepernick jersey at an event reportedly hosted by a Florida museum dedicated to Navy SEALs.

The Plaza Hotel at Capitol Square, the former Sheraton Downtown, at 75 E. State St. in Columbus. New owners took over the business in 2023. They're in a dispute now with a staffing agency that once worked with the previous owners.

Downtown Columbus hotel, staffing company in $130K federal contract dispute

A staffing agency and the owners of The Plaza Hotel at Capitol Square in downtown Columbus are in a $130,000 federal dispute. The staffing company Xclusive Staffing claims they provided services to the hotel, while the hotel owners claim they didn't want or agree to any services.

Victim Of Nerve Agent Attack In U.K. Says She's Recovering Quickly

The diplomatic confrontation between the U.K. and Russia over the use of nerve gas in Britain last month is shifting to the U.N. Meanwhile one of the victims, Yulia Skripal, has released a statement saying she's recovering quickly and thanking those who came to her aid.

Dogs wait for their owners outside a polling station in London, part of a popular tradition of taking pets to the polls. The U.K. is voting in a general election to select 650 members of Parliament.

U.K. Holds A Pivotal General Election, And Voters Bring Their Dogs To The Polls

Boris Johnson's Conservatives are expected to win only enough seats to secure a small majority. So far on election day, the most popular figures at polling stations are (literally) dogs.

Frank LaRose defends Issue 1

The fight over Issue 1 continues, both in the hearts of voters and the courtroom. Issue 1 is a proposal to make it harder to amend the state constitution by raising the threshold for amendment from a simple majority to 60%. Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose joins the show.

Amateur K-pop dancers perform at a presidential campaign rally for Moon Jae-in, the candidate for Korea's Democratic Party, in Seoul on Saturday.

Parade Floats And Altered K-Pop Songs Mark South Korea's Coming Election

With tensions rising over North Korea's nuclear program, you might expect a kind of panic in South Korea. But there's an altogether different scene happening in Seoul ahead of the election.

The U.S. omicron outbreak has dramatically slowed, cutting wait times for tests. But health officials worry a new uptick in cases fueled by the BA.2 variant could be on the way.

U.K. COVID cases are rising. Health officials are watching to see if the U.S. is next

The rise of the more infectious BA.2 variant in the U.S. — plus signals in the sewage — also point to a possible uptick in cases, and have health officials on alert.

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