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By DEVI SHASTRI AP Health Writer Eds: UPDATES: Updates total number of cases in Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico as of April 14. This story first moved April 10. With AP Photo.; Updates Media. Texas health officials confirmed 20 more cases of measles in its nearly 3-month-old outbreak Tuesday, alongside five new cases in New Mexico and… Read more: US measles cases surpass 700 with outbreaks in six states. Here’s what to know

Staff Writer Heather Hill, a businesswoman from Appalachian, Ohio, has announced her candidacy for governor in 2026. Hill, a Republican, is focusing her campaign on improving opportunities for all Ohioans, including African American communities. Who Is Heather Hill? Hill lives in Morgan County and owns a business that renovates homes for low-income families. She has… Read more: Heather Hill’s Gubernatorial Run and Personal Motivations

By Ron Calhoun A new law, House Bill 29 (H.B. 29), will soon make it easier for Ohio drivers to keep their licenses. Right now, people can lose their driver’s licenses for things that don’t always involve bad driving, like not paying court fines or child support. This law changes that. It will go into… Read more: Ohio Passes New Law to Help Drivers Keep Their Licenses

By MEAD GRUVER and THOMAS PEIPERT Associated Press AURORA, Colo. (AP) — With members of a trailblazing Black Air Force unit passing away at advanced ages, efforts to remain true to their memory carry on despite sometimes confusing orders from President Donald Trump as he purges federal diversity, equity and inclusion programs. Col. James H. Harvey III, 101, is among the last few… Read more: One of the last surviving Tuskegee Airmen remembers struggle for recognition amid Trump’s DEI purge

By Lisa O’Brien As February approaches, many people are familiar with Black History Month but not as many are familiar with the fact that the monthly celebration began here in Northeast Ohio at Kent State University. Black History Month began as just a week-long celebration in the second week of February called Negro History Week,… Read more: Kent State University: The Birthplace of Black History Month