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Editor's note, updated April 17, 8:03 p.m.: In light of the news that Barbara Bush has died at the age of 92 , WVXU politics reporter Howard Wilkinson...

White Too Long author Robert P. Jones says churches should be more in vocal on issues of social justice: "White Christians have been largely silent ... and have hardly begun these conversations."

Updated: 5:15 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020 Cleveland-area hospital employees began receiving the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine Wednesday. Dr. Sherrie Williams, a pulmonary critical care specialist, was the first MetroHealth employee to receive the COVID-19 shot. "I'd be lying if I said I wasn't nervous," Dr. Williams said, minutes before she received the shot. Despite her initial fears, Williams later said the vaccine felt like any other shots she has ever received and she felt fine after.

Updated: 1:37 p.m., Friday Dec. 27, 2019. Advocates for the homeless are calling a cease use order from the City of Cleveland a violation of the First Amendment. The notice was issued to Denison United Church of Christ, which is housing the homeless during the winter. The three-page notice details multiple fire code violations: insufficient fire extinguishers or emergency lighting, obstructed exits, and improperly stored flammable liquids. The church also does not have a fire alarm or sprinkler system.

Life in Rome is turned upside down, writes NPR's Sylvia Poggioli: "Even for someone who has reported from war zones, it's unnerving ... like being suspended between the Dark Ages and a sci-fi future."

"He did not offer a word of balm or condolence to those who are grieving," says the bishop who oversees the church. Washington's mayor was more direct: "Shameful!"

Every cell in our bodies has a well-tuned timing mechanism. So, when we "fall back" or "spring forward," it takes us time to adjust. We have tips that can help.

Updated: 6:01 p.m. Friday, Feb. 19, 2021 The Cleveland Metropolitan School District will begin rolling out returns to in-person schooling March 1. The announcement comes after CMSD faced criticism from Gov. Mike DeWine last week for not having a plan in place. DeWine had made restarting in-person classes a condition of receiving the coronavirus vaccine for faculty and staff.

Updated: 6:07 p.m., Saturday, March 6, 2020 This town is gonna be here long after he’s gone, but it will always be Michael Stanley’s town. Cleveland icon, beloved rocker and radio personality Michael Stanley Gee passed away this weekend at the age of 72, after a seven-month battle with lung cancer. According to a statement from Belkin/Live Nation and 98.5 WNCX, where Stanley was the afternoon drive-time DJ for more than 30 years, he died peacefully at home with his family March 5.

All that whipsawing on Wall Street in the first half of the year reflects real nervousness. Investors are worried the Fed may tip the economy into a recession.