Four men with Ohio ties charged with aiding al-Qaeda
Four Ohio men, including two former Ohio State University students and one Columbus resident, are charged with conspiring to travel to Yemen to provide thousands of dollars to Anwar Al-Awlaki, who was designated a global terrorist and an al-Qaeda leader.A four-count indictment was unsealed today in the U.S. District Court of the Northern District of Ohio detailing the charges.Yahya Farooq Mohammad, 37; Ibrahim Zubair Mohammad, 36; Asif Ahmed Salim, 35; and Sultane Roome Salim, 40, were each indicted on one count of conspiracy to provide and conceal material support and resources to terrorists, one count of providing material support and resources to terrorists and one count of conspirac..>> view originalColumbus man gets probation in sister's death in car wreck | The Columbus Dispatch
Estefany Baez just wanted to hang out with her brother that summer afternoon last year.But the outing on Aug. 1, 2014, ended in tragedy for the Baez family. Jean Carlos Baez was at the wheel when the car went off the left shoulder of Eakin Road on the West Side andcrashed into a tree about 4 p.m.Rescuers had to cut the two out of the car. Jean Baez, then 22, suffered a traumatic brain injury. Estefany Baez, 21, who was sitting in the front seat, died of her injuries three days later.Baez, of Columbus, was charged with vehicular manslaughter, a second-degree misdemeanor.The Columbus city prosecutor’s office agreed to reduce the charge. Baez pleaded guilty to attempted vehicular manslaugh..>> view originalChild missing for 13 years found in Cleveland, police say
A 5-year-old boy who went missing from his home in Alabama 13 years ago has been found unharmed as a young man living with his father in Cleveland, thanks in part to red flags raised when he tried to apply to college, authorities said.Julian Hernandez’s mother reported him missing from the Birmingham area in 2002 after his father left her a note saying he’d taken the boy, police said. After years of dead ends, officials said, the case cracked open with a tip on Oct. 30.Hernandez was doing well in school in Ohio and was applying to several colleges, but there was an issue with his Social Security number, according to police in Vestavia Hills, near Birmingham. He approached a school couns..>> view originalWWII veterans to be featured guests at Columbus parade on Friday | The Columbus Dispatch
Most of central Ohio is gearing up for annual Veterans Day events that will be held next week, but Columbus honors its own early.The city’s annual Veterans Day ceremony will be held on Friday from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. in council chambers at City Hall, 90 W. Broad St. The parade will then step off at noon from Nationwide Plaza and N. High Street.As he continues his farewell tour before he leaves office at the end of the year, Mayor Michael B. Coleman will be grand marshal.>> Parades, special events say big ‘thank you’ to veterans>> Veterans Day eventsWorld War II veterans will be the featured guests of this year’s parade, said Steve Ebersole, who co-chairs the parade committee..>> view originalWomen of multiple faiths join together for Bible study
As they walked by Dublin Community Church, the Muslim women were intrigued by the banner proclaiming the “God Is Still Speaking” campaign of the United Church of Christ.They walked inside to chat with the pastor, eventually asking him whether there were women at the church with whom they could talk. He referred them to the congregation’s Women of Religious Diversity, a Bible study of women of various Christian faiths.Ten years later, Muslim women continue to participate, learning more about their Christian neighbors and sharing an Islamic perspective on biblical topics.“It was a learning experience for them,” said Barb Anderson, who facilitates the group. “And it was a learning experien..>> view originalColeman's popularity pushed Democrats to victory
In his last Election Day speech as Columbus’ mayor, Michael B. Coleman wagged his finger over the crowd of supporters and proclaimed that his successor had delivered “a good ol’-fashioned butt kickin’.”Coleman led the charge of a Democratic tidal wave that rushed through Columbus on Election Day and even spread into countywide judicial races. Voters stuck with established Democrats and those the party endorsed in an election that chose a new mayor for the first time in 16 years.“The victory is a mandate from Columbus voters that they want to continue the vision of Mayor Coleman,” said Zach Klein, a Democrat who won re-election to the Columbus City Council, “that we do it in a partnershi..>> view originalColumbus economy is a Midwest star, economist says | The Columbus Dispatch
The Columbus economy continues to be among the best in the Midwest, according to a report from an economist with the Cleveland Federal Reserve Bank."On net, the Columbus economy is the strongest metro area in the Buckeye State and one of the strongest in the Midwest," says LaVaugh Henry, vice president and senior regional officer for the bank in Cincinnati. "Despite some weakness in key sectors, overall employment growth remained strong. Housing prices are improving , business activity is progressing, and educational attainment, already at a high level, continues to advance. The outlook for the region remains solid for the remainder of 2015 and into early 2016."Henry's report shows a drop in..>> view originalBlack babies in Ohio at greater risk of premature birth
Black babies in Ohio stand a much greater chance of being born too soon, a major factor contributing to rates of African-American infant death higher than anywhere else in the nation.About 14 percent of black babies born in this state are premature. White babies fare much better: 9.6 percent are born before full term.Disparities in prematurity were highlighted in an analysis released today by the March of Dimes, which each year assigns a prematurity letter grade to each of the states. Ohio received a C this year, like last. The 2015 report grade is based on 2014 data.The March of Dimes’ national goal for prematurity is 8.1 percent or less by 2020. Ohio’s overall rate is 10.3 percent.The..>> view originalOhio directors' creations dot roster of film festival screenings
Even though the wordinternationalgraces its title, the 63rd annual Columbus International Film + Video Festival takes pride in its Ohio roots.“We’re down with trying to increase the Ohio presence,” said Jeremy Henthorn, executive director of the festival. Movies with Ohio connections are scattered about the schedule for the 10-day event, which begins today.“That’s where the film festival comes in — to showcase independent film, to showcase local film, to give you access to the filmmakers and give you exposure . . . and maybe inspire people here to move forward,” Henthorn said.Feature films on the schedule includeAkron, by Sasha King and Akron-born filmmaker Brian O’Donnell; andWestern, ..>> view originalFeds place new restrictions on Ohio's charter school grant
Federal regulators have placed a hold on a $71 million charter-school grant awarded to Ohio in September in response to concerns about the state Department of Education’s rigging of charter-school evaluations.The U.S. Department of Education slapped additional “safeguards” on the agency “to ensure that ODE will be able to carry out its proposed project in accordance with statutory and regulatory requirements.”The Dispatchreported in Septemberthat Ohio’s grant application included inaccuracies and questionable claims, including that the state had no “poor-performing” charters in the 2012-2013 school year, even though about a third didn’t meet a single standard on state report cards that ..>> view original
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