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Norfolk Southern supports some new regs after Ohio disaster

WASHINGTON (AP) — Norfolk Southern's CEO is offering support for some parts of a bipartisan Senate bill to put tougher safety regulations on railroads after last month's fiery hazardous materials train derailment on the Ohio-Pennsylvania border. CEO Alan Shaw is under pressure from senators ...

EPA tells states not to block waste from Ohio derailment

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Friday ordered states to stop blocking contaminated waste from a fiery train derailment in Ohio from being sent to hazardous waste storage sites around the nation. A handful of politicians and states have sought to block shipments from East ...

Ohio State asks court to hear Title IX issues in abuse suits

By KANTELE FRANKO Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio State University is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to consider questions about the law known as Title IX in a case that affects whether more than 230 men can proceed with lawsuits against the school over decades-old sexual abuse ...

AP source: Bengals agree to re-sign Germaine Pratt

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer The Bengals have agreed on a $21 million, three-year deal to keep linebacker Germaine Pratt in Cincinnati, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press on Monday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal can't be announced ...

Suspect arraigned on 2 charges after 3 men bound, slain

AKRON, Ohio (AP) — A man has been arraigned on two charges following the discovery of three men bound and gagged and then shot in the head before their bodies were dumped in two places in Ohio last week — and authorities now allege there was a fourth potential victim. Elias Gudino, 58, of ...

Aches, rashes and fear: Trauma remains after Ohio derailment

By JOHN FLESHER AP Environmental Writer EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) — Heather Bable speaks rapidly, recalling the terror of the night when a train loaded with hazardous chemicals derailed less than a half-mile from her home in East Palestine, Ohio. She heard an earthshaking boom and, from ...

Ohio judge to decide on insanity defense in child slayings

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio judge is scheduled to decide this week on the validity of the insanity defense submitted by a man charged with fatally shooting two of his girlfriend's three young sons and wounding the third. Judge Eric Allen Marks last week heard assessments from two ...

‘Cocaine cat’ escaped owner, will now live at Cincinnati Zoo

An African serval cat that was found with cocaine in its system after an escape at a traffic stop now calls the Cincinnati Zoo home, much to the delight of social media users still amused by the recent release of the movie " Cocaine Bear." The wild cat's story has trended online, where users ...

Railroads propose safety reforms after fiery Ohio derailment

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The major freight railroads announced a number of steps Wednesday that they are taking to improve safety in the wake of last month's fiery Ohio derailment, but it's not clear if their actions will be enough to satisfy regulators and members of Congress who are pushing for ...

New unlawful conduct charges for 11 officers from Ohio city

EAST CLEVELAND, Ohio (AP) — Prosecutors in Ohio on Wednesday announced new charges of unlawful conduct against almost a dozen current or former officers in the troubled police department in East Cleveland, one of the state's poorest cities. Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael O'Malley said ...