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Five states will hold presidential primaries on Tuesday as President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump continue to lock up support around the country after becoming their parties’ presumptive nominees. In Ohio and Florida, voters appear skeptical of the candidates.

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Trump favorites Moreno and Merrin win GOP primaries to face 2 vulnerable Ohio Democrats this fall
By JULIE CARR SMYTH - Associated Press
Mon,03/18/24-11:07PM , 118 Reads
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Things went former President Donald Trump’s way on Tuesday in a pair of high-profile elections in Ohio that could determine Republicans' chances of picking up critical seats this fall and expanding their power in Washington.
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A group of Ohio democratic leaders greet President Truman when his train stopped briefly at Crestline, Ohio, June 4, 1948. Standing with Truman is Former Gov. Frank J. Lausche, right, and Albert A. Horstman, former democratic chairman. (AP Photo, File)

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New book on 'whistle-stop' campaign trains describes politics and adventure throughout history
By JULIE CARR SMYTH - Associated Press
Fri,02/16/24-11:06PM , 98 Reads
CRESTLINE, Ohio (AP) — From its earliest days as a village, Crestline was synonymous with trains. A railroad station inspired this northern Ohio town, railroad workers populated it and the passengers who flocked here helped it grow.
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Republican Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost speaks at a news conference Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024, at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio, where he expressed his support for legislation that would allow the state to begin using nitrogen gas to carry out the death penalty. Yost is flanked by the bill's sponsors, state Reps. Phil Plummer, left, and Brian Stewart. (AP Photo/Julie Carr Smyth)

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Could Ohio be the next state to use nitrogen gas in executions? A new method would end a 5-year halt
By JULIE CARR SMYTH - Associated Press
Mon,01/29/24-11:05PM , 63 Reads
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s Republican attorney general put his weight behind a legislative effort Tuesday to bring nitrogen gas executions to the state, joining what could be a national movement in pro-death penalty states to expa
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Brittany Watts, center, speaks to a rally of supporters, Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024, in Warren, Ohio. A grand jury on Thursday decided that Watts, who was facing criminal charges for her handling of a home miscarriage, will not be charged. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

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Ohio woman who miscarried at home won't be charged with corpse abuse, grand jury decides
By JULIE CARR SMYTH - Associated Press
Thu,01/11/24-1:02PM , 102 Reads
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio woman facing a criminal charge for her handling of a home miscarriage will not be charged, a grand jury decided Thursday.
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