Police: Mass casualties after club shooting in Orlando; shooter is dead
ORLANDO, Fla.: A gunman opened fire at a crowded, well-known central Florida nightclub, and multiple people have been wounded, police said Sunday.The shooter inside the club is dead, Orlando Police...
View ArticleAkron suburban derby yields two more All-American qualifiers
Kids raced head to head Sunday in the Akron Suburban Soap Box Derby for a spot in the All-American Soap Box Derby on July 16.In the stock division, Mikey Conway of Louisville slid into a wall and lost...
View ArticleClinton, Trump adjust politicking following Florida shooting
WASHINGTON: Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton adjusted their presidential politicking Sunday, first offering prayers and support to the victims of the worst mass shooting in U.S. history. But they both...
View ArticleStudents show support for victim at Stanford graduation
PALO ALTO, Calif.: Stanford University graduating students and women’s rights advocates used the school’s commencement ceremony to again express their anger over the six-month jail sentence given to a...
View ArticleCavaliers notebook: Coach Tyronn Lue fined $25,000 for criticizing officials...
OAKLAND, CALIF.: Tyronn Lue has always made it a point to say he won’t argue with referees, yet he still found a way to get fined $25,000 for making critical comments about the officiating following...
View ArticleThings to Do, June 13: ‘Madagascar 3’ in Canton; free band concert in Falls;...
‘Madagascar 3’ for one buckThe “Summer Kids Movie Series” offers up Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted at 1 p.m. at the grand old Canton Palace Theatre. It’s only a buck. The series continues every...
View Article‘Hamilton’ sweeps up 11 awards at a sometimes somber Tony Awards
NEW YORK: Hamilton, the hip-hop stage biography of Alexander Hamilton, won the 2016 Tony Award for best new musical Sunday, capping an emotional night in which many in the Broadway community rallied to...
View ArticleOnline threats prompt league to cancel autograph sessions with Akron Racers...
The National Pro Fastpitch softball league has canceled postgame autograph sessions with the Akron Racers and other teams until further notice because of threats made to players and staff on social...
View ArticleBodies removed from Orlando nightclub after worst mass shooting in U.S. history
ORLANDO, Fla.: Dozens of bodies were slowly removed overnight from a popular Orlando gay club after a gunman sprayed the helpless crowd with bullets in violence that killed 50 people and devastated a...
View ArticleMicrosoft to buy networking site LinkedIn for $26.2 billion
NEW YORK: In a surprise move, Microsoft said Monday that it is buying professional networking service site LinkedIn for about $26.2 billion.It is by far Microsoft’s largest acquisition — much larger...
View ArticleFuneral scheduled for former GOP senator and Ohio governor George Voinovich
CLEVELAND: The city of Cleveland will hold a public viewing for former Republican U.S. Sen., Ohio Gov. and Cleveland Mayor George Voinovich.The 79-year-old Voinovich died in his sleep Sunday at his...
View ArticleAlleged drug dealer on trial for involuntary manslaughter told police his...
Jessica Canada Holmes’ drug dealer told police after her death that his product was a “matter of life and death,” Akron police detective Mike Schmidt told a jury on Monday.Holmes, 21, died in March...
View ArticleSummit County Executive Russ Pry battling cancer
Summit County Executive Russ Pry has been diagnosed with colon cancer, his office announced Monday.Pry is scheduled to undergo laparoscopic surgery Tuesday at Cleveland Clinic Akron General to remove...
View ArticleCavaliers notebook: Kevin Love returns to starting lineup for Game 5
OAKLAND, CALIF.: Kevin Love’s career as a backup lasted exactly one game. Love was reinserted into the starting lineup for Monday’s NBA Finals Game 5 against the Golden State Warriors. The absence of...
View ArticleThings to Do, June 14: Donate blood; Motley Crue in theaters; music, swimming...
Donate blood to help othersIn the aftermath of the Orlando shootings, many people lined up to donate blood to help survivors. It’s a good thing to do anytime, and today is World Blood Donor Day, so why...
View ArticleOrlando killer appears to have been ‘homegrown extremist’
ORLANDO, FLA.: The gunman whose attack on a gay nightclub left 49 victims dead and wounded 53 appears to have been a “homegrown extremist” who espoused support for a jumble of often-conflicting Islamic...
View ArticleMarla Ridenour: Cavaliers survive the wrath of Draymond’s den, stave off...
OAKLAND, Calif.: The Warriors’ emotional leader wasn’t allowed to set foot in Oracle Arena until after the game, but the Cavaliers still faced what could have been an overwhelming task Monday night...
View ArticleKyrie Irving, LeBron James make NBA Finals history as first teammates to...
OAKLAND, Calif.: Kyrie Irving and LeBron James made history Monday night and afterward James called Irving’s effort “probably one of the greatest performances I’ve ever seen live.” Ponder for a moment...
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Cavs 112, Warriors 97: Jason Lloyd's 30 thoughts on LeBron James, Kyrie...
OAKLAND, CALIF.: Thirty thoughts for 30 shots from LeBron James in Monday’s 112-97 win over the Golden State Warriors in Game 5 of the NBA Finals…. 1. Before Klay Thompson poked fun at his...
View ArticleObama: Anti-Muslim rhetoric from Trump ‘not America we want’
WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama angrily denounced Donald Trump’s anti-Muslim rhetoric on Tuesday, blasting the views of the presumptive Republican presidential nominee as a threat to American...
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