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Several people are in critical condition after shooting at Beavercreek Walmart; police will give update this afternoon

An active shooter was reported at the Beavercreek, Ohio, Walmart on Pentagon Road on Monday night. Four people were injured — three of the victims are in critical condition and the fourth victim has non-life-threatening injuries.

Chilean troops and firefighters unload relief supplies Wednesday from a military helicopter in the coastal town of Dichato, which was heavily damaged by tsunami waves produced by Saturday's 8.8-magnitude earthquake.

Tsunami May Prove Bigger Killer Than Chile Quake

Authorities say most of the nearly 800 people who died were in communities along a 435-mile stretch of Chile's Pacific coast that was swamped by giant waves after last week's 8.8 magnitude earthquake.

Migrant Boy Dies In Government Custody In New Mexico Hospital

An 8-year-old boy from Guatemala has died in government custody, U.S. Customs and Border Protection says. He is the second child reported to have died while in U.S. custody within a month.

‘Encyclopedia of Cleveland’ Seeks New Voices to Share City’s History

Nearly every Clevelander knows where West Side Market is, but do you know where Central Market was located? Or why Tom Johnson is the only Cleveland mayor honored with a statute in Public Square? Since it was first published in 1987, people looking for the answers to those kinds of questions have turned to the “Encyclopedia of Cleveland History.” Now it’s housed online and looking to the community for help.

Why Do Candidates Appear In Different Orders In Different Precincts?

The early voting period for the November election started Wednesday morning across Ohio. In Franklin County, some voters camped outside at the Franklin…

Different species of algae await testing in the ongoing fight against harmful algal blooms

Can New York solve harmful algal blooms?

In his lab at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry in Syracuse, Greg Boyer stands beside his mass spectrometer. This machine is...

Medical Marijuana Law Takes Effect In Two Weeks, And Still Much Work To Do

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

Vehicles drive past a sign on the 110 Freeway warning of extreme heat and urging energy conservation during a heat wave in downtown Los Angeles on Sept. 2. Soaring electricity bills are pinching many household budgets across the country even as gasoline prices have come down.

Soaring electricity bills are the latest inflation flashpoint

Inflation eased slightly in August thanks to falling gasoline prices, but the cost of many essentials continues to climb, including soaring power bills that are straining family budgets.

American Airlines has announced the passing of Capt. David E. Harris. In 1964, Harris became the first Black pilot of a commercial airline when American hired him.

First Black pilot of a commercial airline, Columbus native dead at 89

David E. Harris became the first Black pilot to fly for a commercial airline when American Airlines hired him in 1964. Announcing Capt. Harris' death, American's CEO called him a "trailblazer."

Demonstrators hold a sign saying "PROTECT MINORITY VOTING RIGHTS" outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., in 2025.

Supreme Court allows a ruling that ends a tool to protect minority voters in 7 states

The Supreme Court has left in place a ruling that strikes down a key tool for enforcing Voting Rights Act protections for voters with a disability or an inability to read or write in seven states.

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