Orlean, the longtime staff writer for The New Yorker and Shaker Heights native, says her memoir "Joyride" is a story about her stories.

Forecasters say Melissa will unleash catastrophic flooding, landslides and widespread damage in Jamaica. At Category 5, the system would be the strongest hurricane to hit the island since record-keeping began in 1851.

China's top trade negotiator, Li Chenggang, told reporters the two had reached a "preliminary consensus," while Trump's treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, said there was "a very successful framework."

The Paris prosecutor said on Sunday that a number of suspects have been arrested over the theft of crown jewels from the Louvre museum in Paris last weekend.

"Bust of a Woman with a Flowered Hat," a vividly hued Picasso portrait of longtime muse and partner Dora Maar, had remained hidden from public view for more than eight decades.

City Council Vice President Jack Amrhein was appointed by council on Oct. 15 to finish the remainder of Jerry Fiala's term as mayor. Fiala, Kent's longtime mayor, died in September following an extended illness.

Cleveland Public Library’s new Martin Luther King, Jr. Branch feels incomplete without an outdoor space, says Steven Litt.

The federal government shutdown continues. Republicans and Democrats appear no closer to an agreement to end it. Many federal workers are missing full paychecks and don't know when they will resume.

Fewer employees, reduced Superfund site cleanup and truncated regulation enforcement are some of the ways the U.S. EPA is keeping afloat during the lapse in federal funds.