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AP
Israeli settlers beat U.S. citizen to death in West Bank
Alana Wise
A 21-year-old Florida man was beaten to death by Israeli settlers while visiting family in the West Bank.
Tayfun Coskun
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Getty Images
Federal judge orders stop to indiscriminate immigration raids in Los Angeles
Adrian Florido
The conference committee listens to a report from the Director of the Office of Budget and Management Kimberly Murnieks.
Daniel Konik
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Statehouse News Bureau
Big income tax collections push Ohio’s end of fiscal year balance to $1b over estimates
Karen Kasler
Government & Politics
Petition circulator gathers signatures for Ohio reproductive rights petitions at the Ohio Statehouse
  1. Republican-run Ohio Ballot Board splits anti-discrimination amendment into two issues
  2. Supreme Court blocks part of Florida's immigration law
  3. JobsOhio inks $310 million grant deal for defense contractor Anduril
Law & Justice
Individuals applying for an expungement has a hearing with a magistrate from the Summit County Junve
  1. A chance for a 'Clean Slate.' Summit county holds juvenile records expungement clinic
  2. Suspended East Cleveland Mayor Brandon King sentenced to probation
  3. Appeals court rules Ohio’s ban on local flavored tobacco bans unconstitutional
Health
Ricarri Janelle Dior is a transgender woman currently serving time at the Grafton Correctional Facility — a men’s prison in Lorain County.
  1. 'I'm suffering here': Trans woman shares struggles from behind bars in Lorain County men's prison
  2. Cuyahoga County expands mental health crisis response program
  3. U.S. measles cases hit highest level in 33 years, CDC reports
Education
McKinley Senior High School in Canton
  1. Ohio urban school districts advocate against DeWine veto overrides on education funding
  2. Ohio school districts prepare to implement new budget’s ban on cell phone use by students
  3. Portage County nonprofit creates fund to support LGBTQ+ students after closure of Kent State center
Economy
The CitiCenter building
  1. Akron sells CitiCenter Building to developer with plans to create 116 residential units
  2. Everything to know about Trump's tariff letters — and why it's a radical approach
  3. 'Buy now, pay later' purchases can now affect your credit score. Here's what that means
Environment & Energy
Northeast Ohio Black Health Coalition Executive Director Yvonka Hall (center) leads a conversation at a Reimagining Communities Conversation in Ashtabula on Tuesday, July 8th, 2025.
  1. Local health group seeks Northeast Ohio climate resilience solutions from those most at risk
  2. AEP Ohio to adopt separate rates for data centers, end moratorium to bring new data centers online
  3. The climate is changing. What’s at stake for Ohio?
Science & Technology
  1. How this long-lost Chinese typewriter from the 1940s changed modern computing
  2. NASA spots a new comet flying in from a distant star system
  3. Smelling better: Ohio researchers develop 'glasses for your nose'
Race, Gender & Identity
Cleveland Heights Mayor Kahlil Seren from an interview at city hall on July 7, 2025.
  1. Seren speaks out as Cleveland Heights officially puts mayoral recall on September ballot
  2. As women have far fewer babies, the U.S. and the world face unprecedented challenges
  3. More immigrants likely to leave U.S. this year than enter, forecasters say
Arts & Culture
Indigenous artist in her home studio holding beaded medallion she made of a bird.
  1. Cleveland artist Beth Bush honors her Indigenous ancestors with quill art
  2. 5 things to do in NEO: Celebrate Superman, baseball heritage and more
  3. Medina cardiac nurse Ben Marthey finds healing as Van Arlo
Community
Exterior of the Cuyahoga County Administrative Services building in Downtown Cleveland.
  1. Cuyahoga County faces challenges on housing affordability, equity - proposes fixes
  2. Here’s how proposed federal funding cuts could affect your Ohio public radio station
  3. IRS says churches can now endorse political candidates
Sports
Cleveland Indians center fielder Larry Doby swings and drives a single to right field in the 5th inning of World Series game opener at the Polo Grounds in New York, Sept. 29, 1954.
  1. Remembering Cleveland baseball legend Larry Doby’s historic, and difficult, first season
  2. Lots of people love tennis. But do you know where it comes from?
  3. Pluto: The WNBA is booming and Cleveland’s ready for a second shot
Reporters Notebook
Jenny Hamel sits in the studio at the Idea Center beside microphones, headphones and banners for the "Sound of Ideas."
  1. Offering gratitude as two years hosting the 'Sound of Ideas' comes to an end
  2. To build community in Mansfield, skateboarding does the trick
  3. Nature's beauty is no match for nature's fury