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In death penalty cases, the quest for justice is not America's highest value
(THE CONVERSATION) Jimmie Christian Duncan learned in April 2025 that a Louisiana judge had dismissed his capital murder conviction and he would no longer face the prospect of execution. In 1998, a jury convicted Duncan of murdering his girlfriend's 23-month-old daughter, and he had been on death row ever since.
Louisiana has a ... (full story)
Trump's bid to end birthright citizenship heads to the Supreme Court
(THE CONVERSATION) For more than 150 years, almost all people who were born within U.S. territory automatically received citizenship – regardless of their parents' immigration status.
President Donald Trump's January 2025 executive order on birthright citizenship – stating that children born in the U.S. to parents wh ... (full story)
Sports
VO2 max and health Part 2
Last week I talked about how VO2 max is now being used as a critical metric to not only access one’s current health status, but also to predict one’s vulnerability to the ravages of chronic age-related diseases.
Also discussed in last week’s column were the several methods that are used to obtain this VO2 max ... (full story)
Shedeur Sanders is trying to block out noise and focus on the Browns' playbook
BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Trying to get his jersey number back is the least of Shedeur Sanders' worries.
With a playbook to learn and trying to prove critics wrong after sliding to the fifth round in the NFL draft, the Cleveland Browns rookie quarterback knows he has a long way to go before he even considers making an offer to re ... (full story)
Sliding mitts are baseball's 'must-have,' even if at youth levels, they're all fashion, no function
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Andrew McCutchen hasn't had the conversation with 7-year-old son Steel yet, but the Pittsburgh Pirates star knows it's probably coming at some point.
Steel, already playing in a youth baseball league, will probably come home at one point and ask his five-time All-Star father if he can have whatever hot it ... (full story)
State
West Virginia court declines to answer whether opioids distribution can cause public nuisance
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia's Supreme Court RECENLY y declined to answer a federal court's question in an appeal in a landmark lawsuit over whether the distribution of opioids can cause a public nuisance.
The 3-2 opinion returns the case to the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia.
It's be ... (full story)
Appellate court upholds decision on property foreclosure deposit dispute
A Franklin County Appeals Court panel upheld a lower court’s dismissal of a Philadelphia real estate buyer’s motion to compel Franklin County Sheriff Dallas Baldwin to set deposit amounts on properties subject to foreclosure auctions at the amounts prescribed in R.C. 2329.211.
The three-judge panel affirmed the Frank ... (full story)
Trump-backed Vivek Ramaswamy wins Ohio Republican Party's endorsement in 2026 governor's race
COLUMBUS (AP) — Trump-backed biotech billionaire Vivek Ramaswamy won the Ohio Republican Party's gubernatorial endorsement recently, overcoming more experienced and potentially more popular rivals to land coveted institutional and monetary support nearly a year before the 2026 primary.
Ramaswamy, 39, former co-chair of Pre ... (full story)
Bill to limit NIL deals to time of students’ athletic eligibilities
A Republican duo in the Ohio House of Representatives has introduced legislation intended to safeguard the rights and financial interests of college student athletes as they develop their individual name, image and likeness brands.
Ashville Rep. Brian Stewart said House Bill 184 represents a significant step forward in ensuring ... (full story)