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The U.S. ground forces commander in Iraq told NPR what it means now that major ground combat against ISIS has been declared over and the focus of the 5,000 troops there moves to training.

Restaurants and bars are reeling from spikes of coronavirus cases in their communities. Earlier holiday sales meant online shopping and electronics sales dipped in December. Retail sales fell 0.7%.

A year ago today, the WHO first learned of a cluster of pneumonia cases in Wuhan, China of "unknown" origin. Here's the impact of that fateful day, by the numbers.

The 2020 presidential election saw the most votes in U.S. history at 156 million and counting, and the highest participation rate since 1900.

Democrats had been seeking to flip the reliably Republican state for years. The call brings the electoral vote tally to 306 for President-elect Joe Biden and 232 for President Trump.

Facing pressure from the North Carolina Supreme Court, lawmakers in that state are redrawing congressional districts in a way that will likely give Democrats at least two additional U.S. House seats.

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.

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.

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.

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.