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Medical staff wave goodbye to a recovered COVID-19 coronavirus patient at the Red Cross Hospital in Wuhan in China's central Hubei province on March 16, 2020. (STR/AFP via Getty Images)

Lessons From China's Response To Coronavirus

Checking in on China, where officials are now seeing a decrease in the number of newly reported infections.

Flowers are being destroyed at the flower auction in Aalsmeer, Netherlands, on March 16, 2020. The Dutch horticultural sector is sounding the alarm about the effects of the coronavirus crisis. Due to the loss of demand, the auctions are struggling with low prices and the need to destroy the flowers.

The Netherlands' Huge Flower Sector Wilts As Coronavirus Hurts Business

The Dutch market is a global blossom powerhouse but sales are withering as virus-hit countries hunker down.

LEAP Academy, CPS' Spanish language magnet school.

CPS Re-Evaluates Grading And Resources In Wake Of Extended Distance Learning

As Cincinnati Public School parents and workers adjust to distance learning for the rest of the school year , the district's Treasurer Jennifer Wagner...

Companies receiving the Payroll Protection Program loans include the Potbelly restaurant chain, which got the maximum $10 million.

Some Not-So-Small Companies Are Getting Small-Business Loans Under PPP

The government's $349 billion Paycheck Protection Program had to be thrown together quickly, and the criteria for which companies can receive benefits were kept loose.

Mann Calls Cincinnati Budget Deficit 'No Small Thing'

Cincinnati City Council has basically one month to come up with a balanced general fund budget for the new fiscal year that starts July 1.

Cleveland Summer Events Canceled, Postponed

Updated: 6:55 p.m., Friday, May 29, 2020. Clevelanders are preparing for a pretty unusual summer – one filled with canceled plans and social distancing. This unusual summer also means a number of Cleveland-favorite events are either canceled or postponed due to coronavirus concerns. Friday morning, the board of the Cuyahoga County Fair announced it was canceling this year's event. Board President Tim Fowler said the fair is complex and one error can ruin a year of planning and preparation.

Battle Between U.S. And Chinese Telecom Huawei Intensifies

The U.S. is preventing telecom giant Huawei from getting critical components, and is pressuring allies not to use its products. But there could be serious side effects for American companies.

The 2018 Camp Fire killed 85 people in all and destroyed nearly 19,000 buildings.

PG&E Pleads Guilty On 2018 California Camp Fire: 'Our Equipment Started That Fire'

California's largest utility company pleaded guilty on Tuesday to 84 counts of involuntary manslaughter. It marks the first time that any major utility has been charged with homicide.

Cleveland Awards COVID-19 Loans To 113 Small Businesses

Angela Sharpley opened Pipe’N Hot Grill in late January, only to see the coronavirus pandemic threaten to dry up her business two months later. This week, her seafood restaurant in Cleveland’s GlenVillage development was among 113 local businesses to win a total of $1.1 million in emergency pandemic loans from City Hall. Each loan is for as much as $10,000, and no payments are due until 2021.

Mayor: No City Employee Layoffs Yet As Cleveland Weathers COVID-19

Cleveland’s more than 6,500 workers are safe from layoffs for now, despite budget losses from the coronavirus, Mayor Frank Jackson told employees Wednesday. The city’s 2020 budget was written with a possible recession in mind and Jackson’s administration has been managing costs as COVID-19 chips away at revenue, Jackson said in a 45-minute briefing on the city’s finances at Cleveland Public Auditorium. About 36 minutes into the mayor’s discussion of the city’s budget position, he paused as he looked out on the audience.

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