Is your child an online hacker? You might be surprised, as so many other families are.

News 5 Cleveland (Investigations) 4/14 12:00A Jonathan Walsh

Parents, heres a question for you. What would you do if you found out your child is a criminal hacker? More and more families are finding themselves in the middle of investigations after young hackers find ways of extorting big-time money, like...

Eric Swalwell announces he plans to resign from Congress

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 4/13 11:37A Scripps News Group

U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell announced Monday he plans to resign from Congress. The House Ethics Committee opened an investigation into the Democratic lawmaker Monday over allegations of sexual misconduct, including claims involving a staff member. In...

Britney Spears enters substance abuse treatment facility weeks after her arrest on suspicion of DUI

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 4/13 9:58A AP via Scripps News Group

Britney Spears has entered a substance abuse treatment facility just over a month after she was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs. A representative for Spears said in an email to The Associated Press on...

House Ethics Committee investigates Swalwell over sexual misconduct allegations

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 4/13 9:48A Scripps News Group

The House Ethics Committee has opened an investigation into Rep. Eric Swalwell over allegations of sexual misconduct, including claims involving a staff member. Swalwell, who represents Californias 14th Congressional District, announced later on...

Minnesota investigates the arrest by ICE of a Hmong American man as a possible kidnapping

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 4/13 8:52A AP via Scripps News Group

A Minnesota county is investigating the arrest of a Hmong American man by federal officers that was captured on video as a potential case of kidnapping, burglary and false imprisonment, officials announced Monday. Ramsey County Attorney John Choi...

FTC eases rules on website age verification tools to protect kids

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 4/13 8:50A Scripps News Group

The Federal Trade Commission wants to make it easier for websites to use age verification tools to determine if a user is a child or an adult. RELATED STORY | Instagram chief says he does not believe people can get clinically addicted to social...

Mexican migrant dies at Louisiana detention center as death toll from Trump's crackdown rises

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 4/13 7:33A Scripps News Group

Another migrant has died while in U.S. custody. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials announced Monday that 49-year-old Alejandro Cabrera Clemente, who is originally from Mexico and was in the U.S. illegally, was "found...

Viral TikTok video saves a 19-year-old's struggling Michigan taco restaurant from closing its doors

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 4/13 6:27A Scripps News Group

A 19-year-old restaurant owner in Taylor, Michigan, whose business was on the brink of closure, is now selling out nearly every night after a heartfelt plea on TikTok went viral. Viral TikTok video saves a 19-year-old's struggling Michigan taco...

Why the Trump administration is struggling to deport migrants to unfamiliar countries

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 4/13 5:48A Priscilla Alvarez, Michael Willi

On a recent April morning, Stephen Miller led a multiagency call with a question: Why were countries not accepting more deportees from the United States? In the first year of President Donald Trumps second term, the architect of his immigration...

How to change an old or embarrassing Gmail username without losing your data

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 4/13 5:32A Scripps News Group

If youre still using an old or embarrassing Gmail username you created years ago, theres now a way to change it. Google is allowing users to change their Gmail address without creating an entirely new account, meaning you can update your email...

Strikes on alleged drug boats kill 5, leave 1 survivor in eastern Pacific, US military says

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 4/13 4:34A AP via Scripps News Group

The U.S. military said Sunday that it blew up two boats accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing a total of five people and leaving one survivor, as the Trump administration pursues its campaign against alleged traffickers...

Judge dismisses Trump’s $10B lawsuit against WSJ, Murdoch over Epstein reporting

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 4/13 4:22A AP via Scripps News Group

A federal judge dismissed President Donald Trumps $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal and Rupert Murdoch on Monday over a story on his ties to Jeffrey Epstein. U.S. District Judge Darrin P. Gayles in Florida wrote in...

Trump warns Iranian ships will be ‘eliminated’ if they approach US blockade

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 4/13 2:14A Joe St. George

President Donald Trump on Monday warned Iran against interfering with the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports in the Strait of Hormuz. "Irans Navy is laying at the bottom of the sea, completely obliterated - 158 ships," Trump posted on Truth Social...

High gas prices sparking a surge in EV and hybrid searches

News 5 Cleveland (Money) 4/13 1:37A John Matarese

Is it time to rethink buying a hybrid or fully electric vehicle? Higher gas prices and high rates for car loans are prompting many drivers to give fuel-efficient cars another look. Gas prices rose by more than $1 on average from the end of...

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán concedes defeat after 'painful' election result

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 4/12 9:47A AP via Scripps News Group

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbn conceded defeat on Sunday after what he called a painful election result, ending 16 years in power for a powerful figure in the far-right movement allied with U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President...