22 year old from Ohio dead of swine flu: No Insurance

A 22 year old University of Miami graduate and Ohio resident is dead of swine flu.  It is said that she delayed seeking medical treatment due to lack of health insurance.   "A 22-year-old woman from Oxford, Ohio, died from swine flu on Wednesday. Kimberly Young...

Steve McNair-Sahel Kazemi Death Scene Halloween Display: Photos

It looks like it didn't take long for someone to make light of Steve McNair's death. The King's Island Amusement Park park in Ohio has created a Halloween display featuring dead celebrities including one display...

Woman Arrested For Spanking Stranger's Child

Gloria Ballard was arrested on Tuesday for spanking Sean Goode, the 2-year-old child of Donnay Jones, whom she did not know. The incident took place at a Salvation Army store in Cincinnati, Ohio. Ballard, who has children and grandchildren, was arrested and charged with...

Brandon Stokley Touchdown Video: Broncos Beat Bengals in Week 1

Denver Broncos wide receiver Brandon Stokley had one of the most remarkable plays of the Week 1 of the 2009 NFL season. With less than a minute left in the game and the Broncos down 7-6, Brandon Stokley...

A Builder of Castles Made of Trash

I've always wanted someone to start doing this. I would like to see discarded building materials used for homes. " Kirsten Jacobsen Michael Reynolds builds self-sufficient 'earthships' that generate their own power. Full name: Michael...

Silicon Valley executives to secretly meet with P&G

An invitation only meeting will take place in Cincinnati next month hosted by consumer goods giant, Procter & Gamble. "At least for one night, Cincinnati is becoming the next Silicon Valley, as Procter & Gamble Co. summons the biggest names in digital and social media...

Why Some Ideas Stick ... and Others Stink

Why do some ideas spread like wildfire while others sprout and die out? Why do some great ideas, with world-altering potential, die on the vine – never to grace us with their fruit? When, if communicated properly they might have turned our world upside down? We’ll explore...

Horror of teen sex slavery not foreign woe; it's here

Theresa Flores has been where no teenage girl at 15 should ever had to go. Sad but true, yes, here in the United States we have a thing called Human Sex Trafficking. There aren't great big neon signs out front...

Jose Rizal 'The Patriot'

Filipinos will mark the 112th death anniversary of Dr. Jose P. Rizal today with a number of activities, led by the Order. (http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2008/dec/30/yehey/top_stories/20081230top6.html) Dr....

Andy Kennedy Arrested After Showing Too Much Ole Miss Spirit

University of Mississippi basketball coach Andy Kennedy was arrested in Cincinnati for allegedly punching a cab driver. Local police received a complaint from cabbie Jiddou Mohammed Ould stating that Kennedy...

Ohio boy gets first prosthetic iris

Nathaniel Brantley, a boy born without irises, is the recipient of the first-ever prosthetic iris implant. Now his right eye will be able to regulate light entry as well as focusing.So far, the procedure...

Big Unit could be big bargain - Randy Johnson

" That's why Johnson is such an intriguing player to have on this market. Yes, he's 45 years old. Yes, he has pitched 4,039 innings. Those numbers say there's risk involved. There are no sure things. But based...

Obama Grant to Aide under Investigation

"A $100,000 grant that then-Illinois State Senator Barack Obama awarded in 2001 to a group headed by a one-time campaign volunteer is under investigation by the Illinois attorney general. The Chicago...

Firefighters Losing Battle Against Bed Bugs

Wow...remind me to never stay at hotels in Cincinnati...or bring a sleeping bag!"An itchy invasion is taking over several fire stations in Cincinnati as fire crews battle it out with bed bugs, local station...

A Raidernation under siege, Head Coach not fired, Reporter “smoking weed”

Veteran Bay Area sports reporter Tim Kawakami received a rare peek "behind the Raiders curtain" Monday, when confronted by Raiders Official John Herrera following a press conference that shocked most of those...

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