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Supreme Court allows Trump to prohibit gender election on passports
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The court's decision is not a final ruling, however; it just permits Trump's passport policy to go into effect while litigation continues in the lower courts.
Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb speaks, backed by local pastors, about the need for consolidation at Cleveland Metropolitan School District. The press conference was held at Mt. Sinai United Ba
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Education
Cleveland Mayor Bibb, local pastors praise CMSD school consolidation plan
Conor Morris
Tamir Rice Memorial plaque
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Arts & Culture
Play about Tamir Rice returns to Cleveland stage to further dialogue
Kabir Bhatia
Government & Politics
  1. Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi will not seek reelection
  2. Trump says election puts shutdown pressure on Republicans but wants to end filibuster
  3. How would the government shutdown affect Thanksgiving travel? Here's what to know
Law & Justice
Bobby George sits with his lawyers during a court hearing on Nov. 3, 2025.
  1. Cleveland businessman Bobby George sentenced to 5 years probation in domestic violence case
  2. DeWine: No plans to scale back anti-crime initiative in Cleveland
  3. Bath Township Police ask for public's help to solve Sunday's Airbnb shooting
Health
  1. White House strikes deals for lower prices on obesity drugs
  2. ‘It was chaos’: How an Ohio youth treatment center tried to put an end to rising violence
  3. Bird flu surges among poultry amid a scaled back federal response
Education
The Cleveland Metropolitan School District board of education before district CEO Warren Morgan announced a recommendation to merge schools.
  1. Cleveland schools announces merger plan with nearly 30 fewer schools
  2. Akron gets school board shake-up in 2025 election. Lakewood, Mentor incumbents hang on
  3. Parma, Elyria and other Northeast Ohio schools continue to struggle to pass levies in Nov. election
Economy
The Lee-Miles Hunger Center stayed open late Tuesday to ensure feeding all 42 families it served Wednesday.
  1. Cleveland area food pantries seeing increased demand with uncertainty around SNAP benefits
  2. Yes, Trump's tariffs are raising billions -- but at a steep economic cost
  3. Why car insurance costs have soared (and what drivers are doing about it)
Environment & Energy
A female coyote wearing a GPS collar is spotted in Summit County. Metroparks researchers temporarily collar coyotes to better understand their behavior.
  1. Coyotes among us: Why Northeast Ohio's wild neighbors are more misunderstood than menacing
  2. The government shutdown is delaying an assistance program families use to heat homes
  3. Is your electric bill going up? AI is partly to blame
Science & Technology
  1. Want to opt out of AI? State labeling laws might help
  2. Tech CEOs say the era of 'code by AI' is here. Some software engineers are skeptical
  3. A theory why the internet is going down the toilet
Race, Gender & Identity
  1. After dramatic year in Cleveland Heights, Councilmember Jim Petras elected next mayor
  2. Lorain County’s Black girls struggle mentally. Experts look for answers
  3. Veteran TV anchor Connie Chung talks career, journalism now and DEI during Northeast Ohio visit
Arts & Culture
Cedar Lee Theater
  1. CIFF to show films at Cedar Lee in addition to Playhouse Square
  2. Hello! 3D brings global grooves to Cleveland stages
  3. 5 things to do in NEO: Video game exhibit, Mistletoe Market and more
Community
Founder of the EDWINS Leadership & Restaurant Institute Brandon Chrostowski on a humanitarian mission in Ukraine in 2024.
  1. EDWINS founder Brandon Chrostowski leads cooking mission for Ukrainian hospital, orphanage
  2. Northeast Ohio food banks, pantries prepare for surge in need
  3. The haunting of Cleveland's Fire Engine House No. 6 and other forgotten cemeteries
Sports
Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani (17) runs the bases after hitting a solo home run off Cleveland Guardians starting pitcher Gavin Williams, who stands in the background.
  1. After Dodgers repeat, what are title chances for small market teams like the Guardians?
  2. Pluto: Sports gambling scandal ‘cuts the heart out of the game’
  3. NBA coach Chauncey Billups, player Terry Rozier arrested in FBI gambling probe
Reporters Notebook
A blimp with the "Goodyear" logo on the side hovers in the air. Its nose is attached to a crane that rises from a Mack truck.
  1. This November, look to the 'Buckeye Skies' for little-known aviation history
  2. Will Clevelanders show up to the polls? History says "no"
  3. For Halloween, I’m trading horror movies for the spookier day care norovirus