What’s next for bill that could ban TikTok?
The House has approved legislation that would ban TikTok if its Beijing-based parent company doesn’t divest from the popular social media platform, escalating the fight over the hot-button issue.
Wildfire puts Hawaiian vacation rentals in lawmakers’ sights
HONOLULU (AP) — A single mother of two, Amy Chadwick spent years scrimping and saving to buy a house in the town of Lahaina on the Hawaiian island of Maui. But after a devastating fire leveled Lahaina in August and reduced Chadwick’s home to white dust, the cheapest rental she could find for her family and dogs cost $10,000 a month.
Ukrainian, Western leaders laud US aid package
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian and Western leaders on Sunday welcomed a desperately needed aid package passed by the U.S. House of Representatives, as the Kremlin warned that passage of the bill would “further ruin” Ukraine and cause more deaths.
Israeli strikes on southern Gaza city of Rafah kill 22
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli strikes on the southern Gaza city of Rafah overnight killed 22 people, including 18 children, health officials said Sunday, as the United States was on track to approve billions of dollars of additional military aid to Israel, its close ally.
Marijuana legalization’s impact on Black, minority communities
ARLINGTON, Wash. (AP) — When Washington state opened some of the nation’s first legal marijuana stores in 2014, Sam Ward Jr. was on electronic home detention in Spokane, where he had been indicted on federal drug charges. He would soon be off to prison to serve the lion’s share of a four-year sentence.
Victims identified in Columbus Grove house fire
COLUMBUS GROVE — Columbus Grove Fire Chief Bob Brubaker on Monday identified the individuals who perished in a Putnam County house fire Saturday. Shane Springer and Bobbi Gross died at the scene, the chief said.
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Defendants enter not guilty pleas in Allen County court
LIMA — The following defendants have entered pleas of not guilty to recent charges handed down by the Allen County grand jury:
