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Sally Ride to get posthumous Medal of Freedom
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama will bestow the Medal of Freedom posthumously on Sally Ride, the first American woman to fly in space.......

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AUDIO The Whopper: Four Grand For Water
Think you'd be surprised to get a water bill of over $4,000? Lisa and Bob Joyce of Munroe Falls sure were, as chronicled in Bob Dyer's Akron Beacon Journal column…
Akron Fire Leaves Five Homeless
The Red Cross is helping a family of five left homeless by a house fire in Akron Sunday night. The fire in the home in the 500 block of Whitney…
Gas Prices On The Upswing
After weeks of sliding downward the onset of summer is helping to driving local gasoline prices up again, just within reach of the busy Memorial Day travel weekend. GasBuddy.com reports…
Stepp Sues Medina Schools
Still on-suspension Medina school chief Randy Stepp's heading to court, filing suit against the school district for defamation of character and dumping his lucrative renewal deal. Taxpayers in Medina went…

WATCH: Devastation Following Massive Tornado in Oklahoma

File photo. Hemera/Thinkstock(OKLAHOMA CITY) -- A large tornado touched down Monday south of Oklahoma City, causing widespread damage.
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Boeing 787 Returns to US Skies

Duncan Chard/Bloomberg via Getty Images(CHICAGO) -- United Airlines flight #1 from Houston to Chicago arrived in the Windy City on Monday with a new battery and an effort by Boeing to repair its image.
The Dreamliner became a nightmare 114 days ago, when the entire fleet was grounded after two separate incidents in which lithium-ion batteries...
Investigators Question Terror Suspects' Attraction to Boston Suburb

Darren McCollester/Getty Images(BOSTON) -- Among the many unanswered questions about the two Tsarnaev brothers accused of the Boston Marathon bombing is why, days after the attack, they were heading to the suburb of Watertown and its manicured lawns and tulips when police picked up their trail and began a chase.
Investigators want to know what...

Indiana makes late addition to roster with Hoff
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) -- The Indiana Hoosiers have made a big roster addition, getting 320-pound lineman Nate Hoff.......
High crop prices entice farms to expand planting
BIGGSVILLE, Ill. (AP) -- Clark Kelly plans to spend a lot of time on the links this spring. The Illinois farmer is plowing the Hend-Co-Hills Golf Course near tiny Biggsville into a cornfield.......
Indians rally to beat Mariners 10-8
CLEVELAND (AP) -- Yan Gomes hit a three-run homer in the 10th inning and the Cleveland Indians, twice revived by Seattle's fielding errors, beat the Mariners 10-8 on Monday to complete a four-game sweep of the Mariners.......

Indians rally to beat Mariners 10-8
CLEVELAND (AP) -- Yan Gomes hit a three-run homer in the 10th inning and the Cleveland Indians, twice revived by Seattle's fielding errors, beat the Mariners 10-8 on Monday to…
Rangers Place Ian Kinsler on the DL, Call Up Jurickson Profar
Major League Baseball(ARLINGTON, Tex.) -- While the Texas Rangers had to put second baseman Ian Kinsler on the DL, it is paving the way for super-prospect Jurickson Profar to get…
Thunder Won't Be Letting Go of Kendrick Perkins
NBA via Oklahoma City Thunder(NEW YORK) -- After a second-round playoff exit in this year's playoffs, the Oklahoma City are left asking questions about their team going forward. What is…

Senate Probe Finds Apple Avoids Billions in Taxes
Authors: Carmen Cox Feng Li/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- A new Senate investigation has found that Apple Inc. has used a complex web of offshore companies – particularly three in Ireland –…
Stocks Clip Recent Rallies, Close Lower
Authors: Carmen CoxHemera/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) -- Investors on Monday took a timeout from the bull market. Declining stocks in the same top-performing sectors pulled the markets down.The Dow Jones Industrial Average…
Domino’s Brazil Tests Smellvision in DVDs
Authors: jciStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) -- If you’re traveling in Brazil, pop in a DVD and find yourself crazing pizza, then Domino’s has you right where they want you.Domino’s independent franchisees in…

Immigration Bill Could Require Fingerprinting at Airports
Authors: jciStockphoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) -- Senators amended the bipartisan immigration bill on Monday to require all non-U.S. citizens to be fingerprinted when leaving the U.S. through the country's 30 busiest airports. The…
Christie Stars in NJ Tourism Ads, Dems Cry Foul
Authors: jcStronger Than The Storm(TRENTON, N.J.) -- New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and his family are starring in television commercials that are part of a publicly funded $25 million tourism…
GOP Candidate in Va. Compares Planned Parenthood to KKK
Authors: jcvapolitics.us(WASHINGTON) -- This weekend, Virginia Republicans found their candidate for lieutenant governor in E.W. Jackson, a Chesapeake, Va. pastor who has compared Planned Parenthood to the Ku Klux Klan…

30 Rock Actress Katrina Bowden Weds
Authors: jcAli Goldstein/NBC(NEW YORK) -- Katrina Bowden, who played Cerie, the ditzy secretary of Tina Fey's Liz Lemon, on 30 Rock, is a newlywed.She and musician Ben Jorgensen married in…

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Antonio Banderas to Play 'Super Mario' in Chilean Miners Drama
Authors: jcKevin Winter/Getty Images for AFI(LOS ANGELES) -- Antonio Banderas has signed on to play one of the stranded miners in the reality-based drama The 33.The film tracks the plight…

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Tony Stark Will Be Back for Avengers 2
Authors: jcBuena Vista(LOS ANGELES) -- Avengers writer/director Joss Whedon confirmed that despite Iron Man 3's ending, hinting Tony Stark was hanging up his metal suits for good, the armored Avenger…

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5 Money Mistakes You're Making when You Eat Out
Even great restaurants have empty tables sometimes, and while you might be able to snag one by calling at 5:00 on the evening you want to eat, online services like Savored and OpenTable do a fine job of searching for availability--plus, they reward you with a discount. If you use Groupon-owned Savored, for instance, which currently lists restaurants in 10 cities and is adding more soon, you could pay 30 percent less for food…
7 Secret Sins at Work
In the history of spectacular career flame-outs, it's hard to match A.J. Clemente's infamous first day f-bomb as a local news anchor. (Yes, he was fired.) While some career killers are clear and follow common sense, the workplace can be rife with hidden dos and don'ts. "There are lots of different ways to get fired, and sometimes you'll never know what you did wrong," said Cynthia Shapiro, a former human resources executive and the…
8 Genius Ways to Recycle Your Wedding Gown
After the big day you may find yourself tucking away that wedding dress you cherish into the back of your closet. While saving it for your daughter to wear at her wedding is one option, why not try out one of these 8 ways to recycle your wedding dress? Some involve wearing parts of it, but the creativity doesn't stop there. The possibilites are endless… Dye It Dye your wedding dress a fun color,…