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Palestinians inspect the wreckage of vehicle was hit by an Israeli air strike, in Gaza City, Tuesday, July 8, 2014. An Israeli airstrike killed four Palestinian militants, Hamas officials said. The Israeli military launched what could be a long-term offensive against the...

Afghan presidential candidate Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai addresses a news conference in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, July 8, 2014. Ahmadzai welcomed the announcement of the preliminary results of the election on Monday. (AP Photo/Massoud Hossaini) Afghan presidential candidate Ashraf...

WASHINGTON (AP) — RNC panel recommends Cleveland as host city for 2016 convention, all but cementing choice.

CINCINNATI (AP) — The Reds place first baseman Joey Votto back on the 15-day disabled list Tuesday with a nagging thigh injury that is expected to limit him for the rest of the season. Catcher Brayan Pena was activated off the paternity list before a doubleheader against the...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Supreme Court has ruled that requiring criminal defendants to pay a cash-only deposit when posting bond violates the state Constitution. The court says the 10-percent cash deposit can remain an option for defendants, but it cannot be a requirement...

A Findlay man who is accused of murdering his infant son has been found to suffer from a sleep disorder, and wants to change his plea to not guilty by reason of insanity, his attorney said Tuesday. Jerrod Hartman, 25, has been charged with an unclassified felony of murder and...

Ohio Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor trumpeted Ohio’s reduced unemployment rate and Gov. John Kasich’s support of small business over lunch with 14 Republicans today at Wilson’s Sandwich Shop. The Republican Kasich-Taylor ticket, up for election this year, won the endorsement today of small...

NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie. ___ Chicago 1, Toronto FC 1, tie Chivas USA 1, San Jose 0 Houston 2, New York 2, tie FC Dallas 2, Philadelphia 1 Colorado 1, Columbus 1, tie Real Salt Lake 2, New England 1 Los Angeles 2, Portland 2, tie D.C. United 2, Toronto FC...

Ray Whelan, a longstanding director and project manager within the MATCH group, arrives at a police station after been arrested, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, July 7, 2014. Whelan, a senior executive with the official World Cup corporate hospitality provider was arrested...

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, and Treasury Secretary Jack Lew, center, get certificates saying that they have climbed to the top of the Great Wall as well as photo books about the wall from Guo Jiaqiang, second right, deputy director of the Badaling Foreign Affairs...