2/12/2013 1:00 PM
Obama to stress jobs, troops
WASHINGTON — Seeking to focus on nation-building at home, President Obama will use his State of the Union address to call for more spending on infrastructure and manufacturing, while also announcing the withdrawal of 34,000 U.S. troops from Afghanistan within a year.

2/13/2013 7:18 AM
Earnings reports buoy stocks
NEW YORK — Stocks edged higher in midday trading today following mixed earnings reports from companies including Avon, Goodyear and Coca-Cola.

2/12/2013 3:43 PM
McNamara announces bid for mayor
City Council President Joe McNamara said job creation is the main task of the next mayor, and he said the incumbent mayor has fallen down at it, as he formally kicked off his 2013 run for mayor of Toledo today.

2/12/2013 3:45 PM
Teachers prep for deadly scenario
Dozens of area teachers and law enforcement officers attended a training session presented by Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine's office today on how to recognize, plan for, and react to active shooters in schools.

2/12/2013 12:07 PM
Toledoan gets life in prison for murder
A Toledo man convicted of fatally shooting a North Toledo man and carjacking a getaway vehicle was sentenced today to life in prison.

2/13/2013 7:18 AM
Goodyear breaks even in 4Q
CLEVELAND — Goodyear easily topped Wall Street expectations for the fourth quarter, but shares slid today with Europe dragging down the tire maker's outlook for 2013.

2/12/2013 12:25 PM
Mardi Gras celebration rolls on
NEW ORLEANS — Overcast skies and the threat of rain couldn't dampen the revelry of Mardi Gras as parades took to the streets early today, showering merrymaking crowds with trinkets of all descriptions.

2/12/2013 11:17 AM
N.Korea conducts 3rd nuke test
PYONGYANG, North Korea  — Defying U.N. warnings, North Korea today conducted its third nuclear test in the remote, snowy northeast, taking a crucial step toward its goal of building a bomb small enough to be fitted on a missile capable of striking the United States.

2/12/2013 11:02 AM
Tugs tow disabled cruise ship to Ala.
HOUSTON — The Coast Guard says a second tug boat has reached a disabled cruise ship in the Gulf of Mexico and is helping tow it to Mobile, Ala.

2/12/2013 10:38 AM
Panel probes HMS Bounty's sinking
PORTSMOUTH, Va.  — Surviving crew members will testify as a federal safety panel meets in Virginia to examine what led to the sinking of a replica 18th-century sailing ship during Hurricane Sandy.