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NHL lockout: What you need to know
The word "lockout" is looming over another major pro sport, this time the National Hockey League. In question-and-answer form, this is a look at the ...
Bomb threats prompt evacuations at 3 campuses
Thousands of people streamed off three college campuses Friday after bomb threats prompted officials to issue evacuation orders for schools in Texas, ...
Jury ends Day 2 of deliberating in Ohio Amish case
Jurors have ended a second day of deliberations without a verdict in the trial of 16 people accused of hate crimes in hair- and beard-cutting attacks ...
Nation says goodbye to moonwalker Neil Armstrong
The nation bid farewell Thursday to Neil Armstrong, the first man to take a giant leap onto the moon. The pioneers of space, the powerful of the ...
Common type of rail car has dangerous design flaw
For two decades, one of the most commonly used types of rail tanker has been allowed to haul hazardous liquids from coast to coast even though ...
Reds to host Angels in 1st interleague opener
One of baseball's traditional home openers will have an innovative twist next season. The Cincinnati Reds will host the Los Angeles Angels on April ...
Longest NFL rivalry renewed at Lambeau
The NFL's oldest rivalry resumes with its 185th meeting, and it already might be a critical game for the hosts, even in Week 2. San Francisco wiped ...
US bounces back to beat Jamaica 1-0 Gomez's goal
Spurred on by a roaring crowd decked out in red, white and blue, the United States used all of that emotion as fuel to pull off a significant World ...
Biden, in Ohio tour, says it feels like home
He buddied up with bikers, posed for countless pictures at a pizza place and downed an ice cream cone at a Dairy Queen. Joe Biden loves Ohio. The only ...
Browns' Haden suspended 4 games
The Cleveland Browns had Joe Haden for one game. They'll be without their best cornerback for the next four. Haden was suspended Monday without pay ...
Crucial Ohio at the heart of presidential campaign
It's all about Ohio — again. The economy has improved here, and so has President Barack Obama's standing, putting pressure on Republican Mitt Romney ...
Joe Biden buddies up to Ohio bikers
Vice President Joe Biden was looking to cozy up with voters as he toured Ohio this weekend, but he did not imagine that an Ohio woman would nearly end ...
Obama out to renew magic; Romney hits defense cuts
Eager to change the subject after a dismal jobs report, President Barack Obama tried to rekindle some of the enthusiasm of his 2008 campaign Saturday ...
Browns cancel Modell tribute after family request
Avoiding a negative reaction and potentially ugly scene, the Cleveland Browns will honor a request by Art Modell's family and not acknowledge the ...
Miller runs for 3 TDs in No. 14 OSU's 31-16 win
Urban Meyer has a decidedly imperfect team with a perfect record. Braxton Miller became the first Ohio State quarterback to rush for three touchdowns ...
Ohio teen travels quarter of a mile through sewer
An overflowing creek in a Cleveland suburb sent a 14-year-old boy on the ride of his life. Jeffrey LaPorta traveled more than a quarter of a mile ...
Romney, Obama in battle for working-class whites
President Barack Obama and Republican rival Mitt Romney are working feverishly for an increasingly smaller but crucial slice of the electorate — ...
Freed Ohio death row inmate savors sunrise, pizza
A murder defendant freed after spending nearly 25 years on death row in a botched prosecution had a chance to watch an unobstructed sunrise Friday — ...
Obama's task: Keep the race a choice
President Barack Obama's fall mission: Remind voters why they chose him in the first place, hope the economy doesn't get worse — and paint Mitt Romney ...
Modell did his part to lift NFL into prominence
The NFL became America's game under a collection of shrewd businessmen that included some of the biggest names in league history: Pete Rozelle, Vince ...
Modell dies at 87; legacy depends on perspective
Art Modell's fingerprints can still be found all over the NFL. In Baltimore. In Cleveland. On Monday night football. On past labor agreements.
Despite legacy, Modell still isn't in Hall of Fame
Art Modell died without gaining induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, presumably because one perceived misdeed overshadowed his numerous ...
Former Ravens owner Art Modell dies at 87
Former Baltimore Ravens owner Art Modell died early Thursday, the longtime NFL stalwart who incurred the wrath of Cleveland fans when he moved the ...
Sheriff describes Ohio Amish beard-cutting scene
The sheriff in a county with one of the nation's biggest Amish settlements testified Wednesday that residents were upset and screaming after a ...