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NPR News
Washington National Opera leaves Kennedy Center, joining slew of artist exits
Chloe Veltman, Ivy Buck
The WNO is just the latest to say they will no longer perform at the Kennedy Center since Trump took over last year.
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NPR News
2026 looks ominous for media, from Hollywood to journalism
Eric Deggans
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NPR News
New video shows fatal Minnesota ICE shooting from officer's perspective
The Associated Press
Government & Politics
  1. Frictions over investigations emerge after ICE agent fatally shoots Minneapolis woman
  2. ICE operations in Columbus, across Ohio result in 280 arrests
  3. National Park Service will void passes with stickers over Trump's face
Law & Justice
  1. AI images and internet rumors spread confusion about ICE agent involved in shooting
  2. US House Oversight Committee issues subpoena for Les Wexner in Jeffrey Epstein case
  3. Summit County Jail launches program to reduce recidivism through education, job training
Health
A sign is seen outside a clinic with the South Plains Public Health District, Feb. 23, 2025, in Brownfield, Texas.
  1. South Carolina measles outbreak grows by nearly 100, spreads to North Carolina and Ohio
  2. The CDC just sidelined these childhood vaccines. Here's what they prevent
  3. Stress drives Northeast Ohio LGBTQ+ community's tobacco use
Education
McKinley Senior High School in Canton
  1. Canton school district plans building closures and layoffs due to state, federal cuts
  2. Relay Cleveland explores school desegregation, 50 years after court order
  3. Western Reserve Academy celebrates 200 years of learning in Northeast Ohio
Economy
  1. Hiring slows in December to end the weakest year of job growth since the pandemic
  2. Attempting to predict the economy in 2026
  3. Crypto soared in 2025 — and then crashed. Now what?
Environment & Energy
  1. AEP Ohio says it will decrease customer's bills, but advocates say it's a rate increase in disguise
  2. Environmental advocates sue Ohio for the rights to enforce clean air rules
  3. Greetings from a Paris park, where a lone sequoia tree is a marvel to behold
Science & Technology
  1. Brain organoids are helping researchers, but their use also creates unease
  2. What Stranger Things gets right about wormholes
  3. Scientists say they have discovered 20 new species deep in the Pacific Ocean
Race, Gender & Identity
  1. Edith Renfrow Smith, pioneer and witness to history, dies at 111
  2. HHS changed the name of transgender health leader on her official portrait
  3. LGBTQ+ advocates concerned about 'affirming' spaces as Studio West 117 closes amid $160k tax debt
Arts & Culture
American Diary Project founder Kate Zirkle holds the oldest diary in their collection, dating back to 1859. It’s from farmer Henry Scatterday from Centerville, Ohio and provides a glimpse into what life was like in rural Ohio of the mid-19th century.
  1. ‘Do not open’ — until now. Diaries from around the US find a home in Cleveland
  2. North Olmsted native reflects on Hollywood career, from ‘Star Wars’ to ‘Shawshank’
  3. 5 things to do in NEO: ‘Fleeting Florals’ at MassMu, David Bowie memories and more
Community
The West Side Market debuted its renovated KeyBank Produce Arcade on Jan. 9, 2026.
  1. Cleveland's West Side Market debuts revamped produce arcade
  2. 'Water is life': After Akron resident raises concerns, city agrees to replace sewer line
  3. Ohio's volunteer firefighters need help. Here's why we're sounding the alarm
Sports
  1. US Figure Skating Championships will determine who's going to the Olympics
  2. We're going to the Olympics! What do you want to know?
  3. 3 arrested in burglary of Browns QB Shedeur Sanders’ home, but 1 suspect remains at large
Reporters Notebook
A small number of the hundreds of Ohio neighbors The Ohio Newsroom introduced listeners to this year. Clockwise from top left: dancers at Painesville's Cinco de Mayo celebration; Alia Hunt, "Miss Annie Oakley" sharpshooter competitor; Kevin Tarpley, founder and executive director of the Youngstown Lifeguard Academy; Gus Smithhisler, the 'Squashcarver'; Joel and Heather Buyer, accessible restroom advocates.
  1. Connecting with fellow Ohioans in the darkest days of the year
  2. The Battle of Boston Road is ugly, and it's not going away soon
  3. For local nostalgia, 'What It Was' is what it's all about