Summit County brings national mental health awareness campaign to Akron
While growing up, Ben Seeley’s image of mental illness was shaped by what he saw on television and in the movies.He saw the extremes. The wild behavior. The psychotic rages.But his attitude toward...
View ArticleRNC and media: Politics stay up late for shows
While late-night talk shows tend to tape earlier in the evening, the Republican National Convention’s relatively late hour has led to some live telecasts. Trevor Noah’s The Daily Show will go live at...
View ArticleRNC 2016 live updates: Cruz craves freedom; RNC speakers say Clinton hasn’t...
This is the third day of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland.The Beacon Journal will continue to provide coverage of what’s happening in and around the convention with updates throughout...
View ArticleFeds sue stop health insurer mergers, see threat to consumer
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Federal regulators are suing to stop two major health insurance mergers because they say the deals will increase health care costs for Americans and lower the quality of care they...
View ArticleConvention a letdown for Cleveland bars, diners
CLEVELAND: Bar and restaurant owners in downtown Cleveland say the expected boom in business from the Republican National Convention has been a bust.Many say business is even worse than in normal...
View ArticleFrance: Truck attacker had accomplices, planned for months
PARIS: The truck driver who killed 84 people on a Nice beachfront had accomplices and appears to have been plotting his attack for months, the Paris prosecutor said Thursday.Prosecutor Francois Molins...
View ArticleSuspended Browns wide receiver Josh Gordon meets with NFL Commissioner Roger...
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell got to look Browns wide receiver Josh Gordon in the eye as they talked about whether the oft-suspended player is worthy of another chance.Goodell and Gordon met Wednesday...
View ArticleGM recalls about 308K cars; air bags may not work in crash
DETROIT: General Motors is recalling nearly 308,000 older Chevrolet Impala sedans in the U.S. and Canada because the air bags might not inflate in a crash.The recall covers Impalas from the 2009 and...
View ArticleRNC and media: An early visit to the Q shows morning shows hard at work
Thursday morning in Quicken Loans Arena was so cold, CBS This Morning co-anchor Gayle King wrapped herself in a blanket between segments of the program. It was cold in part because the place was almost...
View ArticleRoger Ailes out as head of Fox News, Fox Business
NEW YORK: Roger Ailes is out as chief executive at Fox News Channel, his career at the network he built from scratch and ran with an iron hand for nearly 20 years over with stunning swiftness following...
View ArticleRNC 2016: All about an aria; Pavarottis unhappy with Trump
CLEVELAND: The Latest on the Republican National Convention (all times EDT):4:40 p.m.A newspaper in the Italian town where Luciano Pavarotti (loo-chee-AH’-noh pah-vah-RAH’-tee) lived says the late...
View ArticleFirstMerit building in Akron named for late Clifford Isroff
Akron-based FirstMerit Bank on Thursday named one of its downtown Akron buildings after the late Clifford Isroff, longtime member of the board of directors. The bank dedicated its III Cascade Plaza...
View ArticleNBA moving All-Star Game out of Charlotte, cites LGBT law
The NBA is moving the 2017 All-Star Game out of Charlotte because of its objections to a North Carolina law that limits anti-discrimination protections for lesbian, gay and transgender people.The...
View ArticleOhio Attorney General joins challenge against Aetna-Humana acquisition
Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine on Thursday announced that his office has joined the U.S. Department of Justice and eight other attorneys general in challenging Aetna’s proposed acquisition of...
View ArticleDonald Trump cancels campaign stop in Akron and struggles to find donors in Ohio
Donald J. Trump’s first action as the Republican nominee for president of the United States may be to find somewhere else to host supporters and party insiders.The Trump campaign tried to organize an...
View ArticleNo one injured in fire that causes popular Kent wine bar to close indefinitely
KENT: Riverside Wine & Bar at 911 N. Mantua St., whose large deck on the Cuyahoga River draws crowds in the warmer weather, is closed following an electrical fire Thursday morning.Owners Robert and...
View ArticleThings to Do, July 22: Flo Rida in Canton; ‘Godspell’ in Medina; ‘Heathers’...
Check out Flo Rida in Canton“Hello, Friday, I’ve been waiting for you for a long time …” Flo Rida comes to Umstattd Performing Arts Hall in Canton at 7 p.m. Tickets are $20-$70 at...
View ArticleRNC updates: Speeches touch on opportunity, beating the odds; officers...
This is the final day of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland.The Beacon Journal will again have reporters in and around Cleveland to provide the latest news.8:40 p.m.Speech excerptsThe RNC...
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Website redesigns every NFL logo as Donald Trump
Uproxx, the pop culture website that also dips its toe into sports, has a history of redesigning NFL logos. They've made British versions of the logos. They've given them a Halloween theme. They've...
View ArticleAkron restarts commission focused on older adults after nearly a decade
Akron Mayor Dan Horrigan has re-established the city’s Senior Citizens Commission, which has been inactive for nearly a decade. Nearly 13 percent of Akron’s population is age 65 or older, according to...
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