5 arrested after vandalism reported at Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 6/22 5:38A Jacob Gardenswartz

Five people have been arrested, accused of vandalism at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, according to a Trump administration official. The pool, which recently underwent $15 million in renovations, has drawn criticism after algae started to...

DOJ may be able to release potentially embarrassing Biden audio recordings unless courts step in

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 6/22 4:47A Katelyn Polantz

Former President Joe Biden is in an uphill battle to try to stop the Justice Department from sharing recordings it collected of him speaking to his ghostwriter in 2016 and 2017, during which his speech and memory faltered. Court decisions on...

Supreme Court reinstates conviction in 1979 disappearance of Etan Patz

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 6/22 4:16A AP via Scripps News Group

The Supreme Court on Monday reinstated a murder conviction in the 1979 disappearance of 6-year-old Etan Patz. The justices, by a 6-3 vote, granted an appeal from New York prosecutors who had urged them to undo a federal appeals court decision...

Trump-endorsed candidate holds slim lead in Colombia's election

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 6/22 4:10A AP via Scripps News Group

A polarized Colombia gave conservative political outsider Abelardo de la Espriella a razor-thin lead in a runoff election that will be challenged in the coming days by the ruling partys progressive candidate. De la Espriella, a business owner and...

US and Iran begin nuclear negotiations with both sides reporting progress after opening talks

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 6/22 2:23A Stephanie Liebergen

U.S.-Iran negotiations are underway, with officials from both countries and mediating nations Pakistan and Qatar reporting good progress following the first high-level talks over the weekend in Switzerland. Vice President JD Vance was on site as...

Alan Greenspan, former head of Federal Reserve, dies at 100

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 6/22 1:53A Chris Isidore

Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan, once hailed as a maestro for directing a booming economy but who later received some of the blame for the housing bust and financial meltdown that occurred after he left office, has died, according...

Trump’s Iran agreement embraces sanctions relief, a policy he and his team once denounced

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 6/22 1:38A Andrew Kaczynski, Jennifer Hansl

For years, President Donald Trump, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Vice President JD Vance argued against deals that provided financial concessions to Iran, saying that giving the regime money fuels terror. But now the agreement theyve reached...

Starmer announces he'll resign as UK prime minister with Burnham confirming bid to succeed him

News 5 Cleveland (World News) 6/22 1:13A AP via Scripps News Group

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced Monday that he will resign, forced out by his own party after missteps and mistakes soured voters goodwill for a prime minister who won a landslide election victory two years ago on a promise of...

Downtown Cleveland no-parking restrictions causes confusion, resulting in many fines on game days

News 5 Cleveland (Metro News) 6/21 11:27P Kaylee Olivas

As the Guardians are set to play at home on June 26, be careful not to leave your car in a no-parking restricted area in Downtown Cleveland because it could result in a fine. The city announced parking regulations as part of the gateway...

Vance and Iranian officials arrive in Switzerland to launch talks on Tehran’s nuclear program

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 6/21 2:18A AP via Scripps News Group

U.S. Vice President JD Vance and senior Iranian officials arrived in Switzerland on Sunday to formally launch negotiations over Tehrans nuclear program, build out the fragile interim deal to end the war in Iran and keep the Strait of Hormuz open....

Kraft works on TSA-compliant ranch after World Cup fans pack bottles

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 6/20 8:27A Justin Boggs

Visitors to the United States for this years FIFA World Cup have been enjoying ranch dressing but it has apparently caused issues at airports. According to the Transportation Security Administration, some tourists have been leaving bottles of...

GOP Rep. Tom Kean Jr. to return June 30 after mysterious months-long absence

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 6/20 7:54A AP via Scripps News Group

New Jersey Republican Rep. Tom Kean Jr., who's been absent from Congress since March with an unspecified medical issue, is set to return on June 30, a political consultant to the congressman said Thursday. Kean, who represents a battleground...

Gunfire rocks Chicago’s South Side, 12 hurt in holiday weekend violence

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 6/20 5:18A AP via Scripps News Group

At least 12 people in a crowd on a Chicago street suffered gunshot wounds after an SUV pulled up and two people inside started shooting, police said. The SUV drove away from the South Side neighborhood, leaving two people, both male, in critical...

Iran closes Strait of Hormuz again, stalls Switzerland talks with US

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 6/20 3:56A AP via Scripps News Group

Iran dealt two quick blows to the interim agreement with the United States on Saturday, angered by Israel's continued attacks in Lebanon, saying it had closed the Strait of Hormuz and announcing that while its negotiators were going to...

Oklahoma Arby’s employee accused of giving herpes to a customer

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 6/20 3:30A Scripps News Group

Many have heard claims of retaliatory restaurant workers spitting in customers food, and hope its just a gross, urban legend. But in McCurtain County, Oklahoma, a former Arbys manager is charged with felony poisoningaccused of spitting in a...