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Testing starts at ex-park near Ohio cancer cluster

Whirlpool Corp. is beginning soil and water testing at a former park in a northern Ohio area where cancer has sickened dozens of children for more than a decade. The Michigan-based appliance manufacturer has a washing machine factory in the nearby town of Clyde and once owned the park. The ...

Ohio trial postponed for husband in ICU shooting

A schedule conflict has delayed the trial of an Ohio man charged with shooting his wife of 45 years in a hospital intensive care unit in what may have been a mercy killing. The prosecutor's office says the judge is involved in another trial, so Monday's start of the aggravated ...

Warren Buffett meets with young entrepreneurs

Billionaire Warren Buffett is spending his day listening to business pitches from a select group of kids, but the ideas aren't likely to generate new acquisitions for Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway conglomerate. The kids, who are between 7 and 16 years old, are finalists in a contest tied to "The Secret ...

In this photo taken Tuesday, May 14, 2013, Guan Tianlang, 14, from China, and signs autographs with Matt Bettencourt sign autographs on the 17th hole during a practice round at Byron Nelson Championship golf tournament in Irving, Texas. (AP Photo/The Dallas Morning News, Brad Loper)  MANDATORY CREDIT; MAGS OUT; TV OUT; INTERNET USE AP MEMBERS ONLY; NO SALES.

Chinese 14-year-old will tee it up in Memorial

Guan Tianlang, the 14-year-old Chinese amateur who made history at Augusta National, is bringing his game to Jack Nicklaus' backyard. Guan, who last month became the youngest player to make the cut in a major championship when he finished 58th at the Masters, has accepted an exemption to play at ...

Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Justin Masterson delivers in the first inning of a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners, Sunday, May 19, 2013, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

Indians blank Mariners 6-0

Cy Young himself wouldn't want to mess with the Indians right now. Justin Masterson struck out a season-high 11 in seven shutout innings and Michael Brantley hit a three-run homer and drove in four runs off Felix Hernandez as Cleveland toppled yet another former Cy Young Award winner on Sunday ...

FILE - In this Friday, May 17, 2013, file photo, President Barack Obama speaks at Ellicott Dredges in Baltimore. President Barack Obama is delivering the commencement address at Morehouse College on Sunday, May 19, 2013, the historically black, all-male institution that counts Martin Luther King Jr. among its alumni. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Obama exhorts good deeds by Morehouse graduates

President Barack Obama, in a soaring commencement address on work, sacrifice and opportunity, on Sunday told graduates of historically black Morehouse College to seize the power of their example as black men graduating from college and use it to improve people's lives. The president said his success was due to ...

Indians blank Mariners 6-0

Justin Masterson struck out a season-high 11 in seven shutout innings and Michael Brantley homered and drove in four runs off Felix Hernandez as the Cleveland Indians toppled yet another former Cy Young Award winner on Sunday with a 6-0 win over the Seattle Mariners. Brantley hit a three-run homer ...

Lawsuit in Ohio cancer cluster will take years

The wait for answers is far from over for parents who for years have lived with the worry of not knowing what's behind the mysterious cancers that have sickened dozens of children in a rural area of northern Ohio. Despite a federal civil lawsuit that points toward a possible cause, ...

Brady kids return to Kings Island

Three of the actors from "The Brady Bunch" television series are returning to Kings Island for an anniversary celebration. Actors Barry Williams (Greg Brady), Christopher Knight (Peter Brady) and Susan Olsen (Cindy Brady) were invited to the Cincinnati-area theme park Sunday to celebrate the 40th anniversary of a popular episode ...

Ohio to bolster checks on home health care workers

Ohio officials plan to bolster criminal background checks for those home health-care workers who provide direct care to the disabled and elderly. The state has received a $2.1 million federal grant to provide increased reviews for more than 100,000 workers who serve patients in Medicaid- and Medicare-funded settings. Gov. John ...

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