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Mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves starred in the 2005 world premiere of "Margaret Garner."

WGUC Repeats 'Margaret Garner,' Other Cincinnati Operas In November

With the Cincinnati Opera on an "extended intermission" due to COVID-19, WGUC-FM will rebroadcast "specially chosen" past productions on Sunday nights...

Sunday Puzzle: G's & L's

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro and Weekend Edition puzzlemaster Will Shortz play a word game with WCBE listener Todd LaPlace of Dublin, Ohio.

Octavian Ursu of the German Christian Democrats won a runoff for mayor of the small town of Goerlitz in the country's east, beating an opponent from the far-right Alternative for Germany.

Germany's Far-Right Party Defeated In Closely Watched Mayoral Election

A candidate from beleaguered Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democratic Union wins a convincing victory over the anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany (AfD) in the country's conservative east.

The Sackler Trust and Foundation both announced they would temporarily suspend charitable giving in the U.K. The Sackler Courtyard is a 2017 addition to the Victoria and Albert museum in London.

Sackler Family Suspends Philanthropic Giving To U.K. Museums

Two philanthropic arms of the Sackler family announced they will "temporarily pause" gifts in the United Kingdom. The family owns Purdue Pharma, now under fire for its role in the opioid crisis.

Peninsula Golf Course Could Become Open Space For Cuyahoga Valley Natl Park

The fate of a golf course on the edge of the Cuyahoga Valley National Park looks a little more clear today. The Trust for Public Land’s Ohio office says it may partner with CVNP to purchase the Brandywine Country Club. The 200-plus-acre club in Peninsula has been a question mark ever since last August when the owner, 24-year-old Ryan Yesberger, killed himself after a scuffle with a police officer. The par 3 golf course straddles Akron-Peninsula Road in the heart of the national park with some greens and fairways on the banks of the Cuyahoga River.

Lisa Hamler-Fugitt, executive director of the Ohio Association of Food Banks (right), checks out the produce while she talks with employees at the Mid-Ohio Food Bank in Grove City, just south of Columbus.

Coronavirus In Ohio: Foodbanks Say Urgent Help Needed For Low-Income Families

Congress is considering a bill that would make it easier for low-income people to get emergency food assistance during the COVID-19 outbreak. Advocates…

An empty hallway at a middle school in Westerville

As State Cuts Budget, Schools Will Take $300 Million Hit In Two Months

Ohio’s more than 600 public school districts are taking $300 million in cuts as the state deals with a deficit of more than three quarters of a billion...

With flight schedules slashed, airline counters at Reagan National Airport are empty. The fallout from the coronavirus will be much worse than during the financial crisis, the International Monetary Fund says.

IMF Warns Of Steepest Recession Since The Great Depression

The fallout from the coronavirus will be much worse than that of the financial crisis, the IMF says. The global economy is expected to shrink by 3% this year; the U.S. GDP could fall twice as much.

OBM Director Kim Murnieks testified on the state budget before the House Finance Committee in March 2019.

Ohio Handles One Budget Shortfall, But Another Deficit Is Looming Soon

Using three quarters of a billion dollars in cuts and some reserve cash and federal Medicaid funding, the state of Ohio has staved off a budget deficit...

Visitors wearing face masks wait to see the <em>Mona Lisa</em> at the Louvre Museum on Monday. The most visited museum in the world reopened to the public after closing in March.

France's Louvre Reopens Most Of The Museum — Sans Big Crowds

One museumgoer says it's a "much more comfortable experience" to view the Mona Lisa without the mobs of tourists. The Louvre put in place mask-wearing, one-way paths and other distancing measures.

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