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Former Cleveland Browns quarterback Bernie Kosar
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Sports
Bernie Kosar says he will receive a liver transplant Monday morning
The former Cleveland Browns quarterback was set to receive a liver transplant last weekend, which was delayed because the donor’s organ was infected.
illustration of young diverse colleagues working together
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Economy
ETA program lets would-be business owners skip the startup grind
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Government & Politics
FAA to lift all restrictions on commercial flights
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Government & Politics
  1. Justice Department official told prosecutors that U.S. should 'just sink' drug boats
  2. In a shift, Trump says House Republicans should vote to release Epstein files
  3. Hundreds of National Guard troops will leave Portland and Chicago
Law & Justice
  1. 'We have no choice': Indigenous guards take on cocaine gangs in Peru's Amazon
  2. Cuyahoga County officials re-open veterans housing unit at Downtown jail
  3. Ohio safety push aims to achieve 4 years of declining traffic deaths
Health
  1. Dementia housing without locked wards? It's a small but growing movement
  2. With 'Baby Botox,' young adults strive to keep wrinkles from ever forming
  3. A red meat allergy caused by ticks killed a N.J. man. Here's what to know
Education
  1. Federal special education staff may get their jobs back. But for how long?
  2. Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb gets earful on CMSD Glenville-Collinwood high school merger plan
  3. Ursuline football hazing lawsuit amended with new allegations going back to 2022
Economy
  1. More women are renting dresses, coats and ugly sweaters as clothing prices tick up
  2. Americans could see a big sticker shock for Thanksgiving turkeys this year
  3. Better late than never: The delayed September jobs report will be out next week
Environment & Energy
  1. Why some ant colonies get tricked into killing their own queens
  2. Could swamp-ifying northwest Ohio help curb toxic algal blooms?
  3. A new look for Bessie? Local environmentalist gives Lake Erie mythical monster a plastic makeover
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
Red and black dresses on mannequins in a museum gallery
  1. From Dior to the queen’s drawers: Kent State University Museum holds impressive collection
  2. Key change at Tri-C JazzFest as longtime leader Terri Pontremoli retires
  3. 5 things to do in NEO: Ohio on big screen, ‘Churchill’ in Akron and more
Community
  1. How women over 30 are rewriting the single mom narrative in America
  2. Akron’s Soap Box Derby puts new CEO behind the wheel
  3. Kent State community remembers May 4 survivor John Cleary
Sports
Cleveland Guardians baseball player Emmanuel Clase, center, leaves Brooklyn federal court, Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025, in New York.
  1. Illegal bets in the Dominican Republic come under scrutiny after MLB pitchers arrested
  2. As social media grows more toxic, college athletes ask themselves: Is it worth it?
  3. Cleveland Guardians’ pitcher Luis Ortiz pleads not guilty to taking bribes to aid gamblers
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"