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'Right under our noses and nobody was able to help them.' 16 kids found in squalor shocks Ohio town
HAMDEN, Ohio (AP) — Just days after authorities removed 16 siblings from a squalid home and arrested their parents and grandparents, the question looms over their southern Ohio village: How could this have happened, for years, unnoticed, right here?
Neighbors of the family in tiny Hamden, employees at local stores where th ... (full story)
Today in History: July 15, discovery of the Rosetta Stone
Today in History
Today is Wednesday, July 15, the 196th day of 2026. There are 169 days left in the year.
Today in History:
On July 15, 1799, the Rosetta Stone, a key to deciphering ancient Egyptian scripts, was found at Fort Julien in the Nile Delta during the Napoleonic campaign in Egypt.
Also on this date:
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Medicaid funding is resuming for Planned Parenthood after being cut off for most of a year
Planned Parenthood and two smaller regional abortion providers are resuming billing Medicaid for services other than abortion after being cut off for most of a year.
The defunding, which was mandated in President Donald Trump's big tax and policy law last year, has been blamed in the closure of multiple clinics as well as a redu ... (full story)
Is AI ready to take over your prescriptions? Doctors are wary of Utah's automated refill program
WASHINGTON (AP) — A prescription refill program that quietly launched in Utah earlier this year has kicked off a big medical debate: Is artificial intelligence ready to take over tasks that, until now, could only be performed by doctors?
The program allows Utah residents to skip the doctor’s office and get their pres ... (full story)
Longtime solo practitioner Susan Durr receives Senior Lawyer of the Year Award
It’s been more than 40 years since Summit County solo practitioner Susan Durr first entered the legal profession.
Since then, she’s served in a variety of capacities, including as a prosecutor and an acting judge.
Durr is also a former Akron Bar Association president who remains active in the organization and has ... (full story)