Education Department says it will release billions in remaining withheld grant money for schools

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 7/26 2:39A AP via Scripps News Group

The Trump administration is releasing billions of dollars in withheld grants for schools, the Education Department said Friday, ending weeks of uncertainty for educators around the country who rely on the money for English language instruction,...

Father arrested after Phoenix police save 4 children from hot car

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 7/26 2:02A Scripps News Group

A man has been arrested after four children were rescued from a hot car and taken to a hospital. Just after 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Phoenix police were called to the area of 24th and Madison Streets for reports of multiple children being left in a...

With Columbia as a model, White House seeks fines in potential deals with Harvard and others

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 7/26 1:33A AP via Scripps News Group

The White House is pursuing heavy fines from Harvard and other universities as part of potential settlements to end investigations into campus antisemitism, using the deal it struck with Columbia University as a template, according to an...

Don't go swimming at Edgewater Beach today

News 5 Cleveland (Metro News) 7/25 6:53A Courtney Shaw

The Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District issued an advisory for people not to go swimming at Edgewater Beach on Friday. Following Thursday night's storm, a sewage overflow occurred into Lake Erie. The Sewer District said visitors, particularly...

Vote for which discontinued USPS stamp you want to make a comeback

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 7/25 5:31A Scripps News Group

You're favorite stamp might be getting an encore. The United States Postal Service is giving stamp enthusiasts a chance to bring back a piece of postal history through a nationwide vote. The postal service will reissue one of 25 popular stamps...

'I will give you a list': Trump responds as Epstein scrutiny intensifies

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 7/25 5:12A Scripps News Group

President Donald Trump was pressed Friday morning on the investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein before departing for Scotland. When asked by reporters about Epstein and his longtime associate Ghislaine Maxwell, President Trump...

Advocacy group says bill will lead to smaller Social Security payments by 2033

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 7/25 4:39A Justin Boggs

Changes made by the recently approved One Big Beautiful Bill Act, signed by President Donald Trump, could cause Social Security checks to drop within the next decade, an advocacy group says. The Committee for a Responsible Federal Government...

Shooting on University of New Mexico campus leaves 1 dead, another injured

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 7/25 4:15A Scripps News Group

A person was killed and another was wounded on the University of New Mexico campus. Police said they responded to a report early Friday morning of a shooting inside a student housing complex, where they found the deceased victim and another with...

Trump administration sues NYC, blames city's immigration policy for shooting

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 7/25 3:49A Scripps News Group

New York City's status as a "sanctuary city" is at risk after the Trump administration filed a lawsuit challenging the policy. The lawsuit alleges that the city's policies hinder immigration law enforcement and contributed to the recent shooting...

MetroHealth to lay off more than 100 employees

News 5 Cleveland (Metro News) 7/25 2:51A Courtney Shaw

The MetroHealth System has announced that it is going to lay off around 125 employees to "stabilize its finances as it experiences an unprecedented surge in the cost of care it delivers to Greater Clevelands uninsured." In a press release, Metro...

Trump's trip to his new golf course blurs politics and the family's business

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 7/25 2:16A AP via Scripps News Group

Lashed by cold winds and overlooking choppy, steel-gray North Sea waters, the breathtaking sand dunes of Scotland's northeastern coast rank among Donald Trump 's favorite spots on earth. At some point, maybe in my very old age, Ill go there and...

Massive US heat wave turns deadly as warnings continue

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 7/25 1:46A Justin Boggs

Nearly 100 million Americans are under some sort of heat advisory on Friday as a massive heat wave continues to dominate the weather in the U.S. Among the areas under a heat advisory on Friday is Dallas, where officials confirmed that a man in...

Third-party seller caution: Who are you really buying from on Amazon?

News 5 Cleveland (Money) 7/25 12:40A John Matarese

When shopping online for electronics, like laptops, many of us look for the lowest price, but that lower price might come with unexpected complications if you're not buying directly from the retailer. Gretchen Niebling discovered this the hard...

The US fertility rate reached a new low in 2024, CDC data shows

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 7/24 7:03A AP via Scripps News Group

The fertility rate in the U.S. dropped to an all-time low in 2024 with less than 1.6 kids per woman, new federal data released Thursday shows. The U.S. was once among only a few developed countries with a rate that ensured each generation had...

Hulk Hogan, iconic professional wrestler, dead at age 71

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 7/24 6:15A Scripps News Group

Hulk Hogan, born Terry Gene Bollea, has died at the age of 71. The Clearwater Police Department said emergency crews responded to Hogans Florida residence just before 10 a.m. Thursday after receiving a call about a person suffering cardiac arrest....