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Judge rules head of watchdog agency must keep his job, says his firing was unlawful
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A U.S. District judge sided with Hampton Dellinger, who leads the Office of Special Counsel, in a legal battle over the president's authority to oust the head of the independent agency.
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Trump signs executive order making English the official language of the U.S.
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European leaders renew support for Ukraine after Zelenskyy's stormy meeting with Trump
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Government & Politics
Sandra Morgan
  1. Sandra Morgan appointed interim mayor of East Cleveland
  2. Cleveland considering hiring full-time liaison to advocate for LGBTQ+ residents
  3. Ohio's K-12 students would spend more time in school under new bill
Law & Justice
Akron law enforcement wear gas masks. A line of police cars are behind them.
  1. Akron is rewriting its crowd control policy. Residents say attitude, not policy, is the problem
  2. Akron council rejects mayor's proposal to hire a national firm for use-of-force policy review
  3. Cuyahoga County Jail inmate dies awaiting inpatient psychiatric care
Health
Ed Newman puts a donated walker into his truck. It will be given to a southeast Ohioan in need.
  1. Repurposed wheelchairs and hospital beds are bridging Ohio’s rural health care gaps
  2. Northeast Ohio health agencies, clinics concerned with CDC policy changes
  3. With measles in the news, adults are wondering, do I need a vaccine booster?
Education
A photo shows a group of young children at a preschool.
  1. Minority owned, home-based childcare centers in Akron get national, local grant funding
  2. Cleveland schools consider cuts to extended-year calendars as deficit looms
  3. Community members defend Akron schools' DEI policies amid Trump administration criticism
Economy
A logo sign outside of a Joann retail store is seen in Arlington Heights, Ill., Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025.
  1. Hudson-based craft chain JOANN announces going-out-of-business sale
  2. Women tear down the walls of Ohio’s cannabis industry
  3. Ohio farmers may feel impact of USAID foreign aid freeze
Environment & Energy
Close up image of a tap filling up a glass of water.
  1. New report identifies more than 100 contaminants present at high levels in Ohio's drinking water
  2. Scientists want to monitor microplastics in the Great Lakes. Here’s why it matters
  3. Cuyahoga Valley National Park projects could be affected by layoffs, conservancy says
Science & Technology
  1. Exclusive: White House in talks to have Oracle and U.S. investors take over TikTok
  2. Here's how TikTok creators are preparing for a TikTok ban
  3. Plane crashes and bursts into flames at an airport in South Korea, killing 179
Race, Gender & Identity
Cleveland Schools of the Arts students painting portraits of Tuskegee Airmen from Ohio.
  1. CMSD student artists immortalize Ohio Tuskegee Airmen through history, portraiture
  2. Ohio's forgotten Black cemeteries hold rich history of the state's pioneers
  3. ‘Salvadorian by DNA and American by birth’: This Clevelander embraces her diverse identity
Arts & Culture
People milling about before the film in Playhouse Square
  1. Cleveland International Film Festival releases 2025 lineup
  2. ‘Artists Run the Streets’ in Cleveland City Hall
  3. Lang Lang provides Cleveland students keys to learn piano
Community
The Peninsula
  1. Peninsula reeling after fire destroys historic building, Eddy's Bike Shop
  2. Waiting for summer for an outdoor dip? A Chagrin Falls woman is not
  3. Akron animal rescue group offers new solution to city's growing stray dog problem
Sports
Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher John Means throws to the Seattle Mariners during the first inning of a baseball game, Friday, May 17, 2024, in Baltimore.
  1. Dollars and analytics lead to Guardians signing pitchers after 'Tommy John' surgery
  2. Cleveland Guardians owner Larry Dolan dies at 94
  3. Time to dink! Cleveland's first indoor pickleball facility opens on West Side
Reporters Notebook
baby items including a onesie, diaper, and toys
  1. Finding reason for hope as my due date nears
  2. Hearing, and sharing, pain and hope in the voices of local Muslims and Jews
  3. A presidential 'man crush' shouted from the mountaintop