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Several Northeast Ohio boards of elections are expanding their capacity to accept dropped-off absentee ballots amid a surge in early voting. Local election officials are adding drop boxes and ballot collection points—but they’re doing so only in the immediate vicinity of boards’ headquarters, following an Oct. 5 directive from Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Wendy Weiser of the Brennan Center for Justice's Democracy Program about how and when votes are counted and about the growing number of lawsuits debating the issue.

While museums have reopened to the public with pandemic modifications, not all visitors feel comfortable stepping inside. This has inspired area institutions to bring the art outside their buildings. For instance, pedestrians heading down Euclid Avenue may notice the large marquee outside moCa, a Cleveland museum for contemporary art. The public art display by Paul Ramírez Jonas lists a variety of statements made in the news that day. The artist wants to get people thinking and talking about what people promise one another, said moCa Chief Curator Courtenay Finn.

Performing arts studies at the University of Akron took a major hit last month because of massive job cuts across campus. With the fall semester about to start, there are changes afoot.

Updated: 4:15 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020 President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden will face off in the first presidential debate of 2020 in Cleveland Tuesday.

New York City was hit hard in the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, and it appears it might be on the rise again — particularly in Orthodox Jewish communities.

By the time the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections opened at 8 a.m. Tuesday for the first day of early voting, hundreds of voters — most of them wearing masks — were lined up, ready to cast ballots. Bundled-up South Euclid resident Tristan Fritz came prepared to wait in a long line of early voters. She took the day off from work and brought a lunch. "If I want change, it starts with me," Fritz said. "It's totally worth the wait in line. Our ancestors fought for this opportunity and it would be horrible of me to not exercise my right to vote."

Summer is the season of mitts, bats and mounds, but some youth softball and baseball leagues in Northeast Ohio canceled their 2020 seasons because of COVID-19 concerns. Other leagues decided to keep their seasons alive. Bethany Saris lives in Copley and has four daughters – all softball players. Saris is also the commissioner of the Copley-Fairlawn Athletic Association’s local youth softball leagues.

NPR's Scott Simon and ESPN's Howard Bryant talk about the U.S. Open, the NHL Playoffs and more.

The pledge comes one month after a survey found that only 2 in 5 Americans said they planned to get vaccinated against COVID-19.