EAST CLEVELAND, Ohio (AP) -- Democratic U.S. Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones, the first black woman to represent Ohio in Congress, had a brain hemorrhage and was in critical condition with limited brain function, a doctor said Wednesday. Tubbs Jones,...

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EAST CLEVELAND, OHIO (AP) - Democratic U.S. Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones, the first black woman to represent Ohio in Congress and a strong critic of the Iraq war, died Wednesday after a brain hemorrhage, a hospital spokeswoman said. Tubbs Jones, 58,...
A Cleveland Clinic official says Democratic U.S. Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones of Ohio has died. Clinic spokeswoman Eileen Sheil says Tubbs Jones died at 6:12 p.m. Wednesday after suffering a brain hemorrhage caused by an aneurysm that burst and left...
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There are conflicting reports out of Cleveland about the status of Rep. Stephanie Tubbs-Jones, who was hospitalized last night after suffering an aneurysm. The Plain Dealer, citing anonymous sources, briefly reported that Tubbs-Jones, 58, the...