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The U.S. economy is slowing down, but it keeps creating jobs at a healthy pace. Employers added 164,000 jobs last month — as analysts had projected — and the unemployment rate held steady at 3.7%.

Coronavirus cases are surging in Cuyahoga, Summit, and Stark counties, and state officials have moved the risk level from 2, or orange, to risk level 3, or red. That means these counties are experiencing very high exposure and spread. State officials change the risk level based on, the number of new cases per capita, the increase in community spread, and the increase in outpatient visits. This upward trend will likely continue, according to University Hospitals Infectious Disease Specialist Dr. Amy Edwards.

The Cleveland Clinic spent more than $1 billion on outreach, education and assisting low-income patients last year, according to the 2018 community benefits report released Wednesday. The report details the clinic’s spending to improve community health, including education, subsidized health services and research. Spending was up 6 percent from the previous year, bringing increases across the board.

Wage gaps between Black and white laborers in Ohio have widened over the last two decades, according to a report from the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, and a significant Black-white employment gap persists as well. Ohio tends to generally follow national economic inclusion patterns, said Cleveland Fed Senior Policy Analyst Kyle Fee, but the most recent numbers show the state is underperforming. “Most recently, in 2020, Ohio has a larger Black-white employment rate gap than the rest of the nation,” Fee said.

U.S. employers added a better-than-expected number of jobs last month, boosted in part by the return of General Motors workers who had been on strike in October. The unemployment rate fell to 3.5%.

Going into the conventions for both parties, Hillary Clinton has a distinct advantage. But do the Baton Rouge police shootings, the recent terror-related incidents or these next two weeks change that?

The Electronic Entertainment Expo is often where the "next big thing" in computer games becomes clear. This year it's Sony and Microsoft battling for control of your living room with their new game consoles, the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360. Both will allow users to watch movies, show pictures and connect to the internet.

What puzzles most people — like solving a Rubik's cube — makes sense to Max Park. And the world of speedcubing has helped the autistic 21-year-old crack the code on what might come easy to others.

March is always a big one for books – this year is no different. We call out a handful of upcoming titles for readers to put on their radars — offering a good alternative to doomscrolling.

There are thousands of varieties of rice, and our resident chef says it's a useful ingredient because it both enhances and is enhanced by other flavors.