The company said that air quality monitoring “continues to demonstrate no levels of concern for the community,” and the leak was fixed and cleanup was in progress. It also said it was collaborating closely with responders to make sure all employees and contractors who were working in the area of the plant with the leak were accounted for, the Associated Press reported. Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo issued a statement on Twitter after learning of the deaths....

Simpson’s five-day British visit proved the advantages of a new audience. On primetime TV, two interviewers questioned him brusquely enough to bring a sweat to his upper lip – but cut their interrogation to a mere 13 min- utes so they could get to their next guest, Neil Diamond. The Brit tabloids focused on Simpson’s golf game. The ex-athlete’s PR man said Simpson liked Britain so much he might buy a house there – and that was before the Union gave him a standing ovation for explaining that he fled in the Bronco because “I had a tough week....

The authors of a paper published in the American Journal of Public Health looked at data collected between 2010 to 2018 from Ohio’s Office of Vital Statistics, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Abortion Surveillance Reports, the American Community Survey and Ohio’s Public Health Data Warehouse. The authors used this information to chart changes in abortion rates in the U.S., the Midwestern region and Ohio by gestation time, location, and whether patients were given drugs or a surgical procedure....

The boy, identified by the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner’s Office as Tyshaun Taylor, was shot in an apartment on East 97th Street on Cleveland’s East Side at around 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, November 23, reports WJW. Taylor was taken to the University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital after he was carried out the party by two other children, who then called for help. The boy was later pronounced dead....

John W. McDaniel, 60, died on April 15 after contracting the disease in late March. A series of since-deleted posts McDaniel made to social media before getting sick quickly went viral due after his death, due his downplaying of the pandemic. His widow said negative posts had been hurtful for the family as they prepared to hold McDaniel’s funeral in Marion, Ohio on Wednesday. “This news has opened the flood gates for people to share their own misguided anger and unfounded assumptions about a man they didn’t know,” McDaniel’s widow Lisa W....

Hodges claims the disciplinary action stemmed solely from his presence at the rally, where protesters baselessly challenged the presidential election’s outcome, according to an email originally dispatched to the archpriest’s family and friends, which he sent to Newsweek on Thursday afternoon. However, in additional comments, a spokesperson from the Diocese of the Midwest told Newsweek that its decision was motivated by a collection of factors. “Fr. Mark was not suspended for his presence at the rally....

The Buckeyes throttled Michigan State 52-12 in the team’s first competition since Nov. 21, and that should reserve their spot in the top four of the College Football Playoff rankings for another week. No. 4 Ohio State might not have a full roster next week; the Buckeyes might not even play rival Michigan, which is dealing with a COVID-19 outbreak of its own. The Buckeyes, however, remain the favorite to stay unbeaten over the next two weeks in the Big Ten, no matter who they play....

Multiple reports late Thursday suggested that Harbaugh was close to finalizing a five-year extension that would see him make $4 million in base salary per year, and up to $8 million per year in incentives. The news came after weeks of speculation regarding his future as the Wolverines coach following a 2-4 season and reported interest from NFL teams. Ohio State’s official football account saw the news and immediately took the opportunity to dunk on Michigan:...

Day was quarterbacks coach under Chip Kelly the past two seasons with the San Francisco 49ers and Philadelphia Eagles. He replaces Tim Beck, who reportedly will join Tom Herman’s staff at Texas as offensive coordinator. Day spent time with Temple, Boston College and the University of New Hampshire before heading to the NFL. He has 15 seasons of coaching experience overall, including a stint as a graduate assistant with Urban Meyer at Florida in 2005....

When Braxton Miller suffered a shoulder injury in fall camp in 2014, Meyer had to pick between Cardale Jones and J.T. Barrett. In 2015, Miller eventually switched positions while Jones and Barrett battled again before splitting time in the regular season. This QB battle is different, though: The winner will have no starts under his belt, and he will take over a program with national championship aspirations. He’ll also be a Heisman Trophy candidate....

