France confines more than 1,700 on British cruise ship in Bordeaux after gastroenteritis outbreak

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 5/13 6:09A AP via Scripps News Group

Over 1,700 passengers and crew on a British cruise ship were ordered to remain on board after an outbreak of gastrointestinal illness, French authorities said Wednesday. They dismissed any link to a deadly hantavirus outbreak on another vessel...

Amazon to launch 30-minute delivery service in these US cities

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 5/13 5:50A AP via Scripps News Group

More than 20 years after it redefined fast shipping, Amazon is preparing to raise the bar on consumer expectations again by offering to fulfill customers' most urgent product needs in a half-hour or less for an extra fee. The company, which...

EXCLUSIVE: Airbnb targets two states highlighted in Scripps News’ investigation for pool safety

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 5/13 5:42A Lori Jane Gliha

Airbnb has announced a new water safety and drowning prevention campaign targeting two states that were highlighted in a series of Scripps News investigations. As part of our commitment to help support great experiences, Airbnb is redoubling its...

Google rolling out higher-end laptops to pair with Android phones

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 5/13 5:07A Justin Boggs

Google unveiled a new laptop line this week that will easily integrate with Android smartphones, similar to how iPhones pair with MacBooks. The company calls the devices Googlebooks, describing them as designed to work seamlessly with the devices...

South Carolina Supreme Court overturns Alex Murdaugh’s murder convictions, orders new trial

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 5/13 4:31A AP via Scripps News Group

The South Carolina Supreme Court on Wednesday overturned the murder convictions and life sentence of disgraced lawyer Alex Murdaugh in the shooting deaths of his wife and younger son. In a unanimous ruling, the justices said the conduct by the...

FAA reviewing Trump’s plan for 250-foot arch near Reagan National

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 5/13 4:20A Scripps News Group

Federal aviation officials are reviewing President Trumps proposed 250-foot triumphal arch, CNN reported. The structure would be built less than two miles from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, the site of last years deadly midair...

Trump's proposed 'Golden Dome' now estimated to cost $1.2 trillion

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 5/13 4:10A AP via Scripps News Group

President Donald Trump's plan to put weapons in space pitched as a Golden Dome for America missile defense program is estimated to cost $1.2 trillion over a 20-year period, according to a new analysis from the Congressional Budget Office, a far...

French hantavirus patient critically ill, being treated with artificial lung

News 5 Cleveland (World News) 5/13 3:48A AP via Scripps News Group

A French woman infected in the deadly hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship is critically ill and being treated with an artificial lung, a doctor at the Paris hospital caring for the sickened passenger said Tuesday. The outbreak has now reached 11...

Grocery bills up — energy shock from Iran conflict among the causes

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 5/13 2:43A AP via Scripps News Group

Americans paid more for their groceries last month, but high gasoline prices resulting from the Iran war were only one of the reasons why. Prices for food eaten at home rose 2.9% in April compared to the same month a year earlier, according to...

Trump arrives in Beijing for pomp-filled talks on Iran war and US-China trade

News 5 Cleveland (World News) 5/13 2:26A AP via Scripps News Group

U.S. President Donald Trump arrived in Beijing on Wednesday for his hotly anticipated talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the Iran war, trade and U.S. arms sales to Taiwan. The meat of the summit won't happen until Thursday, when the...

Trump's China summit puts Taiwan in the spotlight amid fears of a potential global crisis

News 5 Cleveland (World News) 5/13 1:34A Joe St. George

President Donald Trump began a multi-day summit in China Wednesday, where discussions are expected to cover the global economy and the Iran war but experts say Taiwan could produce the biggest news of the trip. Only eight sitting U.S. presidents...

18 Americans quarantined after hantavirus cruise ship outbreak

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 5/12 9:37A Kadia Tubman

All passengers aboard the cruise ship Hondius, which is at the center of a hantavirus outbreak, have been evacuated following a massive international repatriation effort. Several countries are now working to isolate and monitor passengers amid an...

Virginia representative distances herself after agreeing with radio host’s offensive comment about...

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 5/12 8:29A Kaanita Iyer

A Republican congresswoman from Virginia is defending herself amid calls for her to resign after she agreed with a radio hosts remark referring to House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries cotton-picking hands. The comment was made during Rep. Jen...

Memphis Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke dead at age 29

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 5/12 8:19A Justin Boggs

Memphis Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke has died at the age of 29, his agency and the club both reported on Tuesday. No cause of death was released. Clarke spent all seven of his NBA seasons in Memphis. He only appeared in two games in 2025-26,...

Strait of Hormuz tensions threaten to push gas past $5 a gallon by June

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 5/12 7:42A Justin Boggs

More than two months after the United States launched an attack on Iran, gas prices have risen more than $1.50 nationwide and experts say they could climb higher in the coming weeks. Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy, said...