Officials race to prevent explosion at aerospace plastics plant in Southern California

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 5/23 8:57A AP via Scripps News Group

Authorities in Southern California on Friday were racing to figure out how to prevent the explosion of a storage tank that has been leaking a hazardous chemical used to make plastic parts, as some 40,000 people were under evacuation orders in the...

Tenn. man says he tried to return a $20,000 IRS error — then got charged interest

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 5/23 8:13A Hannah McDonald

A Coopertown, Tennessee, man says the IRS sent him a $20,000 tax refund by mistake and that trying to return it cost him years of frustration, interest charges, and eventually his entire tax refund. Wilson Perry Kirby, 76, a retired Montgomery...

Why nearly every Scripps Bee finalist has a coach — and why one stands above the rest

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 5/23 7:24A AP via Scripps News Group

When Dev Shah won the Scripps National Spelling Bee in 2023 and Faizan Zaki took the title last year, they posed for remarkably similar photos on the confetti-strewn stage. Standing next to them, beaming, was a bespectacled man in an aloha shirt,...

Family says pneumonia, sepsis led to death of NASCAR’s Kyle Busch

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 5/23 6:02A AP via Scripps News Group

Kyle Busch died after severe pneumonia progressed into sepsis, resulting in rapid and overwhelming associated complications, according to a statement released by his family. Dakota Hunter, vice president of Kyle Busch Companies, said in a news...

Stephen Colbert returns to Michigan public station after final 'Late Night' show

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 5/23 5:54A Scripps News Group

Before Stephen Colbert made his debut on "Late Night" in 2015, he stopped by Monroe, Michigan, where he interviewed Eminem on the Monroe public TV show "Only in Monroe." During his final show on CBS on Thursday, Colbert alluded to that when he...

Iran, US see progress toward ending war amid fresh negotiations

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 5/23 5:31A AP via Scripps News Group

Iran on Saturday signaled narrowing differences in negotiations with the U.S. after Pakistans army chief held more talks in Tehran and the United States weighs a new round of attacks on the Islamic Republic. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio...

Texas Roadhouse increases menu prices, checks still up

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 5/23 4:43A Justin Boggs

Earlier this month, Texas Roadhouse announced it had quietly raised menu prices by 1.9%, a change that did little to slow business. Chief Financial Officer Mike Lenihan said comparable sales at restaurants climbed 6.5%. The company said that...

Student loan rule change could cut pipeline of healthcare providers, PAs warn

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 5/23 3:50A Justin Boggs

Changes by the Trump administration involving student loans could contribute to a shortage of doctors and nurses in the coming years, Todd Pickard, president and chair of the Board of Directors for the American Academy of Physician Associates,...

Limited experience, policy disagreements mark Tulsi Gabbard’s DNI tenure

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 5/23 2:32A Justin Boggs

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard faced a tough time during her tenure in the Trump administration, said Jamil N. Jaffer, founder and executive director of the National Security Institute. Gabbard will leave the Trump administration...

Ex-assistant who injected Matthew Perry with ketamine faces prison term

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 5/23 1:28A AP via Scripps News Group

Matthew Perry paid Kenneth Iwamasa $150,000 a year to be his live-in personal assistant. His role for the Friends star would expand to drug messenger, addiction enabler and de facto doctor, according to court filings. Iwamasa injected Perry with...

Flock Safety insists it's not mass surveillance; critics aren't convinced

News 5 Cleveland (Investigations) 5/22 11:07A Tara Morgan

Flock Safety insists it cant track people, but people fighting to get the technology out of the city of Cleveland and neighboring suburbs arent convinced, calling it mass surveillance. Flock spokesman Paris Lewbel defended the technology after...

NATO allies perplexed as Trump restores US troop levels in Poland

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 5/22 2:39A AP via Scripps News Group

NATO allies and defense officials expressed bewilderment on Friday at U.S. President Donald Trumps announcement that he would send 5,000 U.S. troops to Poland just weeks after he ordered the same number of forces pulled out of Europe. The...

Kevin Warsh to be sworn in as Fed chair, replacing Jerome Powell

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 5/22 1:51A Justin Boggs

The Federal Reserve will have a new chair Friday when Kevin Warsh is sworn in, over a week after his Senate confirmation, replacing Jerome Powell. Powell will remain on the Federal Reserve Board as a member a rare move for outgoing chairs. His...

‘Good signs’ in Iran negotiations — but US weighing backup plans

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 5/22 1:11A AP via Scripps News Group

President Donald Trump said he is willing to wait on Iran to decide whether to accept a peace deal to end the war. I can save war by waiting a couple of days, or if I can save people being killed by waiting a couple of days, I think its a great...

Memorial Day weekend brings deep discounts on appliances, furniture, and more

News 5 Cleveland (Money) 5/22 12:29A John Matarese

With prices unpredictable this year, deal hunters are hitting the stores for Memorial Day weekend deals. "I thought I'd stop by and see what I can get for a good buck," said Alexis Brennan, shopping for a new electric stove. Recker & Boerger...