'I'm vulnerable!': While looking for connections, there were red flags

News 5 Cleveland (Money) 3/31 11:00A Jonathan Walsh

A heartbreaking story coming out of Akron, as an elderly man said he was just trying to create long-term relationships when he lost thousands of dollars. The News 5 Investigators have a big warning about romance fraud and the kinds of things...

Think that 'I’m not a robot' test is safe? Why you need to think again

News 5 Cleveland (Money) 3/31 1:13A Mike Brookbank

Weve all done it. Click the box. Prove youre human. Move on. But as a consumer reporter, Ive learned that the next time you see a CAPTCHA, you may want to pause. Scammers are now weaponizing one of the most trusted security features online. For...

Cleveland's New Eastside Market continues operations in the face of looming closure Tuesday

News 5 Cleveland (Metro News) 3/30 11:39A John Kosich

At the New Eastside Market on Monday, it was just another weekday. "It's business as usual," said general manager Derrick Cunningham, and he plans to do the same thing tomorrow, which is slated to be the market's last day. "I'm operating as...

White House touts progress in Iran talks as Tehran denies direct negotiations

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 3/30 11:37A Scripps News Group

Just over a month into the war in Iran, the White House says peace talks are progressing as it balances diplomatic efforts with continued military pressure. The president said the United States is in serious discussions with a new, and more...

Trump seeks new birthright citizenship restrictions as case goes to Supreme Court

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 3/30 10:55A Ava-joye Burnett

The Supreme Court this week will hear arguments in a birthright citizenship case, coming as the Trump administration takes steps to prevent babies born in the U.S. to undocumented migrants from automatically becoming U.S. citizens. President...

FBI says man who crashed truck into Michigan synagogue was inspired by Hezbollah

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 3/30 9:56A AP via Scripps News Group

A man who crashed his pickup truck into a Detroit-area synagogue earlier in March was carrying out an attack inspired by Hezbollah, the Iran-backed terrorist organization, the FBI said Monday. Ayman Ghazali made a video before the attack at...

Trump administration sues Minnesota over transgender athlete policy in school sports

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 3/30 9:19A Scripps News Group

The Trump administration is moving forward on its threat to sue the state of Minnesota for allowing transgender athletes to participate in girls sports. In a complaint announced Monday by the U.S. Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, the...

Student shoots a teacher, fatally shoots himself at a Texas high school

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 3/30 8:06A AP via Scripps News Group

A 15-year-old student shot a teacher at a Texas high school and then fatally shot himself, authorities said Monday. No other injuries were reported in the shooting at Hill Country College Preparatory High School in Bulverde. The Comal County...

Nestlé says shipment of 413,793 KitKat candy bars stolen

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 3/30 7:21A AP via Scripps News Group

Swiss food giant Nestl says about 12 tons, or 413,793 candy bars, of its KitKat chocolate brand were stolen after leaving its production site in Italy for Poland. The company, based in Vevey, Switzerland, said in a statement Friday that the...

The hardest thing to do on vacation? Absolutely nothing, new research shows

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 3/30 6:35A Talker Research via Scripps News

Conducted by Talker Research for Margaritaville Vacation Club , a survey of 2,000 adults who have traveled in the past year looked at the busy effect, finding that more than half of those surveyed dont know how to just do nothing (55%). The...

Why corn tortillas in California now must contain folic acid and why more states may do the same

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 3/30 6:28A AP via Scripps News Group

Fifteen years after she lost her first baby to a rare and devastating birth defect, Andrea Lopez takes comfort in knowing that other Latina mothers might finally avoid the same pain. In January, California became the first state to require food...

Gas prices near $4 a gallon as the ongoing war in Iran limits oil movement in the Strait of Hormuz

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 3/30 5:20A Stephanie Liebergen

The ongoing war in Iran continues to drive up global oil prices, pushing the U.S. national average for unleaded gasoline to nearly $4 a gallon. According to AAA, the national average for a price of unleaded gasoline ticked up to $3.99 on Monday....

Jan. 6 Capitol riot participants file lawsuit accusing police of excessive force

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 3/30 4:26A Scripps News Group

Dozens of people who participated in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol are suing the federal government, accusing responding officers of using excessive force. The class-action lawsuit, filed in federal court in Florida, alleges U.S....

Trump issues new threat to Iran's civilian infrastructure if a ceasefire isn't reached 'shortly'

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 3/30 2:20A AP via Scripps News Group

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday threatened widespread destruction of Irans energy resources and other vital infrastructure if a deal to end the war with Tehran is not reached soon. In a social media post, Trump said great progress is being...

TSA says most agents have received paychecks following Trump's executive order

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 3/30 1:57A Gage Jackson

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said most of its workers were paid Monday for at least two paychecks they missed due to the ongoing partial government shutdown, which was prompted by Congress' failure to approve funding for the...