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Cleveland Cavaliers announce summer schedule for All For Fun Tour
CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Cavaliers All For Fun Tour is bringing the energy of Cavs basketball to fans across Ohio and Western Pennsylvania all summer long, as the interactive mobile trailer gears up to hit the road. The tour will make stops at community festivals, youth-focused events, college campuses and local celebrations, ... (full story)
Former Judge Suspended for Illegally Arranging Inmate’s Early Release
The Supreme Court of Ohio suspended a former Montgomery County judge from the practice of law for one year, with six months stayed, for illegally arranging the early prison release of an acquaintance’s son.
The Supreme Court suspended Richard Skelton, who served as a common pleas court judge from 2015 until his resignation ... (full story)
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The US job market is strong but many Americans are still frustrated by prospects and rising prices
WASHINGTON (AP) — The American job market continues to show surprising strength — good news for President Donald Trump who has taken a beating in the polls over the surging gasoline prices that followed U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran.
Employers added 172,000 jobs in May – roughly double what forecasters had e ... (full story)
Today in History: June 17, O.J. Simpson charged with murder following highway chase
Today is Wednesday, June 17, the 168th day of 2026. There are 197 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On June 17, 1994, after leading police on a slow-speed chase on Southern California freeways, O.J. Simpson was arrested and charged with murder in the deaths of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend, Ronald ... (full story)
How to stay safe while traveling during extreme heat
As travelers prepare to set off on summer trips, scorching temperatures lie in wait.
Above-average temperatures could be on the books this summer, according to forecasters, and a developing El Nino event could spell out warmer weather later in the year or next summer. Sizzling temperatures are more than an inconvenience: They ca ... (full story)
What to know about new trials ordered for two paramedics in the death of Elijah McClain
DENVER (AP) — A Colorado court has ordered new trials for two paramedics found guilty in the death of Elijah McClain, almost seven years after the Black man was pinned down by police and injected with a fatal dose of ketamine.
The rare homicide convictions of the two Aurora Fire Rescue paramedics sent shock waves t ... (full story)