By HOLLY RAMER, Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Ohio Gov. John Kasich said Thursday while he remains undecided about another presidential run, the midterm election results could suggest a greater opening for an independent or third-party candidate. Kasich made his second trip this ...

EAST CLEVELAND, Ohio (AP) — A jury has awarded $5 million each to three Ohio men who spent almost 20 years in jail after being wrongfully imprisoned for murder. Cleveland.com reports that jurors decided East Cleveland police officers violated the rights of Laurese Glover, Eugene Johnson and ...

CLEVELAND (AP) — Authorities have identified a 33-year-old Cleveland mother as the woman killed when two men entered her family's vehicle and struck her with it. Cleveland police say Lesley Dejesus Gonzalez was painting at a church Thursday afternoon with her two children and their father ...

By LISA MASCARO, AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Rep. Kevin McCarthy easily won an internal party election to take over the shrunken House GOP caucus, handing the seven-term Californian a familiar role of building the party back to a majority as well as protecting ...

CINCINNATI (AP) — Findings and recommendations are coming from two companies hired by Cincinnati authorities for independent reviews into the failed response to a 16-year-old student who died trapped in a minivan parked near his school. A special city council meeting is planned Thursday for ...

AKRON, Ohio (AP) — The Akron Zoo says two wolves that are a part of a critically endangered species have come to live at the zoo as part of a Species Survival Plan. The red wolf is one of the world's most endangered wolf species, and it is believed only about 60 wolves remain in the wild. ...

By ANGIE WANG and ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS, Associated Press WAVERLY, Ohio (AP) — Prosecuting an Ohio family of four arrested in the gruesome slayings of eight people from another family could take years to conclude, a county prosecutor said as the first break in the more than two-year-old case ...

CINCINNATI (AP) — Macy's heads into the crucial holiday season firing on all cylinders, logging its fourth consecutive quarter of sales growth at existing locations and getting strong reactions from customers both online and in its stores. The company upped its annual earnings expectations ...

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Authorities in Ohio say two people found dead in a home died from gunshots, including a woman who was a reporter for Cleveland.com. Perrysburg Township police in suburban Toledo say they found the two bodies Monday. A coroner said Tuesday that 30-year-old Nikki Delamotte ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio State University's trustees will hear directly from former students who say they were sexually abused by a team doctor, allegations that span the late physician's two decades at the school. Alumnus Brian Garrett says he and other accusers of Dr. Richard Strauss ...

CLEVELAND (AP) — Police say a vehicle struck and injured a baby and two women in Cleveland and fled the scene. Cleveland police initially reported the vehicle hit a 6-year-old boy and two women around 11:30 p.m. Saturday on a city street. Later Sunday, police reported that the age of the ...

CLEVELAND (AP) — Actor Jamie Farr will join the Cleveland Orchestra for its Christmas concerts this year. The orchestra has announced the Toledo native will take the stage in December for a rendition of "The Night Before Christmas" at Severance Hall. Farr played Corporal Klinger in the ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium has acquired an addition to its polar bear family. Zoo officials say an 18-year-old male polar bear named Lee arrived this past week from the Denver Zoo. Officials say Lee will be quarantined for about 30 days before he is introduced to two ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio's Department of Education and an advocacy group have a proposed agreement to settle a 25-year-old lawsuit about the education of students with disabilities. The Columbus Dispatch reports more than 250,000 such students are expected to benefit from the agreement ...

ALLIANCE, Ohio (AP) — Police in Ohio say a man arrested during a traffic stop had 33 grams of meth stashed in his underwear. Alliance police say two men were arrested Wednesday, a 29-year-old Sebring man and a 45-year-old Diamond man. The Canton Repository reports both men were passengers in ...

By TOM WITHERS, AP Sports Writer BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Browns owners Dee and Jimmy Haslam will count on John Dorsey's keen eye for talent to find a coach. Cleveland's general manager since December, Dorsey will head the team's search for a coach to replace Hue Jackson, who was finally fired ...

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) — Police in Ohio say a car was struck by gunfire and a baby and two adults inside the vehicle were killed. Youngstown police say a man, a woman and the baby were in the car hit by bullets around 7 p.m. Wednesday. The Mahoning County Coroner's Office on Thursday ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio man accused of trying to fly overseas to train with an Islamic State affiliated group has been indicted on a charge of attempting to provide material support and resources to a foreign terrorist organization. Court records show Naser Almadaoji (NAH'-ser ...

DALLAS (AP) — Memorabilia that belonged to the first man to set foot on the moon, Neil Armstrong, has fetched more than $7.4 million at auction. Dallas-based Heritage Auctions says the item that sold for the highest price, $468,500, at Saturday's auction was Armstrong's spacecraft ID plate ...

XENIA, Ohio (AP) — Police in Ohio say a 19-year-old woman has been stabbed and has died. Xenia police say they found Tre'ana Tarver in the backyard of a residence with a stab wound to her chest around 2:30 a.m. Sunday. She was taken to a hospital where she was pronounced dead upon ...