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The No. 1 and 2 causes of death remain the same, but there have been a number of notable changes. And now there's a new disease to assess on the global landscape: COVID-19.

Ohio State University has suspended all in-person classes through at least March 30 due to the outbreak of the coronavirus, or COVID-19, and put a stop to…

Whether prospective college students are choosing to take a gap year because of uncertainty over how classes will be held or if families are facing financial difficulties, administrators can’t say, but Kent State University is expecting a 20 percent reduction in student attendance this fall, according to spokesman Eric Mansfield.

The company managing cleveland.com has announced furloughs, pay cuts and additional changes for employees in an effort to save money during the pandemic, according to Advance Local. Workers making more than $35,000 annually will receive pay cuts ranging from 2 percent to 20 percent depending on income level, CEO Caroline Harrison wrote in a memo to employees. The reductions will be in effect through December, Harrison said, though there will be a re-evaluation of the situation in September.

20 years ago, Groundworks Dance Theater began as a troupe of two people. Today it's one of the premiere dance companies in Northeast Ohio, with founder David Shimotakahara continuing to lead the company. In 1998, Shimotakara ended his career as principal dancer for Ohio Ballet to begin his own company with fellow Ohio Ballet dancer Amy Miller.

Hopes for a resolution to the U.S.-China trade war at the G20 summit look increasingly dim. The U.S. says Beijing's unfair trade practices continue, and China appears to be preoccupied with Germany.

Officials held a groundbreaking Thursday on a new housing development in Cleveland’s Ohio City neighborhood. At the corner of Church St. and West 29th, once called State St., the $60 million project consists of two LEED-certified buildings containing 158 apartments. But protesters at the site including Paula Miller fear the Church & State project is using public investment to gentrify the area.

Morrie Zryl was known in Cleveland for his outrageous promotional stunts for movies. That included hiring a helicopter to fly over Shaker Square with the release of "Apocalypse Now" and painting the snow outside his Colony theater for the "Color Purple." He recently passed away in Florida. Cinematheque director John Ewing was so inspired by Zryl's passion that he wants to make sure a new generation knows his legacy.

Christine Blasey Ford, the woman who alleges Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her at a high school party in the 1980s, is open to appearing before a Senate panel next week.

Houston, Galveston and other parts of eastern Texas have been warned that isolated rain totals of 20 to 25 inches are possible through Friday.