Oakar was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1976 and served eight terms in office.
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Global Cleveland, a local nonprofit organization, hosts its annual Welcoming Week beginning Sept. 12. This year's events include an International Job and Resource Fair and a panel conversation on Sub-National Diplomacy.
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Analysts and law enforcement authorities are still sifting through evidence and conducting interviews to learn as much as they can about the suspect's beliefs, including bullet casings with messages inscribed on them.
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In an interview Friday morning, President Trump announced Memphis is his next target for federal intervention to combat crime. The president said he has support from Tennessee's governor and Memphis' mayor.
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Gov. Mike DeWine said he still wants to see kratom banned or heavily regulated in Ohio, but that effort may need to come from the legislature.
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The firing of Kevin Struthers is the latest in a line of dismissals and resignations at the D.C. arts behemoth.
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Several Akron council members and residents spoke out against plans to demolish the former headquarters of the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company in a public hearing Thursday.
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A plane carrying more than 300 workers from South Korea who were detained during an immigration raid at a battery factory in Georgia last week left Atlanta around noon Thursday, bound for South Korea.
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Routh is charged with attempting to assassinate a presidential candidate. A conviction carries a maximum penalty of life in prison. Routh, who is not a lawyer, is representing himself in this case.
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The grantmaking and health equity foundation plans to build its new headquarters in Cleveland's Woodland Hills neighborhood.
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Downtown rep Kerry McCormack is stepping down for a new job and before an election to replace him.