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Burglary Report May Have Revealed QB's Girlfriend

Model-influencer Olivia Ponton met police at Joe Burrow's home

(Newser) - Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow is speaking out about the burglary at his Ohio home on Monday as he was in Texas to play the Dallas Cowboys, saying, "I feel like my privacy has been violated in more ways than one." Not only was Burrow's home broken...

Satanic Temple Launches School Release Program

Group says program during school hours is offered as an alternative to evangelical events

(Newser) - "I do think a lot of school districts don't realize when they open the door for one religion, they open it for all of them," says Julie Everett, campaign director for the After School Satan Club. The Satanic Temple's religious release program will begin this month...

Ohio Governor Signs 'Protect All Students Act'

Transgender bathroom ban covers schools from kindergarten to college

(Newser) - Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine vetoed a ban on gender-affirming care for minors earlier this year, but he didn't take a similar stand against a measure that bans transgender students from using the bathrooms that fit their gender identities. The Republican governor announced Wednesday that he had signed the "...

Cops: Casino Dealer Was Filching From the Pot

Former casino employee faces 14 felony counts

(Newser) - A poker dealer at a Cleveland casino stands accused of stealing from the pot on 14 different occasions over a one-month period. Jason Saliba, 51, faces 14 felony counts of violating casino gaming laws and one misdemeanor theft count, USA Today reports. Court records don't indicate how much the...

White Floridian Who Killed Black Neighbor Gets 25 Years

Susan Lorincz shot Ajike 'AJ' Owens through her front door

(Newser) - A white Florida woman who fatally shot a Black neighbor through her front door during an ongoing dispute over the neighbor's boisterous children was sentenced Monday to 25 years in prison for manslaughter. Susan Lorincz, 60, was convicted in August of killing 35-year-old Ajike "AJ" Owens, a mother...

Ohio Democrat Beats Trump's Pick, Extends House Record

Marcy Kaptur will be serving her 22nd term

(Newser) - Ohio Democratic US Rep. Marcy Kaptur won another term on Wednesday, defeating a Republican state lawmaker endorsed by President-elect Trump. Her victory in northwest Ohio over state Rep. Derek Merrin allows Kaptur to continue her streak as the longest-serving woman in House history, the AP reports. The final results were...

Senate Race Has a Whole Bunch of Nail-Biters
Dems on Defense in Senate
Race, With Possible Upsets
THE RUNDOWN
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Dems on Defense in Senate Race, With Possible Upsets

Among them: Ted Cruz vs. Colin Allred in Texas, Debbie Mucarsel-Powell vs. Rick Scott in Florida

(Newser) - Democrats currently claim the slimmest majority in the US Senate, 51-49, but they're playing defense heading into Election Day, almost certainly losing Joe Manchin's seat in West Virginia to a Republican and defending seven seats in conservative or swing states, reports NPR . There are 34 seats in total...

Law Enforcement Officer Says He Won't Help Harris Voters

Though the Ohio lieutenant told his superiors he does not remember writing the posts

(Newser) - A series of social media posts from a sheriff's lieutenant in Ohio raised eyebrows recently, and now the law enforcement officer is blaming the posts on sleep medication. John Rodgers, a Clark County Sheriff's Office veteran of more than two decades, allegedly posted things like, "The problem...

Bad News for Democrats in Pennsylvania Senate Race

Polling shows GOP challenger has pulled to within margin of error of Bob Casey

(Newser) - With two weeks to go to Election Day, Democrats will be flustered by what they're seeing in the Pennsylvania Senate race. The contest between longtime Democratic Sen. Bob Casey and Republican challenger Dave McCormick, formerly viewed as leaning toward the Democrat, is now a "toss-up," according to...

New Wrinkle in Senate Race: Off-the-Cuff Abortion Line

Ohio GOP candidate Bernie Moreno says comment about the issue being irrelevant for older women was a joke

(Newser) - An off-the-cuff comment about reproductive rights by Republican Bernie Moreno in Ohio's tight Senate race has put abortion at the center of debate in the most expensive Senate campaign this year, per the AP . Moreno insists he was joking after cellphone video surfaced of him criticizing women whose votes...

