Ohio State University (OSU) says it intends to employ 50 additional professors to focus on social and racial justice as part of a wider initiative that is estimated to cost millions of dollars a year. University President Kristina Johnson announced the RAISE initiative, which stands for race, inclusion, and social equity, in her first State…
Ohio State to Hire 50 Diversity Professors as Part of Social Justice Initiative
Paint Plant Explosion and Fire Kill 1, Hurt 8; Cause Unclear
COLUMBUS, Ohio—An explosion and fire rocked a paint manufacturer early Thursday in Ohio’s capital, killing one person and injuring eight others. Some of the injured were able to get out of the Yenkin-Majestic Paint plant in Columbus, authorities said. Others were rescued and taken to the hospital. All of them, including two initially listed as…
Appeals Court Rules for Professor in Transgender Pronoun Case
A federal appeals court on Friday reversed a lower court decision, ruling that an Ohio professor’s First Amendment rights may have been violated when his university tried forcing him to refer to a biological male student using female pronouns. A panel on the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said philosophy professor Nicholas Meriwether “has plausibly…
Trump Sat Down With 4 Ohio US Senate Hopefuls During Fundraiser
Former President Donald Trump pulled four potential candidates for the Ohio U.S. Senate seat into a face-to-face meeting during a fundraiser at his gold club in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Wednesday, according to two sources close to the people in the room. The former president headlined a fundraiser that day for former Trump White…
UAW Warns Workers Ford Plans to Move Project Worth $900 Million From Ohio to Mexico
The United Auto Workers (UAW) union said that Ford Motor Co.’s plan to build a new vehicle in Mexico instead of Ohio might be a violation of the auto manufacturer’s contractual commitments. “We 100 percent reject the company’s decision to put corporate greed and more potential profits over American jobs and the future of our…
UAW Rejects Ford’s Plan to Build New Vehicle in Mexico Instead of Ohio
The United Auto Workers (UAW) union said that Ford Motor Co.’s plan to build a new vehicle in Mexico instead of Ohio might be a violation of the auto manufacturer’s contractual commitments. “We 100 percent reject the company’s decision to put corporate greed and more potential profits over American jobs and the future of our…
Black Lives Matter Activist Indicted for Allegedly Defrauding Donors
A prominent Black Lives Matter activist was indicted last week by a federal grand jury in Cleveland for allegedly defrauding donors, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said in a statement. Sir Maejor Page, also known as Tyree Conyers-Page, of Toledo, Ohio, was indicted on March 12 on three counts of money laundering and one count of wire…
Boy With ‘One in 10,000’ Birth Disorder Defies Odds: ‘I’m Not That Strong, I’m Just Brave’
A young Ohio boy who wasn’t expected to live past infancy has defied the odds. Now, at the age of 9, he is tackling life head-on and refuses to let anything hold him back. Born preterm with a rare birth disorder, a severe cleft pallet, and serious lung and heart issues, doctors predicted that Carson…
Trump Endorses Former Aide Max Miller Against GOP Rep. Who Voted for Impeachment
Former President Donald Trump on Friday endorsed his former aide, Max Miller, in his primary challenge of incumbent Rep. Anthony Gonzalez (R-Ohio), who voted to impeach the former president. “Max Miller is a wonderful person who did a great job at the White House and will be a fantastic Congressman. He is a Marine Veteran,…
Officer Dies Trying to Rescue 2 Teenagers Who Fell Through Ice in Ohio Lake
An Ohio officer has died in the line of duty while trying to rescue two teenagers who fell into a frozen lake earlier this week, authorities confirmed. The drowning incident happened on Tuesday around 6:00 p.m. at Rocky Fork State Park in Hillsboro—a city in Highland County, WCPO reported. One of the teenagers, identified as…
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