Ohio students' reading and math scores still haven't recovered from the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new report.

On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics posted the Nation’s Report Card, administered every two years. Fourth graders and eighth graders are tested in reading and mathematics.

Increased charity care and malpractice insurance costs among reasons for lower-than-anticipated 1.7% profit margin on $16 billion revenue.

While a cashless business might not represent a hurdle for many Americans who have stopped carrying cash, many low-income or older citizens may have no choice. Four percent of U.S. households are "unbanked," meaning they do not have access to a savings or checking account.

America's love affair with confident stupidity continues to reach awful new heights. The piper will need paid, and the pain will be extensive.

The state provides a baseline of funding, but not enough to meet those larger areas of need, DiMauro contends.

People with immune system health problems continue to take precautions against COVID-19 five years into the pandemic.

Crime fell in cities across the country last year, including in some Ohio metros like Toledo, which saw an 18% drop in homicides.

As a whole, the country has seen employment increase 3.6% since the pandemic, Fed researchers found. Metro areas did a little better, with an average employment growth of 3.8%, and midsize metro areas with populations of between 500,000 and 1 million people saw growth of 5%.

Ohio Department of Health director Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff has cautioned Ohioans to continue to take these illnesses seriously.