Renee Mongeau, a 79-year-old Ohio resident, came out in 2022 as a transgender woman in her assisted living facility. Here’s her experience.
Author: Danae King, The Columbus Dispatch
Visa program not enough to save lives of those who helped US troops in Afghanistan, advocates say
The special immigrant visa (SIV) helps Afghans who helped US troops who are in danger come to the United States, but advocates say it’s not fast enough or broad enough to protect people as troops withdraw.
Somali father reunites with family in Ohio after years of separation due to ‘Muslim ban’
Mohamed Salem Ali, 61, is back with his family in Columbus, Ohio, after years of separation due, in part, to the Trump administration’s “Muslim Ban.”
‘I can’t sleep’: Eritreans in the US worry for loved ones living in Ethiopian refugee camps
Recent conflict in the Tigray region of Ethiopia has Eritrean refugees living in the U.S. are worried about family still living there.
Ohio authorities, victim’s family share conflicting stories after fatal shooting of 23-year-old Black man Casey Goodson
U.S. Marshal Peter Tobin says he believes the fatal shooting of Casey Goodson by an Ohio SWAT deputy was justified. The Black man’s family disagrees.