Trump, Iranian leader project strength as war nears 3-week mark

News 5 Cleveland (World News) 3/20 8:51A Jacob Gardenswartz

As the war between the United States and Iran approaches the three-week mark, President Donald Trump and Irans new supreme leader are projecting strength. Speaking at an event at the White House on Friday, Trump suggested the United States is...

US college student's death in Barcelona was likely an accident, Spanish police say

News 5 Cleveland (World News) 3/20 6:45A

James Jimmy Gracey, a college student from Illinois who was found dead after going missing while in Barcelona on a break, was likely the victim of an accident, Spanish regional police said Friday. Graceys body was found Thursday afternoon in the...

Artemis II nears launch after delays; astronauts start preflight isolation

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 3/20 5:49A Justin Boggs

NASAs Artemis II Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft reached the launch pad at Kennedy Space Center on Friday morning as the agency prepares for humanitys return to the moon. The rocket and spacecraft returned to the pad nearly a...

US Mint can begin making Trump commemorative gold coin after commission he appointed approves...

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 3/20 5:42A AP via Scripps News Group

A federal arts commission on Thursday approved the final design for a 24-karat gold commemorative coin bearing President Donald Trump's image to help celebrate America's 250th birthday on July 4. The vote by the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts,...

Close call between Alaska Airlines and FedEx planes being investigated

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 3/20 5:30A

A close call between a commercial airliner and a cargo plane attempting to land on crossing runways at Newark Liberty International Airport was being investigated Thursday by federal aviation officials. The National Transportation Safety Board...

US sends 3 warships, 2,500 Marines to Middle East amid escalating Iran conflict

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 3/20 4:58A AP via Scripps News Group

The U.S. military is deploying three more warships and roughly 2,500 more Marines to the Middle East, an official said. One U.S. official confirmed Friday that the USS Boxer and two other amphibious assault ships, along with roughly 2,500 Marines...

Chuck Norris, ‘Walker, Texas Ranger’ star, dies at 86

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 3/20 4:10A Scripps News Group

Chuck Norris, a martial artist and actor best known for his role in the long-running television series Walker, Texas Ranger, has died at the age of 86, his family announced. "It is with heavy hearts that our family shares the sudden passing of...

Faith leaders demand judge order pastoral visits to ICE facility in Minneapolis

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 3/20 3:08A AP via Scripps News Group

Protestant and Catholic clergy are asking a federal judge to order that they be allowed to minister to immigrants in a holding facility at the headquarters of the Trump administration's enforcement surge in Minnesota. U.S. District Judge Jerry...

Defiant Iran warns parks and tourist attractions worldwide could be targets

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 3/20 3:05A AP via Scripps News Group

Iran threatened to target recreational and tourist sites worldwide and insisted it was still building missiles. Friday's show of defiance came nearly three weeks into U.S.-Israeli strikes that have killed a slew of Tehrans top leaders and...

‘Who did this to them’: Democrats weaponize tariff backlash in campaigns

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 3/20 1:59A AP via Scripps News Group

Less than a week after the Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump's global tariffs, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul listened as one of the plaintiffs in the case recounted the financial toll of the levies on his wine importing business. This...

14,000 perfect brackets survive first day of NCAA tournament

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 3/20 1:16A Justin Boggs

Somehow, nearly 14,000 people who filled out an NCAA mens basketball tournament bracket picked all 16 games played Thursday correctly. An estimated 36 million brackets were submitted on major sites including the Mens Bracket Challenge Game, ESPN,...

Cheap paperback books are disappearing. How you can still be a bookworm on a budget

News 5 Cleveland (Money) 3/20 12:21A John Matarese

Book lovers are feeling the squeeze as book prices climb, and publishers peel away from the cheaper mass market paperback. The New York Times recently noted the disappearance of cheap books you could fit in your pocket, citing the introduction of...

3 men shot overnight in Cleveland

News 5 Cleveland (Metro News) 3/19 11:34P Joe Donatelli

Three men were shot overnight on East 32nd and Superior. Cleveland EMS tells News 5 that the men are in their 20s and were taken to Metro in serious condition. The shooting happened a little after 2 a.m. News 5's overnight photographer was on...

North Royalton takes steps to fire officer who filed whistleblower complaint against police brass

News 5 Cleveland (Investigations) 3/19 11:48A Sarah Buduson

The police union representing North Royalton police officers condemned the city's plans to terminate the patrolman who filed a whistleblower complaint alleging his superiors tampered with records Thursday. North Royalton Mayor Larry Antoskiewicz...

US F-35 lands safely after Iran mission; report says it may have been hit

News 5 Cleveland (World News) 3/19 6:49A Scripps News Group

A U.S. F-35 fighter jet was apparently forced to make an emergency landing at a regional U.S. airbase after flying a combat mission over Iran, U.S. officials said. The aircraft landed safely, and the pilot is in stable condition, U.S. Central...