The Associated Press

The Metropolitan Opera will double cast a portion of Verdi and Puccini revivals and shift some contemporary compositions away from Saturdays at the recommendation of a consultant trying to boost the company’s finances.

Mozart and librettist Lorenzo Da Ponte set their opera about fiancee-swapping in 18th century Naples, Italy, Fleming is shifting the work to a contemporary setting, the company announced Wednesday.

Ohio lawmakers and literacy advocates used the birthday of Toni Morrison, one of America’s most frequently banned authors, to defend difficult texts.

Republican Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has extended the state's unofficial death penalty moratorium once again with the postponements of three more executions scheduled for this year.

A lawsuit alleging for the first time that people died because of the disastrous 2023 East Palestine train derailment has been filed ahead of Monday's second anniversary of the toxic crash.

Ohio State's human resources department sent Joe Lyberger a letter on Dec. 27 that noted he would be placed on leave immediately. The investigation is being conducted by the university's Office of Institutional Equity.

The settlement is to be used for priorities the village identifies in connection with the derailment, but it also recognizes about $13.5 million that Norfolk Southern has already paid to the village, according to the joint announcement posted Monday on the village's website.

Some of Springfield's estimated 15,000 Haitians are seeking solace and divine intervention in their churches or at shops that sell spiritual products. Community leaders say many are overwhelmed by fears Donald Trump will end or let expire the Temporary Protected Status program that allows them to remain in the U.S. legally.

Ohio State was the first to win the inaugural four-team playoff a decade ago and became the first to win the 12-team version.

Bryan Municipal Court Judge Kent North's decision is another step in a legal battle that began in late 2023 between the church and the city over the legality of it operating as a temporary shelter for homeless people and others.