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Families feel the pinch of higher children's shoe prices as kids head back to school
NEW YORK (AP) — When Jonah Seidenberg found out about Nike Minds, a futuristic-looking sneaker that claims to improve concentration by stimulating the soles of the feet, he had to have them.
On a recent Saturday, the 12-year-old from the Chicago suburb of Northbrook and his mother searched StockX, an online sneaker marketp ... (full story)
A surprise credit after an overseas purchase: The tariff refunds now flowing through shippers
NEW YORK (AP) — If you bought something from an overseas vendor last year, it might be time to check your bank account.
Shippers including FedEx and UPS that acted as customs brokers for imported packages and received tariff refunds from the U.S. government have started to pass on those refunds to the customers that origin ... (full story)
Local
Interactive kiosks launch as part of Supreme Court’s America 250 commemoration
The Supreme Court of Ohio recently launched interactive touchscreen kiosks located in the concourse and on the ground floor of the Thomas J. Moyer Judicial Center. The upgraded displays are part of the Court’s America 250 initiative, a program marking the nation's 250th anniversary and highlighting the role of the courts in pu ... (full story)
New program provides online access to documents at the Mahoning County Recorder’s Office
Ever since he took office in January 2025, Mahoning County Recorder Richard S. Scarsella said he’s been working to improve efficiency and make services more convenient and accessible to the public.
Earlier this year, he introduced a Notary Fraud Alert to minimize fraudulent property transactions.
He’s also worke ... (full story)
Flock announces changes amid backlash over its license plate reader network
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Flock Safety, the surveillance technology company increasingly under scrutiny from lawmakers from both parties, civil liberties advocates and citizens across the U.S., announced Aug. 13 that it is making changes to its platform intended to quell privacy concerns and address documented abuses of its system ... (full story)
State
How many bears are there in CT? Here’s what it takes to find out.
As it would for the typical U.S. Census taker, the work of counting bears in the woods starts with a clipboard and a blank piece of paper.
Armed with this equipment — along with bear spray and, perhaps more importantly, tick repellent — a team of researchers has been fanning out to hundreds of survey stations set up ... (full story)
Broken engine parts shattered the Ryanair plane window that a passenger's head got sucked into: NTSB
Broken engine parts shattered a window on a Ryanair plane shortly after takeoff in Greece last month, causing a man’s head to be sucked into the hole in the fuselage before his fellow passengers pulled him to safety, U.S. investigators said Aug. 13.
The parts that flew out of the engine after a fan blade broke the window a ... (full story)