Nicholas Brendon, ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ actor, dies at 54

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 3/21 8:34A AP via Scripps News Group

Nicholas Brendon, an actor best known for his role as a loveable underdog sidekick on the hit television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, has died. He was 54. Brendon's family announced the death in a statement posted on his social media accounts...

Former FBI director and special counsel Robert Mueller dies at 81

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 3/21 7:29A Justin Boggs

Robert S. Mueller III, the FBI director who transformed the nation's premier law enforcement agency into a terrorism-fighting force after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and who later became special counsel in charge of investigating ties between...

'I’m a little nervous': Police video shows Justin Timberlake flustered during sobriety tests

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 3/21 6:12A AP via Scripps News Group

Justin Timberlake struggled to perform field sobriety tests requiring him to walk a straight line and stand on one leg after he was pulled over in New Yorks Hamptons in 2024 by police officers who suspected him of driving drunk, according to...

NCAA accuses DraftKings of trademark infringement in March Madness marketing

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 3/21 4:21A AP via Scripps News Group

The NCAA filed a complaint in federal court Friday seeking an emergency restraining order to stop online sportsbook DraftKings from using registered trademarks associated with the NCAA men's and women's basketball tournaments. The complaint for...

Senate votes to end security line perks for members of Congress

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 3/21 3:31A Justin Boggs

The U.S. Senate this week passed a bill that would prohibit members of Congress from bypassing standard airport security screenings at commercial airports. The vote comes nearly a month into a partial government shutdown that has left...

Why women are saying goodbye to the treadmill and hello to the barbell

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 3/21 2:24A AP via Scripps News Group

During her first year of college, Elisabeth Bradley was inspired to try weightlifting after she followed a woman tracking her fitness transformation on social media, one barbell at a time. Then, Bradley found herself to be the only woman in the...

Mixed US messages: Trump talks ‘winding down’ Iran War as ships head to region

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 3/21 1:37A AP via Scripps News Group

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said attacks against Iran will increase significantly in the coming week. Katz spoke Saturday, hours after U.S. President Donald Trump said he was considering winding down military operations in the Mideast...

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...