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Obamacare Cut The Ranks Of The Uninsured By A Third

The percentage of people without health insurance has dropped to 13.2 percent from 20.2 percent in 2012, according to federal officials. The uptick in coverage has been biggest for Latinos.

First Bob Dylan, Now Philip Glass Wins A Major Literary Prize

Will surprises never cease? Recently singer-songwriter Bob Dylan received the 2016 Nobel Prize for Literature. Now composer Philip Glass won the 2016…

With the BinaxNOW test kit, a user connects with a medical professional who guides them on administering the test and stays with the person until the result is known, which takes about 15 minutes.

Health Departments Begin Distributing Rapid COVID-19 Tests

The state purchased 2 million of the BinaxNOW tests with federal CARES Act funding.

Sunday Puzzle: The Missing Letter

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro and puzzle master Will Shortz play the puzzle this week with Tom Roberts of Narragansett, R.I.

False Tsunami Warning Issued Across The East Coast And Caribbean

The National Weather Service says a private company erroneously released a routine test message as an official warning. But AccuWeather blames the NWS for miscoding the message.

Ohio Sen. Kenny Yuko (upper right), who has been trying to get a medical marijuana law for years, agrees that there might be some difficulty in working out the details of the new law.

Ohio Lawmakers Discuss Medical Marijuana's Slow Start in Ohio

A day that medical marijuana activists have been awaiting for decades dawns on Sept. 8, when the state law creating a medical marijuana program in Ohio...

Election 2016: Local Elections Blog

Welcome to WOSU's Election 2016: Local Elections Blog! This is your source, updated through the evening, for all local election coverage in Ohio.Update…

Charred framing remains, Monday, Sept. 28, at the Restaurant at Meadowood, which burned in the Glass Fire, in St. Helena, Calif.

Glass Fire Rages Across Northern California, Burning Thousands Of Acres

Flames have engulfed nearly 50,000 acres of land, prompting the evacuation of more than 8,000 residents of Santa Rosa, Calif., according to Mayor Tom Schwedhelm.

Puerto Rican Enrollment Up In Ohio Schools Following Hurricane Maria

More than two months after Hurricane Maria devastated the island of Puerto Rico, a handful of the Big 8 school districts in Ohio say they’re seeing an…

How conspiracy theories about Politico led Trump to cancel subscriptions

Less than 24 hours after misleading claims started circulating that tied Politico to USAID, the White House vowed to end subscriptions for the insider news outlet's services and others.

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