WASHINGTON -Oil prices climbed nearly 3 percent to finish at a record above $61 a barrel yesterday and analysts warned of an imminent spike in the retail cost of gasoline as storm-related power outages disrupted some oil production and refining operations in the Gulf of Mexico.
BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss. -Heavy rain and storm surge flooded low-lying streets along the Gulf Coast yesterday as a rapidly weakening Tropical Storm Cindy pushed inland after leaving more than 300,000 homes and businesses without electricity.
The infamous Athens Halloween celebration, though still three months away, was a topic of concern at Tuesday night's city council meeting.
Four administrators within the Facilities Management department received 90-day notices of unemployment last Friday. Director of Legal Affairs John Burns said the positions were eliminated because of budgetary concerns.
BAGHDAD, Iraq -In blistering summer heat and blinding sandstorms, U.S. troops marked Independence Day on Monday with barbecues, volleyball and -for those who have them -dips in the pool. Bursts of gunfire and wailing sirens served as a reminder of why the troops are here.
Franklin County residents are more likely to smoke marijuana than Athens County residents, according to a new study from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
As the American public diligently goes back to work after honoring the founding of this great nation by celebrating the freedom Americans are privileged enough to enjoy, the U.S. Congress is confronted with a proposed amendment that speaks to the heart of everything we, as Americans, hold dear. Now that the patriotic euphoria of Independence Day has subsided, the talk in Washington, D.C. is not of how to continue to protect the rights of its citizens, but how to limit the public's right to symbolic speech -namely, whether it should be a criminal act to desecrate the American flag.
On Tuesday, it seemed as though the Copperheads' offense stayed at home -the Delaware Cows shut the team out by a score of 2-0.
BAGHDAD, Iraq -Kidnappers of Egypt's top diplomat in Iraq threatened to kill him because Egypt has allied with Jews and Christians
Ohio is finding itself in the all-too-familiar position of being yanked back and forth between moralists and secularists in the political arena. Now that the religious right has assured the people of the state that homosexuals can not get married, it has turned its Sauron-like eye to casino gambling.
COLUMBUS, Ohio -The congressional election is 16 months away, but Democrats already have an eye on Rep. Bob Ney, R-Ohio, who has come under fire for his association with an Indian tribe lobbyist.
As Summer Sessions at Ohio University progress, students are changing their approach to life in Athens. Stores and restaurants have adjusted their times, the number of students has decreased to about 4,000 undergrads and the ability to notice some of the campus's great scenery has become a little easier.
TOKYO -Japan's lower house of parliament narrowly approved a bill to create the world's largest bank -surpassing both America's Citigroup Inc. and a Japanese contender expected to briefly hold the title after a merger.
COPENHAGEN, Denmark -President Bush, shadowed in Europe by a pressing concern back in Washington, said yesterday he will not select a Supreme Court nominee based on his or her views on abortion or other hot-button political issues.
Cuts in funding should be a main concern for Ohio University, said Charles Hawkins, the fourth and final candidate for Ohio University's vice president of finance and administration, at an open forum Tuesday.
KANSAS CITY -The last time I saw Dan Lowe, we were both perched on the edge of our seats in the Gaylord Entertainment Center, smack in the middle of Nashville, Tenn., watching with some sort of shocked amazement as the Ohio men's basketball team mounted a 20-point comeback against the Florida Gators in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
Dan Lowe, a founding member and driving force behind the O-Zone, died Friday from apparent heart failure while playing basketball in The Convo. He was 24.
It has been brought to my attention -numerous times -that many minority students across Ohio University's campus are less than satisfied with the amount of diversity at OU. I understand what many of these students are saying, especially because I come from a background that is similar to the one they came from. Evidence of this fact is that some students have proclaimed to me that the Web site was misleading, because every time it loaded there would be a photo of a diverse group of students in the pictorial border.
Ohio University's Board of Trustees met last Friday, approving the school's budget for next year, increasing salaries and making changes to the sexual harassment policy.
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