The Kingdom of Bhutan is considered by some to be the "happiest country on Earth."
In a new film, "The World's Happiest Man," the main character, a Bhutanese man living in Akron, Ohio, asks his doctor if she knows how many people with PTSD are in Bhutan. When she replies she doesn't know, he responds, "Not a single one. Because Bhutan is the world's only happiest place…"
The Malta and McConnelsville Fire Department in southeast Ohio serves an area so rural, the closest trauma center is at least an hour's drive from their coverage area.
That makes the work of paramedics and first responders there all the more important.
Youngstown State University philosophy professor Mark Vopat bans use of generative AI in his classroom. But that doesn't mean students don't try to use it.
"A bunch of students actually plagiarized their paper by having an AI write their data ethics paper, which, that one right there, I didn't even know what to say," Vopat said.
Ohio is one of six states in a new federal pilot program that's using artificial intelligence to help decide whether certain medical procedures should be approved for Medicare patients.
The New Orleans Jazz Museum archives trace the history of the genre all the way back to the first jazz song ever recorded for commercial release: "The Livery Stable Blues."
The 2026 winter Olympics begin on Friday in Milan. Ohio athletes will compete in everything from freestyle skiing to snowboarding to hockey.
This story was originally published in Midstory, a regional news nonprofit based in Toledo.
Ohio municipalities are receiving their promised tax revenue from recreational marijuana sales, more than a year after dispensaries opened their doors across the state.
More than $35 million in tax revenue has been sent to around 100 communities. Municipalities are using the 14 months' worth of funds for everything from street repairs to investing in public safety services.
This story was originally published on Jan. 28, 2026 by the Allegheny Front.
Ohio is receiving more than $200 million from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid as part of a newly created federal program to strengthen health care in rural communities.
