Scripps News interview: Gene Simmons talks pushing Congress to ensure artists are paid for songs on...

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 12/8 8:06A Scripps News Group

Fresh off receiving one of entertainments highest accolades, KISS co-founder Gene Simmons joined Scripps News to talk about his advocacy for legislation that would require U.S. radio stations to pay artists when their songs are played on AM/FM...

Trump's former lawyer Alina Habba resigning as top federal prosecutor in New Jersey

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 12/8 7:36A AP via Scripps News Group

President Donald Trumps former personal attorney, Alina Habba, said Monday she is resigning as the top federal prosecutor for New Jersey, giving up her fight to stay in the job after an appeals court said she had been serving in the post unlawfully...

12 FBI agents fired for kneeling during racial justice protest sue to get their jobs back

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 12/8 6:27A AP via Scripps News Group

Twelve former FBI agents fired after kneeling during a 2020 racial justice protest in Washington sued Monday to get their jobs back, saying their action had been intended to de-escalate a volatile situation and was not meant as a political...

Who earned a Golden Globe nomination? Here's your full rundown

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 12/8 5:42A AP via Scripps News Group

Paul Thomas Andersons One Battle After Another scored a leading nine nominations to the 83rd Golden Globe Awards on Monday, adding to the Oscar favorites momentum and handing Warner Bros. a victory amid Netflix's acquisition deal. In nominations...

Water leak damages hundreds of historical documents at Paris' Louvre Museum

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 12/8 5:38A Scripps News Group

A water leak at the Louvre Museum in Paris has damaged up to 400 historical documents in one of the museum's libraries, adding to mounting concerns about the iconic institution's infrastructure. Most of the damaged items were books in the...

National Park Service removes MLK Day and Juneteenth as free admission holidays

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 12/8 4:58A Scripps News Group

The National Park Service has removed Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth from its list of free admission days, according to the agency's website. Several days were added, however, including Sept. 17, which is Constitution Day, and June 14,...

Health officials warn against mushroom foraging after fatal poisoning

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 12/8 4:46A Scripps News Group

One person has died in California following an outbreak of amatoxin poisoning linked to wild, foraged mushrooms, state health officials said. The California Department of Public Health said more than 20 cases have been identified since...

What to know about changes to Disney parks' disability policies

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 12/8 3:28A AP via Scripps News Group

Changes that Disney made to a popular program that lets qualifying disabled people skip long lines at its California and Florida theme parks are too restrictive, disabled fans contend in a federal lawsuit and shareholder proposal that seek to...

Trump is proposing a $12B aid package for farmers hit hard by his trade war

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 12/8 3:26A Scripps News Group

President Donald Trump is planning a $12 billion farm aid package, Scripps News confirmed. Farmers are considered one of Trumps core constituencies, but many have been hurt by his economic policies. Trade disputes with countries such as China...

Paramount goes hostile in bid for Warner Bros., challenging a $72 billion bid by Netflix

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 12/8 2:50A AP via Scripps News Group

Paramount has gone hostile with a bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, challenging Netflix, which reached a $72 billion takeover deal with the company just days ago. Paramount said Monday that it is going straight to Warner Bros. shareholders with a...

Is the viral 'Bearista' cup back? Starbucks teases possible restock

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 12/8 2:33A Scripps News Group

This might be your chance to get your hands on the viral Starbucks "Bearista" cup that has been sold out for weeks. The company posted an Instagram video on Sunday featuring the cup. The caption said, "Your chance is in the Starbucks app....

Conservative justices seem to back Trump’s push to fire agency members

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 12/8 1:53A Stephanie Liebergen

The Supreme Court on Monday appeared divided along ideological lines as it considered whether President Donald Trump can fire a member of the Federal Trade Commission without cause in a case that could upend decades of protections for leaders of...

Trump claims Zelenskyy hasn't read US-backed peace plan

News 5 Cleveland (World News) 12/8 1:26A AP via Scripps News Group

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was meeting the French, German and British leaders in London on Monday as Kyivs European allies try to strengthen Ukraines hand in thorny talks on a U.S.-backed plan to end the Russia-Ukraine war. Prime Minister Keir...

Trump hosts the Kennedy Center Honors recognizing Stallone, Kiss, Gaynor and others

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 12/8 12:48A AP via Scripps News Group

President Donald Trump on Sunday hosted the Kennedy Center Honors and praised Sylvester Stallone, Kiss, Gloria Gaynor, Michael Crawford and George Strait, the slate of honorees he helped choose, as being legendary in so many ways. Billions and...

Trump says Netflix deal to buy Warner Bros. 'could be a problem'

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 12/8 12:42A AP via Scripps News Group

President Donald Trump said Sunday that a deal struck by Netflix to buy Warner Bros. Discovery could be a problem because of the size of the combined market share. There's no question about it, Trump said, answering questions about the deal and...