Senate Republicans resist Trump's push to fire 'brutal' parliamentarian over ballroom funding

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 5/20 9:02A Nathaniel Reed

The White House is pressing Senate Republicans to remove Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough from her role after she opposed a $1 billion request for White House ballroom security included in a proposed $72 billion reconciliation bill....

Execution over politics: How Target’s operational fixes are paying off

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 5/20 7:44A AP via Scripps News Group

Target reported the largest jump in comparable sales in four years Wednesday, but a cautious outlook overshadowed convincing evidence that changes under the company's new CEO are resonating with customers. Customers spent money across all of...

Officers who defended Capitol from rioters sue to block payouts from $1.8B ‘anti-weaponization’...

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 5/20 6:04A AP via Scripps News Group

Two police officers who helped defend the U.S. Capitol from an attack by a mob of Trump supporters sued on Wednesday to block anyone including Jan. 6, 2021, rioters from receiving payouts from a new $1.776 billion settlement fund for people who...

Man jailed for 37 days over post on Charlie Kirk's death wins $835K settlement

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 5/20 5:48A AP via Scripps News Group

Tennessee officials will pay $835,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by a man who was jailed for more than a month over a Facebook post he made about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. While many people across the U.S. lost their...

Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin hail ‘highest level’ China-Russia ties in Beijing meeting

News 5 Cleveland (World News) 5/20 5:06A AP via Scripps News Group

Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed their strategic ties and growing energy trade as they met in Beijing Wednesday only days after a visit by U.S. President Donald Trump to China. Putin and Xi oversaw the signing...

Former Cuban President Raúl Castro indicted in 1996 shootdown that killed Americans

News 5 Cleveland (World News) 5/20 4:12A AP via Scripps News Group

Federal prosecutors on Wednesday announced charges against former Cuban President Ral Castro in the 1996 downing of civilian planes operated by Miami-based exiles as the Trump administration escalated pressure on the socialist government. RELATED...

Woman dies after falling into an uncovered maintenance hole in New York City

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 5/20 3:52A AP via Scripps News Group

A 56-year-old woman fell into an open maintenance hole on a busy New York City street and died, police and utility officials said as they investigated how it could have happened. The woman, Donike Gocaj, parked her Mercedes-Benz SUV right next to...

Affordable Care Act enrollment projected to plunge by 5 million as costs spike

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 5/20 3:48A AP via Scripps News Group

Nationwide enrollment in the Affordable Care Act health insurance marketplace could plummet by nearly 5 million people this year, shrinking the number of participants in the program by more than 20%, according to a new analysis from the...

Congress eyes first-ever federal EV fee that could offset savings from high gas prices

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 5/20 3:09A Joe St. George

Gas prices are soaring, and searches for electric vehicles surged 25% last month, according to Cars.com. But a new bipartisan proposal in Congress could cut into the savings that make EVs attractive in the first place. The EV Savings Index...

WHO: Global Ebola risk low, regional threat high in Congo

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 5/20 2:26A Justin Boggs

The risk of a global endemic from the ongoing Ebola outbreak in Africa is considered low, according to World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Tedros said Wednesday that the risk in some parts of Africa, including...

DeVitis Italian Market in Akron balances rising costs without losing loyal customers

News 5 Cleveland (Money) 5/20 1:46A Tessa DiTirro

Families across Northeast Ohio are feeling the impact of inflation everywhere, from the checkout line to the gas pump. And for one longtime Akron business, staying open means carefully balancing higher operating costs with keeping prices...

Poll: GOP support for Trump’s economy drops as Iran war drives prices higher

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 5/20 1:36A AP via Scripps News Group

Republicans are unhappier with President Donald Trump's handling of the economy than they were a few months ago, but they're largely continuing to stand behind him as the war with Iran continues, a new AP-NORC poll finds. About 6 in 10...

Cleveland works to improve recycling program, boost participation

News 5 Cleveland (Metro News) 5/20 1:28A Mike Holden

Clevelands recycling program has come a long way since the city shut it down in 2020, but city leaders admit there is still plenty of work to do. For years, Cleveland has tried to rebuild trust and participation in its recycling efforts after...

War in Iran could make your next oil change much more expensive

News 5 Cleveland (Money) 5/20 12:34A John Matarese

Drivers are getting little relief at the gas pump. Now the war in Iran could make routine vehicle maintenance more expensive as well. Certified mechanic and shop owner Marc Duebber said the cost of wholesale motor oil has gone up drastically this...

US government agrees to drop tax claims against Trump in broadening of IRS lawsuit settlement

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 5/19 9:23A AP via Scripps News Group

The U.S. government will permanently drop tax claims connected to President Donald Trump, according to a settlement document that is part of a deal to resolve Trumps $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service over the leak of his...