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North Carolina Sen. John Edwards kicks off a three-day tour in delegate-rich California to garner support for the March 2 round of 10 Democratic presidential contests. Edwards courts new backing by lavishing praise on his one-time competitor for the nomination, former Vermont governor Howard Dean. NPR's John McChesney reports.

Several hospital systems in central Ohio are choosing to make masks optional due to decreasing cases of COVID-19 and influenza.

Nationwide Children's Hospital told employees this week that staff and families will not have to mask up in most parts of the hospital starting next week.

The Des Moines Register endorsed Sens. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) and John McCain (R-AZ). Carol Hunter, editorial page editor of the influential paper, explains how the editorial board came to those decisions: "In both cases, it came down to competence and readiness to lead."

A vigil is planned for the eight family members killed in a shooting massacre in rural Ohio.The Pray for Pike County vigil at the Pike County Fairgrounds…

Barbara Gray has information about bestselling author James Patterson's collaboration with the Scholastic Reading Club to support school libraries.

Dancers and music lovers are preparing for the 8th year of Salsa on the Square, starting May 5 on Fountain Square.

Authorities say sheriff's deputies shot and killed a dog that attacked a police K-9 during a community event in Columbus.The Franklin County Sheriff's…

Design critic Alice Rawsthorn explains why some of the greatest designers tend to be outsiders. She celebrates the innovations of unwitting designers like Florence Nightingale — and Blackbeard.

Thirteen bears once confined to cages in Ohio are getting new lives in Colorado. The nine adult bears and four cubs were moved at the end of May. Four of…