Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump responded to Vladimir Putin’s comment, in which the Russian president called Trump “the absolute front-runner,” stating that it was a “great honor” to receive praise from a “highly respected” leader like Putin. “It is always a great honor to be so nicely complimented by a man so highly respected within his own country and beyond,”... 

US House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner’s sudden resignation under intense pressure has set off a leadership battle in Congress that may be critical for Republican lawmakers. The Republican from Ohio told colleagues in a closed-door gathering Friday that he would leave at the end of October, sending shockwaves through Capitol Hill. Even as Boehner’s colleagues were still absorbing... 

Elyria Police call an assault caught on video one of the worst beatings they have ever seen, and say one of the men responsible is still on the loose. An 18-year-old white teen told detectives that he was at the Midview Crossing Apartments on April 24 and was waved over by a man he didn’t know right outside the victim’s own apartment. Police believe the man who waved him over is 27-year-old... 

In March 2014, hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, caused 77 earthquakes in a small Ohio town that had no previous experience with seismic activity, according to a new study. One quake was large enough to be felt in neighboring areas. Fracking in Poland Township, Ohio was halted two days after the area was hit with a magnitude-3 earthquake along a hidden fault in rock which was deep beneath a natural... 

A 12-year-old boy who according to police was “armed” has been shot and seriously injured in the stomach in an “officer involved shooting” at a recreation center in Cleveland, Ohio. The boy’s weapon turned out to be an air gun “resembling” real pistol. The shooting happened around 3:30 pm at Cudell Rec Center located at 1910 West Boulevard, after police responded to a distress... 

Emergency personnel wearing protective clothing approach a residential apartment after a second healthcare worker tested positive for the Ebola virus in Dallas, in a photo provided by the Dallas Police Department October 15, 2014. The CDC approved the Ohio-Texas flight of Amber Vinson – the second Dallas health worker infected with Ebola – after the nurse reported a low-grade fever at the time.... 

A state of emergency has been declared in northwest Ohio after about 400,000 people were warned not to drink water as tests revealed the presence of a toxin in it. Ohio Governor John Kasich declared a State of Emergency for all areas of the state that are supplied with water from the City of Toledo facilities. Gov. John Kasich’s emergency order will allow the state to begin bringing water into... 

A US man’s brave decision and hard work have given hope to thousands of paralyzed people worldwide. Being paralyzed himself, Ian Burkhart took part in a breakthrough test and became the first person in the world to move his limb by using his thoughts. The last time 23-year-old Ian Burkhart moved his hands on his own was on a summer day in June 2010, when he and his friends were celebrating the end... 

More than 1,600 flights were cancelled and 500 more were delayed on Wednesday after a fierce winter storm swept through the northeastern US. While the snowfall was over on Wednesday, fierce winds and biting temperatures continued and millions of American commuters faced miserable conditions as the storm stretched from Kentucky to New England. Almost 3,500 flights were canceled on Tuesday, and thousands... 

Facing a shortage of supplies for lethal injections, US law enforcement officials have begun executing prisoners with an animal anesthetic that has not been approved at the federal level, with the first such execution coming this week. European pharmacies, citing a moral issue with capital punishment, have stopped sending certain drugs to regions of the US that still carry out the death penalty, areas... 

Just when you think you’ve become numb to terror drills, a drill emulating a school bus hijacking leaves you shocked and speechless. Officials in the small town of Rossford, Ohio, with a population of 6,293 as 2011, felt the need to run a school bus hijacking drill on students who were en route to an event. School teachers, administrators and transportation directors set up chairs in an empty parking... 

A new Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) report circulating in the Kremlin today is confirming that United States President Barack Obama met in secret with top Russian Military Commanders at Wright Patterson Air Force Base (Dayton, Ohio) last week and “begged for peace” as he voiced his “personal fears” that he may be unable to restrain his nations war profiteers and banksters from starting... 

All 50 states have adopted a legal limit of 0.08 percent. In a move opponents believe will have no measurable effect on public safety, the National Transportation Safety Board is urging state governments to lower the allowable limits for drivers from 0.08 percent to 0.05 percent, a move it says will reduce fatalities caused by drunk drivers. Even MADD, the most vocal anti-drunk driving group in the... 

Drones aren’t conducting surveillance 24/7 in the United States just yet, but that doesn’t mean there’s nothing to worry about: in Dayton, Ohio, manned airplanes might soon do the spying. Officials with the Dayton City Commission recently announced that they hope to sign a $120,000 contract with a local security company in order to give law enforcement agencies an eye-in-the-sky ability unheard... 

An election official goes through the steps to check voting machines for accuracy. Voters in Ohio and Kansas have said that some voting machines used in early voting are changing Romney votes for Obama, two separate reports said Wednesday. According to the Marion Star, early voter Joan Stevens tried to cast her ballot for Mitt Romney, but the machine kept defaulting to Barack Obama. “Upon selecting...