Cleveland takes steps to reform construction permitting

News 5 Cleveland (Metro News) 7/26 10:56A News 5 Staff

Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb signed an executive order to reform construction permitting Thursday morning, something that he said was beyond time for a change and would impact everyone from homeowners to big developers. The mayor ordered city...

Trump meets with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu at Mar-a-Lago

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 7/26 9:38A Scripps News Staff

Former President Donald Trump met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida. A readout of their conversation provided by the Trump campaign says Netanyahu thanked the former president "for working...

Chicken wings advertised as 'boneless' can have bones, Ohio Supreme Court decides

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 7/26 8:23A AP via Scripps News

Consumers cannot expect boneless chicken wings to actually be free of bones, a divided Ohio Supreme Court ruled Thursday, rejecting claims by a restaurant patron who suffered serious medical complications from getting a bone stuck in his throat....

A typical starter home sells for over $1 million in 237 US cities, report finds

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 7/26 8:12A Justin Boggs

A new report by Zillow outlines that the cost of a starter home in numerous U.S. cities now exceeds $1 million. According to Zillow, the typical starter home now goes for over $1 million in 237 U.S. cities, which is up from 84 such cities in...

Justin Timberlake’s lawyer claims singer wasn't intoxicated during DWI arrest

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 7/26 8:04A Scripps News Staff

Justin Timberlake's lawyer claims the pop star was not drunk when he was arrested in June for driving while intoxicated in New Yorks Sag Harbor Village. In the statement obtained by Court TV, attorney Edward Burke, Jr. said Timberlake "should not...

Former White House doctor insists Trump was struck by bullet at PA rally

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 7/26 7:15A Justin Boggs

Rep. Ronny Jackson, R-Texas, responded on Friday to testimony by FBI Director Christopher Wray who said it was unclear whether the wound former President Donald Trump sustained during an assassination attempt was actually caused by a bullet. In a...

Kamala Harris is officially on TikTok as she captures the attention of younger voters

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 7/26 7:05A Elina Tarkazikis

Amid all the memes, "brat" and "coconut tree" references, Vice President Kamala Harris is now officially on Tiktok. The Democratic presidential candidate made her debut on the app Thursday night via her @kamalaharris account, with a post thats...

New OpenAI search engine, powered by artificial intelligence, could compete with Google

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 7/26 5:46A Justin Boggs

OpenAI could soon take on Google as it prepares to roll out a search engine powered by artificial intelligence. SearchGPT is the latest effort from the tech company. It promises to merge AI and real-time information while relying on what are...

These Team USA Winter Olympians will get gold medals at the Paris Olympics

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 7/26 4:40A Justin Boggs

More than two years after competing in the 2022 Winter Olympics, a group of U.S. Olympians will receive gold medals at this year's Summer Olympics. Nine members of the U.S. team Nathan Chen, Vincent Zhou, Karen Chen, Alexa Knierim, Brandon...

Man with heart condition calls applying for Social Security disability benefits a 'demoralizing'...

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 7/26 4:13A Scripps News Richmond

Earl Barry is frustrated with what he said has been a "demoralizing" experience navigating the process of applying for disability through the Social Security Administration. Barry told Scripps News...

JD Vance facing criticism for resurfaced 'childless cat lady' comments

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 7/26 3:03A Scripps News Staff

There is a growing outcry over Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance's "childless cat lady" description of Vice President Kamala Harris and other politicians back in 2021. A resurfaced Fox News interview in which Vance says people who...

Facing pressure, US women's soccer opens Olympics with win over Zambia

News 5 Cleveland (World News) 7/26 3:02A Paul Crane

The U.S. Women's National Soccer Team is off to a flying start at the Paris Olympics. It opened its quest for another gold medal by easily beating Zambia 3-0 on Thursday. Forward Mallory Swanson led the way with two goals, and Trinity Rodman...

Arson attacks paralyze French high-speed rail network hours before start of Olympics

News 5 Cleveland (World News) 7/26 1:16A AP via Scripps News

Frances high-speed rail network was hit Friday with widespread and criminal acts of vandalism including arson attacks, paralyzing travel to Paris from across the rest of France and Europe only hours before the grand opening ceremony of the...

Scammers using CrowdStrike outage to target PC users

News 5 Cleveland (Money) 7/26 12:56A John Matarese

The global CrowdStrike outage earlier this month impacted millions of people and their computers. Most of the issues that developed, such as thousands of canceled airline flights , have now been fixed. But security experts worry scammers will now...

Barack and Michelle Obama endorse Kamala Harris for president

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 7/25 11:01P Scripps News Staff

Former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama are putting their support behind Kamala Harris for president. In a statement Friday, the Obamas said they "couldnt be more excited for her -- or more thrilled to endorse" the vice...