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After the Dow shed 4.6 percent on Monday, Japan's Nikkei and Hong Kong's Hang Seng both dipped by about 5 percent. European shares were also down sharply in early trading.

More than three months after the U.S. and Israel launched their war on Iran, the costs and aftereffects are felt around the world.

What is driving the latest TikTok trend?

Following a disappointing report for March, job creation in April returned to the more robust pace of 2014. The unemployment rate also dipped to 5.4 percent. Results roughly aligned with expectations.

The United Nations is planning to send 4,000 more peacekeeping troops to South Sudan. NPR's Scott Simon talks to journalist Nichola Mandil about why the government is objecting to more peacekeepers.

Cleveland will clean up lead hazards in the Glenville neighborhood with the help of a $9.7 million grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Regional HUD officials visited Cleveland City Hall on Wednesday to present the city with the award. They’re scheduled to speak Thursday in Akron, which won $4.6 million in grants. The department will make sure Cleveland spends the money effectively, Midwest Regional Administrator Joseph Galvan said.

Our discussions of race and ethnic identity are often limited to big, broad groups: black, white, Latino, Asian, American Indian. Now, data compiled by...

The initiative, led by the Western Reserve Area Agency on Aging, is funded by $3.4 million in federal funding through congressionally directed spending. The four programs created as part of the initiative aim to improve access to food, toiletries, home repairs and transportation for Northeast Ohio's seniors.

U-S home sales will be reported today and Thursday. Real estate analysts will closely watch median price and inventory levels of existing homes to get a…