US population growth slows sharply as immigration declines under Trump

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 1/27 6:57A AP via Scripps News Group

President Donald Trump's crackdown on immigration contributed to a year-to-year drop in the nation's growth rate as the U.S. population reached nearly 342 million people in 2025, according to population estimates released Tuesday by the U.S....

Doomsday clock now 85 seconds to midnight, closest it's ever been to 'global disaster'

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 1/27 6:46A Gage Jackson

The Doomsday Clock is as close to midnight as ever as scientists warn the world is "perilously close to global disaster." On Tuesday, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists shifted the clock to 85 seconds before midnight the closest it's been to...

Trump offers sympathy for Pretti family, contradicting aides’ initial response

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 1/27 6:27A Justin Boggs

President Donald Trump on Tuesday expressed love for the Pretti family, days after members of his administration said the man killed during a federal immigration enforcement raid was committing domestic terrorism. Alex Pretti was fatally wounded...

Walz meets with Homan as Trump backs Noem amid immigration enforcement backlash

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 1/27 6:18A Scripps News Group

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz met Tuesday with President Donald Trumps border czar, Tom Homan, in an apparent effort to ease tensions following the fatal shooting of a U.S. citizen by a federal officer. According to Walzs office, the governor...

Pediatricians group issues vaccine schedule at odds with CDC

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 1/27 5:17A Scripps News Group

The American Academy of Pediatrics has released its own childhood vaccine schedule, breaking with updated guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The AAP recommends that children be vaccinated against 18 diseases, including...

'Betrays our most basic values': Biden condemns federal response in Minneapolis, urges...

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 1/27 5:12A Scripps News Group

Former President Joe Biden issued a statement Monday condemning the recent violence in Minneapolis, saying actions by the federal government betrays of our most basic values as Americans and demanding justice for two U.S. citizens killed during...

Another major winter storm possible this weekend in Mid-Atlantic, Northeast

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 1/27 5:10A Justin Boggs

The National Weather Services Weather Prediction Center said there is a chance of snow or sleet exceeding a quarter-inch of liquid precipitation from South Carolina to Maine between Saturday and Monday. Areas along the coast have the highest...

Blatter joins calls to shun US World Cup amid criticism of immigration and travel bans

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 1/27 4:33A AP via Scripps News Group

Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter on Monday backed a proposed fan boycott of World Cup matches in the United States because of the conduct of President Donald Trump and his administration at home and abroad. Blatter was the latest international...

DOJ drops bid to arrest Don Lemon, 4 others in Minnesota church protest

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 1/27 4:27A Scripps News Group

The Justice Department has withdrawn its request for five arrest warrants tied to a protest at a Minnesota church during a demonstration against immigration enforcement. The protest followed the killing of Renee Good, who was shot by a federal...

ICE agents to assist Olympic security at Milan-Cortina Winter Games

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 1/27 3:22A AP via Scripps News Group

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents will have a security role during the upcoming Milan Cortina Winter Games, according to information shared with local media by sources at the U.S. Embassy in Rome. The Associated Press independently...

Federal judge dismisses Justice Department lawsuit seeking Oregon's voter rolls

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 1/27 2:43A AP via Scripps News Group

A federal judge in Oregon dismissed a Justice Department lawsuit seeking Oregon's unredacted voter rolls on Monday in another setback to wide-ranging efforts by President Donald Trump's administration to get detailed voter data from states. In a...

Federal judge threatens contempt against ICE director over detention case

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 1/27 1:56A AP via Scripps News Group

The chief federal judge in Minnesota says the Trump administration has failed to comply with orders to hold hearings for detained immigrants and ordered the head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement to appear before him Friday to explain why he...

Doctors warn patients are delaying care over costs — even with insurance

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 1/27 1:13A Maura Barrett

Nearly a quarter of working-age adults have health insurance that leaves them underinsured, according to recent estimates. While having some coverage might seem better than none at all, experts say the potential risks are remarkably similar. "We...

Police arrest protesters outside Minnesota hotel believed to house ICE agents

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 1/27 12:06A Justin Boggs

Police in Maple Grove took 24 people into custody Monday evening outside a hotel where Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers were believed to be staying. The Maple Grove Police Department said some protesters engaged in unlawful behavior,...

HHS staffers call for halt to ICE, CBP operations after VA nurse's 'execution'

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 1/26 4:58A Scripps News Group

A coalition of current and former Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) employees is calling on Congress to freeze funding for federal immigration enforcement operations after what they describe as the "execution" of a Veterans Affairs...