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Newark problems and recent crashes put focus on air traffic controller shortage and aging equipment
The recent chronic delays and cancellations at New Jersey's largest airport have highlighted the shortage of air traffic controllers and the aging equipment they use, which President Donald Trump's administration wants to replace.
The Federal Aviation Administration is working on a short-term fix to the problems at the Newark ai ... (full story)
Legislation creates mechanism to facilitate housing projects
A Canal Winchester state lawmaker has offered a solution to what she has characterized as Ohio’s “looming housing crisis” through legislation that would link residential development to economic development in specially designated districts.
Republican Sen. Michele Reynolds recently shared details of Senate Bill ... (full story)
8th District appellate judge soars from trauma to triumph
Judge Michael John Ryan of the Eighth District Court of Appeals has been preparing all his professional life for the opportunity to sit on the Supreme Court of Ohio. Many who grew up like Judge Ryan might find themselves seated on the other side of the bench, yet his unrivaled work ethic allowed him to beat the odds.
Pinnacle Mo ... (full story)
French actor Gérard Depardieu convicted of sexual assault and given 18-month suspended sentence
PARIS (AP) — French movie star Gérard Depardieu was convicted recently of sexually assaulting two women on a set and received an 18-month suspended prison sentence in a case that was widely seen as a post-#MeToo test for the country's film industry.
The 76-year-old Depardieu, one of the most prominent figures in Fr ... (full story)
A pregnant Cuban emigre worries about her baby's citizenship as Supreme Court weighs a Trump order
WASHINGTON (AP) — Barbara, a Cuban emigre 30 weeks into a high-risk pregnancy, is dealing with the additional stress of not knowing for sure that her baby girl will be an American citizen.
"It scares me a lot that my baby will be born without citizenship because she would not be a citizen of this country. Claiming Cub ... (full story)