Articles by John Seewer and Patrick Orsagos

Heat Wave Sweeps Across Midwest and Northeast, Bringing Safety Measures

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Stifling heat blanketed tens of millions across United States on Tuesday, forcing people and even zoo animals to find ways to cool down as summer arrives in what promises to be a sweltering week. Extreme heat …

Latest Texas Storms Bring Damaging Winds, Baseball-Sized Hail

HOUSTON (AP) — Strong storms with damaging winds and baseball-sized hail pummeled Texas on Tuesday, leaving one person dead and about 1 million businesses and homes without power as much of the U.S. recovered from severe weather, including tornadoes, that …

Safety Agency Opens Probe of Norfolk Southern Rail Accidents

Federal investigators are opening a wide-ranging investigation into one of the nation’s biggest railroads following a fiery derailment on the Ohio-Pennsylvania border last month and several other accidents involving Norfolk Southern, including the The National Transportation Safety Board said on …

Ohio Residents Worry About Going Home, Toxic Gas From Derailment

EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) – Brittany Dailey stood outside her hotel watching black smoke darken the sky 10 miles to the east as crews burned toxic chemicals from tanker cars that derailed just down the street from her home. The …

Ohio State Settles More Lawsuits Over Sex Abuse by Team Doctor

Ohio State University will pay $2 million to settle more lawsuits brought by men who said they were sexually abused decades ago by now-deceased team doctor Richard Strauss, increasing the number of survivors who’ve reached settlement agreements to nearly 290. …

Ohio State Settles More Lawsuits Over Sex Abuse by Team Doctor

Ohio State University will pay $2 million to settle more lawsuits brought by men who said they were sexually abused decades ago by now-deceased team doctor Richard Strauss, increasing the number of survivors who’ve reached settlement agreements to nearly 290. …

Ohio Coaster Dropped Metal Plate, Injuring Woman

A piece of metal that flew off the world’s second-tallest roller coaster and hit a woman in the head while she stood in line came from the back of the ride’s train and was about the size of a fist, …

Ohio Roller Coaster Closed After Object Flies Off Ride, Injures 1

The world’s second-tallest roller coaster won’t open again this year after a person standing in line was hit in the head by a metal object that flew off the ride last weekend at Cedar Point amusement park in Ohio. The …

Ohio Beefs Up Fair Ride Inspections 4 Years After Deadly Accident

Four years after a carnival ride’s corroded steel arm snapped and flung a high school student to his death at the Ohio State Fair, the state is tightening its oversight of amusement rides. Inspectors are conducting more mandatory checks for …

Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo Launching Autonomous Vehicle Testing Site in Ohio

Waymo plans to open a new testing site in Ohio for its driverless autonomous vehicles that will focus on dense, urban areas, the company has said. The new site being built at the Transportation Research Center near Columbus will allow …