Vital US-Canada Gordie Howe Bridge faces delay despite completion

News 5 Cleveland (World News) 6/11 6:17A AP via Scripps News Group

The opening of a Canadian-U.S. bridge across the Detroit River that President Donald Trump previously threatened to block was delayed on Thursday due to unresolved issues. In a statement released before a scheduled Friday ribbon-cutting ceremony...

$20 million in fake goods from Hong Kong seized ahead of World Cup

News 5 Cleveland (World News) 6/11 4:53A AP via Scripps News Group

Just hours before the World Cup kicked off, Hong Kong authorities announced they seized 230,000 suspected counterfeit items worth an estimated $20 million, including jerseys tied to the tournament. The seizure included about 30,000 jerseys, some...

USPS proposes rule requiring states to share voter lists for mail-in ballots

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 6/10 5:41A Justin Boggs

The U.S. Postal Service has proposed rules that would require states to provide the names of eligible voters in order for mail-in ballots to be processed. The proposal follows President Donald Trumps March 2026 executive order pressing states to...

Teens' reading and math scores have stagnated, US test results show

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 6/10 5:20A AP via Scripps News Group

Younger students have regained ground academically after the pandemic's disruptions, while older students' test scores continue to stagnate, according to the latest testing data released Wednesday by the federal government. Nine-year-olds...

Visa denials, high ticket prices, Ebola shadow 2026 World Cup

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 6/10 4:51A Toni Waterman

The 2026 World Cup kicks off Thursday, and Mexico has the honor of playing the tournament's very first match. Mexico faces South Africa at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City, opening group play and it is a rematch. The two teams played the first game...

Trump says Iran 'will have to pay the price' for not reaching deal to end war

News 5 Cleveland (World News) 6/10 4:10A Scripps News Group

President Donald Trump on Wednesday issued a stark warning to Iran. "They've taken too long to negotiate a deal that would have been great for them. Now they will have to pay the price!!!" Trump said in a post on Truth Social. Trump's comments...

Summer airfare prices spike 30% as jet fuel costs soar after Iran war

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 6/10 3:51A Jay Gray

Jet fuel prices have more than doubled since the beginning of the war with Iran, and airlines are now passing those costs on to passengers at the ticket counter and baggage claim. According to Kayak , the average cost of a domestic ticket was $293...

Iran is accused of downing a US Apache. A robot boat pulled the crew to safety

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 6/10 3:29A Jason Bellini

A 24-foot autonomous drone boat just saved two American lives and may have permanently rewritten the rules of military search and rescue. A U.S. Army AH-64 Apache attack helicopter crashed at 7:33 p.m. EDT Monday in waters off the coast of Oman,...

Rising oil prices push inflation to highest level since April 2023

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 6/10 2:47A Justin Boggs

Consumers are paying significantly more for goods and services, as new government data shows prices climbed 4.2% in the 12 months ending in May. The price of goods and services within the month of May jumped 0.5%. According to the Bureau of Labor...

Chicago Police probe burning cross in popular Grant Park

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 6/10 2:14A AP via Scripps News Group

A large, burning cross was discovered at a Chicago park on Tuesday afternoon, and police said they are investigating how it ended up there and the motive behind it. Video taken by a motorist shows the wooden cross engulfed in bright orange flames...

Nancy Mace’s bid for South Carolina governor ends in primary defeat

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 6/10 1:33A

Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette and state Attorney General Alan Wilson advanced to a runoff for the Republican nomination for South Carolina governor, while U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham won his own primary outright Tuesday in his pursuit of a fifth term in...

Dynamic pricing: Which retailers change their prices most often

News 5 Cleveland (Money) 6/10 12:34A John Matarese

Prices at major retailers can now change dozens of times in a single day, thanks to something called dynamic pricing. New data shows just how often that's happening and where. The practice uses algorithms to adjust prices in real time based on...

Store clerk jumps in to help elderly woman, saves nearly $20K from being stolen

News 5 Cleveland (Money) 6/9 10:17A Jonathan Walsh

Bitcoin and imposter scammers are targeting people in Northeast Ohio. Recently, there was a problem in Westlake that nearly cost a senior citizen thousands in cash, but thankfully, there are people like a local store clerk ready to step in. 'The...

Doctors removed from diabetes conference after distributing anti‑Trump paper

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 6/9 6:21A Justin Boggs

Five attendees at the American Diabetes Associations annual conference were removed by police after reportedly circulating a paper criticizing President Donald Trump for dismantling biomedical research. According to BMJ, five doctors were...

Diver captures rare footage of great white shark in Mediterranean Sea

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 6/9 4:57A Charlotte Reck, CNN

More than 132 feet below sea level, a diver was removing abandoned fishing nets from a shipwreck in the Mediterranean Sea when he had an encounter that would be the stuff of many peoples nightmares. Somewhere between the white beaches of Sicily...