Woman Sentenced for Killing Ex With Animal Tranquilizer

Attack was partially caught on dashcam video

(Newser) - An Ohio woman who killed her estranged husband via a fatal dose of animal tranquilizer was sentenced this week to 40 years behind bars. Amanda Hovanec, 37, and husband Timothy were navigating a divorce when, in 2020, she started keeping their three daughters from him despite a court order allowing...

Trump Says He'll Send Springfield's Migrants Home

He vows to revoke Temporary Protected Status from Haitians and deport them

(Newser) - Donald Trump targeted Springfield, Ohio's Haitian community once again on Wednesday, vowing that those migrants currently in the city legally would be deported if he returns to office. In an interview with NewsNation , the former president said he would "absolutely" revoke Temporary Protected Status for Haitians and deport...

'Whole Counties' Left Without Power From Helene

South Carolina saw 1.4M without electricity as of Friday; Florida, Georgia also hit hard by hurricane

(Newser) - A peek at the PowerOutage.com map reveals that the southeast portion of the United States was bathed in red on Friday morning, indicating millions of customers without electricity in the wake of Hurricane Helene , reports CNN . South Carolina showed the most customers out as of 10:30am ET on...

Those Springfield Rumors Reach the UN

In speech to General Assembly, Haitian official thanks residents helping his nation's migrants

(Newser) - A strange moment in American politics emerged at the UN General Assembly on Thursday, courtesy of a top Haitian official. Edgard Leblanc Fils, the president of Haiti's transitional council, spoke to world leaders about gang violence in his country and bemoaned the large number of citizens fleeing the violence....

Dangerous Chemical Leaking From Railcar Forces Evacuations

Styrene leaks in Ohio town

(Newser) - Students in school buildings and residents in neighboring homes were told to evacuate after a dangerous chemical began leaking from a railcar Tuesday in Cleves, an Ohio town near Cincinnati, the AP reports. Aerial video showed firefighters spraying down the car, which was sitting upright on tracks between a highway...

2 Women Who Started Springfield Rumors Speak Out

'I'm not sure I'm the most credible source,' one says; another: 'I hate myself for making that post'

(Newser) - Threats against Springfield have prompted intervention from the state's governor after the dissemination by Donald Trump , JD Vance , and others of an unsubstantiated allegation that Haitian immigrants are abducting and eating pets there. Now, two women involved in jump-starting that rumor are speaking out, with one saying she never...

Cops: This 8-Year-Old Really, Really Wanted to Go to Target

Police say Ohio girl slipped into family's Nissan Rogue, drove 25 minutes to get to store

(Newser) - An 8-year-old girl who went missing from her Ohio home over the weekend turned up in the most unexpected place: a Target some 25 minutes away, after police say she took her family's car for a joyride. Per Today , cops in Bedford say they were called to a home...

Ohio Gov Sends State Troopers to Springfield After Threats

Ohio governor says threats against city so far seem to be 'hoaxes,' but he wants to reassure parents

(Newser) - As the GOP machine, including Donald Trump and running mate JD Vance, continues to push unsubstantiated claims that Haitian immigrants are stealing and eating locals' pets in Springfield, Ohio, the state's governor is shoring up security for the city. On Monday, GOP Gov. Mike DeWine announced he was sending...

JD Vance Doubles Down on Pet-Eating Claims

VP candidate defends narrative that has been disputed by police and Ohio's Republican governor

(Newser) - JD Vance appeared on multiple talk shows Sunday in which he doubled down on claims that Haitian immigrants were abducting and eating pets in Ohio, while defending the narrative as a way to put the media focus on the immigration policies of President Biden and VP Kamala Harris.
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2 Springfield Schools Evacuated Amid Rumor Fallout

A local who played a role in pivotal Facebook post acknowledges she has 'no proof'

(Newser) - Springfield, Ohio, continues to deal with the fallout of becoming the unwanted focus of the 2024 election. The city evacuated two elementary schools on Friday and closed a middle school before classes even began, reports the Springfield News-Sun . The moves come a day after bomb threats were sent to multiple...

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