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Ohioan to appeal conviction in 'dying blinks' case
The man convicted in a murder trial that hinged on a paralyzed victim blinking his eyes to identify his shooter plans to appeal, a defense attorney ...
Dying man's eye blinks lead to Ohio murder verdict
An Ohio man was found guilty Thursday of fatally shooting a man who authorities say identified his assailant by blinking his eyes while paralyzed and ...
Tea party groups call IRS process 'nightmare'
Anger over President Barack Obama's policies drove businessman Tom Zawistowski to file paperwork with the Internal Revenue Service nearly three years ...
Jurors deliberate at Ohio trial hinging on blinks
A video showing a paralyzed shooting victim blinking his eyes is expected to be key in a murder trial as jurors consider whether the blinks were ...
Lawyer: Ohio kidnap suspect will plead not guilty
The man accused of keeping three women in captivity for about a decade will plead not guilty but it's uncertain if he can receive a fair trial ...
Stinky corpse flower blooms again at Ohio State
A large rainforest plant known as a corpse flower because of its awful smell has bloomed again at an Ohio State University greenhouse, and there's ...
Bailey's 6-hitter helps Reds beat Marlins 6-2
One pitch from being pulled, and one strike from victory, Homer Bailey unleashed a 97 mph fastball to finish off the Marlins. With his 125th pitch — ...
Victim's eye blinks key to Ohio murder trial
An Ohio murder trial that hinges on whether a dying, paralyzed man identified his shooter by blinking his eyes went to the jury on Tuesday, and ...
Top IRS official didn't reveal tea party targeting
The IRS acting chief acknowledged Tuesday that the agency demonstrated "a lack of sensitivity" in its screenings of political groups seeking ...
Ohio State awaits bloom of stinky corpse flower
Researchers at an Ohio State University greenhouse are awaiting a rare second bloom by a rainforest plant known as a corpse flower because of its ...
Future of house where Ohio victims held debated
An imposing, 10-foot privacy fence has been erected to guard the home of Cleveland rape and kidnapping suspect Ariel Castro, with windows and doors ...
Ohio suspect's brothers: Hope he 'rots in jail'
The two brothers of the Cleveland man accused of holding three women captive for about a decade say they have no sympathy for him. One called him a ...
Women rescued in Cleveland happy to be home
The three women allegedly imprisoned and sexually abused for years inside a padlocked Cleveland house asked for privacy Sunday, saying through an ...
For Cleveland women, ordeal of recovery begins now
Year after year, the clock ticked by and the calendar marched forward, carrying the three women further from the real world and pulling them deeper ...
DNA test shows Ohio kidnap suspect fathered girl
As relatives of the Cleveland kidnapping and rape suspect recounted claims of his unnerving paranoia and violent outbursts, DNA testing confirmed the ...
IRS apologizes for targeting tea party groups
The Internal Revenue Service is apologizing for what it acknowledges was "inappropriate" targeting of conservative political groups during the 2012 ...
Ohio station pulls story on man in women's rescue
A Cleveland television station took down an online story about the criminal past of Charles Ramsey, the man who helped free three women held captive ...
DNA shows Ohio kidnapping suspect fathered girl
A DNA test confirmed another dark twist in the story of three women imprisoned in a house for about a decade: Kidnapping and rape suspect Ariel Castro ...
Relatives say Cleveland suspect had violent streak
The mannequin was life-sized, with a mop-like wig and creepy, slanted eyes. Ariel Castro kept it propped against a wall of his house and liked to use ...
Police: Ohio captive suffered 5 miscarriages
Prosecutors said Thursday they may seek the death penalty against Ariel Castro, the man accused of imprisoning three women at his home for a decade, ...
MLB says umpires made 'improper call' against A's
Major League Baseball said the umpires were wrong. The Athletics knew that all along. "We saw what we saw last night," Oakland manager Bob Melvin said
Hope can be painful for families of missing kids
The miraculous rescue of three missing women has given hope to many families whose loved ones have vanished. Yet hope, when searching for a long-lost ...
Cleveland man charged with 3 women's kidnap, rape
A man suspected of keeping three women captive inside his decrepit house for a decade was charged Wednesday with kidnapping and rape, accused of ...
Block where women found a friendly, careful place
The block where horror happened has many faces. On one end, magnificent stained-glass windows rise two stories up a handsome brick church. At the ...