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Adult cicadas cover a plant, Monday, May 17, 2021, at Woodend Sanctuary and Mansion, in Chevy Chase, Maryland.

Have you seen the Brood X cicadas?

Trillions of cicadas, underground for the last 17 years, have emerged in numerous eastern and midwestern states to spend a few days above ground climbing onto trees and walls, mating and making a wonderful ruckus.

Have you seen the Brood X cicadas?
Syrian refugees embrace after landing at Chicago's O'Hare airport.

US refugee agencies wither as Trump administration cuts numbers to historic lows

US refugee agencies wither as Trump administration cuts numbers to historic lows
Nanette Senters is one of roughly 1,500 workers at the General Motors factory in Lordstown, Ohio, that will no longer be working there come March.

Rust Belt jobs are still going overseas. The impact could be felt for generations.

Rust Belt jobs are still going overseas. The impact could be felt for generations.
A preacher stands at the front of a mostly full church

A tale of two sanctuary churches: Congregants in Ohio and the Netherlands find ‘instant connection’

A tale of two sanctuary churches: Congregants in Ohio and the Netherlands find ‘instant connection’
Three GM employees at a meeting with worried faces.

GM to slash jobs and production in North America, drawing criticism from Trump and unions

GM to slash jobs and production in North America, drawing criticism from Trump and unions
coffee

With Dirty Girl coffee, this entrepreneur strives to make life better for women in Appalachia

A small startup in southeast Ohio is using coffee to create conversations about the need for economic development and women’s advancement in Appalachia.

With Dirty Girl coffee, this entrepreneur strives to make life better for women in Appalachia
Cherise Greer

Here's a list of ways to help women who've been incarcerated

If you’d also like to get involved in solving the problem and help women who’ve been incarcerated, we’ve compiled a list of organizations and programs, below, that you can support.

Here's a list of ways to help women who've been incarcerated
women at a prison

As opioids land more women in prison, Ohio finds alternative treatments

"We cannot arrest our way out of the problem," some advocates say.

As opioids land more women in prison, Ohio finds alternative treatments
Harley-Davidson motorcycles on display at the company’s headquarters in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. An EPA penalty of $15 million for selling emissions defeat devices was decreased by $3 million under the Trump administration in December 2017.

Environmental prosecutions under Trump projected to be the lowest in two decades

Despite promises to "promote clean air and water," environmental prosecutions and penalties have drastically decreased during Trump’s first year.

Environmental prosecutions under Trump projected to be the lowest in two decades
Cleveland Indians logo

Cleveland Indians will ditch 'Chief Wahoo' logo on uniforms next year

Many consider it to be a "grotesque caricature of native people."

Cleveland Indians will ditch 'Chief Wahoo' logo on uniforms next year
US Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) addresses a rally ahead of arguments in a key voting rights case involving a challenge to the Ohio’s policy of purging infrequent voters from voter registration rolls outside the US Supreme Court in Washington, Jan. 10, 201

Divided Supreme Court hears Ohio voter purge case

The nine justices heard about an hour of arguments in Republican-governed Ohio's appeal of a lower court ruling that found the policy violated a 1993 federal law aimed at making it easier for Americans to register to vote.

Divided Supreme Court hears Ohio voter purge case
The Sierra Club is organizing grassroots activists to push Cleveland’s city leaders to commit to 100 percent renewable energy by the year 2050.

In Cleveland, climate change isn't about rising seas. It's about jobs and health.

Cleveland ranks among the nation's top cities with the most preventable deaths related to air quality issues. Things are getting worse with climate change. Doctors and environmentalists see climate change as a public health crisis and an opportunity.

In Cleveland, climate change isn't about rising seas. It's about jobs and health.
Otto Warmbier

Otto Warmbier, the student released from North Korea last week, has died

The 22-year-old, who had suffered severe brain damage, was medically evacuated to the United States on June 13. He died Monday at 2:20 p.m. (1820 GMT), surrounded by relatives in his hometown of Cincinnati, Ohio.

Otto Warmbier, the student released from North Korea last week, has died
Otura Mun

This Mennonite-turned-Yoruba priest makes hypnotic electronic music

Otura Mun grew up in a Mennonite family in Indiana, but a visit to Puerto Rico led him to convert to the Yoruba religion. He's now an Yoruba Ifá priest, and incorporates these religious traditions into music.

This Mennonite-turned-Yoruba priest makes hypnotic electronic music
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How a community in Ohio is stepping up when deportations split families

In Columbus, some people are helping families with rent and clothing when breadwinners get deported

How a community in Ohio is stepping up when deportations split families