The rays served as the ultimate afterglow as the Buckeyes dominated the Wolverines 62-39 in a seismic blowout at The Shoe that registered from the Big Ten pecking order to the College Football Playoff conversation heading into Championship Weekend. The storm — one that included the firing of assistant coach Zach Smith, the three-game suspension of coach Urban Meyer, the departure of star defensive end Nick Bosa and the general frustration that the Buckeyes were an underperforming powerhouse in for a reckoning against the Wolverines — finally dissipated....

Elliott, who led the Buckeyes to a national championship last season with 1,878 yards and 18 touchdowns, was not a fan of the new rule. The St. Louis native has signed a Change.org petition to get the new rule eliminated. MORE: ‘Gurley Bill’ passed | Who will be Michigan’s QB | Four new bowl games coming “It’s pretty funny to see how much the fans love it (the petition), and it really shows how passionate Buckeye Nation is,” Elliott told ESPN after practice Thursday....

That did not happen Saturday in a 51-10 blowout against Indiana. In fact, the Buckeyes showed enough with the running game and defense to suggest that inexplicable road hiccup isn’t going to happen at all in 2019. The running game and defense failed at Iowa in 2017 and Purdue in 2018, and those Big Ten road losses were the difference between a Playoff berth and New Year’s Day Six bowl....

People in Ohio seem to think so, at least according to a poll conducted by Public Policy Polling. And this isn’t a minority of people, either. According to the results, 62 percent of people in Ohio believe Ohio State would beat the Browns. Only 23 percent say the Browns would win, while 15 percent are unsure. MORE: Week 5 picks It’s also worth noting that when asked, “Would you say you are more of a Bengals fan or a Browns fan?...

Bennett visited the campus in Athens, Ohio, on Monday, accompanied by an entourage from her Liberty Hangout website and a bodyguard, to film a video asking students about Presidents Day, Athens News reported. The activist, who gained notoriety after open-carrying an AR-10 rifle at Ohio’s Kent State University on her graduation day in 2018, left the campus less than two hours after arriving, the newspaper reported. She later took to Twitter to allege that her appearance had “started a riot” and that Ohio University Police “let it happen....

Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose said during a press conference on Wednesday that one ballot box would be available per county election board until Election Day on November 3. Additional boxes will not be allowed due to legal concerns. LaRose said that he had asked Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost for a decision on whether additional drop boxes could be used legally but had not received an answer....

After that announcement, Klefbom and his girlfriend decided to go back to Sweden with their Australian terrier dog to be near friends and family. “We were talking a lot, my girlfriend and I, and we both agreed on going home with the dog would be a pretty smart decision considering what’s going on in the world,” Klefbom said. “A lot of borders were closing and if we would have waited any longer, some borders would be closed and we would have had a hard time going back....

For No. 10 West Virginia, it was a full-fledged meltdown in the snow against No. 8 Oklahoma, a 56-28 loss Saturday night. That’s not how the Sooners need to spin it, of course. This was a blowout. This was decisive. Oklahoma was up 21-0 after one quarter and held a 34-0 lead shortly before halftime before the Mountaineers scored. The Sooners rushed for 316 yards behind the tag team of Samaje Perine (31 carries, 160 yards, two TDs) and Joe Mixon (24 carries, 147 yards, one TD)....

It’s widely expected the Kyler Murray era has begun in Norman, but 2016 backup Austin Kendall, who redshirted last year, may have something to say about who replaces Mayfield. Receiving threats Mark Andrews, Jeff Badet and Dimitri Flowers are gone, but the speedy Marquise Brown and steady CeeDee Lamb are back. So is a backfield loaded with talent, like the versatile Rodney Anderson and thunderous Trey Sermon. MORE: 2018 Big 12 offseason primer...

Uriya Hubbard’s mother, Amber Hubbard, told Oklahoma News 4 that the doctors initially said it was just allergies. Eventually, after going five times in one month, the doctor listened to Uriya’s heartbeat, immediately sending them to Oklahoma Children’s Hospital. Uriya was then diagnosed with acute myelogenous leukemia (AML). “Before I could get her calmed down to do the CT scan, the doctor came in and said, ‘Uriya has leukemia.’ My world just stopped,” Hubbard said....