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Common Cause Ohio's Catherine Turcer speaks at a protest on September 23, 2025 at the headquarters of ABC6/WSYX.

Dozens protest at Columbus' ABC station after parent company opts to keep Jimmy Kimmel off the air

About 100 people protested outside of ABC6's headquarters Tuesday over the decision to keep Jimmy Kimmel's show off the air.

State regulators order FirstEnergy to pay $250M penalty to Ohio customers

State regulators have hit FirstEnergy with a quarter of a billion dollars in penalties related to the billion-dollar nuclear power plant bailout known as House Bill 6.

<em>LA Times</em> Executive Editor Norman Pearlstine (right) listens to Lawrence O'Donnell at the 2019 Los Angeles Times Festival of Books in April 2019.

Rancor Erupts In 'LA Times' Newsroom Over Race, Equity And Protest Coverage

Staffers at the Los Angeles Times say editors have failed to fulfill promises of racial equity at the paper including in hiring, pay and the coverage it offers readers.

Not My Job: Comedian Carol Burnett Gets Quizzed On Cougars (The Cats, Of Course)

Burnett is married to a man just a wee bit younger than she is, so we're asking her three questions about big cats. Originally broadcast Oct. 10, 2015.

News Brief: Trump's CIA Director Pick, Pennsylvania Election, School Walkouts

President Trump intends to tap Deputy CIA Director Gina Haspel to lead the agency, despite a controversial past. Also, we have the latest on the Pennsylvania congressional election.

<em>The Youngstown Vindicator</em> published its last paper last August after 150 years in circulation. A new site, Mahoning Matters, has launched in its wake and hopes to be a home for local watchdog journalism.

Youngstown, Ohio, Lost Its Only Paper. A 'Zombie' News Site Wants To Fill The Void

Nearly one year since The Vindicatorwent out of business, the new site Mahoning Matters is hoping to become a destination for local watchdog journalism.

Brain POP, Metamorphabet, and PBS Kids apps.

As Ohio Schools Turn To Educational Apps, Parents And Teachers Find A Lot Of 'Junk'

Educational apps aren’t new for the Brimfield family. Kristin Brimfield said she’s been using mobile learning games with her son, Logan, since he was two.…

On the first day of the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan in May 1988, an Afghan soldier hands a flag to a departing Soviet soldier in Kabul. "This was the first time journalists had full access to Kabul," Robert Nickelsberg says. It marked his first year covering Afghanistan. "It was a historical turning point for the Cold War and actually foreshadows the chaos that will descend on the country."

The Intense Images Of Afghanistan's Long And 'Distant War'

Photojournalist Robert Nickelsberg has been documenting Afghanistan since 1988. A retrospective in Kabul from his book, A Distant War, takes his photos back to the country where he made them.

Federal work shaped a Black middle class. Now it's destabilized by Trump's job cuts

For generations of Black workers, federal government jobs have provided a path into the middle class. The Trump administration's workforce cuts are now throwing that sense of stability up in the air.

Boys play in a stairwell in Cissie Gool House, an abandoned hospital now home to over 1,000 people. By painting, decorating and maintaining the building, its new residents have managed to turn it into a decent home for themselves and their families within striking distance of central Cape Town.

Inside South Africa's 'hijacked' buildings: 'All we want is a place to call home'

Compelling photos capture the lives of occupiers who say gentrification and a lack of affordable housing in Cape Town have left them no choice but to reclaim space in a city that's squeezing them out.

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