Politics

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (500+ words) Big changes could be coming to busy intersections along J. R. Allen Parkway in Columbus. Former Iowa gymnastics coach Sean Gardner was sentenced to 90 years in federal prison for secretly recording young gymnasts, court records show. Australia said Thursday it refused to…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (1034+ words) Oct 13, 2026 at 05:31 PM EDT Kroger’s announcement that it will be laying off thousands of corporate workers arrives as economic concerns have emerged as the defining issue of the midterm elections in Ohio. The supermarket giant is laying off about 3,000 people…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (600+ words) President Trump is returning to Ohio Monday evening, as Republicans fight to defend two key seats in a state that has emerged as an unexpected midterm battleground. He is expected to campaign alongside Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio), just days after…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (283+ words) The mailers are sponsored by Enough Promises Ohio PAC and began arriving in voters’ mailboxes in recent days. They promote independent candidate Greg Levy over Brown with messages such as “Join the Revolution” and “Send a Worker to the Senate....

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (377+ words) While a celebration held Monday morning by the Christopher Columbus monument at Columbus Circle in Syracuse was meant to celebrate Columbus and their Italian-American heritage, others protested the monument around 5 p.m. Former DR Congo president Joseph Kabila on Monday joined forces…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (353+ words) WASHINGTON — Monday is Columbus Day, which is celebrated in some places as Indigenous Peoples Day. It is a federal holiday, which means that federal government offices will be closed on Monday, Oct. 12, 2026. Because of the federal holiday designation, it's worth…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (943+ words) Oct 12, 2026 at 01:47 PM EDT Americans mark the second Monday of October under different names depending on where they live. Across the country, states remain divided over whether to recognize Columbus Day, Indigenous Peoples' Day or both. This year, the day…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (200+ words) A Wells Fargo office in New York, displays its logos at its ATM, Jan. 13, 2021. Houstonians planning to take advantage of store sales Monday may be relieved to know that most are open on Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples’ Day. For…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (583+ words) Mayor Zohran Mamdani slapped New York’s Italian American community in the face again Saturday — snubbing Brooklyn’s annual Columbus Day Parade and ghosting organizers of a similar event in Queens. Members of the Federation of Italian American Organizations of Brooklyn, which…...

6+ day, 9+ min ago   (652+ words) President Donald Trump said Friday he is committed to protecting the legacy of explorer Christopher Columbus. Trump held a Columbus Day celebration in the East Room of the White House. Columbus Day will be observed Monday. At the event, Trump…...