http://www.mail.com/locations/2784-ohio.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/locations/2784-ohio.html http://www.mail.com/news/us/2092498-ohioan-to-appeal-conviction-dying-blinks-case.html CINCINNATI (AP) — 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 said after the verdict. A jury on Thursday found Ricardo Woods guilty of murder and felonious assault for the death of David Chandler, who was shot Oct. 28, 2010, while sitting in a car in Ci... Fri, 17 May 2013 06:46:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2092498-ohioan-to-appeal-conviction-dying-blinks-case.html 2013-05-17T06:46:33Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2091582-dying-mans-eye-blinks-lead-to-ohio-murder-verdict.html CINCINNATI (AP) — 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 hooked up to a ventilator. A jury convicted Ricardo Woods, 35, of murder and felonious assault for the death of David Chandler who was shot Oct. 28, 2010, as he sat in a car in Cincinnati. ... Fri, 17 May 2013 00:07:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2091582-dying-mans-eye-blinks-lead-to-ohio-murder-verdict.html 2013-05-17T00:07:38Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2089570-tea-party-groups-call-irs-process-nightmare.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Anger over President Barack Obama's policies drove businessman Tom Zawistowski to file paperwork with the Internal Revenue Service nearly three years ago to create the Ohio Liberty Coalition. His nonprofit organization largely attracted conservatives who were new to politics but concerned about the growth of government, fiscal issues and... Thu, 16 May 2013 12:10:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2089570-tea-party-groups-call-irs-process-nightmare.html 2013-05-16T12:10:56Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2086514-jurors-deliberate-ohio-trial-hinging-blinks.html CINCINNATI (AP) — 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 intentional responses to detectives' questions. The jury failed to reach a verdict Wednesday in the trial of Ricardo Woods, 35, of Cincinnati. Jurors were to reconvene Thursday for a third day o... Wed, 15 May 2013 22:10:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2086514-jurors-deliberate-ohio-trial-hinging-blinks.html 2013-05-15T22:10:10Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2088268-lawyer-ohio-kidnap-suspect-will-plead-guilty.html CLEVELAND (AP) — 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 anywhere, a member of his defense team said Wednesday. Craig Weintraub, a former prosecutor representing Ariel Castro, 52, on rape and kidnapping charges, said in an interview that the location of ... Wed, 15 May 2013 21:19:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2088268-lawyer-ohio-kidnap-suspect-will-plead-guilty.html 2013-05-15T21:19:08Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2085930-stinky-corpse-flower-blooms-ohio.html COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — 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 more excitement because another corpse flower there is expected to open soon, a spokeswoman said. A 6-foot titan arum, nicknamed Woody after Buckeyes football coach Woody Hayes, opened Tue... Wed, 15 May 2013 04:07:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2085930-stinky-corpse-flower-blooms-ohio.html 2013-05-15T04:07:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2086228-baileys-6-hitter-helps-reds-beat-marlins-6-2.html MIAMI (AP) — 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 — a career high — Bailey completed a six-hitter and helped the Cincinnati Reds extend their winning streak to four games by beating Miami 6-2 Tuesday night. Bailey went to a full count on the final... Wed, 15 May 2013 03:36:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2086228-baileys-6-hitter-helps-reds-beat-marlins-6-2.html 2013-05-15T03:36:07Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2084954-victims-eye-blinks-key-to-ohio-murder-trial.html CINCINNATI (AP) — 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 initial deliberations failed to produce a verdict. Jurors met for about two hours Tuesday and were scheduled to resume deliberations Wednesday in the trial of 35-year-old Ricardo Woods, of Cincin... Wed, 15 May 2013 01:02:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2084954-victims-eye-blinks-key-to-ohio-murder-trial.html 2013-05-15T01:02:18Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2081186-top-irs-official-reveal-tea-party-targeting.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS acting chief acknowledged Tuesday that the agency demonstrated "a lack of sensitivity" in its screenings of political groups seeking tax-exempt status, but he said those mistakes won't be repeated. In his first public comment on the case, Steven Miller said there was "a shortcut taken in our processes" for determining which group... Tue, 14 May 2013 14:07:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2081186-top-irs-official-reveal-tea-party-targeting.html 2013-05-14T14:07:55Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2083262-ohio-awaits-bloom-stinky-corpse-flower.html COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — 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 unpleasant odor. The university says the nearly 6-foot titan arum is expected to open this week, releasing another round of its rotting-flesh smell a little