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Cuyahoga County Sees Spike In Winter-Related Deaths

The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner is issuing a public health warning for residents to stay safe and protect themselves from harsh winter conditions. This month, the county saw its most fatal period of winter-related deaths since 2009. At least seven people have suffered winter-related deaths since Feb. 1, according to a press release. Five of those deaths occurred within five days. In the same period of 2020, the county saw just one winter-related death.

A sign of COVID-19 testing site is seen in Times Square on Friday, Dec. 3, 2021, in New York. The omicron variant of COVID-19, which had been undetected in the U.S. before the middle of this week, had been discovered in at least five states by the end of Thursday, showing yet again how mutations of the virus can circumnavigate the globe with speed and ease.

The Omicron Variant Is Officially Confirmed In Ohio

The Ohio Department of Health (ODH) announced that the COVID-19 variant called omicron is in Ohio with two cases in central Ohio.

In an aerial view, a cleared lot where the 12-story Champlain Towers South condo building once stood is seen on June 22, 2022 in Surfside, Florida. This week marks the first anniversary of the tragic event where 98 people died when the building partially collapsed.

One year after Surfside condo collapse in Florida, a legal settlement is approved

The $1.2 billion settlement is for unit owners and families of those who died in the condo tower. It was finalized one day before the anniversary of the disaster in which 98 people died.

Hundreds Arrested in Mass-Marketing Scam

More than 560 people are arrested in an investigation of mass-marketing fraud schemes that victimized more than 2 million Americans, according to the Justice Department. The scams were carried out over the Internet and via telemarketing and direct mail. Officials say losses exceed $1 billion.

Rice Praises Sharon on Gaza Pullout

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice continues a brief visit to the Middle East, meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon. Rice praised Sharon's decision to remove 1,600 Israeli settlers from Gaza and withdraw from the northern West Bank.

"I have played more than 1,500 matches over 24 years," Roger Federer said as he announced his retirement at age 41.

Roger Federer announces his retirement from competitive tennis

At age 41, his body is telling him the time has come, the Swiss tennis great said in a video message released on Thursday. Federer has won more than 100 titles, including 20 Grand Slam singles wins.

A customer walks in to the Speedway gas station in Des Plaines, Ill., where the winning Mega Millions lottery ticket was sold on July 30. Two people who wish to remain anonymous have claimed the $1.337 billion jackpot, officials said Wednesday.

Two people who agreed to split the Mega Millions jackpot have claimed the prize

The Illinois Lottery said the $1.337 billion prize for the July 29 drawing was claimed by two people who wish to remain anonymous. They chose a lump sum payment of $780.5 million.

Misrach Ewunetie, a 20-year-old Princeton University student, was found dead Thursday on campus, after being missing for almost a week.

A Princeton student who went missing for a week has been found dead, officials say

Misrach Ewunetie, 20, was found by an employee at about 1 p.m. on Thursday behind tennis courts on the campus facilities grounds, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo Onofri said.

Hilltop house boarded up following drug deals, shootings, overdose death

A rental house known to neighbors and police as a den for drugs and violence will be boarded up on a court order nearly a year after Columbus police made undercover drug purchases, and nearly two months after a 1-year-old died after ingesting fentanyl there.

Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the former head of the International Monetary Fund, and his wife, Anne Sinclair, leave a Manhattan court on June 6.

Doubts Emerge In Case Against Ex-IMF Chief

Dominique Strauss-Kahn, who is charged with assaulting a hotel maid in Manhattan, is due in court Friday for what's being described as a proceeding that could ease his bail conditions. Sources say government officials have uncovered inconsistencies by his accuser.

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