Ohio

Long lost luxury steamer Lac La Belle found in Lake Michigan

The Lac La Belle was a 66 m steamship built in 1864 in Cleveland, Ohio, and quickly became one of the most popular vessels on Lake Michigan, operating routes between Cleveland and the upper lake.

 Sonar survey confirms mastodon carving at 9,000-year-old Lake Michigan’s ‘Underwater Stonehenge’.
US Vice President JD Vance attends a Breitbart News policy event in Washington, November 20, 2025; illustrative.

Suspect smashes windows at JD Vance's Cincinnati residence, arrested by US authorities

Michele Weiss, the mayor of University Heights, Ohio, (L) and Justin Brasch, the mayor of White Plains, New York (R).

Michele Weiss and Justin Brasch mark milestones as first Orthodox Jewish mayors in their cities

 Hebrew Pentateuch (from 900-1188) written in typical Hebrew oriental book hand.

Hebrew Union College, Ohio AG reach deal to protect 600,000 rare books, papers in Jewish collection


5-year-old boy swallowed 40 pieces of gum, rushed to the hospital

The doctors were able to remove the ball of gum that was blocking his intestines in a non-surgical procedure.

 Child chewing gum.

Scientists advance in search for new COVID strain's patient zero

Patient Zero is likely experiencing symptoms that could be confused with IBD or chronic diarrhea.

 SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus behind COVID-19 (Illustrative).

White supremacists sentenced for plan to attack US electric substations

The two men had joined an online neo-Nazi community before planning the attack.

An electrical substation.

Two men sentenced for planning to attack US electric substations

Their plan was to attack substations with powerful rifles, which they believed would result in millions of dollars in damages while causing civil unrest, but they never carried out any attacks.

 The FBI seal is seen at its headquarters before a news conference by Director Christopher Wray on the US Justice Department inspector general's report about the FBI's actions in the 2016 US election in Washington.

Cleveland rabbi sentenced to prison for soliciting underage sex

Among those who testified on Stephen Weiss’ behalf in a bid for leniency was a prominent rabbi in the Conservative movement.

Illustrative photo of handcuffs

Ohio Police Dept. decorates car with quote falsely attributed to MLK

The quote is absent from a Stanford University list of quotes by King regarding the subjects of war and peace.

DR. MARTIN Luther King, Jr. addresses the crowd from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, during the March on Washington on August 28, 1963.

Ohio is investigating a Nazi homeschooling network that teaches children to love Hitler

The “dissidents” are a group of Nazi parents who share homeschooling lesson plans extolling the virtues of Hitler and white nationalism.

 Ohio state flag

Expanded cardiovascular benefits shown when wearing tefillin - study

Research from the University of Cincinnati shows health benefits from Jewish tradition.

An illustrative photograph of a man wearing tefillin

New Jersey, Ohio join other states in banning TikTok from state devices

Calls to ban TikTok from government devices gained steam after US FBI Director Christopher Wray said in November it poses national security risks.

TikTok logo is displayed on the smartphone while standing on the US flag in this illustration picture taken, November 8, 2019.

In Ohio, ‘zoombombing’ a religious service can now net jail time

The law, “Increasing Penalties for Disturbing a Religious Service,” passed last week unanimously in the state Senate. It had previously passed in the state House, 95-1.

 A family takes part in a Zoom shiva.