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FDA approves new saliva test as US passes 170,000 coronavirus deaths

There may be a breakthrough in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. The Food and Drug Administration has granted emergency use authorization for a saliva test.
  • National

Robert Trump, the president’s younger brother, dead at 71

President Donald Trump's younger brother, Robert Trump, a businessman known for an even keel that seemed almost incompatible with the family name, died Saturday night after being hospitalized in New York, the president said in a statement.

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  ‘I can’t believe my brother is really gone’: Family of victim in OTR shooting shocked

Person arrested in connection to death of runaway teen, police say

  Friend of Avondale shooting victim reflects on their last conversation

  Coronavirus coverage: What you need to know for Monday, Aug. 17

  • National

  Pelosi to call House back into session to vote on USPS bill

The House Oversight and Reform Committee said it wants to hear from new Postmaster General Louis DeJoy and from the chair of the Postal Service board of governors, Robert Duncan.

  CPS invites people to participate in Shark Tank-style pitch event

  ‘This must stop': Mayor Cranley, leaders react to Sunday shootings

Custom tricycle delivered to Ohio boy with help from state patrol

Police: Runaway missing since July confirmed to be shooting victim

#WeWantToPlay: OSU star Justin Fields starts petition to reinstate 2020 season

Sheriff: Woman in stolen car follows deputy for 11 miles

COVID-19 nearly killed Solid Rock Church leader’s husband in ‘the storm of our life’

  After spending 20 years in prison, wrongfully convicted man is getting a new smile

  • National

‘My baby didn’t deserve this’: Mother shares heartbreak after 5-year-old fatally shot in N.C.

A family is grieving for a 5-year-old boy who was shot to death in North Carolina.

SPORTS

#WeWantToPlay: OSU star Justin Fields starts petition to reinstate 2020 season

Dodger Stadium vote center planned for presidential election

Dodger Stadium will serve as a vote center for the presidential election in November, making the Dodgers the first Major League Baseball team to make their venue available for voting.

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  Family looking for answers after woman killed in Middletown fire

  Coronavirus coverage: What you need to know for Sunday, Aug. 16

Suspect being sought after ‘slashing victim’s throat,’ police say

Teenage victim identified in deadly East Price Hill shooting

Ohio Department of Health is prohibiting use of face shields as substitute for face coverings/masks

Gov. DeWine announced this on Twitter Saturday.
  • Coronavirus

FDA authorizes quick, inexpensive saliva-based COVID-19 test

If getting a nasal swab to test for COVID-19 makes you cringe, here’s some good news: a quick, inexpensive test could use your saliva instead.

  Legacy Point Church host back-to-school giveaway at Kennedy Arts Center Lindner Annex for families in need

  Pope Francis grants ’Minor Basilica’ title for St. Peter in Chains

Police search for suspect accused of shooting at Metro bus driver

Weekend Reds games postponed after player tests positive for COVID-19