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Campaign Donations Preceeded Proposed Energy Standards Change Involving FirstEnergy Solutions

Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder's plan to overhaul state energy policy kills the green energy standards and bails out struggling nuclear power…

Rohingya refugees use a mock elephant during a training session on how to respond to elephant incursions at the Kutupalong refugee camp. The massive refugee camp sits in what used to be a migratory path for elephants moving between Myanmar and Bangladesh.

Why Elephants Pose A Threat To Rohingya Refugees

Several of the refugee camps in Bangladesh have had to set up what the U.N. calls a "tusk force" to respond when elephants enter.

'SVU' Actor Channels 'Completely Different Energy' To Play 'Happy!' Hit Man

After 12 seasons on Law & Order: SVU, Christopher Meloni plays a disgraced policeman-turned-hit man (who collaborates with an imaginary unicorn) in the second season of the Syfi Channel series Happy!

U.S. Attorney General William Barr decided on Tuesday that asylum-seekers who clear a "credible fear" interview and are facing removal don't have the right to be released on bond by an immigration court judge while their cases are pending.

AG Barr Orders Immigration Judges To Stop Releasing Asylum-Seekers On Bail

The ruling by the attorney general is the latest step by the Trump administration designed to discourage asylum-seekers from coming to the U.S.

A U.S. flag sits on the lap of a newly sworn-in citizen at a 2018 naturalization ceremony in Alexandria, Va. A new appeal in one of the lawsuits over the addition of a citizenship question to the 2020 census could complicate final preparations for the head count.

Appeal To Census Lawsuit Ruling Adds Uncertainty To Citizenship Question's Fate

The Census Bureau is counting on the Supreme Court to resolve the legal battle by June so that 2020 census forms can be printed. But an appeal in a Maryland lawsuit could complicate that timeline.

Wife Of Dublin Doctor Pleads Not Guilty In His Death

Bond was set Wednesday at 750 thousand dollars for the wife of a Dublin doctor charged with his murder last year. 43-year-old Holli Osborn has pleaded not…

Ex-Mount Carmel Doc Wants Wrongful Death Lawsuits Consolidated

The former Mount Carmel Health System doctor accused of ordering fatal doses of painkillers for dozens of patients is asking a Franklin County court to…

Columbus Teachers Plan Protest March Next Week

The union representing Columbus City Schools teachers plans to hold a march next week to protest city property-tax abatements and faculty salaries.…

Virginia Hall was born into a wealthy Baltimore family in 1906. She was raised to marry into her privileged class, but wanted a life of adventure. Despite a hunting accident that cost her left leg, she became one of the most successful spies in World War II, first for the British and then for the Americans. Her story was long hidden, but is now being told in full.

'A Woman Of No Importance' Finally Gets Her Due

Virginia Hall was an American spy who worked for Britain and the U.S. and played a key role in undermining the Nazi occupation of France during World War II. Her story was rarely told — until now.

'Lost And Wanted' Grapples With Grief, Regret And The Existence Of God

Nell Freudenberger's gorgeous new novel tells the story of a middle-aged woman who receives messages sent from her college friend's cell phone — even after her friend has died.

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