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2020 Year In Review - Despite Nuclear Bailout Scandal, Republican Leaders Keep HB6

The Ohio House finished the bulk of its work with the Republican speaker saying the chamber will not take any action on HB6. The sweeping energy law...

<em></em>Flags at the Washington Monument commemorate Americans who died from COVID-19. In 2021, life expectancy in the U.S. fell for the second year in a row.

Life expectancy in the U.S. continues to drop, driven by COVID-19

Americans' life expectancy dropped for the second year in a row and is the biggest drop since the 1920s. COVID-19 is driving the downward trend, according to CDC data.

Supreme Court decision could change Ohio's congressional maps

A recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling is a win for redistricting reform advocates in Ohio and other states. On this week's episode of Snollygoster, Ohio's politics podcast from WOSU, hosts Mike Thompson and Steve Brown discuss what the case means with Ohio State professor and election law expert Steve Huefner.

Refugees from Syria arrive in Presevo, near the border with Macedonia, in the south of Serbia, on Wednesday. The U.N. says more than 4 million have fled the civil war in Syria, making it the worst refugee crisis in a quarter century.

U.N. Says Syria Represents Worst Refugee Crisis In 25 Years

The high commissioner for refugees estimates that more than 4 million have fled since the start of the civil war four years ago. An additional 7.6 million are believed to be displaced inside Syria.

Jason Dean received six stitches and a tetanus shot after he cut his knee in May. In August, his wife, DeeAnn, feared going to the same emergency room where he was treated, delaying her diagnosis of Rocky Mountain spotted fever.

The ER charged him $6,589.77 for 6 stitches, a cost that led his wife to avoid the ER

With few options for health care in their rural community, a Tennessee couple's experience with one outrageous bill could have led to a deadly delay when they needed help the most.

Gabriel Sterling, one of Georgia's top election officials, defended the state's voting system against former President Trump's election lies and warned violence could result from the false claims. He's among the witnesses at the House Jan. 6th committee's fourth hearing.

The Jan. 6 committee holds its fourth hearing today. Here's what we know

Tuesday's hearing is expected to focus on former President Trump's pressure on officials to change the results of voting in their states.

Greek Inspired Turkey Sliders

Kate’s Quick Bites makes turkey burger sliders with Film Columbus' John Daughtery.

Spinach Balls

Broad & High host Kate Quickel makes a quick and tasty appetizer on the latest edition of Kate's Quick Bites

The world's population is growing by about 83 million people each year. The growth is largely driven by birth rates in the world's poorest countries.

U.N. Says World's Population Will Reach 9.8 Billion By 2050

The population growth is being driven by high birth rates in developing nations as well as higher life expectancy worldwide.

Members of the FirstEnergy Accountability Coalition march outside the Statehouse, on their way to Attorney General Dave Yost's office.

Activists ask Ohio's attorney general to scrap FirstEnergy's business license over HB 6 scandal

A coalition of environmental, good government and community activists are calling on Ohio’s attorney general with a request he's actually asked for in court: get rid of FirstEnergy to hold it accountable for the House Bill 6 scandal.

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