Scripps News poll: Most Americans doubt prediction markets can stop insider trading

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 4/27 11:00P Andrew Rafferty

Most Americans don't know much about prediction markets. But what they do know has them worried. A Scripps News/Talker Research survey of 2,000 Americans finds widespread concerns over platforms allowing users to bet on things like elections and...

Supreme Court grapples with multibillion-dollar wave of lawsuits over Roundup cancer claims

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 4/27 10:44A AP via Scripps News Group

The Supreme Court seemed divided Monday over whether to block thousands of lawsuits alleging the maker of the weedkiller Roundup failed to warn people it could cause cancer. The case came before the justices after a tidal wave of litigation that...

US stocks edge up to more records, while oil prices rise ahead of a blockbuster week for Wall...

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 4/27 10:24A AP via Scripps News Group

The U.S. stock markets record-breaking rally slowed after uncertainty rose over the weekend about what will happen next in the Iran war. The S&P 500 edged up 0.1% Monday, beating its all-time high set on Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average...

Lawsuit challenging construction of new White House ballroom will continue, group says

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 4/27 6:52A Scripps News Group

Preservationists are pressing ahead with their lawsuit against President Donald Trump's planned $400 million White House ballroom, declining a request by the Department of Justice to withdraw the complaint following the shooting at the White...

Iran offers to reopen Strait of Hormuz if US lifts its blockade and the war ends, officials say

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 4/27 6:29A AP via Scripps News Group

Iran has offered to end its chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz if the U.S. lifts its blockade on the country and ends the war in a proposal that would postpone discussions on the Islamic Republic's nuclear program, two regional officials said...

Virginia Supreme Court considers whether to block voter-approved US House map favoring Democrats

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 4/27 6:08A AP via Scripps News Group

Virginia Supreme Court judges on Monday questioned whether the state's Democratic-led legislature complied with constitutional requirements when it sent a congressional redistricting plan to voters, in a case that carries high stakes for the...

Trump says Kimmel 'should be immediately fired' over joke about Melania before White House dinner...

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 4/27 5:43A Gage Jackson

President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump are taking aim at late-night television host Jimmy Kimmel over a joke he made about the first lady looking like an "expectant widow," days before the shooting incident at the White House...

China blocks Meta from acquiring AI startup Manus

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 4/27 4:36A AP via Scripps News Group

China on Monday blocked U.S. tech giant Metas acquisition of the artificial intelligence startup Manus, in an unexpected move to reverse a deal that apparently aroused Beijing's concerns about the transfer of advanced technology. In a one-line...

Tornadoes in northern Texas leave at least 2 dead and destroy multiple homes

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 4/27 4:05A AP via Scripps News Group

A tornado-producing thunderstorm left at least two people dead in northern Texas and displaced at least 20 families, with many homes sustaining major damage, authorities said Sunday. At least one person was killed and numerous homes were damaged...

Nedra Talley Ross, the last surviving member of The Ronettes, dies at 80

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 4/27 3:00A Lianne Kolirin, CNN

Nedra Talley Ross, the last surviving member of the 1960s girl band The Ronettes, has died. She was 80 years old. The singer, who joined forces with her cousins Ronnie Spector and Estelle Bennett to form the musical trio, passed away on Sunday...

King Charles set to meet Trump for the toughest mission of his reign

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 4/27 2:27A Max Foster, Lauren Said-Moorhous

The word special does not begin to do it justice, said Donald Trump of the relationship between the United States and Britain. Were like two notes in one chord, or two verses of the same poem each beautiful on its own, but really meant to be...

Suspect in White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting charged with attempted assassination of...

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 4/27 2:07A Scripps News Group

The alleged gunman who opened fire at the White House Correspondents' dinner on Saturday has been charged with attempted assassination of President Donald Trump. Authorities apprehended 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen of Torrance, California, before...

Elon Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman head to court in high-stakes showdown over AI

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 4/27 1:25A AP via Scripps News Group

Technology tycoons Elon Musk and Sam Altman are poised to face off in a high-stakes trial revolving around the alleged betrayal, deceit and unbridled ambition that blurred the bickering billionaires' once-shared vision for the development of...

No, Dr. Phil does not endorse weight loss pills: How to spot fake endorsements

News 5 Cleveland (Money) 4/27 1:06A John Matarese

New technology and artificial intelligence are making fake celebrity endorsements more convincing than ever. "Instead of the celebrity just sitting at a table eating dinner it might show them eating a particular brand of food," said Dr. Serena...

Airlines looking for fare increases to stick, even when jet fuel costs fall

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 4/26 3:52A Chris Isidore

The soaring cost of jet fuel due to the war in Iran will lead to significantly higher airfares. But dont expect ticket prices to drop once fuel prices start to decline. Higher fares are being driven by strong demand for travel as much as the cost...