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  • The number of visitors to Cleveland was on the rise in 2019, according to Destination Cleveland, bringing 19.6 million people to the area. But the coronavirus pandemic has likely put an end to almost a decade of growth in the local tourism industry. Cleveland visitors rose by more than 2 percent from 2018 to 2019, surpassing national tourism rate of 1.1 percent. Those visitors brought in more than $6 million dollars in direct sales, according to a Tuesday press release from Destination Cleveland, and had an overall economic impact of nearly $10 billion dollars.
  • The U.S. economy surged in the second quarter at a rate of 4.1 percent, the strongest pace in nearly four years. David Wessel, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, discusses what that means.
  • Less than a week after firing head coach Hue Jackson, the Browns (2-5-1) face a tough Kansas City Chiefs team at home. The Chiefs are 7-1 and in first...
  • House Democrats' election reform bill requires "dark money" political groups to publicize their donors. In last year's elections, liberal groups led in "dark money" spending for the first time.
  • The state lottery commission ruled it will not pay out more than $30 million to people who bought tickets "printed in error." Gamblers will be reimbursed only $1 for each ticket.
  • Students at Akron Public Schools will begin a return to in-person learning a week ahead of schedule, but still after the state’s March 1 deadline. The school board approved the decision Monday. The original reopening plan had students back in the classroom March 22.
  • The U.S. government says about 75 million travelers crossed the northern border in the last fiscal year, less than the 87 million who came by air. Both are dwarfed by the number of visitors crossing the southern border with Mexico: 234 million. One busy point of entry for travelers is Nogales, Ariz.
  • The long lines that were present nearly everyday during early voting for the August special election did not materialize on the first day of early voting ahead of the November general election.
  • The National Weather Service confirmed an EF-2 tornado touched down in Blacklick in Franklin County before traveling into Licking County and hitting the community of Jersey. Other tornado touchdowns were confirmed in Montgomery, Madison, Clark and Greene counties.
  • An upcoming Apple software update will allow some AirPods to double as over-the-counter hearing aids. Only 1 in 6 American adults with hearing loss wears hearing aids.
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