Snow and wind batter parts of US, with threat of thunderstorms and tornadoes starting later Sunday

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 3/15 10:35A AP via Scripps News Group

A broad and erratic patchwork of severe weather rumbled across much of the U.S. on Sunday, dumping heavy snow and making roads impassable in the Upper Midwest while damaging high winds swept across the Plains. Hawaii also continues to be affected...

'Sinners' and 'One Battle After Another' poised for an all-Warner Bros. showdown at Academy Awards

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 3/15 8:02A AP via Scripps News Group

Hollywood will convene Sunday night for a nail-biter Academy Awards thats steering toward a coronation for either Paul Thomas Anderson or Ryan Coogler. Most would call that a win-win. Andersons One Battle After Another is the favorite heading...

Pentagon identifies 6 US airmen killed in refueling plane crash in Iraq

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 3/15 5:11A Scripps News Group

The Pentagon has released the identities of six U.S. Air Force members who died last week when a military refueling tanker plane crashed in western Iraq during a mission in support of Operation Epic Fury. Maj. John A. Klinner, 33, of Auburn,...

Israeli soldiers fire on family car in occupied West Bank, killing 4

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 3/15 3:42A AP via Scripps News Group

Israeli soldiers fired on a car carrying a family in the northern West Bank, killing four people including two children, the Palestinian Authoritys Health Ministry said. The official Palestinian news agency said the family was shot late Saturday...

US-China trade talks open in Paris, paving the way for Trump-Xi summit

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 3/15 2:28A AP via Scripps News Group

Representatives from Beijing and Washington began their economic and trade talks in Paris on Sunday, paving the way for U.S. President Donald Trumps state visit to Beijing to meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping in about two weeks. The delegations, led...

Travel day breakfast: On-the-go granola bar perfect for spring break

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 3/14 9:58A Jessica DeLuise

For a busy travel morning on the go, you need a quick breakfast the whole family will love. These granola bars are whole grain and contain fiber, protein and fuel to keep you full all morning. They have no added sugar. Makes 10 to 12 bars...

Wind gusts among strongest on record batter Midwest, fuel deadly Nebraska fires

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 3/14 9:33A AP via Scripps News Group

Hundreds of thousands of people were left without power Saturday after high winds raked eastward from the Great Lakes region, leaving trees down and substantial property damage in their wake. Further west, at least one person died in a massive...

Trump asks allies to deploy warships as Iran vows to block oil flow

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 3/14 8:26A Justin Boggs

President Donald Trump said Saturday that other nations will send ships to help keep the Strait of Hormuz open amid fears that Iran may restrict the flow of oil and other goods through the vital waterway. Nearly one-fifth of the worlds oil supply...

New Cleveland Teachers Union president elected, set to be sworn in April 9

News 5 Cleveland (Metro News) 3/14 7:57A Damon Maloney

A new leader has been elected as the next president of the Cleveland Teachers Union as the Cleveland Metropolitan School District undergoes massive changes under the Building Brighter Futures (BFF) initiative, a consolidation plan that takes...

From circles to spacecraft: How pi powers science — and dessert

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 3/14 6:24A AP via Scripps News Group

Math nerds and dessert enthusiasts unite to celebrate Pi Day every March 14, the date that represents the first three digits of the mathematical constant pi. Representing the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter, pi is approximately...

NASA's first crewed mission to the moon since Apollo targeted for April launch

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 3/14 5:01A Justin Boggs

After another delay to NASAs planned mission to return humans to the moon, the four-member crew of Artemis II has been given a new launch window. NASA said the crew could lift off as soon as April 1, with additional launch opportunities later in...

IRS change means many taxpayers must wait weeks for refunds

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 3/14 2:53A Justin Boggs

Nearly 830,000 Americans could experience delays in receiving their tax refunds this season after the Internal Revenue Service stopped issuing paper checks. According to Democrats on the House Ways and Means Committee, 500,000 filers have...

Trump: US strikes Iran’s Kharg Island, warns oil infrastructure could be next

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 3/14 1:32A AP via Scripps News Group

President Donald Trump said the U.S. destroyed military sites on an island vital to Irans oil network and warned that its oil infrastructure could be next if Iran continues to interfere with the passage of ships through the Strait of Hormuz....

Trump demands Fed lower interest rates amid steady inflation, rising mortgage costs

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 3/13 5:37A Justin Boggs

President Donald Trump is again pressuring Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell to lower interest rates, suggesting Powell has the authority to do so before the Feds next scheduled meeting. The Federal Reserve is set to meet next week. While Powell...

Michigan synagogue attacker recently lost family in Israeli airstrike on Lebanon

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 3/13 4:49A AP via Scripps News Group

A man with a rifle who crashed into a large Michigan synagogue in what federal officials say was an attack had lost four family members in an Israeli airstrike in his native Lebanon last week, an official said Friday. Ayman Mohamad Ghazali, 41, a...