Kathleen’s family is not the only one grappling with fierce generational rivalries in this election’s Democratic contests. In Pennsylvania—as in Ohio, which Hillary won by 10 percent—Clinton currently has bedrock support from the so-called Reagan Democrats: white, blue-collar, middle-age men and women who defected from the Democratic Party in 1980 and 1984 to vote for Reagan. Many voters fitting this profile are now solidly back in the Democrats’ corner but have proven difficult for Obama to win over in Pennsylvania, fueling Clinton’s 12-point lead in one recent state poll....

The head coach berated the game’s officiating in his postgame press conference, particularly referencing the treatment of the Terrapins’ star freshman, Melo Trimble, who made it to the charity stripe 12 times on Saturday. MORE: 10 best tourney moments | Kentucky newlyweds at UK game? | NCAA Tournament seeding predictions “It makes no sense,” Chambers said. “And if I didn’t complain, (D.J.) Newbill would have never got to the foul line....

Rick Telesz, 62, told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette in an article published Saturday that though he’s a registered Democrat, he voted for Trump because he thought Trump would “look after the working man.” He now regrets that vote. “He’s a hell of a salesman. And a tremendous con man. He conned me,” Telesz told the paper. Telesz’ disillusionment with Trump dates back to at least 2019, when he was quoted in an article by WTAE-TV condemning Trump’s tariffs on China as hurting his farm....

Justyn Payton, who was present at a local event Oz held in Johnstown, in southwest Pennsylvania, on Tuesday, where he addressed the opioid crisis in the country and in the state, told ABC’s senior White House correspondent Mary Bruce that Oz’s plans to address the spread of opioids convinced him not to vote for the celebrity doctor. “Outside of securing the border, I didn’t hear a plan,” Payton told Bruce....

Senator Doug Mastriano (R-Franklin) asked at least three state counties to agree to a “forensic investigation” of ballots cast in the 2020 presidential election and is seeking information on May’s primary election. “As we go through the ballots, my desire is to recount them but also forensically analyze with photographic material whether the ballots were copied or filled in by a human,” Mastriano told Steve Bannon, former President Donald Trump’s adviser, during an online interview broadcast Wednesday....

Director for Defense Intelligence Garry Reid said the individuals are prescreened to enter the country prior to settlement and are allowed to enter under the condition of full immigration processing upon arrival. Reid added that settlement would begin in Fort Bliss, Texas and Camp McCoy, Wisconsin. Newsweek previously reported that Afghan citizens who supported U.S. military efforts could face violence and death if left in the country upon the Taliban’s takeover....

Ellsberg told MSNBC show The Beat with Ari that President Trump was an “enemy of the Constitution” and said it was “not too late” for other people on the now-infamous Trump-Ukraine phone call to become whistleblowers. The former defense analyst also said he believed the president was “calling for physical attack” against the Ukraine whistleblower, who Trump has called “close to a spy” after they raised concerns about his July 25 call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky....

The budget proposal contained few details. Nevertheless, the millions would help the military train, screen and create policies for reducing extremist ideologies among its members. This would include “vetting protocols,” social media monitoring to screen out extremists, a case management tool for tracking concerning extremist activities and punishments for service members found guilty of furthering extremism. Existing DOD policies and ones in the Uniform Code of Military Justice already allow active service members to face charges for espousing extremism or participating in extremist plots, Military Times reported....

“We’re gonna learn from this experience as a military,” Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman General Mark Milley told reporters Wednesday. “How we got to this moment in Afghanistan will be analyzed and studied for years to come.” The last U.S. servicemen left Afghanistan on Monday, just one minute before a Tuesday deadline to draw down troops nearly two decades after the September 11 terrorist attacks that sent military forces there in the first place....

On Tuesday, a 33-year-old man was driving with his four children, all under the age of four, in Lansing, Michigan when his car left the road and hit a bridge. The man was killed but his children were all stuck inside the car as it ignited in flames. A group of witnesses, including an off-duty hospital doctor, quickly attempted to rescue the children from the vehicle. Dr. Mohamed Farhat said he pulled over when he saw smoke coming from the car....

