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Behind the scenes of world conflict are scientists solving problems on behalf of human rights organizations. The American Association for the...

The incoming Youngstown Schools CEO says his priorities will be students and giving some control back to the elected school board. The Academic Distress Commission appointed Justin Jennings to lead Youngstown's schools after Khris Mohip announced he will leave when his contract expires July 31st.

The monitor overseeing the police consent decree in Cleveland signed off on new search-and-seizure policies, according to a Friday federal court filing. Under the new rules, if an officer to conducts a warrantless search, they must:

Cuyahoga County Sheriff's Clifford Pinkney's departure is a retirement and not a resignation, according to a copy of the letter obtained by ideastream. Pinkney's last day with the department is Aug. 2. After a career of service than began with the U.S. Army before becoming part of Cuyahoga County law enforcement, "it is time for me to spend my time with my family and pursue new opportunites that have presented themselves," he wrote in the May 24 letter.

Voters in Cuyahoga County renewed a health and human services tax levy that will go towards mental health care, job training, MetroHealth hospital and other programs. 73 percent voted for the levy. In Lorain, a mental health services levy passed with 74 percent of the vote, while 61 percent voted in favor of a levy renewal for the health district in Portage county. The Alcohol, Drug Addiction, and Mental Health Services Board of Lake County will continue to receive public funding for its programs thanks to a 67 percent favorable vote.

A new Stanford University analysis of state and national test scores shows more Ohio students pass state exams than similar nationwide tests, which researchers say means the state’s proficiency standards are too low. The analysis by Stanford’s Hoover Institution looks at NAEP scores, or the National Assessment of Educational Progress. The NAEP test is given to a nationally representative sample of fourth and eighth graders and is the only exam that allows the country to compare the academic progress of students across states.

A crowd of graduates and their families at Harvard University welcomed Gov. John Kasich to Cambridge with loud applause after, during his introduction, it was noted that the former Republican presidential candidate did not vote for Pres. Donald Trump. Kasich didn’t offer words of advice during his commencement address at the Kennedy School of Government Wednesday, but instead told graduates not to count on people like him to make change.

The summer break is fast approaching at Cleveland City Council and there are several items in front of it this week as members prepare for a season of once-a-month meetings. The city’s $25 million plan to replace all of its streetlights with brighter, more energy efficient LED light bulbs will get its second hearing at finance committee Monday.

Akron City Council is expected to vote tonight on whether to prohibit the sale of tobacco products to those under 21. Proponents hope the rest of the...

Ohio's Senators are taking opposite sides after Pres. Donald Trump announced Tuesday he would back out of an agreement meant to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons. After the announcement, Republican Senator Rob Portman said he supports President Trump’s decision to back out of the Iran nuclear deal. Portman said he didn’t think the initial deal—negotiated under the Obama administration—went far enough to restrict Iran’s ballistic missile program and support for terrorist organizations.