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A self-portrait of NASA's Curiosity Mars rover on Vera Rubin Ridge.

What a decade of Curiosity has taught us about life on Mars

Ten years ago today, NASA's Curiosity Mars rover successfully commenced its mission to explore the possibility of life on mars. Here's what it has discovered.

Dominique Claseman stands in front of the memorial he built for his Eagle Scouts project.

His hometown didn't have a veterans memorial, so this teen built one himself

For his Eagle Scout project, teenager Dominique Claseman built a veterans memorial in Olivia, Minnesota. With help from his community, he raised more than $77,000 to complete it.

Gov. Mike DeWine addresses the 2022 Ohio School Safety Summit in Columbus on August 2, 2022.

DeWine says school safety issues go beyond shootings

In an address to the Ohio School Safety Summit, Gov. Mike DeWine said the state must take a “holistic” approach to keeping Ohio students safe.

Suzanne Laird holds a sign that she says she’s brought to STRS board meetings for years, after the board voted to suspend cost of living adjustments for benefit recipients. STRS says it pays out over $7 billion in benefits each year to more than 152,000 retirees, survivors and others.

Pension for retired Ohio teachers giving bonuses to investment managers, despite big losses

The State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio is set to award bonuses to its investment staff Thursday.

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Nan Whaley stands in front of First Energy, named for the business at the heart of the nuclear bailout scandal, to call on Gov. DeWine and Lt. Gov. Husted to release emails about the deal from their personal email accounts.

Whaley calls on DeWine and Husted to release private emails and texts involving nuclear bailout

Nan Whaley, Democratic candidate for Ohio Governor, says emails and texts from incumbent Gov. Mike DeWine and Lt. Gov. Jon Husted about the nuclear power plant bailout from their personal accounts should be released to the public.

The bill to boost semiconductor production in the United States has been a top priority of the Biden administration.

Why Biden's plan to boost semiconductor chip manufacturing in the U.S. is so critical

The law will allocate more than $50 billion to bring semiconductor chip manufacturing to the U.S. and away from its current production hub in East Asia.

Lezak's Record Lap Snags Gold No. 2 For Phelps

The U.S. Olympic swim team struck gold in the 400-meter freestyle relay, beating the French team by a fingertip. The victory lets Michael Phelps continue his quest to win a historic eight gold medals, but it was teammate Jason Lezak who clinched this medal with the fastest relay lap ever.

Ohio voters defeated Issue 1 in a special election with higher than expected turnout for an August election day.

Ohio voters reject measure that would have made it harder to change constitution

Ohio votes down Issue 1, rejecting conservative lawmakers' attempt to change the constitutional amendment process ahead of a vote on reproductive rights this November.

Life Through The Lens Of A Falling 'Fishbowl'

Bradley Somer's new novel follows (literally) Ian the goldfish, who's catching glimpses of life and love in the apartments he passes as his bowl plummets from a 27th-floor balcony.

'Joss Whedon': Biography Of A 'Shiny' Geek King

The creator of Buffy and the Avengers movie is immensely talented, and critic Bob Mondello says Amy Pascale's belligerently upbeat biography might have benefited from his eye for detail and nuance.

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