Archive photo, 1951: Screven-Jenkins Regional Library System, via Wikimedia Commons
Explainer
Analysis / OpinionOhioPublished Oct 22, 2026, 2:14 p.m.
Photo: Patricio101, Wikimedia Commons, CC0
Ohio: A campaign ad rests on a mother silent for 48 years
The short version
- What happened: A campaign ad in Ohio’s race for governor now rests on Amy Acton’s mother, who has not spoken to her daughter in 48 years.
- What it means: Acton, whose account of her childhood sits in a 1978 court record: her stepfather indicted, the children removed from the home.
- What’s next: Governor Mike DeWine asked the Ramaswamy campaign to take the ad down. The campaign says it runs through Election Day, November 3.
Reporters Explain in 60 seconds
Schools
Photo: U.S. Department of Defense photo by Colin Cruickshank, via Wikimedia Commons
Watch
WATCH: Nikole Hannah-Jones interrogates Chancellor Kamar Samuels on NYC school integration
Photo: U.S. Navy photo by Eric J. Cutright, via Wikimedia Commons
Explainer
Mississippi turned a literacy crisis into success. Can Michigan do the same?
Latest
BreakingTransitSample
Signal outage halts two subway lines during morning rush
Riders are being routed to buses. We are updating this story as service changes.
ExplainerSchools
List: See which Colorado colleges offer guaranteed admission to some high school graduates
A growing number of Colorado colleges and universities are making pacts with school districts to offer their high school graduates automatic admission.
1 record
ExplainerSchools
Beyond High School: Students share their thoughts about online education
Last week, I spent some time on the University of Colorado Denver campus talking to students about whether they were taking online college courses, and why or why not.
1 record
InvestigationPublic money
GOP Focuses on Fraud, Seeking To Redirect Voters' Ire Over Healthcare Costs
Heading into the midterm elections, high healthcare costs rank among voters' biggest concerns, with a new focus on fraud in government health programs.
1 record
InvestigationPublic money
As Politicians Argue About China, US Patients Find Cutting-Edge Treatment There
Until recently, a Manhattanite might venture no more than a few dozen blocks to find the world’s most sophisticated cancer treatment. Cutting-edge American medicines have helped reduce the U.S.
1 record
InvestigationPublic money
Democrats Demand Tougher Standards for Companies Running Medicaid Systems
A group of Democratic senators is demanding that the federal agency overseeing Medicaid — the health coverage program for people with low incomes or disabilities — institute tougher standards for government contractors running complex
1 record
ExplainerPublic money
More Medications, More Risks. If You’re Worried, Start a Deprescribing Discussion.
For nearly three years, Jonathan Bledsoe of Reading, Pennsylvania, took one prescription to stabilize his mood and one to keep his cholesterol in check, among a handful of other medications.
1 record
InvestigationPublic money
States Are Forcing Hospitals To Offer More People Financial Aid. In Oregon, It’s Working.
Four years ago, Oregon hospitals were under fire from state authorities and patient advocates . Hospitals, critics said, had made it too hard for patients to apply for and receive help paying their bills.
1 record
InvestigationPublic money
Colorado Marijuana Regulators Failed to Protect Consumers From Potential Contamination, Audit Finds
The agency charged with regulating Colorado’s first-in-the-nation legal recreational marijuana market potentially put consumers at risk of using contaminated products, a new state audit found.
1 record
InvestigationPublic money
How Trump’s FBI Purge Saved Lindsey Graham and James Clyburn From a Bribery Investigation
On March 3, 2020, Sen. Lindsey Graham walked into a private dining room at Charlie Palmer Steak in Washington, D.C. Graham’s time was expensive.
1 record
InvestigationClimate
“The River Can’t Be Trusted”
Peak tourist season had arrived in Ruidoso, New Mexico, and Mayor Lynn Crawford was campaigning to convince the public that the village was safe.
1 record
InvestigationPublic money
The Secret Terms of Trump’s Venezuelan Oil Deal
In late August, President Donald Trump announced what he called the “biggest oil deal in world history.” Since then, the full text of the accord — which grants the U.S.
1 record
InvestigationClimate
Town Leaders Said They Were Prepared for Floods. First Responders Disagree.
The man was nearly to his waist in a flooded river and couldn’t get out. A firefighter and a police officer didn’t have enough rope or manpower to lift him onto the temporary flood barrier that separated them from the debris-strewn water.
1 recordNothing on this beat yet in the New York edition. Pick another beat.
New this weekAll editions
Albums and EPs, October 16 to 23
- Fontaines D.C., Dopamine Chamber
Album · Fri, Oct 16, 2026
- Gucci Mane, Against All Odds
Album · Fri, Oct 16, 2026 · Atlanta
- James Brandon Lewis, Calling Antonín
Album · Fri, Oct 23, 2026 · New York
- Sen Morimoto, Time Is on Your Side
Album · Fri, Oct 23, 2026 · Chicago
See all music releases, with review notes and the source behind each listing.
Across Lampline
Atlanta
Edition coming soon
Open the Atlanta edition →Chicago
Edition coming soon
Open the Chicago edition →Houston
Edition coming soon
Open the Houston edition →From the publisher
One mystery for young readers. One book of fairy tales for the rest of us.
Mikey the Fact Detective: The Screenshot That Lied
A middle-grade mystery: a faked screenshot benches his best friend Dre before the championship, and Mikey has to prove it lied.
Once Upon a Time: Bedtime Stories for College Grads Who Will Never Own a Home
Satire fairy tales in Victorian dress, for college grads who will never own a home.
Two titles from the publisher's list, in print now.
Lampline Daily, 6:30 a.m.
Five things that changed in New York, each with the record behind it. Free.