Representative Steve Stivers of Ohio told Yahoo Finance Live earlier this week, “I hope the administration will look at that option because we actually buy something with our $1,400 — and that’s herd immunity.” Biden, who was sworn into office on Wednesday, is pushing for a $1.9 trillion emergency relief package to tackle the twin crises of the coronavirus pandemic and resulting economic downturn. The package would send an additional $1,400 stimulus check to qualifying Americans, extend the child tax credit, provide state and local governments with $350 billion in aid, increase the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour and extend the eviction and foreclosure moratoriums until the end of September....

Police said David Lowe, 52, attacked the 16-year-old girl on camera at home in Berea, Ohio, on September 28, according to an incident report seen by Newsweek. Lowe was charged with sexual imposition the following day, according to local television station WOIO. He pleaded not guilty and posted a $50,000 bond. Lieutenant Tom Walker of the Berea Police Department said: “The Ohio Virtual Academy reported to our department that a female high school student was attending class online at her home in Berea when a male identified as her stepfather came up behind her wearing only his underwear and rubbed his crotch against the back of her head....

The Gallia County Sheriff’s Office of Ohio said in a statement posted to Facebook this morning that three of four men who overpowered two female corrections officers with a homemade weapon and escaped Gallia County Jail on September 29 had been apprehended. The Associated Press has reported that the trio were “captured without incident,’’ according to a statement from the Cary Police Department in North Carolina, which also said that the fourth and unfound escapee was “not believed to be a danger” despite warning the public against approaching him....

Both teams probably feel they deserve to be in the top four, and both teams had their games this weekend canceled because their opponents had COVID-19 issues. Now, Ohio State and Texas A&M should man up and play each other. First, here’s what happened to get us to this point: On Monday, Ole Miss was forced to cancel its road game at No. 5 Texas A&M because of COVID cases in the Rebels’ program....

Police received a 911 call on Sunday about the discovery of a body, according to The Columbus Dispatch . Karageorge lived on East Seventh Avenue; the body was found in a nearby alley off Sixth Avenue. Tattoos helped affirm the body was that of Karageorge. According to Twitter posts from Barnes, a woman and her son found the body while searching through the trash bin. Police found a gun as well....

The traumatic events surrounding Buckeyes walk-on Kosta Karageorge’s disappearance and death hit home Wednesday when his teammates took time away from game preparation to attend the funeral for a man they came to respect. Ohio State players served as pallbearers, helping carry his casket from the church. It was a painful tribute. Now, they want one more thing for Karageorge: a Big Ten championship ring. “He’s put in the work to deserve that,” Buckeyes player Pat Elflein said....

This was a champion’s comeback, though. Ohio State’s 34-21 triumph was its fourth in nine years of the Big Ten Championship game and its third in a row. The Buckeyes have won this league 38 times in their history. This was their third victory in three weeks against a top-15 opponent — Penn State, then Michigan, then Wisconsin — all by double-figure margins. Were this any other sport, we would be discussing the resolve of running back J....

The Buckeyes defensive end is out indefinitely after failing a second drug test, The Columbus Dispatch reported. In an email to Tim May of the Columbus Dispatch, Spence’s parents said that they met with Urban Meyer on Thursday. It was then that Spence admitted having a problem. “We love him dearly, and our focus is to get him the best medical attention we can,” Greg and Helen Spence said in an email to The Dispatch....

Yes, Ryan Day dropped to 1-2 in The Game after No. 3 Michigan hammered No. 2 Ohio State 45-23 in the Wolverines’ first victory at Ohio Stadium since Cooper’s last regular-season game in 2000. Day is the first Ohio State coach to have a losing record against the Wolverines since Cooper, whose 13-year reign of success with the Buckeyes was overshadowed by a 2-10-1 record against rival Michigan. Jim Tressel (9-1) and Urban Meyer (7-0) combined for a 16-1 record against the Wolverines from 2001-18....

The Wall Street Journal reported the Buckeyes extended their agreement with the apparel company for 15 years and $252 million. The university will receive at least $103 million in cash and $112 million in product. “Our athletes deserve the best performance wear to compete at the highest levels and get the most out of their experience,” Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith said. MORE: 10 best rivalries in CFB | 10 best Ohio State players ever...

