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Appellate judge brings family legacy to Supreme Court
For Judge Scott Lynch of the Eleventh District Court of Appeals, hearing a Supreme Court of Ohio case as an assigned judge concluded the first year of his judicial career on a high note.
“I was honored and thrilled to receive the invitation of the chief justice,” said Judge Lynch, who took the bench on the Eleventh ... (full story)
Attorneys donate more than 100,000 hours in legal work
To assist Ohioans with their legal needs, attorneys gave 112,000 hours of their time last year at no charge.
That’s more than $28 million in donated legal services for people of limited means in Ohio.
The numbers for 2025 reflect a continuing climb in the hours and value of legal expertise that attorneys are providing ... (full story)
Sports
Training environment or training practices
Have you ever wondered why Norway’s athletes are so much more successful in the Winter Olympics than the rest of the world’s winter endurance athletes?
Is it simply because the Norwegians live and train in what could be considered the closest thing to an actual winter sports paradise, or conversely, are these athlete ... (full story)
World Sailing measures the environmental impact of the sport's Olympic equipment for the first time
The governing body for sailing is looking at how the sport's Olympic-class equipment is made, used and discarded, to eventually make changes that will reduce its environmental impact.
Alexandra Rickham, director of sustainability at World Sailing, said this first-of-a-kind life cycle assessment project will give the organization ... (full story)
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Today in History: July 20, Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin walk on the moon
Today in History
Today is Monday, July 20, the 201st day of 2026. There are 164 days left in the year.
Today in History:
On July 20, 1969, astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin became the first men to walk on the moon after reaching its surface in their Apollo 11 lunar module.
Also on this dat ... (full story)
Innovation, data fixes fuel Native American graduation gains at federally funded schools
During his senior year of high school on the Puyallup Reservation, Gerald Dillon traded much of his academic coursework for career training. When he walked into the second grade classroom where he worked as a teaching assistant, students would rush from their seats for a fist bump or a hug.
The 18-year-old, who once found classe ... (full story)
Massive AI buildout poses latest inflation threat as consumers pay more for laptops and electricity
WASHINGTON (AP) — American consumers — and the Federal Reserve — are being hit with another high-cost headache.
The gusher of investment in data centers — likely topping $700 billion this year — to power artificial intelligence has made memory chips, computer processors and other equipment, as well ... (full story)
Is there such a thing as being too old to execute? Aging death row inmates are set to die in Florida
MIAMI (AP) — The last prisoner strapped to a table in Florida’s death chamber was 74 years old — the oldest the state has executed in modern times. The next two set to die are older still.
The series of executions, due to be carried out by the end of this month, highlights the nation’s aging death-row pop ... (full story)