Ohio State football star Maurice Clarett had it all, leading the Buckeyes to the national football championship in 2002.

President Trump says Iran “appears to be standing down” after the country launched a missile strike Tuesday against U.S. forces in Iraq. No Americans were hurt in the attack, which came as retaliation against the U.S. for the assassination of a top Iranian general.

GateHouse Media bought The Columbus Dispatch in 2015 and then merged with Gannett late last year. Since then, the newspaper has shrunk along with the workforce that produces it. By March, another 188 Dispatch workers will be out of a job when the paper starts printing in indianapolis. The Ohio Capital Journal on December 4, launched its online-only news outlet dedicated to Ohio state government. Both developments are part of the changing face of journalism in the United States.

Tech giants are taking action against vocal and activist employees. Amazon threatened to fire at least two employees after they spoke to the press about the push for stronger company action on climate change.

The United States Foreign Service was created in 1924 to put foreign relations in the hands of non-partisan professionals who are trained in the arts and diplomacy.

Older adults tend to be more accepting of individual differences, can regulate their emotions better and focus on the good stuff. So, who doesn’t want to get old? Sadly, many people.

Ohio is growing, but population data suggests the state is not growing fast enough to prevent losing one of its 16 Congressional seats after the 2020 census. This would be Ohio’s sixth consecutive loss of Congressional seats. Neighboring Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Michigan are also on pace to lose seats in the Census count.

It’s a new year and that means another wave of new restaurants are set to open in Columbus over the next 12 months. But the close of 2019 also brings news of restaurants that shut down this past year.

The minimum wage in Ohio increases 15 cents in January, to $8.70 per hour for non-tipped workers. Six states, plus the District of Columbia, are phasing in a $15 an hour minimum.

Different animals have different strategies for surviving winter. Some birds migrate south. Others hibernate to save energy when food is scarce. But what about bugs? Some insects, like wasps and crickets, are killed off by the cold, but other species have developed some surprising strategies for survival.