OSU's Barrett named finalist for Unitas Award
COLUMBUS — Ohio State quarterback J.T. Barrett was named a finalist for the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, which is given annually to the top senior or fourth-year quarterback in college football.
COLUMBUS — Ohio State quarterback J.T. Barrett was named a finalist for the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, which is given annually to the top senior or fourth-year quarterback in college football.
NEW YORK — U.S. stocks were down slightly following weak Chinese economic data, but indexes recovered in afternoon trading along with oil prices.
ELIZABETH, N.J. — A man accused of setting off bombs in New Jersey and New York, injuring more than 30 people, pleaded not guilty today to charges he tried to kill police officers before they captured him.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Federal officials say more than 500,000 acres have been returned to the control of tribes under the Obama administration, which made restoring tribal homelands a key part of its Indian Country policy.
BIG SUR, Calif. — The nearly 3-month-old wildfire that churned through the scenic coastal mountains north of California’s Big Sur is 100 percent contained. Fire officials say full containment was reached today.
Boko Haram militants handed over 21 Chibok schoolgirls to Nigerian authorities today after a series of negotiations, Nigeria's government said, in the first mass release of any of the more than 200 girls and women kidnapped from their school two years ago.
Actor Tommy Ford, best known for his role as Tommy in the 1990s hit sitcom "Martin," has died in Atlanta, a spokeswoman for his family said.
MANCHESTER, N.H. — Michelle Obama said today she has been “shaken” to the core by comments that GOP Republican nominee Donald Trump made in which he is heard on a 2005 tape bragging about assaulting women because he is famous.
MADISON, Wis. — A federal judge ordered Wisconsin transportation officials today to immediately produce documents clearly explaining how people who lack a photo ID can obtain voting credentials, and to perform checks to ensure field workers are giving applicants correct information about the process.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas voters will have their say on at least one medical marijuana proposal this November, the state Supreme Court ruled today.
HACKENSACK, N.J. — Republican Gov. Chris Christie wasn’t charged by federal prosecutors in the George Washington Bridge lane-closing case and wasn’t held responsible by other investigations into the political revenge plot, but he’s now been ensnared again in the legal fallout because of a citizen’s misconduct complaint.
ZURICH — FIFA wants to decide in January if the 2026 World Cup will expand from its 32-team format, with 40 or 48 teams the favored options.
NEW YORK — The holidays are coming and Amazon plans to add 120,000 seasonal workers in an effort to meet an expected spike in demand as more and more people trade bricks for clicks.
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Rocked by allegations of sexual assault, Donald Trump today lashed out at his female accusers as “horrible, horrible liars” as the deeply divisive presidential campaign sank further into charges and countercharges of predatory treatment of women.
CLEVELAND — Police say an investigation is underway after the head of Cleveland’s police union wore his dress uniform to a rally for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.
COLUMBUS — Ohio’s fall colors are starting to come out.
BANGKOK — Thailand’s Royal Palace says King Bhumibol, the world’s longest-reigning monarch, has died at age 88.
HAMILTON, Bermuda — Doors and windows began to rattle across Bermuda early today as Hurricane Nicole approached the British territory as an extremely dangerous Category 3 hurricane.
WASHINGTON — The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits stayed at a 43-year low last week in the latest sign that layoffs are scarce.
Condoleeza Rice, the former U.S. Secretary of State under President George W. Bush, will headline a fund-raising event today in Toledo for U.S. Sen. Rob Portman’s re-election campaign.
STOCKHOLM — Singer-songwriter Bob Dylan won the 2016 Nobel Prize in literature today, a stunning announcement that for the first time bestowed the prestigious award on a musician for “having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition.”
Wisconsin’s Nigel Hayes was named Big Ten preseason player of the year.
Over the past five seasons in City League volleyball, the Bowsher Rebels have lost just one match.
One year after losing the starting quarterback competition and sitting out all year as a redshirt, University of Toledo junior quarterback Logan Woodside has emerged as one of the most prolific passers in the country.
Joe Szymczak attended his first Michigan football game as a sophomore at Whitmer in 1963 and liked the experience so much he tried it again.