more than two years after it fir... Tue, 14 May 2013 02:08:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2083262-ohio-awaits-bloom-stinky-corpse-flower.html 2013-05-14T02:08:38Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2081122-future-house-where-ohio-victims-held-debated.html CLEVELAND (AP) — 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 boarded shut to keep people out of the place that police say was once meant only to keep people in. Patrols cars were still parked across the entrances to the block on Monday to keep away onlo... Mon, 13 May 2013 15:30:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2081122-future-house-where-ohio-victims-held-debated.html 2013-05-13T15:30:18Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2081456-ohio-suspects-brothers-hope-rots-jail.html CLEVELAND (AP) — 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 "monster" who he hopes "rots in jail." Onil and Pedro Castro told CNN that they want Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight to know how sorry they are for their ordeal. "I'm just grate... Mon, 13 May 2013 11:43:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2081456-ohio-suspects-brothers-hope-rots-jail.html 2013-05-13T11:43:30Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2080102-women-rescued-cleveland-happy-to.html CLEVELAND (AP) — The three women allegedly imprisoned and sexually abused for years inside a padlocked Cleveland house asked for privacy Sunday, saying through an attorney that while they are grateful for overwhelming support, they also need time to heal. Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus, and Michelle Knight remain in seclusion, releasing their first statements... Sun, 12 May 2013 23:24:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2080102-women-rescued-cleveland-happy-to.html 2013-05-12T23:24:48Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2078840-cleveland-women-ordeal-recovery.html 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 into an isolated nightmare. Now, for the women freed from captivity inside a Cleveland house, the ordeal is not over. Next comes recovery - from sexual abuse and their sudden, jarring re-entry into a world muc... Sat, 11 May 2013 23:45:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2078840-cleveland-women-ordeal-recovery.html 2013-05-11T23:45:32Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2078544-dna-test-ohio-kidnap-suspect-fathered-girl.html CLEVELAND (AP) — As relatives of the Cleveland kidnapping and rape suspect recounted claims of his unnerving paranoia and violent outbursts, DNA testing confirmed the man accused of holding three women captive for nearly a decade is the father of a 6-year-old girl who also escaped from the house. Ariel Castro, charged with rape and kidnapping, remained ja... Sat, 11 May 2013 19:54:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2078544-dna-test-ohio-kidnap-suspect-fathered-girl.html 2013-05-11T19:54:05Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2076726-irs-apologizes-targeting-tea-party-groups.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Internal Revenue Service is apologizing for what it acknowledges was "inappropriate" targeting of conservative political groups during the 2012 election to see if they were violating their tax-exempt status. IRS agents singled out dozens of organizations for additional reviews because they included the words "tea party" or "patriot" ... Sat, 11 May 2013 07:44:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2076726-irs-apologizes-targeting-tea-party-groups.html 2013-05-11T07:44:10Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2077936-ohio-station-pulls-story-man-womens-rescue.html NEW YORK (AP) — 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 in a neighbor's house for nearly a decade, after being flooded with complaints. The story was factually correct, but written "too soon" in a city where the ugly case of alleged sexual predator... Fri, 10 May 2013 23:04:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2077936-ohio-station-pulls-story-man-womens-rescue.html 2013-05-10T23:04:58Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2076018-dna-ohio-kidnapping-suspect-fathered-girl.html CLEVELAND (AP) — 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 is the father of a 6-year-old girl who escaped from the house along with the women, a prosecutor said Friday. As the investigation into the women's ordeal continued, the FBI also said no hu... Fri, 10 May 2013 22:29:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2076018-dna-ohio-kidnapping-suspect-fathered-girl.html 2013-05-10T22:29:05Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2077632-relatives-cleveland-suspect-violent-streak.html CLEVELAND (AP) — 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 it to scare people. Sometimes he drove around town with it in the back seat of his car. "He threatened me lots of times with it," said Castro's nephew, 26-year-old Angel Caraballo, who was t... Fri, 10 May 2013 20:27:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2077632-relatives-cleveland-suspect-violent-streak.html 2013-05-10T20:27:14Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2073354-police-ohio-captive-suffered-5-miscarriages.html CLEVELAND (AP) — 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, as police charged that he impregnated one of his captives at least five times and made her miscarry by starving her and