Sarah Donaldson

SACHA PFEIFFER, HOST: Social media influencers recently caught out Minnesota and Ohio with allegations of benefits fraud. Those include unsubstantiated claims of fraud by people of Somali descent - claims that have been amplified by the Trump administrati... See more

Accusations of benefits fraud has spread from Minnesota to Ohio, where the Republican governor is trying to fight back with facts and tamp down finger-pointing at Somali-Americans. Copyright 2026 NPR Accusations of benefits fraud has spread from Minnesota... See more

Growing up in Bahrain, a small island nation in the Middle East, Alexandria first fell in love with animals through frequent vet visits with the family cats. Wildlife is rare in the desert landscape of Bahrain, so childhood dreams centred on one day runni... See more

Gov. Mike DeWine defended the state’s existing safeguards currently vetting child care centers Monday afternoon, amid viral accusations of fraud at facilities getting federal and state funding. In 2025, the Ohio Department of Children and Youth conducted ... See more

This year, as Ohio’s still-young recreational marijuana industry bloomed, the Ohio House and Senate negotiated and finalized its omnibus bill changing state cannabis statute. It marked the second full year Ohio adults could have, grow and smoke cannabis. ... See more