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After days of negotiations, the U.S. and Canada failed to agree on a deal by a Friday deadline to update the North American Free Trade Agreement. The U.S. and Mexico reached a pact earlier.

As a child, Clevelander Ayumi Chisolm loved to draw and paint, but he never thought of himself as a professional artist until he picked-up a can of spray paint. In the 1980s, Chisolm started leaving his mark and his murals on abandoned buildings and under bridges across the city. He became a mentor to a crew of young graffiti artists called the Cleveland Skribe Tribe. Chisolm and his crew mates went on to international fame as graphic designers. This summer the Skribe Tribe was back in town to do mural work on the 78th Street Studios building for the <

Kids in the Fernway neighborhood of Shaker Heights took a new route back to school Wednesday. Standing at the corner across from their fenced-in damaged school, Fernway children and parents waited for a slightly tardy bus. After the elementary school roof caught fire last month, the district decided to place the students in school buildings around town. On this morning, families sent their children on buses for the first time. Jeff Brown says his first-grade daughter was excited to ride the bus and head to a new building for the year.

If Donald Trump had accepted offers to play major league baseball, then today we might be talking about a different commander-in-chief.

After he retired from a successful career in the NFL, Eddie George faced the question so many professional athletes the face: What do you do when your playing days are over?

Jewish families are grappling with how to celebrate the first major Jewish holiday since 11 people were killed in October's shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue.

Georgia O’Keeffe is a rock star in the art world. A new exhibition at the Cleveland Museum of Art, “Georgia O’Keeffe: Living Modern” celebrates her as a celebrity, featuring her fashion and photos alongside her art. It may surprise some that O’Keeffe’s style of dress was more subdued than her bright paintings of flowers and landscapes. The exhibition curator, Wanda M. Corn, said that was by design.

Last week U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer launched what Politico called a charm offensive on Capitol Hill amid high-profile trade deals being sought with China, and Canada and Mexico, among others. Some Democrats in the House majority have voiced concerns over the deal to replace NAFTA, especially over labor and environmental regulations.

As we celebrate Memorial Day this weekend, U.S. military bands will be out in full force providing music for parades, ceremonies and other affairs. Who makes up these ensembles? Often, they are people like music educator Michael Stanley. “I wanted to find a way to serve my country and combine it with a passion for music,” Stanley said.

Members of Cleveland’s Civilian Police Review Board say they’re frustrated that the police chief disagrees with many of their decisions in officer complaint cases. Board members spoke with Cleveland City Council’s safety committee on Wednesday as part of a presentation on the latest annual report from the Office of Professional Standards, which investigates citizen complaints about officers.