The car is owned by Junior Home Minister Ajay Mishra, who said the three passengers were members of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). “They were beaten to death by the farmers,” Mishra said in a statement. Mishra denied allegations from farm leaders that his son was inside the car when it ran over the protesters. Police said Monday that they had filed a criminal complaint against 14 people in connection with the protesters’ deaths, including Mishra’s son, and arrested six others, the AP reported....

DeWine said that while he himself identifies with that conservative approach of having less government intervention, he reminded Ohioans that the coronavirus pandemic still presents a large-scale threat to public health. He defended his “about-face” on the retail face mask order, which he said “offended” some Ohio residents. A similar situation took place in Oklahoma City last week as the mayor withdrew an emergency declaration for face masks after store employees reported being threatened with physical and armed violence by opponents to the pandemic lockdown procedures....

He went to the bow of his vessel to adjust a line when a wave suddenly came over and swamped it, Bethannie Kittrell, commanding officer for U.S. Coast Guard Station Marblehead told Newsweek. Unable to withstand the storm, the boat capsized at around 8 p.m., casting the man into the water. He was floating around 4.5 miles offshore, according to 13ABC.com. Some 12 hours later, just before 8 a.m. on Monday, a commercial fishing crew spotted the man in the water, holding on to the hull of his overturned boat....

WJW reported that the scheme took place on October 22. A report from the North Huntingdon Police says that Dell walked into a Bob Evans restaurant wearing a high-end mask that made him look older than his 35 years. He then passed a handwritten note to an employee that said there were both bombs and active shooters at Norwin and Jeannette High Schools. He then left the restaurant. Employees called police and gave them a detailed description of the man and the black Dodge Charger he was driving, as well as the license plate....

Maurice Ndour delivered just that for the Bobcats. MORE: DePaul player passes up easy layup for 3-pointer | Top HS recruits connect on awesome inbounds play Ndour caught a perfect baseball pass from teammate Antonio Campbell near the top of the key, shook off his defender and drove to the bucket for a buzzer-beating two-handed jam. Ndour’s powerful finish broke Ohio’s deadlock with Buffalo and gave the Bobcats (7-10, 2-4 MAC) a 63-61 win, their first home victory in conference play this season....

A mask mandate is in effect across Ohio but does not apply to judicial or legislative buildings such as the Ohio Statehouse, the state capitol building where Wednesday’s hearing was held. Thomas told Cleveland.com: “I have no idea why they [those at the hearing] weren’t wearing a mask. “I guess they were making a statement. Not one of those individuals—and there had to be 25, 30, 35 people in the room—were wearing a mask and they were not socially distancing or anything,” he added....

Senior captain Tim Wetzel sprung into action, telling their coach that the entire team should be entered into the national blood marrow donor database. Wetzel, a registered member of the database himself, explained the process. A quick personal info survey and a cheek swab is all it may take for one of Farmer's teammates to save his life. “As soon as we learned Zach’s diagnosis, I told Coach about this," Wetzel said....

Speaking with The Ringer’s Mark Titus, who used to play under Matta as a walk-on, the 49-year-old coach wasn’t ashamed to admit how little he knew about the platform. He was responding to questions about a tweet recently sent out by Ohio State that showed the coach in full uniform. MORE: Eight burning questions about the 2016-17 season The tweet gained a lot of attention for its utter ridiculousness....

The Ohio State linebacker and redshirt sophomore announced his intentions to skip his final two seasons in Columbus on Twitter on Saturday night. MORE: Sporting News’ latest mock draft | Yet another Gronkowski, NFL bound Lee was an important component of Ohio State’s 2014 championship team and has recorded146 combined tackles, three interceptions and 11 sacks over the past two seasons. He had 62 tackles this season, including a team-high seven in the Buckeyes’ Fiesta Bowl win over Notre Dame on Friday....