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Former Put-in-Bay mayor Bernard "Mack" McCann pleaded guilty Friday to two misdemeanor counts of conflict of interest in a public contract in a deal with prosecutors, according to the Associated Press. McCann was indicted last year on six counts related to conflict of interest in public business. He resigned from his position on Wednesday but denied wrongdoing in his resignation letter. AP reports he agreed to leave office as part of his plea deal.

Reporter Howard Altman of the Tampa Bay Times tells NPR's Michel Martin about the shocking state of housing for many military families: privatized housing on bases full of mold and vermin.

Fine particulate matter floating through the murky haze that hangs over the city has reached harmful levels, leading the government to shutter more than 400 public schools.

As businesses and government employees feel the impact of the partial shutdown, one website lets anyone buy a beer for an unpaid worker.

Baker made his name as a columnist for The New York Times, where he wrote thousands of columns over more than 30 years. He won one Pulitzer Prize for commentary, and another for his autobiography.

In case there was any doubt, Gwen McFarlin has taken charge of the Hamilton County Democratic Party.

Former Cuyahoga County Auditor Frank Russo has been granted a reduced sentence from 22 years to 14 years in federal prison. The 69-year-old has been beset by physical ailments including heart disease and diabetes. He’s had three heart operations since being incarcerated in late 2012. Russo, wearing an oxygen tube, appeared in court Thursday by video conference from a Massachusetts prison.

Here are your morning headlines for Monday, Feb. 25: Motocross bike injures 7 at Summit Fairgrounds; ODOT wants to change speed limits at anytime;...

He is in custody in suburban Washington, D.C. Court papers indicate the suspect, a self-described white nationalist who stockpiled weapons, wrote that he wanted to kill as many people as possible.

In the new Netflix movie, Paddleton, two best friends have to learn to say goodbye. Unlike depictions of male friendship in other buddy films, these men do it with grace and love.