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Biden's overtime rule was struck down. Now some workers are losing pay raises

7:00am December 16, 2024

The overtime rule would have made more than 4 million workers newly eligible to earn overtime on Jan. 1. Then a federal judge in Texas said the Biden administration had gone too far.

Dr. Michael Drake was named the President of the University of California system on Tuesday. He takes over a sprawling system that includes 10 campuses and more than 280,000 students.

Michael Drake Will Be The First Black President In U.C. System's 152-Year History

1:28pm July 08, 2020

by Brakkton Booker

Michael Drake, a physician, previously served as the president of The Ohio State University. He was unanimously approved by the University of California Board of Regents on Tuesday.

Ohio State University football helmet before the BIG Ten Football Championship Game against the Wisconsin Badgers on Dec. 07, 2019.

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Ohio State Football Players Suspended, Charged With Rape and Kidnapping

6:02pm February 12, 2020

by Brakkton Booker

An affidavit says Amir Riep and Jahsen Wint allegedly raped a woman. The affidavit says Riep began filming her, pressing her to say the encounter was consensual.

Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer, talks with a player in April in Columbus, Ohio. The coach, who has won three national titles, including one for the Buckeyes, has been suspended as Ohio State investigates whether he failed to report an assistant coach's

Ohio State Suspends Football Coach Amid Allegations He Ignored Abuse

8:40pm August 01, 2018

by Christopher Dean Hopkins

The Buckeyes recently fired an assistant coach after a domestic violence incident from 2015 was reported. Urban Meyer has been accused of knowing about it, but keeping the coach on staff anyway.

More than 100 former students have provided firsthand accounts that allegesexual misconduct by the now-dead Ohio State University team physician, Dr. Richard Strauss.

More Than 100 Former Ohio State Students Allege Abuse By School Doctor

7:08pm July 20, 2018

by Vanessa Romo

Officials said the allegations of inappropriate touching and harassment date from 1979 to 1997. They include students who were varsity players in 14 sports and patients of Student Health Services.

Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, pictured at a House Judiciary Committee meeting, denies allegations that he knew about and failed to report claims of sexual abuse at Ohio State University.

Rep. Jim Jordan Denies He Knew Of Decades-Long Sexual Abuse At Ohio State

10:20pm July 03, 2018

by Vanessa Romo

A spokesman for the Republican congressman says he "never saw any abuse, never heard about any abuse, and never had any abuse reported to him" when he was an assistant coach of the wrestling team.

Crime scene investigators collect evidence following an attack on the campus of Ohio State University in Columbus.

Muslim Community Fears Backlash After Ohio State Attack

8:36pm November 29, 2016

by Esther Honig

"When I first heard that [the suspect] was Somali, I mean my stomach did fall," another Somali student said. "Not just because of what happened today, but because of what will happen tomorrow."

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Police responded following reports of an active shooter on campus at Ohio State University on Monday in Columbus, Ohio.

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Suspect Killed After Knife And Vehicle Attack At Ohio State University

4:57pm November 28, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

University officials said the man struck pedestrians with a car and then got out and cut people with a butcher knife on the campus in Columbus, Ohio. At least nine people were taken to hospitals.

A photo from March shows Mohammed Soltan being pushed by his father Salah during a court appearance in Cairo, Egypt. Soltan, a dual U.S.-Egyptian citizen, was ordered deported to the U.S. after a prolonged hunger strike protesting his prison conditions.

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Egypt Agrees To Deport U.S. Citizen Sentenced For Protests

9:45am May 30, 2015

by Scott Neuman

In April, Mohamed Soltan, 27, was sentenced to life in prison for his ties to the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood. He had been on a more than year-long hunger strike.

Ohio State's Cardale Jones (12) runs for a touchdown Monday night during the NCAA college football playoff championship game in Arlington, Texas.

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Ohio State Stops Oregon To Win NCAA Title

10:03am January 13, 2015

by Bill Chappell

A game between two of college football's most powerful offenses came down to how often Oregon or Ohio State could grind out a yard or two. The Buckeyes usually managed it, and won 42-20.