President Biden set a goal to vaccinate 70% of the eligible U.S. population by July 4 th , but the country will fall well short of that number. Our local states will not hit that mark either. So how are local counties doing with vaccination campaigns and what is a more reasonable goal for our region? And with the Delta variant rapidly spreading across the globe there are renewed concerns in parts of the United States. Health Officials in Los Angeles County on Monday began recommending indoor

While many retirement portfolios took a sharp nosedive at the start of the pandemic, times have changed. Retirement accounts are now back to pre-pandemic highs and the number of 401(k) millionaires hit an all-time record in the first quarter of 2021. But even if you've struck it rich with your investment portfolio today, there may be a new reason to worry. How much will that six figure 401(k) really be worth after inflation has eaten away at your portfolio?

The cool, marble-lined lobby of the historic Court View Apartments building welcomes residents coming in from the bustle of downtown Cincinnati. They'll have to find a new place to call home soon. A real estate investment group called Vision and Beyond Capital Investments bought the building in April and gave its occupants a 30 day notice to vacate in May. When planned renovation work is done, the company says rents will need to be significantly higher than the $500 to $650 residents pay monthly

There has been a pitched debate about a federal ban on evictions put in place last year due to COVID-19. Housing advocates and tenants who have hit hard times due to the pandemic say that the eviction stoppage is vital to keep people in their homes during an unprecedented health crisis. Landlords, however, say the ban is financially crippling.

As more people turn to smart home devices and smart security devices to bring convenience to their lives new privacy concerns arise. Amazon Echo devices will now share your wireless network with your neighbors through a program called Sidewalk. Amazon adds devices to the shared network automatically unless users go through steps to opt out.

Scientists at Cincinnati Children’s are developing an automated risk assessment system to detect and prevent school violence. The system uses artificial intelligence to analyze interviews, identify risk characteristics from student language, and predict violent outcomes. The scientists have been awarded a five-year grant totaling $2.8 million from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development to develop the technology.

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear talks the state's COVID-19 vaccination rate, the economy and whether he agrees with a recent study indicating that Kentucky is the kindest state in the country.

The violent 2017 right wing rally in Charlottesville, Va., attracted white supremacists and other extremists and left one person dead. It also sparked a lawsuit against organizers of the event by a group called Integrity First for America, which says it wants to hold those responsible for the violence there accountable.

Few artforms can lay claim to the power that quilting possesses. Seemingly mundane objects, quilts are both deeply personal -- with us in our most vulnerable moments as we sleep -- and woven tightly into America's history.

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