Ohio State had marched to the Georgia 32 and given itself with a shot to kick a game-winning field goal with eight seconds left. It would be a 50-yard try by Noah Ruggles to send the No. 4 Buckeyes to the national championship game and end No. 1 Georgia’s bid for a repeat. Ruggles’ kick never had a chance. The ball hooked wide left as the calendar flipped over to 2023, and Georgia began celebrating a 42-41 victory and the opportunity to repeat as national champion....

The Buckeyes (15-7, 5-6 Big Ten) have gone off the rails since their 12-1 start. Ohio State is just 3-6 in its last nine games, including a five-game losing streak. With Selection Sunday just over a month away, the Buckeyes need any win they can get. MORE: Watch Ohio State-Indiana live or on-demand with fuboTV (7-day free trial) Indiana (13-10, 4-8 Big Ten) has been disappointing of late. Nabbing one of 2018’s top recruits in Romeo Langford had Hoosiers fans giddy for what this season might bring, but Indiana’s lost eight of its last nine games and things won’t get any easier in the coming weeks....

One team’s misery is guaranteed to continue through the weekend, with the Badgers hosting the Buckeyes on Saturday. Funny how sports bring compelling stories together. Buckeyes senior Lenzelle Smith Jr. lamented a lack of, “Toughness. Character. Camaraderie. Leadership,” in watching the Nittany Lions snap an 18-game losing streak vs. OSU, while the Badgers bemoaned 26-percent shooting for their loss to the Wildcats. Given the slumps, it’s easy to forget that these teams were both ranked in the top five earlier this month....

The new law would put medical professionals who perform abortions at risk of being charged with a felony and possibly facing up to 10 years in prison and up to $100,000 in fines. The only exception provided in the bill is for abortions performed because the pregnancy threatens the life of the mother. Dozens of states have introduced or passed bills placing restrictions on abortion ahead of a highly anticipated Supreme Court ruling in a suit fighting a Mississippi abortion ban that some have warned could significantly alter or overturn the legal precedent set by Roe v....

In a 43-page ruling on Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Stephen Friot agreed to consider at trial whether Oklahoma’s three-drug protocol violates the Eighth Amendment’s ban on cruel and unusual punishment. “Plaintiffs are pleased that the court agreed that the merits of their Eighth Amendment claim need to be heard in a full trial,” Dale Baich, an assistant federal public defender representing some of the death row inmates who are plaintiffs in the case, said in a statement provided to Newsweek....

When Sean Cormie came out to his family this past spring, they began urging him to attend their local church with them. To please his mother and make her proud, Cormie says, he and his partner Gary Gardner came to the First Assembly of God in Blackwell, Oklahoma. But the religious ceremony quickly turned harrowing for both men when, Cormie alleges, they were attacked. According to an interview given to News9, they were asked to approach the altar by the officiating priest....

Victory Church in Tulsa posted on Facebook that it was hosting a “Friendsgiving” on November 22 and encouraged people to “come share a meal with us & BRING A NEIGHBOR.” “We always looking forward to this meal with you,” the church wrote. “All of our campuses will be participating at their facility.” Footage said to be from a recent service held by Victory Church, which boasts a 13,000-strong membership, appeared to show people not wearing masks or socially distancing....

Citing declining hospitalizations due to the virus, Stitt called the re-opening “Phase One” of a three-phase plan. He said the state would consider opening more businesses if hospital rates remain manageable for two weeks. “We will do this safely, responsibly, and based on the data in the state,” Stitt said. During Phase One, Stitt said Oklahomans should generally continue social distancing by observing safer-at-home guidelines, avoiding nonessential travel and avoiding large social gatherings....

Riley, whose Sooners lost to Georgia 54-46 in last season’s Rose Bowl, appeared on ESPNU SiriusXM on Tuesday, saying Georgia’s defense wouldn’t be near as effective if the Bulldogs played in the Big 12. MORE: Another Rose Bowl, another instant classic “If you throw Georgia in the Big 12 every year there is no way they are a top-five defense in the country,” Riley said. Riley on Twitter later clarified he wasn’t taking a dig at Georgia, just touting the Big 12’s offensive prowess....

It is not to be confused the with Hack-a-Shaq or similar strategies employed against DeAndre Jordan but lacking a catchy name. When the NBA was allowing this to go on a few years back, there was no basketball to it at all. MORE: Udoka Azubuike could become NCAA’s next underhanded free throw shooter When Oklahoma forced Kansas center Udoka Azubuike to the line four times in the final four minutes of their game Tuesday night in Norman, college rules demanded it be done within the context of the game....