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NPR News
It's not just oil: How else Wall Street might benefit from Trump's Venezuela actions
Maria Aspan
Oil companies and their shareholders may benefit from President Trump's military action in Venezuela — but it also could benefit many other U.S. investors.
U.S. European Command
NPR News
US seizes Russian-flagged oil tanker with ties to Venezuela
Bill Chappell, Greg Myre
Amy Acton and Vivek Ramaswamy
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Government & Politics
Acton announces running mate in Ohio governor's race, hours after Ramaswamy confirms his
Karen Kasler
Government & Politics
Republican candidate for governor Vivek Ramaswamy, with Senate President Rob McColley (R-Napoleon) to his left, after Ramaswamy received the Ohio Republican Party's endorsement in May; Democratic candidate for governor Amy Acton after receiving the endorsement of three public sector unions including AFSCME in December
  1. Ramaswamy and Acton making moves with Ohio governor election now 10 months away
  2. National group launches civic assembly on housing issues in Akron
  3. Vandalism of Vance's home not political, but 'a mental health issue,' defendant's family and attorney say
Law & Justice
  1. 2 police officers relive Jan. 6 through their own bodycam footage
  2. Trial begins for officer accused of failing to protect children during Uvalde shooting
  3. Slow Epstein files release not as concerning as docs DOJ has withheld, says Ro Khanna
Health
  1. A walking challenge to start 2026 on your feet — and off your screens
  2. Who’s in Ohio’s psychiatric hospitals, how did they get there and when do they get out?
  3. Health officials slash the number of vaccines recommended for all kids
Education
Left, senior Victor Wong puts on gloves at at a lab at Western Reserve Academy in Hudson devoted to cancer immunology research.
  1. Western Reserve Academy celebrates 200 years of learning in Northeast Ohio
  2. University of Akron privatizes dorms, but what will happen to housing staff?
  3. Butler County to see 2 new workforce education centers open in January
Economy
  1. Attempting to predict the economy in 2026
  2. Crypto soared in 2025 — and then crashed. Now what?
  3. Akron announces nearly $400K in Great Streets grants for local businesses
Environment & Energy
  1. Greetings from a Paris park, where a lone sequoia tree is a marvel to behold
  2. The world has too much oil right now. Will companies want Venezuela's?
  3. Meet 5 new species discovered in 2025
Science & Technology
  1. Brain organoids are helping researchers, but their use also creates unease
  2. What Stranger Things gets right about wormholes
  3. Scientists say they have discovered 20 new species deep in the Pacific Ocean
Race, Gender & Identity
  1. Edith Renfrow Smith, pioneer and witness to history, dies at 111
  2. HHS changed the name of transgender health leader on her official portrait
  3. LGBTQ+ advocates concerned about 'affirming' spaces as Studio West 117 closes amid $160k tax debt
Arts & Culture
SpongeBob SquarePants characters
  1. From SpongeBob to Clark Gable, celebrate Ohio's film history for America’s 250th
  2. 5 things to do in NEO: Animal rock art, holiday movies and more
  3. Shuffle's favorite Northeast Ohio music of 2025
Community
  1. Holocaust survivor Eva Schloss, the stepsister of Anne Frank, dies at 96
  2. Final Skywriter, baby onesie among items in Wright-Patterson Air Force Base 2050 time capsule
  3. Swiss investigators believe sparkling candles atop wine bottles ignited fatal bar fire
Sports
Cleveland Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski, left, and Andrew Berry, right, executive vice president, football operations and general manager, watch during a practice at the team's NFL football training camp Thursday, July 24, 2025, in Berea, Ohio.
  1. Pluto: Kevin Stefanski 'worn down', Andrew Berry stays to avoid franchise 'blowup'
  2. Cleveland Browns fans express relief while GM says lack of progress led to Stefanski's firing
  3. Browns fire two-time Coach of the Year Kevin Stefanski after six seasons
Reporters Notebook
A small number of the hundreds of Ohio neighbors The Ohio Newsroom introduced listeners to this year. Clockwise from top left: dancers at Painesville's Cinco de Mayo celebration; Alia Hunt, "Miss Annie Oakley" sharpshooter competitor; Kevin Tarpley, founder and executive director of the Youngstown Lifeguard Academy; Gus Smithhisler, the 'Squashcarver'; Joel and Heather Buyer, accessible restroom advocates.
  1. Connecting with fellow Ohioans in the darkest days of the year
  2. The Battle of Boston Road is ugly, and it's not going away soon
  3. For local nostalgia, 'What It Was' is what it's all about