punching her in the belly. The allegations were contained in a police r... Fri, 10 May 2013 03:13:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2073354-police-ohio-captive-suffered-5-miscarriages.html 2013-05-10T03:13:35Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2074106-mlb-umpires-improper-call-as.html CLEVELAND (AP) — 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. One day after umpire Angel Hernandez and his crew failed to reverse an obvious game-tying home run by A's infielder Adam Rosales in the ninth inning following a video review, MLB executive... Thu, 09 May 2013 21:42:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2074106-mlb-umpires-improper-call-as.html 2013-05-09T21:42:35Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2073322-hope-painful-families-missing-kids.html CLEVELAND (AP) — 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 child, can be a dangerous thing. Thousands of children are missing across the country. The longer they are gone, the smaller the chances they will be found alive. So when three women who had... Thu, 09 May 2013 06:54:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2073322-hope-painful-families-missing-kids.html 2013-05-09T06:54:45Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2072046-cleveland-man-charged-with-3-womens-kidnap-rape.html CLEVELAND (AP) — A man suspected of keeping three women captive inside his decrepit house for a decade was charged Wednesday with kidnapping and rape, accused of holding them under conditions so oppressive they were allowed outside for only a few moments in disguise and never saw a chance to escape until this week. Investigators said the women apparently ... Thu, 09 May 2013 00:20:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2072046-cleveland-man-charged-with-3-womens-kidnap-rape.html 2013-05-09T00:20:34Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2070484-block-where-women-friendly-careful-place.html CLEVELAND (AP) — 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 other end, truck bays open into a bleak warehouse. In between are about 20 houses, some tidy, some with boards or broken glass instead of windows. Back yards melt into a block-long cemetery fill... Wed, 08 May 2013 22:49:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2070484-block-where-women-friendly-careful-place.html 2013-05-08T22:49:28Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2072400-charles-ramseys-turbulent-15-minutes-fame.html NEW YORK (AP) — Helping to free three women from nearly a decade in captivity would seem to be enough. Neighbor Charles Ramsey has also become a star, offering moments of levity in an unspeakably horrible story, free publicity for a restaurant chain and unexpected lessons in race relations. Ramsey lived next door to where Ariel Castro is alleged to have k... Wed, 08 May 2013 22:41:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2072400-charles-ramseys-turbulent-15-minutes-fame.html 2013-05-08T22:41:28Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2072128-lady-honors-outstanding-libraries-museums.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Michelle Obama says the nation's libraries and museums are creating better, more informed citizens and doing it with fewer resources. The first lady commented Wednesday at the White House as she helped award public service medals to 10 institutions. Recipients of the 2013 National Medal for Museum and Library Service are the: — Boston Ch... Wed, 08 May 2013 19:12:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2072128-lady-honors-outstanding-libraries-museums.html 2013-05-08T19:12:05Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2070630-hospital-1-3-ohio-women-good-condition.html CLEVELAND (AP) — A Cleveland hospital says one of three women found alive in a house this week is now in good condition. On Tuesday, Metro Health Medical Center had said Michelle Knight had been released. On Wednesday, a hospital spokeswoman said Knight was in good condition at the hospital. It's not clear whether Knight was readmitted or if she actually ... Wed, 08 May 2013 18:34:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2070630-hospital-1-3-ohio-women-good-condition.html 2013-05-08T18:34:23Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2068016-police-facing-questions-3-womens-ohio-rescue.html CLEVELAND (AP) — One neighbor says a naked woman was seen crawling on her hands and knees in the backyard of the house a few years ago. Another heard pounding on the home's doors and noticed plastic bags over the windows. Both times, police showed up but never went inside, neighbors say. Police also paid a visit to the house in 2004, but no one answered t... Wed, 08 May 2013 03:50:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2068016-police-facing-questions-3-womens-ohio-rescue.html 2013-05-08T03:50:36Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2067296-3-missing-women-ohio-3-brothers-arrested.html CLEVELAND (AP) — Three women who went missing separately about a decade ago were found Monday in a home just south of downtown and likely had been tied up during years of captivity, said police, who arrested three brothers. One of the women said she had been abducted and told a 911 dispatcher in a frantic call, "I'm free now." Crowds gathered Monday night... Tue, 07 May 2013 07:22:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2067296-3-missing-women-ohio-3-brothers-arrested.html 2013-05-07T07:22:47Z