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Josh Boose, 3rd grade school photo
Josh Boose
Reporters Notebook
More than 'food noise' is disappearing
Josh Boose
Ideastream's Josh Boose details first-hand knowledge about GLP-1 medication and its emergence into American society.
Bethany Svoboda poses with guitar
Sarah Lazard
Arts & Culture
Lakewood singer-songwriter Bethany Joy’s ‘Slow Burn’ into self-discovery
Amanda Rabinowitz
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NPR News
Ahead of the holidays, consumer and child advocacy groups warn against AI toys
Chloe Veltman
Government & Politics
  1. The latest Epstein emails reveal the powerful people who sought his counsel
  2. Ohio lawmakers advance overnight deal on cannabis, hemp law overhaul
  3. Ohio lawmakers OK catch-all budget correction bill, though not without complaints
Law & Justice
  1. Trump's National Guard deployments face mounting legal pushback
  2. 'Difficult and confusing': BCI will investigate whether man shot by Akron police was armed
  3. DOJ records show hundreds of immigrants arrested in Chicago had no criminal records
Health
Entrance of the new University Hospitals Diabetes Center at MidTown
  1. New single-injection diabetes treatment will be available in Cleveland next month
  2. Flu season could be nasty this winter
  3. Can weed help you drink less? Scientists study how well 'California sober' works
Education
  1. White House shares new moves to dismantle more of the Education Department
  2. Federal special education staff may get their jobs back. But for how long?
  3. Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb gets earful on CMSD Glenville-Collinwood high school merger plan
Economy
A man in protective gear welds.
  1. As Ohio manufacturing fades, Wayne County fund gives workers new directions
  2. Overdue jobs report shows employers added 119,000 jobs in September
  3. Farewell, fair penny. You are finished, but never forgotten
Environment & Energy
  1. Eating just a handful of plastic can be fatal for marine animals, a study finds
  2. 3 massive changes you'll see as the climate careens toward tipping points
  3. Why some ant colonies get tricked into killing their own queens
Science & Technology
  1. As funding falters, young brain scientists rethink careers in research
  2. Scientists pull ancient RNA from a woolly mammoth's body
  3. Google launches a lawsuit targeting text message scammers
Race, Gender & Identity
  1. More liberals, people of color and LGBTQ Americans say they're buying guns out of fear
  2. JD Vance hopes his Hindu wife converts to Christianity, sparking debate on interfaith marriage
  3. After dramatic year in Cleveland Heights, Councilmember Jim Petras elected next mayor
Arts & Culture
A detail view of "A 'Still Life'" by Lindsay (full name not provided).
  1. 5 things to do in NEO: Prison perspectives, Video Game Symphony and more
  2. See how Renaissance art inspires runway fashions at Cleveland Museum of Art
  3. From Dior to the queen’s drawers: Kent State University Museum holds impressive collection
Community
Officials cut the ribbon at new restrooms at the centralized security checkpoint at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport. The new bathrooms include universal changing tables to accommodate people with disabilities.
  1. On the go at Cleveland Hopkins? You’ve got a new and improved place to go
  2. Friendsgiving 101: A history of the made-up holiday and how to celebrate it
  3. Portage County residents get new pop-up food pantry options to fight hunger
Sports
  1. Curaçao to Cape Verde: Small nations make big World Cup history
  2. Pluto: Too early to tell if Shedeur Sanders can be the QB, but we've seen enough of Dillon Gabriel
  3. Ex-Browns QB Bernie Kosar has a liver transplant after more than a year on the waiting list
Reporters Notebook
Environmental Reporter Zaria Johnson with her grandmother Barbara Lewis
  1. Giving thanks for grandma, family recipes and the taste of nostalgia
  2. This November, look to the 'Buckeye Skies' for little-known aviation history
  3. Will Clevelanders show up to the polls? History says "no"