CANTON, Ohio, June 6 [Category: Sports] -- The National Football League posted the following news: * * * Ben Johnson preparing his set of trick plays in Chicago: 'We've got some toys to work with' * During his three seasons as offensive coordinator in Detroit, Ben Johnson became well known for his trick plays. Not only would the play-caller install gadget plays, but he was fearless at unleashing them in key moments. Those bits don't come without practice. Now the Chicago Bears head coach  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 [Category: Financial Services] -- America's Credit Unions posted the following news: * * * Bill introduced to codify Treasury financial institution mentorship program * A bill to codify a Treasury mentorship program for financial institutions was introduced Thursday by Rep. Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, and has the support of America's Credit Unions and the Ohio Credit Union League. The Advancing the Mentor Protege Program for Small Financial Institutions Act (H.R. 3709) would mak  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 7 -- The Private Equity Stakeholder Project issued the following news: * * * Bridgepoint's Energy Capital Partners reiterates that ECP will be the majority owner of Gavin after the firm purchases it from Blackstone Energy Capital Partners, a subsidiary of private equity firm Bridgepoint, is in the process of purchasing the General James M. Gavin coal-fired power plant in southeastern Ohio from Blackstone Capital Partners. The Gavin plant is among the deadliest coal-fir  more

CANTON, Ohio, June 6 [Category: Sports] -- The National Football League posted the following news: * * * Broncos TE Evan Engram embraces 'Joker' role but prefers 'cleaner' nickname * Denver Broncos coach Sean Payton added tight end Evan Engram to be his so-called "Joker" -- an offensive weapon who can move around the formation and create mismatches. Engram has a different nickname for himself. "I like to call myself a cleaner," Engram said on Thursday, via the team's official website. "A  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, June 6 -- Case Western Reserve University's School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Cancer immunotherapy could become less expensive, more widely available with new technology Case Western Reserve University researchers use magnets and new device to isolate disease-fighting T cells * CAR T cell immunotherapy, which uses a patient's own modified immune cells to find and destroy cancer cells, can produce dramatic results when treating blood cancers, such a  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Kaptur Announces $10,000 Award For Way Public Library In Perrysburg * Perrysburg, OH -- Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) today announced the award of a $10,285 Guiding Ohio Online award to Way Public Library in Perrysburg. The funding is made possible through the federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA), administered by the State Library of Ohio with support from the Institute   more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- The Heritage Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Heritage Applauds Supreme Court for Blocking Efforts to Rewrite Discrimination Law WASHINGTON--The Heritage Foundation applauds the Supreme Court's unanimous decision in Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services, which found that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act does not allow for differing, politically-driven standards of proof for employees facing discrimination. Hans von Spakovsky, manager of the Elec  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Rep. Dave Joyce, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Joyce Announces $25 Million for YARS Fire Station * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Dave Joyce (OH-14) announced that the Department of Defense (DOD) plans to award $25,000,000 to the Youngstown Air Reserve Station (YARS) for the construction of a new fire station through its Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 funding. As a Member of the House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee, Congressman Joyce helped secure  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Rep. Robert E. Latta, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Latta Meets with General Steven S. Nordhaus, Chief of the National Guard Bureau and Ohio Native * Yesterday, Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH-5) met General S. Nordhaus at the House Guard and Reserve Caucus Reception, to discuss his distinguished military service and leadership both in Ohio and across the nation. General Nordhaus was raised in Putnam County in Ohio's Fifth Congressional District. Genera  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Rep. Robert E. Latta, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Latta Receives Icon Award for Leadership in Energy * Last night, the Congressional Energy Engagement Foundation (CEEF) presented Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH-5) with its Icon Award in recognition of his leadership on energy policy in Congress. Congressman Latta currently serves as the chairman of the Energy Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee. The Congressional Energy Engagement   more

NEW YORK, June 5 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund posted the following news: * * * LDF Affirms Supreme Court's Employment Discrimination Decision Leaves Civil Rights Protections Intact for Historically Marginalized Groups * Today, the Supreme Court released a unanimous opinion in Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services, an employment discrimination case centered on the legal application of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The Court ruled that   more

CANTON, Ohio, June 6 [Category: Sports] -- The National Football League posted the following news: * * * NFL news roundup: Ravens RB Keaton Mitchell (knee) back healthy, plans to return kickoffs * NFL.com keeps you up to date with all of the latest league news from around the NFL. Visit NFL.com's transaction hub for a daily breakdown. * NOTE: Teams listed in alphabetical order * READ: 2025 first-round pick signing tracker INJURIES * RB Keaton Mitchell, who made his return late   more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- The Ohio Farm Bureau Federation has weighed in on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's proposal to list the monarch butterfly as threatened under the Endangered Species Act, advocating for a flexible approach that supports existing conservation efforts and agricultural practices. The agricultural organization, representing thousands of farm families across Ohio, provided comments to Barbara Hosler, regional listing coordinator at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. "The pr  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Pingree, Turner lead 120+ Reps. in Bipartisan Push to Restore NEA Grants * Today, Congressional Arts Caucus Co-Chairs Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and Congressman Mike Turner (R-Ohio) led more than 120 of their colleagues in urging President Trump to restore National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) grant funding approved by Congress. The bipartisan push comes after the Trump Administration c  more

CANTON, Ohio, June 6 [Category: Sports] -- The National Football League posted the following news: * * * Saquon Barkley en la portada de Madden 26 * Saquon Barkley es la imagen de Madden NFL 26, y lo hace en grande: reviviendo su iconico salto sobre un defensor de los Jaguars tras un giro brutal que puso de pie a todo el estadio. La portada rinde homenaje a esa jugada inolvidable... y tambien celebra a los Philadelphia Eagles, actuales campeones de la NFL. Asi fue el detras de camaras de l  more

CANTON, Ohio, June 6 [Category: Sports] -- The National Football League posted the following news: * * * Seven NFL enigmas in 2025: Kyler Murray, Kyle Pitts, Bryce Huff among a confounding group of players * Former NFL player and scout Bucky Brooks knows the ins and outs of this league, providing keen insight in his notebook. In today's installment, he explores seven of the game's most confounding players... In the NFL, there are established superstars and role players, rising youngsters a  more

NEW YORK, June 6 -- LatinoJustice PRLDEF issued the following statement on June 5, 2025: * * * Supreme Court Decision on "Reverse Discrimination" Case Further Erodes Ideals of Equal Access to Employment, Education and Services New York - The civil rights organization LatinoJustice PRLDEF responded to today's unanimous Supreme Court decision in Ames v. Ohio Dept. Of Youth Services, in which a white, straight woman charged that she had suffered employment discrimination after she was rejected   more

CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina, June 7 (TNSjou) -- The University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health issued the following news: * * * Tracking crisis pregnancy center use in the years before Dobbs As access to reproductive health care continues to shift in the United States, a new study published today in PLOS One by experts at The Ohio State University and the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health aims to inform future research on trends in crisis pregnancy center (  more