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Republican Orrin Hatch is leaving the Senate after 42 years. He led bipartisan efforts to get health care for more kids and AIDS patients. He also thrived on donations from the drug industry.

In the several years since Akron began battling a homeless problem, some attempts at helping the population haven’t always met with city approval and have been closed. But that's not the end of the fight. In late July, Akron's Department of Public Safety (DPS) shut down the building at 15 Broad Street, where a 501(c)(3) nonprofit operating under the name of 'The Homeless Charity' was providing a day center with workspace, food, a few jobs, bathrooms, computer access, laundry services and -- though this last bit was illegal -- a place where some homeless people were staying.

Solon resident Jodi Creasap Gee had just relocated to the Cleveland area from Missouri with her husband and three kids when her 5-year-old daughter cut her foot. The house was still in disarray and the kids were playing when her daughter came into the kitchen screaming, Creasap Gee said. “There was just a trail of blood behind her. Her foot’s all bloody and I’m going, ‘oh no.' I don’t even know where to go because we just moved here, and it’s a Sunday,” she said.

The Austin City Council is defying Texas state legislators, setting aside $150,000 in city funds to help local women who seek abortions pay for attendant costs, such as transportation or child care.

The 2020 census officially starts in an Alaskan fishing village along the Bering Sea. Starting the count there in January, when the ground is frozen, makes it easier to reach far-flung communities.

Columbus Police's Vice Unit made a lot of mistakes during its heyday, says Acting Deputy Chief Jennifer Knight.Most of its officers were long-timers with…

On Monday, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine laid out the details of his 17-point plan – the STRONG Ohio plan – to address gun violence in the wake of the Aug. 4...

Ted Carter hasn’t canoed on the Cuyahoga River since 1978. But you’d never know it to watch him. On a late weekday afternoon on the river, Carter pulls his oar through the water with the steady rhythm of someone who’s done this a million times before. And maybe, in his head, he has. Because he says a boat trip just like this, more than 40 years ago, is what inspired his whole direction in life.

The move signals that Iran is losing patience with the 2015 agreement after the U.S. blocked the economic relief promised.

In the past two decades, more than 7,600 refugees have settled in greater Cleveland. They come here seeking sanctuary from war, famine, or political conflict in their home countries. The majority of newcomers arrived from Bhutan, Burma, Iraq, and Somalia. During this past school year, roughly 230 of those refugee teenagers attended Cleveland Metropolitan High Schools. These students face extra challenges beyond completing homework assignments or taking tests.