Covington school officials had said that a 13-year-old with cerebral palsy wouldn't be allowed to receive an H1N1 vaccination at Holmes High School because he didn't go to school there. That was before the boy's grandmother protested.

In late October, it was announced that the Japanese Nishimatsu Construction Co. reached a $2.74 million settlement with Chinese wartime forced laborers.The article "Assessing the Nishimatsu Corporate Approach to Redressing Chinese Forced Labor in Wartime Japan" in a recent issue

Homeland Security officials reversed course Friday and announced that federal money may be used to cover millions of dollars in maintenance costs for equipment meant to help Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky respond to a terrorist attack.

He Guoqiang ( ), Politburo Standing Committee member and head of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, recently spoke about the utility of the Internet as a channel to gather comments for fighting corruption. From China Daily (h/t Danwei):He, secretary

A man passed out in a prisoner-holding area of the Butler County courthouse Friday as he prepared to face charges that he helped his daughter set fire to a car.

A report from the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission states that the U.S. has been the target of Chinese cyber espionage, which China denies. From BBC News:Col Gary McAlum, a senior military officer, told the commission the US defence

COVINGTON - Police continued making arrests Friday in largest roundup of drug traffickers in the city's history.

During his trip to China, President Obama was interviewed by Southern Weekend in a very brief piece that had some trouble being distributed. An order from the Central Propaganda Department ordering websites and other media not to reproduce the piece

Bundled up in Beijing, via Liping Yang.

China is experiencing some reverse brain drain, by attracting Chinese scientists and mathematicians in the U.S. back to the mainland. From Business Week:Accomplished physicists, biologists, and mathematicians—who might produce technological breakthroughs and build key research programs—have long balked at low

HAMILTON - Lawyers for former state lawmaker Michael A. Fox have asked to have his trial on corruption charges delayed until June.

From the New York Times:So far this year, the Beijing government has secretly awarded scholarships to study in China to the offspring of nine top officials, including to the daughter of Namibia's president, Hifikepunye Pohamba. Two young relatives of Namibia's

The renovation and expansion has been spearheaded by Julie Kantor, a Montgomery resident who met the Ingles a few years ago, learned of their compassion for orphans, and saw that they had outgrown their home.

Currently, China has tallied 53 deaths due to the H1N1 flu. However, some medical experts have questioned that number. Zhong Nanshan, prominent Guangdong-based doctor known for his candor during the SARS crisis, suggests that the death toll may be far

A four-vehicle crash involving a tractor-trailer has been reported on U.S. 41 near Freeland Hollow Road just north of West Union.

China's Ministry of Defense website is reported to have been the victim of cyber attacks. From Reuters:A website set up by China's Defense Ministry said it was hit by 2.3 million hacker attacks in its first month of operation, but

According to a statement released yesterday, the Ministry of Culture has set some standards [CN] to regulate online games. From AFP:China has vowed to tighten supervision of its fast-growing online games market, saying some games contained content that was "harmful"

Cincinnati's Findlay Market continues trying to become the region's center for locally grown food, now with help from a federal grant to recruit growers and develop a wholesale produce auction.

Ryan Widmer's foreclosed home is scheduled for sale at a sheriff's auction on Jan. 11.

Evan Osnos writes about the history of White House correspondents accompanying U.S. presidents to China, and how the current cropped fared last week:"For White House reporters, venturing out of the comfort and security of the filing center is an act