THOMAS J. SHEERAN

Associated Press
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Adult in Ohio Craigslist case charged with murder

A self-styled chaplain suspected in a deadly scheme to rob people who replied to a Craigslist job ad has been charged with multiple counts of aggravated murder, kidnapping and robbery and could face the death penalty if convicted, according to an indictment announced Friday.

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TV station covers Ohio bribery trial with puppets

It's "Sesame Street" meets the unseemly side of politics.

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Judge won't consider release for Ohio Amish leader

A breakaway Amish leader charged in beard-cutting attacks on fellow Amish complained Monday that the government is trying to demonize him to keep him locked up, but a judge again rejected pretrial release.

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Demjanjuk denied bid for 2nd US citizenship review

A judge in Ohio won't offer convicted Nazi war criminal John Demjanjuk (dem-YAHN'-yuk) another chance to regain his U.S. citizenship.

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Ohio Amish say not guilty in beard-cutting attacks

Twelve members of a breakaway Amish group pleaded not guilty Wednesday to beard- and hair-cutting attacks on fellow Amish in a feud over church discipline.

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Ohio well owner undertakes study after earthquakes

An energy company that shut down a northeastern Ohio brine injection well last week after earthquakes in the area has commissioned a geologic study, as Democrats in Columbus and Washington use the quakes to push for stricter regulations on oil and gas drilling and wastewater associated with hydrofracking.

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Ohio judge denies Nazi war convict US citizenship

Convicted Nazi war criminal John Demjanjuk's bid to regain his U.S. citizenship was denied Tuesday by a judge who said he had lied about where he was during World War II.

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Suspect in Ohio Amish attacks to plead not guilty

A lawyer for one of 12 people charged in beard-cutting attacks on fellow Amish in Ohio said Wednesday that he will plead not guilty to federal hate crime charges and that the law itself may be challenged.

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Ohio boy who weighed 200 pounds to live with uncle

A boy removed from his mother's custody over health concerns when his weight ballooned to more than 200 pounds will be taken from foster care and placed in the custody of an uncle, a judge ruled Wednesday.

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Teen charged in Ohio Craigslist scheme writes dad

An Ohio 16-year-old charged with murder in a deadly Craigslist robbery scheme says in a letter to his father that he believes God will keep him from a long incarceration.

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Ohio shale drilling spurs job hopes in Rust Belt

A rare sight in hard-luck Youngstown, a new industrial plant, has generated hope that a surge in oil and natural gas drilling across a multistate region might jump-start a revival in Rust Belt manufacturing.

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New bodies could bring Ohio Craigslist toll to 3

The discoveries of two new bodies could bring to three the death toll from a Craigslist ad that police say lured victims into a lethal robbery scheme.

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Amish in 3 states concerned over haircut attacks

Members of the Amish community in three states have been frightened by recent hair-cutting attacks in Ohio, making fearful calls to authorities and arming themselves with pepper spray and shotguns, a sheriff said.

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Ohio poll worker charged with biting voter's nose

A poll worker in Ohio accused of biting a voter's nose during an Election Day argument has been charged with assault.

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Demjanjuk presses to reopen US citizenship case

The defense for a retired auto worker convicted in Germany of Nazi war crimes told a judge Tuesday that hundreds of pages of newly released documents cast doubt on the U.S. effort to revoke his American citizenship.

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Goodyear posts 3Q profit, revenue up 22 percent

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. posted a profit for the third quarter on a 22 percent rise in revenue Friday as its strategy of promoting high-end tires paid off even as the number of tires it sold was unchanged.

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Amish man wants no-contest plea in Ohio fraud case

An Ohio man charged with defrauding fellow Amish in 29 states out of nearly $17 million insists on pleading no contest on religious grounds at his arraignment, but that wouldn't be in his best interest, his attorney told a federal judge Monday.

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KeyCorp's 3Q earnings beat Wall Street's forecast

Regional banking company KeyCorp reported Thursday that its third-quarter net income rose 19 percent and beat the Wall Street forecast as bad loans declined.

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US gov't: Don't reopen Demjanjuk citizenship case

Federal prosecutors said they will fight a "brazen" attempt to restore U.S. citizenship to a man deported to Germany and convicted on Nazi war crimes charges.

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Ohio man charged with defrauding Amish investors

An Ohio man has been charged with defrauding fellow Amish in 29 states out of nearly $17 million by moving their money from safer securities to riskier investments subject to market fluctuations, federal prosecutors said Thursday.

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Kucinich to face Dem primary in new Ohio district

U.S. Reps. Dennis Kucinich and Marcy Kaptur jumped into re-election campaigns in the same newly redrawn congressional district across northern Ohio on Wednesday, setting up a primary fight next year between two veteran Democratic incumbents.

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Defense to seek new trial for Ohio serial killer

A serial killer who dumped the remains of 11 women in and around his home deserves a new trial because a juror expressed horror during a jury visit to the scene and complained after the verdict that he had winked at her during the trial, according to a court document filed by his defense team.

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Social worker testifies in Ohio case of 11 deaths

A social worker appealing to save the life of an Ohio man who killed 11 women says he grew up in a "horrible" home and has a family history that includes drug abuse, mental illness, epilepsy and sexual abuse.

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Police: Gunman killed in Ohio after shooting 8

A northeast Ohio man ran through his small town neighborhood Sunday shooting eight people, including his girlfriend and her brother, before he was shot and killed in an exchange of gunfire with police, authorities said.

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Police: 8 killed in Ohio, gunman among dead

A man apparently angry with his girlfriend gunned down two people outside an Ohio home and two more in a car Sunday morning, then shot the girlfriend in a rampage that left eight dead including the gunman, who was shot by police, authorities and witnesses said.

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