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Habitat for Humanity warns of Ohio foreclosures

AP January 30, 2012

CLEVELAND (AP) — Habitat for Humanity plans to foreclose on 25 houses in Cleveland if the homeowners do not respond to warning letters about their overdue mortgage payments.The Christian nonprofit organization...

Gingrich wants panel to look at in vitro clinics

AP January 30, 2012

LUTZ, Fla. (AP) — Republican presidential contender Newt Gingrich called Sunday for a commission to study the ethical issues relating to in vitro fertilization clinics, where infertile women receive...

Wikipedia, others plan 1-day blackout over anti-piracy bills

AP January 18, 2012

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Most people probably haven’t paid much attention to the huge corporations waging war in Washington over legislation designed to crack down on online theft of movies, music and other...

Hollywood returns to Ohio in upcoming movie shoots

AP January 18, 2012

CINCINNATI (AP) — Oscar-winning actor Ben Kingsley will star in the latest movie set to film in Ohio, which has been courting Hollywood with state tax incentives.The Ohio Department of Development said...

Huntsman quits GOP race ?

AP January 16, 2012

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — Jon Huntsman abandoned his once-promising campaign for the Republican presidential nomination on Monday and endorsed Mitt Romney as the man "best equipped to defeat Barack Obama."The...

GOP maps strategy in wake of payroll tax debacle ?

AP January 16, 2012

WASHINGTON (AP) — When last seen in Washington, House Republicans were furious with their own leader, Speaker John Boehner, and angry with their Senate Republican brethren over how the showdown over...

Perry: Marines in video are ‘kids,’ not criminals ?

AP January 16, 2012

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican presidential hopeful Rick Perry on Sunday accused the Obama administration of "over-the-top rhetoric" and "disdain for the military" in its condemnation of a video that purportedly...

Obamas mark King’s birthday with volunteer outing ?

AP January 16, 2012

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama evoked Martin Luther King, Jr.'s own words about public service Monday as Obama and his family celebrated the life of the late civil rights leader with a volunteer...

Sexually transmitted diseases spreading in SW Ohio

AP January 13, 2012

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — An increase in sexually transmitted diseases is spreading northward from Cincinnati.The Dayton Daily News reports that Dayton and Montgomery County public health officials say 70...

Ohio man facing dogfighting, animal cruelty counts

AP January 12, 2012

CLEVELAND (AP) — A dog-fighting suspect in Ohio has been indicted on 38 counts including cruelty to animals.A Cuyahoga County grand jury returned the indictment Thursday against 33-year-old Collin Rand...

First lady gets presidential welcome to Twitter

AP January 12, 2012

WASHINGTON (AP) — Michelle Obama went live on Twitter on Thursday, and scooped up more than 142,000 followers within a few hours.In her first tweet, the first lady writes: "Hi, everyone, and thanks for...

NKorea keeps door open for food-nuke deal with US

AP January 11, 2012

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea signaled Wednesday it remains open to suspending uranium enrichment in exchange for U.S. food aid, a deal that appeared imminent before leader Kim Jong Il died last...

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