Texting while driving is already illegal in Ohio but a new law takes effect this week that will make it easier for officers to pull motorists over for distracted driving.

The new, upgraded law makes driving distracted − texting, checking social media, streaming videos − a primary offense. That means the police no longer need to see another traffic infraction before making the stop.

On Monday, Gov. Mike DeWine said a statewide effort will launch soon to educate Ohio drivers about the new law. DeWine said a new website is up to inform drivers at phonesdown.ohio.gov

Ohio roads:100 mph-plus

Some of the problems that commonly arise relating to finances upon separation include:

• Hiding of assets
• Bank accounts being drained
• Selling off property
• Bills not being paid (eg mortgages, loans, credit cards)
• Lack of access to financial resources; or
• Lack of knowledge about current financial position

When it comes time to finalize how you are going to divide your assets (referred to as a financial or property settlement), it is what is remaining that is shared. So, if money is moved, spent or wasted, what is left over is what can be divided in that settlement. There is no opportunity

At least 11 people are dead across five states and dozens have been hospitalized after a tornado outbreak moved through the Midwest and South on Friday night, local officials told ABC News.

Dozens of tornadoes were reported across Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee, Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin, but the exact number of confirmed tornadoes has yet to be verified. More than 28 million people across the South and Midwest were under a tornado watch going into Friday night, according to the National Weather Service.

Of the 11 people who have died, five were in Arkansas, three died in Indiana, one died

A federal judge in Texas who previously ruled to dismantle the Affordable Care Act struck down a narrower but key part of the nation’s health law Thursday in a decision that opponents say could jeopardize preventive screenings for millions of Americans.

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The ruling by U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor comes more than four years after he ruled that the health care law, sometimes called “Obamacare,” was unconstitutional. The U.S. Supreme Court later overturned that decision.

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His latest ruling is likely to start another lengthy court battle: O’Connor blocked the requirement that most insurers cover some preventive

Top Republican lawmakers criticized former President Donald Trump over his decision to highlight the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol during his first 2024 campaign rally.

“People who violated the law should be prosecuted. And they have been,” Texas Republican Sen. John Cornyn told NBC News.

Trump kicked off his campaign event in Waco, Texas, with a song called “Justice for All,” performed by a choir of featuring individuals imprisoned for their roles in the Jan. 6 Capitol riots.

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By Julia Vargas Jones, CNN

Prosecutors in Brazil have agreed to a deal with Rep. George Santos in a case in which he is accused of defrauding a Rio de Janeiro area clerk of $1,300 over clothes and shoes in 2008, documents obtained by CNN show.

A petition from Santos’ attorney requesting a deal says Santos would agree to formally confess to the crime and pay damages to the victim, a Rio de Janeiro area clerk, as required under Brazilian law.

A memo from prosecutors agreeing to the deal last week asked the defense for assurances they have the ability

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Law Roach announcing his retirement from styling shocked the world…along with the celebrity he works closest with, Zendaya, who found out at the same time everyone else did, Roach told Emily Ratajkowski on her High Low podcasts.

“It was tough for her,” Roach started. “Okay, so Zendaya it’s four of us—it’s Zendaya, her assistant Darnell [Appling], her nice, and myself. We are her core, we are core. And so she calls, she says, ‘Girl, I thought we’d make big decisions together.’”

Roach confirmed that yes,