After months of tension over a proposed cannabis dispensary that neighbors say does not belong in a former CVS store in Akron’s Merriman Valley, City Council approved the project this week — underscoring the limits of neighborhood opposition when a proposal meets zoning requirements and state law. After the 7-5 vote Jan. 29, several residents...

More than 60 years ago, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his powerful speech “How Long, Not Long.” In it, he reminded us that “we shall overcome because the moral arc of the universe is long, but it bends toward justice.” While his words offer comfort, King’s speech also issued a challenge: “We are not...

India's Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the 2026/2027 budget to parliament on Sunday aiming to lift manufacturing and generate jobs in the world's most populous country.