Wife stands by Democratic Maine Senate candidate amid sexting controversy

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 5/31 11:00A AP via Scripps News Group

Graham Platners wife called reports that her husband had previously exchanged sexually explicit text messages with several women shameful" over the weekend, the latest controversy to hit the Maine Democrats whirlwind campaign. Platner, an oyster...

US strike on an alleged drug boat kills 3 in the eastern Pacific Ocean

News 5 Cleveland (World News) 5/31 8:15A AP via Scripps News Group

The U.S. military said it carried out another strike Saturday on a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing three men in the fourth attack this week and putting the total death toll at 205. U.S. Southern Command...

WHO chief reports 5 Ebola recoveries as a new treatment center opens in eastern Congo

News 5 Cleveland (World News) 5/31 6:45A AP via Scripps News Group

Five patients have recovered from a rare type of Ebola virus, the head of the World Health Organization said Sunday during a visit to Bunia in eastern Congo, a city at the heart of an outbreak. Four people will be discharged today and there was...

Dino Day brings prehistoric fun to Cleveland Museum of Natural History

News 5 Cleveland (Metro News) 5/31 6:06A Elizabeth VanMetre

Dino Day brings prehistoric fun to the Cleveland Museum of Natural History. Families got a hands-on look at prehistoric life during Dino Day at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History. The annual event, held May 31, featured a full day of...

Newark imposes curfew around immigration detention center following clashes

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 5/31 5:39A AP via Scripps News Group

The mayor of Newark imposed a curfew early Sunday around an immigration detention center in New Jersey after a series of intense clashes between protestors and police. The curfew around Delaney Hall will be in place between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m....

Experimental pill promises new hope for deadly pancreatic cancer

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 5/31 2:47A AP via Scripps News Group

A novel pill helped people with advanced pancreatic cancer live longer, researchers reported Sunday, raising hopes of long-needed better treatments for one of the deadliest types of cancer. While not curing the cancer, it is a very large step...

Israeli army captures strategic castle in Lebanon

News 5 Cleveland (World News) 5/31 2:38A AP via Scripps News Group

Israeli troops have captured a strategic mountain topped with a Crusader-built castle in southern Lebanon in the deepest incursion into the country in more than a quarter-century, the military said Sunday. The capture of Beaufort castle, near the...

Trump to headline 'Great American State Fair' after artists drop out

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 5/31 2:26A AP via Scripps News Group

An upcoming celebration of America's 250th anniversary, The Great American State Fair," recently had several musical guests back out partly over the event's ties to President Donald Trump. Now, Trump himself is slated to headline the festivities,...

The Cleveland Market brings small businesses, big crowds and $3 bad portraits

News 5 Cleveland (Metro News) 5/30 8:28A Elizabeth VanMetre

The Cleveland Market returns this weekend with the kind of mix that has helped it grow into what it is today: small businesses, food trucks, artists, makers and thousands of shoppers looking to put their money into local goods. The market...

American Heart Association backs Ohio paid leave bill amid growing medical debt concerns

News 5 Cleveland (Metro News) 5/30 4:53A Tessa DiTirro

A recent presidential advisory from the American Heart Association warns that rising health care costs are driving more Americans into medical debt, forcing some patients to delay or even avoid necessary follow-up care. Now, the organization is...

WHO chief visits Congo Ebola epicenter as cases surge

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 5/30 1:51A AP via Scripps News Group

The head of the World Health Organization Saturday arrived in eastern Congos Bunia, a city at the heart of an outbreak of a rare type of Ebola, where the virus still spreads faster than the response, despite better-organized health facilities and...

Joy and relief as rescuers evacuate survivors from Laos cave; 2 still missing

News 5 Cleveland (World News) 5/30 1:37A AP via Scripps News Group

Rescue workers in Laos said Saturday they have safely evacuated four villagers trapped in a flooded cave for 10 days, the day after another one was successfully extracted. Two men remain missing. Lao and Thai rescue groups posted about the...

CVS to cover Eli Lilly’s anti-obesity pill, reinstate Zepbound later this year

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 5/29 6:19A Scripps News Group

CVS is expanding weight-loss options in its drug plans. The provider will begin covering Eli Lillys anti-obesity pill next month and will reinstate coverage of injectable Zepbound later this year. Customers with CVS Caremark plans will still have...

Trump says he's meeting on deal that could lead to end of war with Iran

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 5/29 5:58A Scripps News Group

President Donald Trump said Friday that he was meeting in the Situation Room to discuss a potential deal that could lead to an end to the war with Iran. In a Truth Social post Friday morning, Trump reiterated several positions he has previously...

ICE officer arrested in Texas over Minnesota shooting during immigration crackdown

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 5/29 5:29A Ava-joye Burnett

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer was arrested Friday on five charges connected to a nonfatal shooting in Minnesota, authorities said. Christian Castro is charged with four counts of second-degree assault and one count of false...