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The first small steps taken in Neil Armstrong's childhood home inspired a giant leap for mankind
WAPAKONETA, Ohio (AP) — Inside Neil Armstrong's boyhood home, at the top of a creaky stairway, sits his bedroom where he launched model airplanes out of the rear window to measure how far they'd fly.
Hanging in the room now are autographed photos of astronauts who've visited the privately kept house to see where Armstrong& ... (full story)
Appeals court says fishermen's claim in lobster defamation suit raises First Amendment questions
SCARBOROUGH, Maine (AP) — A federal appeals court signaled that it might not allow a lawsuit brought by fishing industry businesses and trade groups against a California aquarium to proceed because of the case's potential impact on free speech.
The New England-based plaintiffs sued the Monterey Bay Aquarium for defamation ... (full story)
Akron Bar Association President John F. Martin discusses his agenda
As a new lawyer looking to grow his practice and meet others in the profession, Brennan, Manna & Diamond member John F. Martin said the Akron Bar Association provided vital resources and networking opportunities.
“As an attorney who handles business, corporate and real estate matters, I’m never in the courthouse ... (full story)
Man charged with setting Spokane's largest wildfire went to prison for killing his father
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A man who went to prison for killing his father in 2010 has been charged with intentionally setting the largest of the wildfires that have destroyed hundreds of buildings in and around Washington state’s second-largest city and forced tens of thousands of people from their homes.
Aaron F. Farina ... (full story)
At colleges, the AI boom means everyone wants to dabble in computer science
With no background in coding, Faith Maeba, a psychology major, was reluctant when her mother first suggested she enroll in classes on artificial intelligence.
But the senior at Virginia Commonwealth University began to see it differently as she looked into graduate psychology programs that explore human behavior in the workplace ... (full story)