Just over a month after Operation Epic Fury began, President Donald Trump Wednesday proclaimed U.S. strikes on Iran are nearing completion, while telling allies to step up defense of the Strait of Hormuz, a critical oil and gas passageway.

Live updates for launch of NASA’s Artemis II test flight will be published on this page: https://www.nasa.gov/. NASA’s launch broadcast coverage is airing on NASA+, Amazon Prime, and YouTube. All times are Eastern.

Federal Medicaid cuts could exact a heavy toll on psychiatric units at hospitals across the country, many of which are already struggling to keep their doors open but provide essential mental health care to people who need it.

These incidents have been reported by the GPD.

Sixteen states and the District of Columbia are challenging guidance from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development that plaintiffs allege imposes new rules and funding conditions they say could weaken state protections against housing discrimination — and their ability to investigate them.

DEIP II SPEC LLC and the Community Improvement Corporation of Gallia County (CIC of Gallia County) in collaboration with Como Development, JobsOhio, Ohio Southeast Economic Development (OhioSE), Ohio Department of Development, Gallia County Economic Development and the Gallia County Commissioners have announced the development of a 50,000 square-foot speculative building at the Dan Evans Industrial Park.

The following ODOT construction projects are anticipated to impact traffic in Highland County. All outlined work is weather permitting. Visit OHGO.com for travel updates or follow ODOT District 9 on Facebook or X for current Highland County construction information.

On its 44th day, the shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security is officially the longest government shutdown in American history.

The U.S. Justice Department's Civil Rights Division filed a lawsuit Monday against Minnesota, alleging the state's sports policies violate federal civil rights laws that protect against sex-based discrimination.

The reactions to Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine’s final State of the State address have been as varied as the topics he touched on in the speech. In the area of child care and education, however, legislators and advocates alike focused on what he didn’t say more than what he did.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a case from Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer over an oil and gas pipeline running through part of the state. 

Dr. Adam Ratner hovered over a gravely ill infant in a New York City intensive care unit on a grim day in 2022. The 3-month-old girl spiked a fever two days earlier and had become lethargic. Soon she was having seizures and struggling to breathe.