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U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Illinois
NPR News
Shackled for weeks: Federal report finds abuse of restraints in prisons
Joseph Shapiro
The Justice Department's Office of the Inspector General found widespread abuse of shackles in federal prisons. One prisoner was held in restraints so tight that he had to have a limb amputated.
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Law & Justice
Antoine Tolbert jury to consider activist's rights, citizen's arrests
Matthew Richmond
Frank Frost
NPR News
With social prescribing, hanging out, movement and arts are doctor's order
Rhitu Chatterjee
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
  1. 'Panicking': Why recent college grads are struggling to find jobs
  2. Ohio urban school districts advocate against DeWine veto overrides on education funding
  3. Ohio school districts prepare to implement new budget’s ban on cell phone use by students
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
  1. Flood risk is widespread in the U.S. Few people have insurance for it
  2. Local health group seeks Northeast Ohio climate resilience solutions from those most at risk
  3. AEP Ohio to adopt separate rates for data centers, end moratorium to bring new data centers online
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
Soap box derby cars are stored ahead of the championship race.
  1. Hundreds expected to visit Akron for Soap Box Derby championships this week
  2. Cuyahoga County faces challenges on housing affordability, equity - proposes fixes
  3. Here’s how proposed federal funding cuts could affect your Ohio public radio station
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