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Ulysses Archie, founder of the small nonprofit the Baltimore Gift Economy, leads a walking tour of Collins Avenue in Baltimore, Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025, as part of the Baltimore Gift Economy's third annual "Finding Home" gathering.
Jessie Wardarski
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Community
Akron groups are among those chipping away at historic levels of social isolation nationwide
Peter Smith, The Associated Press
Across the country, small groups are working to rebuild social connection amid rising loneliness in their own modest ways.
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NPR News
DOJ releases Epstein files and the first batch is short on new information
Stephen Fowler, Saige Miller
Kent Nishimura
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NPR News
Judge blocks HUD homelessness overhaul, rebukes agency for causing 'chaos'
Jennifer Ludden
Government & Politics
  1. Trump suspends US green card lottery after Brown University and MIT shootings
  2. President Trump adds his own name to the Kennedy Center
  3. Could international troops be sent to Gaza? Here's why Trump's plan hinges on it
Law & Justice
During an April 14, 2025, Cleveland City Council meeting, Dallas Eckman gave public comment alleging racist, intimidating actions by a group of Northeast Ohio gas station owners.
  1. New state law results in dismissal of defamation suit against Cleveland public commenter
  2. Shoplifting suspect attempts to shoot Canton police officer
  3. Justice Department official says full Epstein files won't come by Friday deadline
Health
  1. 6 tips to help you overcome social anxiety this season
  2. Cleveland Clinic advances promising breast cancer vaccine to second phase trial
  3. RFK Jr. and Dr. Oz announce moves to ban gender-affirming care for young people
Education
From left, Friends of Notre Dame College Trustees Peter Corrigan, Justin Tisdale, Len Barker and Burkle.
  1. New advocate group hopes to rebuild school on Notre Dame College site
  2. 15 Ohio higher ed institutions must align literacy programs with Science of Reading, or else
  3. Teachers are using software to see if students used AI. What happens when it's wrong?
Economy
  1. Inflation cools slightly in November as worries about affordability grip Americans
  2. Trump's economic approval hits a new low at 36%, poll finds
  3. The U.S. added just 64,000 jobs in November -- a sign the labor market is slowing
Environment & Energy
  1. Scientists push back on Trump plan to break up a critical climate and weather center
  2. Rare fisher spotted in Cleveland Metroparks for first time in nearly 200 years
  3. Dozens speak out against Ohio EPA's proposal to streamline water discharge permits for data centers
Science & Technology
  1. TikTok signs deal to give U.S. operations to Oracle-led investor group
  2. Light from satellites will ruin majority of some space telescope images, study says
  3. Is lab-grown fat the next big trend in food? This company hopes so
Race, Gender & Identity
  1. HHS changed the name of transgender health leader on her official portrait
  2. LGBTQ+ advocates concerned about 'affirming' spaces as Studio West 117 closes amid $160k tax debt
  3. U.S. ready to cut support to Scouts, accusing them of attacking 'boy-friendly spaces'
Arts & Culture
  1. Shuffle's favorite Northeast Ohio music of 2025
  2. 5 things to do in NEO: Lantern tours, ‘A Christmas Story’ chat and more
  3. Lakewood teen Mikey Klein is 'Movin' Out' to Carnegie Hall
Community
  1. Number of kids in foster care in Ohio at 9-year low, but costs are soaring
  2. Did Wooster have the first Christmas tree in the US? | Hidden History
  3. Connecting with fellow Ohioans in the darkest days of the year
Sports
  1. What to watch for in this weekend's College Football Playoff first round
  2. Ohio University cites affair with student as cause for firing football coach Brian Smith
  3. Strauss abuse survivors demand Les Wexner's name be removed from football complex
Reporters Notebook
A white woman in a black dress stands at a wooden podium before a large number of people seated before her in a white and maroon auditorium.
  1. The Battle of Boston Road is ugly, and it's not going away soon
  2. For local nostalgia, 'What It Was' is what it's all about
  3. More than 'food noise' is disappearing