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DeWine vetoes bill requiring photo ID for mail voting in Ohio
Gov. Mike DeWine has vetoed a new Republican-passed bill that would have required Ohioans to show a photo ID to vote by mail.
DeWine announced late June 24 that he had vetoed House Bill 472, which expanded the strict photo ID requirement Ohio has had for voting since 2023.
The Republican governor issued an unusually lengthy ... (full story)
Justice Department announces hundreds of charges in multi-billion-dollar healthcare fraud crackdown
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department announced criminal charges June 23 against 455 people as part of a two-week healthcare fraud crackdown that officials say involved more than $6.5 billion in false claims submitted to insurers.
Among those charged is a nurse practitioner accused in Texas of billing Medicare for medic ... (full story)
How Americans are feeling about the country's 250th anniversary, according to new polls
WASHINGTON (AP) — Duane Mitchell has big plans for America's 250th anniversary.
Mitchell, a 78-year-old veteran in Montana, plans to take a red, white and blue 1954 Chevrolet pickup that he restored and drive it in local parades for the Fourth of July. In honor of the country’s milestone anniversary, he bought a deco ... (full story)
Today in History: July 2, Civil Rights Act signed into law
Today in History
Today is Thursday, July 2, the 183rd day of 2026. There are 182 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On July 2, 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law a sweeping civil rights bill passed by Congress prohibiting discrimination and segregation based on race, color, sex, rel ... (full story)
Online brokerage not responsible for trader’s $25 million loss
An online brokerage firm that only provided routine business functions is not liable for $25 million lost by investors who funded a 20-year-old novice trader’s private hedge fund, the Supreme Court of Ohio ruled June 18.
In a 6-1 decision, the Supreme Court reversed an Eighth District Court of Appeals decision, which had f ... (full story)