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US government sues Ohio hospital over wrongful firing of surgeon for 'being Jewish'

The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a lawsuit against a hospital in Ohio after it allegedly fired one of its surgeons for 'being Jewish.'

The headquarters of The United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is seen in Washington, D.C. Sunday, 16th May 2021
US Sen. Jon Husted (R-OH) speaks on stage on the first day of the 2026 Republican National Convention at the American Airlines Center on September 09, 2026 in Dallas, Texas.

Republican campaign staffer fired over use of SS soldiers in Facebook profile photo - report

The US Capitol exterior after the US House of Representatives approved legislation to avert a government shutdown before the midterm elections, at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, September 1, 2026.

Republicans defend US House majority as 50 competitive races loom ahead of 2026 midterms

Dr. Amy Acton, Ohio Democratic gubernatorial candidate and former director of the Ohio Department of Health, is fitted with a microphone during a rally on April 28, 2026 in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Ohio Democratic candidate for governor Amy Acton attacked at Canfield Fair


FBI removed top secret documents from Trump's home - report

The Justice Department said in its warrant application that it had probable cause to believe that Trump violated the Espionage Act.

 Donald Trump arrives at Trump Tower the day after FBI agents raided his Mar-a-Lago Palm Beach home, in New York City, US, August 9, 2022.

Man arrested for raping 10-year-old girl who was later denied an abortion

Gerson Fuentes was charged with felony rape of a minor under 13.

 Abortion rights demonstrators protest outside the United States Supreme Court as the court rules in the Dobbs v Women's Health Organization abortion case, overturning the landmark Roe v Wade abortion decision in Washington, US, June 24, 2022.

Video shows Ohio officers killed unarmed Black man in hail of bullets

25-year-old Jayland Walker was sprayed with some 60 bullets by eight police officers in Akron, Ohio, after fleeting a traffic stop. He was unarmed.

 Elizabeth Paige White and Bobby DiCello holding a picture of Jayland Walker attend a news conference following the Akron police shooting death of Black man Jayland Walker in Akron, Ohio, US July 3, 2022.

10-year-old rape victim denied abortion in Ohio

The 10-year-old girl, who was denied an abortion days after the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, had to travel across state lines to try to have the procedure.

 A protester holds a sign during nationwide demonstrations following the leaked Supreme Court opinion suggesting the possibility of overturning the Roe v. Wade abortion rights decision, at Duncan Plaza in New Orleans, Louisiana, US, May 14, 2022.

Ohio to let teachers carry guns after 24 hours of training

The bill was finalized 10 days after a teenager with an AR-15-style rifle attacked a school in Uvalde, Texas. Nineteen students and two teachers were killed in the massacre.

 A law enforcement personnel works at the scene of a mass shooting in Robb Elementary School, in Uvalde, Texas, US, May 25, 2022

Josh Mandel, Jewish Republican who made far-right ‘Judeo-Christian’ turn, loses Ohio primary

Donald Trump’s decision last month to endorse Vance boosted his prospects in a race that had previously shown Mandel leading in polls.

 Republican U.S. Senate candidate Josh Mandel concedes defeat at an election night gathering in the state primary, Beachwood, Ohio, May 3, 2022.

First Druze Jewish Agency envoy to the US spoke about Israel's fallen soldiers

Kamal Mreeh - the first senior Druze envoy of the Jewish Agency - spoke about the unique relationship between the Druze and Jewish populations in Israel.

 First Druze Jewish Agency envoy to the US spoke about Israel's fallen soldiers.

Ohio adopts IHRA definition of antisemitism

In Executive Order 2022-06D, called “Defining and Combating Antisemitism”, Governor DeWine encouraged “all federal and local governments and governmental agencies and entities to adopt it as well.”

International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance

Hebrew Union College to end Cincinnati rabbinical program amid controversy

The decision comes after years of declining revenue and enrollment at the school — and months of bitter debate across the Reform community.

 The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives at Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati, Ohio, January 21, 2019. Under a new proposal, HUC is considering ending its rabbinical program in Cincinnati but maintaining the archives.

Security guard at Ohio Jewish school arrested after threats on social media

“I’m at a Jewish school and about to make it everyone’s problem,” read the caption of one picture of Develin holding a gun posted to his social media account on March 11.

 Part of the skyline of Akron, Ohio, May 2020.