Bourbon scams leaving buyers out hundreds of dollars

News 5 Cleveland (Money) 11/19 11:32P John Matarese

Bourbon is booming and collectors everywhere this time of year are looking for those hard-to-find labels. The problem is that scammers are also trying to fool you with stolen photos and prices that are too good to be true. And this modern-day...

Trump will nominate Howard Lutnick to oversee 'tariff and trade' policy

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 11/19 8:09A Scripps News Staff

President-elect Donald Trump will nominate Howard Lutnick as secretary of Commerce, the incoming president announced on Tuesday. At Trumps Madison Square Garden campaign rally last month, Lutnick said the U.S. was "most prosperous during the...

Victims of 2022 mass shooting at an LGBTQ+ club sue county for not enforcing red flag laws

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 11/19 7:59A AP via Scripps News

Victims and mothers of those killed in the mass shooting at an LGBTQ+ nightclub in Colorado Springs in 2022 have filed lawsuits alleging that the murders could've been prevented if the sheriff's office used the state's red flag law after clear...

How Kenya has become the testing ground for disinformation

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 11/19 7:16A Liz Landers

Thousands of miles from Washington, D.C., Kenya has become a testing ground for disinformation before it hits America. John-Allan Namu is an award-winning investigative journalist and co-founder of Africa Uncensored, an outlet that exposes...

Sean 'Diddy' Combs lawyers claim seizure of writings from cell is 'outrageous government conduct'

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 11/19 6:56A AP via Scripps News

Lawyers for Sean Diddy Combs accused prosecutors on Monday of engaging in outrageous government conduct by using materials seized from his jail cell to try to keep him incarcerated before a May trial. They said information gathered in a raid on...

Manhattan DA opposes Trump's request to dismiss hush money case

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 11/19 6:18A Scripps News Staff

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg informed a New York court on Tuesday that it plans to oppose a motion by President-elect Donald Trump's legal team to dismiss his hush-money case. However, he is OK with delaying sentencing, which was due...

Low gas prices expected to fuel record-breaking 2024 Thanksgiving travel week

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 11/19 6:17A Justin Boggs

An estimated 79.9 million Americans will go at least 50 miles from home during the week of Thanksgiving, making it the busiest Thanksgiving travel week on record, AAA said. AAA says that 1.7 million more Americans will travel this year compared...

Best apps to manage your money as the holiday shopping season ramps up

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 11/19 5:57A Dan Grossman

Americans are expected to spend record amounts on holiday gifts this year. According to The Conference Board, an average of $677 will be spent on gifts. But there are some smartphone apps that can actually help folks budget and save money during...

Thousands continue to die as Russia-Ukraine war marks 1,000 days

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 11/19 5:19A Jason Bellini

On the 1,000th day since Russia invaded Ukraine, it appears there was a major escalation. Moscow claims Ukraine launched six U.S.-made long-range missiles toward its Bryansk region. Russia said it shot down five of the missiles and damaged the...

Give the rake a break: Experts say leaving your leaves has more benefits for your yard

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 11/19 4:59A Taylor O'Bier

Autumn is the harvest season, but experts have said there are some things that are better left on the ground. The leave your leaves movement is all about putting those rakes and blowers away and letting nature do what nature does. Leaves are rich...

ACLU seeks deportation info from Biden administration ahead of Trump presidency

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 11/19 4:06A Justin Boggs

The Americans for Civil Liberties Union filed a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, seeking information over its ICE Air program. The ICE Air program utilizes commercial and charter flights to return immigrants...

What happens to Donald Trump’s criminal conviction? Here are a few ways it could go

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 11/19 3:32A AP via Scripps News

Donald Trumps election victory created a conundrum for the judge overseeing his criminal case in New York. Can he go ahead and sentence the president-elect, or would doing so potentially get in the way of Trump's constitutional responsibility to...

Moscow says Ukraine fired 6 US-made longer-range missiles into Russia

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 11/19 2:40A Associated Press

Ukraine fired six American-supplied longer-range missiles at Russias Bryansk region, Moscow said Tuesday, in what would be Kyiv's first use of the weapons inside Russia in 1,000 days of war. The reported use of the Army Tactical Missile System,...

Russia says Ukraine fired 6 US-made missiles at the Bryansk region, days after Biden policy shift

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 11/19 1:33A AP via Scripps News

Ukraine fired six U.S.-made ATACMS missiles at Russias Bryansk region, Russias Defense Ministry said Tuesday, days after U.S. President Joe Biden eased restrictions on Ukrainian use of American-made weapons in the war that has reached its...

Trump planning to attend SpaceX 'Starship' launch in Texas

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 11/19 12:59A Scripps News Staff

President-elect Donald Trump will attend a SpaceX Starship rocket launch on Tuesday, a source familiar with the decision confirmed to Scripps News. The Federal Aviation Administration has issued temporary flight restrictions over Brownsville and...