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Whitehall fire officials say a woman was killed Wednesday in a fire at a duplex in the 41 hundred block of Doney Street. The name of the 38-year-old woman…

Regional Unemployment Rate In March Down From February

The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services says the unemployment rate in central Ohio was 3.4 percent last month, down four-tenths of a point from…

Strip Club Employees Sue Columbus Cops Who Arrested Them With Stormy Daniels

Six local exotic dance club employees have sued the two Columbus police officers who arrested them along with porn star Stormy Daniels at their place of…

A man uses heroin in a park in New York City in 2017.

Majority Of Americans Say Drug Companies Should Be Held Responsible For Opioid Crisis

According to a new NPR/Ipsos opioid poll, 71% of Americans surveyed also say the government should do more to curb the epidemic.

Health workers marched in Butembo on Wednesday to protest the violence they're facing. The demonstration comes in the wake of an attack last Friday in which an epidemiologist from Cameroon was shot and killed.

Why Health Workers In The Ebola Hot Zone Are Threatening To Strike

Threats and attacks have become a way of life — even for staff at regular hospitals. For the simple act of referring patients to Ebola treatment centers, they have become targets.

Syed Ikhlaq Latifi, 80, stands on the roof of his home, from where he watched in horror as a mob of Hindu activists destroyed the Babri Masjid in 1992.

Nearly 27 Years After Hindu Mob Destroyed A Mosque, The Scars In India Remain Deep

The 16th century Babri mosque's destruction marked a turning point in Indian politics. Thousands, mostly Muslims, died afterward in riots. The prime minister vows to build a Hindu temple on the site.

Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan was cleared by the Pentagon's Inspector General of allegations of ethics violations. Shanahan is seen here testifying at a House Armed Services Committee hearing last month.

Investigation Finds Acting Defense Secretary Shanahan 'Did Not Promote Boeing'

The Pentagon's Inspector General says former Boeing executive Patrick Shanahan 'fully complied' with ethics obligations. This clears the way for his potential nomination as defense secretary.

The Jasons, a group of scientists who advise the U.S. government, have developed technologies such as a laser that can help reduce atmospheric distortion. The Air Force uses it to better photograph passing spy satellites.

After Pentagon Ends Contract, Top-Secret Scientists Group Vows To Carry On

The 60 or so members of the Jasons are normal academics by day. But each summer, they come together to study tough problems for the military, intelligence agencies and other parts of the government.

A 2015 photo of the interior of the statehouse dome in Lansing, Mich. A federal court has ruled that the state's congressional map and some state legislative districts were unfairly gerrymandered to benefit Republicans.

Federal Court Rules That Michigan's Congressional Map Was Unfairly Gerrymandered

It's the latest ruling by a court that political boundaries are unconstitutional when they give too much advantage to one party over another.

Judge Is Open To Releasing Man Prosecutors Have Called 'Domestic Terrorist'

The judge notes the only charges against Coast Guard Lt. Christopher Hasson involve drug and weapons violations and says he should be released pending trial with "a whole lot of supervision."

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