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A novel idea that started in Cleveland to bringing people together through book clubs. It’s gone global.

Amy Powell's five-year run as head of Paramount's television division has come to a halt. She is alleged to have made insensitive remarks regarding black women.

Stemming the tide of drug overdose deaths in Lorain County, and nine other counties across the country, is the focus of a new pilot program from the U.S. Attorney General’s office. Extra resources will be funneled to Lorain County for the next two years to try to crack down on people selling the deadly opioid fentanyl, said Justin Herdman, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio. According to the Centers for Disease Control, fentanyl is 50 to 100 times more potent than morphine and is driving the increase in overdose deaths.

A day after a federal court blocks the Trump administration from changing asylum rules, DHS chief Kirstjen Nielsen promises a legal fight.

Besides stuffing ourselves silly, Thanksgiving is a time for gratitude, according to long-time Cleveland food writer Joe Crea. The former Plain Dealer food and restaurant editor has a lot to be thankful for this season, after more than two years of chemotherapy in his fight against cancer. Crea continues to write about local food and restaurants for Crain's Cleveland Business but admits after his chemo treatments his pallette is temporarily affected.

The Library of Congress released its annual list of 25 recordings worthy of preservation because of their cultural, historic or aesthetic importance to the nation's recorded sound heritage.

The president told reporters, "Let people see" special counsel Robert Mueller's report, as Trump again denied any collusion with Russia prior to his election in 2016.

People in Nebraska and Iowa are dealing with the devastation from historic flooding. In Kansas and Missouri, residents are preparing for what could come their way.

More than 1,000 people participated in the banquet, where 20 couples were married. Taiwan passed legislation this month recognizing same-sex marriages on the island.

There’s been a troubling rise in infant deaths due to extreme prematurity, according to new numbers from the Cuyahoga County Board of Health. In the first quarter of 2019, the infant mortality rate in Cuyahoga County increased to 10 deaths per 1000 live births. This compares to last year’s rate of about 8.5. The gain was driven largely by preterm births. Most of the babies were black.